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: 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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NAME: Gary Vecchiarelli CURRENT TITLE: Paleontology Student AREA OF EXPERTISE: My current research involves Triassic beasts from New Mexico. I have been working under my mentor and good friend, Dr. Axel Hungerbuehler, with the Mesalands Dinosaur Museum for the past…
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NAME: Dr. Ruth Siddall CURRENT TITLE: University College London (UCL) Student Mediator (and geologist!). It’s complicated … AREA OF EXPERTISE: The geology of the built environment and geomateriality. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 25 EDUCATION: BSc (Hons) Geology, University of Birmingham 1986-1989; PhD…
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NAME: Stephanie Mills CURRENT TITLE: Graduate Student in Earth Science AREA OF EXPERTISE: Microstructure and deformation of rocks and glaciers YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3 EDUCATION: BS in Physics/Chemistry Education from Cedarville University. I will have an MS in Earth Science from…
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NAME: Mike Cassidy CURRENT TITLE: UPDATE! Now, NERC Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. Previously, at the time of this guest blog, Humboldt Research Fellow at the University of Mainz, Germany. EXPERTISE: Volcanology, petrology and geochemistry YEARS EXPERIENCE: ~7.5 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: 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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I wasn’t sure what to expect as I rounded the corner from the parking lot with my husband, Charlie, and his coworker, Michael, toward Chateau Lake Louise, located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada during June, 2001. I had heard…
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As I think back on my younger years, I don’t remember ever thinking that I wanted to be a geologist, or scientist of any kind for that matter. I dreamt about many of the careers most young girls did in…
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I’ve been told for years that all I have are rocks in my head, so I thought I’d start a blog to shake some of them out and clear my thoughts as I journey onward in this interesting, yet hectic…
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