Rock-Head Sciences » sampling http://rockheadsciences.com A science blog that brings you closer to the world of geology! Featuring the "A Day in the GeoLife" guest blog series from geoscientists around the world. Sat, 19 Sep 2015 14:13:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 http://i0.wp.com/rockheadsciences.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_1343-54c3a608v1_site_icon.png?fit=32%2C32 » sampling http://rockheadsciences.com 32 32 So, what’s it like to work as a geologist behind a drilling rig? http://rockheadsciences.com/whats-like-work-geologist-behind-drilling-rig/ http://rockheadsciences.com/whats-like-work-geologist-behind-drilling-rig/#comments Sun, 23 Mar 2014 17:19:11 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=455 Working as a geologist behind a drilling rig is definitely not glamorous, unless long days in the heat or cold, smelling like funk and looking like you just fell into a mud pit are something you find attractive.  Depending on...
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A Black Hawk and a Geologist: Geo Field Life http://rockheadsciences.com/blackhawk-geo-field-life/ http://rockheadsciences.com/blackhawk-geo-field-life/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:08:36 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=239 I didn’t think too much of the siren light, as I passed through the entrance gate my first day at a laser testing facility in central Florida.  To me, this didn’t seem like anything more than the typical contamination assessment...
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Gators, snakes and a pink suitcase: my first day as a field geologist http://rockheadsciences.com/first-experience-field-geologist/ http://rockheadsciences.com/first-experience-field-geologist/#comments Sat, 19 Oct 2013 01:16:14 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=46 My very first experience as an employed field geologist was in June 1998.  I had graduated in August 1997 and wasn’t called by the engineering firm for eight months, so to say I was excited was a bit of an understatement....
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