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: Kelly Blake CURRENT TITLE: Geologist AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geothermal exploration YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 4.5 EDUCATION: Undergraduate degree in Environmental Geoscience from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania; Master’s degree in Geology from Temple University in Philadelphia. I also spent two years working…
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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: 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: David McNamara CURRENT TITLE: Structural Geologist AREA OF EXPERTISE: Energy and Tectonics Research YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6 years post-PhD EDUCATION: Undergraduate degree from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and PhD from University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. What’s your job like?…
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