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.
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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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: John Carson CURRENT TITLE: Post-doctoral Researcher AREA OF EXPERTISE: Tropical palaeoecology, YEARS EXPERIENCE: 9 EDUCATION: Undergraduate degree in Geology and Archaeology (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom), Masters in Environmental Reconstruction (University of Manchester, United Kingdom), and PhD in Tropical…
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NAME: Professor Phil Ashworth CURRENT TITLE: Director of Research and Development for the Life and Physical Sciences at the University of Brighton. Also, Professor of Physical Geography. AREA OF EXPERTISE: River dynamics, fluvial sedimentology, geomorphology, alluvial architecture, hydrocarbon reservoir characterisation YEARS…
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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. 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: Elaine Smid CURRENT TITLE: Research Scientist AREA OF EXPERTISE: Volcanic Hazards YEARS EXPERIENCE: 6 EDUCATION: B.A. Environmental Science, University of Virginia (2000); M.S. Geology & Geophysics, University of Hawai’i at Manoa (2004); PhD in progress, University of Auckland WEBSITE:…
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NAME: Timothy J Sherry CURRENT TITLE: Earth Science Intern, Geology & Geophysical Operations, Chevron AREA OF EXPERTISE: Structural and Earthquake Geology YEARS EXPERIENCE: 2 EDUCATION: Wrapping up MSc at McGill University WEBSITE: http://upsection.blogspot.com What’s your job like? When most people hear the…
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NAME: Laura CURRENT TITLE: PhD Candidate AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geomagnetism/palaeomagnetism YEARS EXPERIENCE: I’m about to submit my thesis, so I’ve been doing my PhD for nearly 4 years. Prior to that I was an environmental consultant for 3 years. EDUCATION:…
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NAME: Alison Graettinger CURRENT TITLE: Postdoctoral Scholar AREA OF EXPERTISE: Volcanology YEARS EXPERIENCE: 8 EDUCATION: 2 yrs master’s, 1 yr research assistant, 3 yrs PhD, 2 yrs post doc WEBSITE: http://agraettinger.weebly.com/ What’s your job like? My work is research focused,…
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NAME: Tom Pering CURRENT TITLE: PhD Candidate AREA OF EXPERTISE: Volcanology (Remote Sensing and Modelling) YEARS EXPERIENCE: 4 EDUCATION: BSc Physical Geography at the University of Reading and MSc Volcanology and Geological Hazards at Lancaster University WEBSITE: http://www.volcano-blog.com/ What’s your…
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NAME: Tannis McCartney CURRENT TITLE: PhD Candidate AREA OF EXPERTISE: SEDIMENTATION AND TECTONICS, EAST AFRICA SEISMIC RESEARCH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6 – OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY EDUCATION: BSc Geophysics, University of Alberta; MSc Geology, University of Calgary, Canada WEBSITE: http://www.tannislikesrocks.blogspot.com…
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