Comments on: UPDATED! Sedimentology, Brian Ricketts @KiwiGeolog: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/ricketts-sedimentology/ 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. Sat, 12 May 2018 13:20:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 By: Jan Warusavitharana http://rockheadsciences.com/ricketts-sedimentology/#comment-3520 Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:48:36 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=2051#comment-3520 I see. Makes sense. Thank you for that info Brian.

]]> By: Brian Ricketts http://rockheadsciences.com/ricketts-sedimentology/#comment-3519 Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:45:23 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=2051#comment-3519 Hi Jan. Thanks for the comment.
At the time I began working in hydrogeology (early 90s) many hydro graduates were entering the discipline with little or no field experience. They were really good at numerical modeling but were not always able to relate model boundary conditions to the real world. Coming from a seds background was for me a good approach.

As far as getting that job you spoke of, sometimes there is a bit of luck, but it’s what you do with that luck, and your skills and enthusiasm, that counts.

All the best
Brian

]]> By: Jan Warusavitharana http://rockheadsciences.com/ricketts-sedimentology/#comment-3518 Sat, 12 Dec 2015 14:21:22 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=2051#comment-3518 Wow that is an amazing amount of different fields within geology to have worked in. That is truly inspirational!
I myself are in the midst of transitioning from petroleum geology to hydrogeology/hydrology. But it is tough early in your career to get that job without the educational background. I see you did that by sticking to being a sedimentologist.
Thank you for sharing your experience.

Btw, love the stromatolites! They are much prettier than the ones I studied for my research 🙂

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