ESRI Geography Instructor, Dr. Joseph Kerski @josephkerski: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Dr. Joseph Kerski
CURRENT TITLE: Esri Education Manager
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geography, earth science, geotechnology, education
Tag Archive: geography
Sustainability Mountain Leader, Darren Axe @dnaxe: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Darren Axe CURRENT TITLE: International Mountain Leader (since 2016) and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (U.K.) AREA OF INTEREST: Core interest in the concepts, challenges, and opportunities presented by the Sustainable Development agenda. EDUCATION: BSc Physical Geography Degree from Lancaster University…
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UPDATED! Professor, Paleoclimate Dynamics, Martin H. Trauth @MartinHTrauth: A Day in the GeoLife Series
UPDATED 3/16/20 NAME: Martin H. Trauth CURRENT TITLE: Apl. Professor of Paleoclimate Dynamics, University of Potsdam, Germany AREA OF EXPERTISE: Paleoclimate dynamics of the lower latitudes, data analysis, and statistics in earth sciences. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: Apl. Professor, University of Potsdam (since 2011), senior…
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Jr Policy Officer, European Polar Board, Joseph Nolan @NolanJosephE: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Joseph Nolan CURRENT TITLE: Junior Policy Officer at the European Polar Board (EPB) AREA OF EXPERTISE: European polar research; science policy YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: ~1.5 years of experience spread out over the 5 or so while completing my degrees….
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Geography Teacher, Benjamin Newbury @GeoNewbz: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Benjamin Newbury CURRENT TITLE: Geography teacher outside of Lincoln in England AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geopolitics of the Arctic Circle and using information and communication technology (ICT) within the classroom YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3 incredible but hardworking years EDUCATION: I started…
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PhD Student, Himalayan Glaciology, Scott Watson @CScottWatson: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Scott Watson CURRENT TITLE: PhD Student at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom (2015 – present) AREA OF EXPERTISE: Himalayan glaciology/remote sensing EDUCATION: BSc Geography at the University of Leeds (2009 – 2012). MSc River Basin Dynamics and Management…
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Deserts, Jerome Mayaud @JeromeMayaud: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Jerome Mayaud CURRENT TITLE: PhD student at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom AREA OF EXPERTISE: Dryland Geomorphology, Glaciology, Computational Modelling YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3rd year of PhD EDUCATION: PhD Dryland Geomorphology, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford; MPhil…
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Updated! Bioglaciology, Dr. Joseph Cook @tothepoles: A Day in the GeoLife Series
UPDATED: April 9, 2016 NAME: Joseph Cook CURRENT TITLE: Postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA), University of Sheffield, United Kingdom (UK) AREA OF EXPERTISE: I am currently working on the Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC) Black and Bloom project which aims to determine…
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Geomorphology, Olusola Adeyemi @olusolayemi: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Olusola Adeyemi CURRENT TITLE: PhD Candidate AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geomorphology YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6+ EDUCATION: Olabisi Onabanjo University (B. Sc); University of Ibadan (M. SC and PhD – ongoing) What’s your job like? As a junior faculty member with Osun…
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Geography Lecturer, Glaciers, Peter G. Knight @petergknight: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Peter G. Knight CURRENT TITLE: Reader in Geography AREA OF EXPERTISE: It’s a little hard to pin down, but for this exercise, let’s say glaciers. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 30 years as a lecturer at Keele University EDUCATION: Undergraduate degree…
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Rivers & Hydrology, Homero Paltan @hpnk: A Day in the GeoLife Series
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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Hydroclimatology, Shaun Harrigan @shaunharrigan: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Shaun Harrigan CURRENT TITLE: PhD Student AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydroclimatology [I study what drives changes in hydrological extremes (floods and droughts), from climate change to human alterations within catchments]. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5 (two years as a research assistant…
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Geoscientist, Quaternary Science, Abi Stone @AbiStone: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Abi Stone CURRENT TITLE: Lecturer in Physical Geography at the University of Manchester. AREA OF EXPERTISE: Quaternary Science, Dryland Palaeoenvironments and Geomorphology, Geochronology, and Hydrogeology, particularly the unsaturated zone YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6 since PhD EDUCATION: PhD Quaternary Science, School…
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