A science blog that brings you closer to the world of geology! Featuring the "A Day in the GeoLife" guest blog series from geoscientists around the world.
Earlier this year, I was approached by GeoDrilling International to write an article for their magazine. Since their September issue focused primarily on coring, I prepared an article related to the work we do in water resources. I have a…
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NAME: Dr. Joseph Cook CURRENT TITLE: Lecturer in Life and Natural Sciences, University of Derby, United Kingdom AREA OF EXPERTISE: My background is in glaciology, in particular the “bioglaciological” processes that operate on ice surfaces. My PhD thesis focussed upon carbon…
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NAME: Chris Skinner CURRENT TITLE: Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Modelling Fluvial Geomorphology at the University of Hull, United Kingdom, since June 2014. AREA OF EXPERTISE: I’m kind of in between being a Hydrometeorologist and a Geomorphologist. That’s where I like to…
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NAME: Jimmy O’Keeffe CURRENT TITLE: PhD student at Imperial College London AREA OF EXPERTISE: Water resources YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: Almost 5 years in consultancies in the UK and Ireland; mainly on a variety of water resource and land contamination projects….
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NAME: Dan Peppe CURRENT TITLE: Assistant Professor of Geology (Update: Promoted to Associate Professor in Spring 2015!) AREA OF EXPERTISE: Paleobotany, paleoclimatology, sedimentology and stratigraphy, paleomagnetism YEARS EXPERIENCE: 11 (5 as graduate student, 1 as post-doc, 5 as Assistant Professor)…
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NAME: Dr. Christopher Brough CURRENT TITLE: Consultant Mineralogist at SRK Consulting AREA OF EXPERTISE: Mineralogy YEARS EXPERIENCE: 12 (9 years of education and 3 years in industry) EDUCATION: Two Master’s degrees and one PhD What’s your job like? Mostly fascinating. The…
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NAME: Dr. Matt Westoby CURRENT TITLE: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Department of Geography, Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom AREA OF EXPERTISE: Glacial hazards / high-mountain glaciology; numerical dam-breach and outburst flood modelling; high-resolution topographic surveying methods for glaciological applications (TLS, SfM, etc.) YEARS…
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NAME: Ana Mijic CURRENT TITLE: Lecturer in Urban Water Management, Imperial College London AREA OF EXPERTISE: Water Systems and Interactions/Water Resources Assessment YEARS EXPERIENCE: 14 EDUCATION: Dipl. Ing., MSc in Civil Engineering; MSc in Hydrology for Environmental Management; PhD in…
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NAME: Dr. Rebecca Williams CURRENT TITLE: Lecturer in Geology (Volcanology) at the University of Hull, United Kingdom, since February 2013. AREA OF EXPERTISE: I’m a volcanologist who specialises in hazardous volcanic flows, igneous petrology and geochemistry. YEARS EXPERIENCE: 9 years of education, and 5…
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NAME: Laura Hayes CURRENT TITLE: Geology tutor and PhD Student AREA OF EXPERTISE: Glacial geology/geomorphology. Geology tutor at Anglo Skills College in Nottingham and PhD student at the University of Sheffield. EDUCATION: Six years of education down (BS University of Minnesota; MS…
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NAME: J. J. Delfino CURRENT TITLE: Professor Emeritus, Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida. AREA OF EXPERTISE: Field of specialization is water resources, with aquatic chemistry as the key specialty. Broader interest involves industrial ecology which, according to some writers, is…
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