A science blog that brings you closer to the world of geology! Featuring the "A Day in the GeoLife" and "GeoProject" guest blog series from geoscientists around the world.
NAME: Dasapta Erwin Irawan BIO: Dasapta Erwin Irawan was born and completed his whole education in Indonesia. He finished his PhD about hydrochemistry in the volcanic area in 2009. He works at Institut Teknologi Bandung. His research interests are: hydrochemistry and multivariate…
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NAME: Chinedum Eluwa CURRENT TITLE: PhD Student (since August 2016) and Research Assistant at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydrology and Water Resources YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 2 EDUCATION: B.Eng (Civil Engineering) – University of Nigeria M.Sc (Hydrology…
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NAME: Claus P. Haslauer CURRENT TITLE: Research Associate at the University of Tübingen, Centre for Applied Geoscience [Zentrum für Angewandte Geowissenschaften (ZAG), workgroup of hydrogeology, junior PI (Research Training Group “Integrated Hydrosystem Modelling“)] AREA OF EXPERTISE: Describing and modelling spatially distributed…
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NAME: Sanjay Kumar Mishra CURRENT TITLE: Geologist AREA OF EXPERTISE: Work in structural geology in crystalline rocks, water exploration, groundwater estimation, water recharge structures, artificial recharge of groundwater, pumping tests of aquifers, geophysical and geological exploration of groundwater, water management…
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NAME: Mike Simpson CURRENT TITLE: Postdoctoral Researcher AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydrology and water resources YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 2 years post-PhD EDUCATION: BSc in Biology from Edinburgh University, MSc and PhD in Water Resources from Imperial College London WEBSITE: http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/people/msimpson.html TWITTER: @mike_simpson_82 What’s…
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NAME: Alessio Rovere CURRENT TITLE: Junior Group Leader; Adjunct Research Scientist AREA OF EXPERTISE: Marine Sciences, Sea Level and Coastal Changes YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5+ EDUCATION: I was born 100 meters from the Mediterranean Sea in Northwestern Italy. In 2011,…
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NAME: Sandie Will CURRENT TITLE: Geohydrologic Data Manager/Professional Geologist (P.G.) AREA OF EXPERTISE: Management, Leadership, Hydrogeology, Hydrostratigraphy, Water Resources YEARS EXPERIENCE: 18 – my experience includes 10 years in environmental consulting and 8 years with a state water agency. EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, Geology,…
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NAME: Gareth Digges La Touche CURRENT TITLE: Principal Hydrogeologist and Associate AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydrogeology, well test analysis, fractured aquifers, mine water management YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 24 EDUCATION: BSc Geology & Geography; MSc Computing in Earth Science; MSc Hydrogeology WEBSITE:…
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NAME: Helen Robinson CURRENT TITLE: Ph.D. candidate at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (UK) UPDATE 1/29/18! Helen is now a Research Assistant with the Climate Justice Fund at the University of Strathclyde. She’s doing sustainable hydrogeology for geothermal development…
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NAME: Melody Brown Burkins CURRENT TITLES: Associate Director at John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding and Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College; Chair, United States National Committee to the International Union of Geological Sciences (USNC-IUGS) and Member, Board on International…
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NAME: Brian Ricketts CURRENT TITLE: Semi-retired consultant YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 40+ AREA OF EXPERTISE: Sedimentology (classics, carbonates, volcaniclastics), sequence stratigraphy, sedimentary basin analysis, hydrogeology, basin-scale fluid flow, geochemistry, well-site geology, wireline log interpretation, project management, university teaching, consulting EDUCATION: I…
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NAME: Homero Paltan CURRENT TITLE: PhD Candidate in Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Topic of research: ‘Rivers and Hydrology in Cold Regions: Sensitivity to Climate Change’ AREAS OF INTEREST: River dynamics, water sources and climate change;…
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NAME: Joshua Larsen CURRENT TITLE: I am a lecturer in hydrology at the University of Queensland, Australia. AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydrology YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 2+ EDUCATION: I originally studied geology before doing a PhD in hydrology, both at the University of…
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