Economic Geologist, Dr. Katie McFall @DrKatieMcFall: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Dr. Katie McFall
CURRENT TITLE: Postdoctoral Research Associate
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Economic Geology
Tag Archive: science
Iceland Adventure by Hannah Rahman
Iceland Adventure By Hannah Rahman Recently, I had the opportunity to travel to Iceland for a 12-day adventure with the University of South Florida’s Outdoor Recreation Program. I found myself feeling hesitant because it was the first time I flew…
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Aspiring Paleontologist, Cam Muskelly @PaleoCameron: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Cam Muskelly CURRENT TITLE: Aspiring paleontologist, science communicator AREA OF EXPERTISE: Historical geology, deep time geology, paleontology YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: I have been communicating to the public about paleontology for 5 years now. EDUCATION: I am a recent high school graduate. I…
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AGI Executive Director, Allyson Anderson Book @AAndersonBook: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Allyson Anderson Book CURRENT TITLE: Executive Director, American Geosciences Institute (AGI) AREA OF EXPERTISE: Energy/natural resource policy, petroleum geology, surficial processes/geomorphology YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 15+ EDUCATION: Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, Master of Science in Geology; University of Northern Iowa, Bachelor…
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Research Geologist, Dr. Jessica Ball @Tuff_Cookie: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Dr. Jessica Ball CURRENT TITLE: Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey AREA OF EXPERTISE: Volcanology, science communication EDUCATION: BSc (4 years), PhD (5 years), Policy Fellow (1 year), Postdoc (3 years) WEBSITE: http://blogs.agu.org/magmacumlaude TWITTER: @Tuff_Cookie What’s your job like? My job is…
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Associate Professor, Geostatistics, Michael Pyrcz @GeostatsGuy: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Michael Pyrcz CURRENT TITLE: Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geostatistical Modeling, Spatial, Multivariate Statistical Modeling, Uncertainty Quantification YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin (3 months); Senior Staff Research Scientist, Earth Science…
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Executive Officer at The Palaeontological Association, Jo Hellawell @JoHellawell: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Jo Hellawell CURRENT TITLE: Executive Officer, The Palaeontological Association (PalAss) AREA OF EXPERTISE: My research has been in both geochemistry and palaeontology. I have held various technical and administrative posts. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 15+ years in Earth sciences, but not quite two…
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District Paleontologist, ReBecca Hunt-Foster @paleochick: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: ReBecca Hunt-Foster CURRENT TITLE: Canyon Country District Paleontologist, Utah Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mesozoic Vertebrate Paleontology AREA OF EXPERTISE: My current research includes a study of Early Cretaceous ornithomimosaurs from North America, along with an additional research project on the…
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Geothermal Power Communicator, Dr. Hazel Gibson @iamhazelgibson: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Dr. Hazel Gibson CURRENT TITLE: Research Fellow in Public Perception of Geothermal Power AREA OF EXPERTISE: I work in Geoscience Cognition and Communication; basically how people think about geoscience, and how that influences how they talk about it. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: Experience…
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Elemental Lunar Research, Nicci Potts @nicci_potts: GeoProject Series
NAME: Nicci Potts BACKGROUND: I’m a postdoctoral researcher in the School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (UK). I started out with a BSc in Geological Sciences, University of Leeds, and then I did a MSc in Geochemistry also…
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Graduate Student, Hydroseismicity, Cortney Cameron: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Cortney Cameron CURRENT TITLE: Graduate Student AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydroseismicity EDUCATION: A.B., Duke University; M.S. Candidate, North Carolina Central University, United States What’s your job like? As a graduate student, I divvy my time between research and associated responsibilities, classes and homework, and…
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Assistant Professor, Volcanology, Alison Graettinger @AlisonGraetting: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Alison Graettinger UPDATED POST: DECEMBER 30, 2016 NEW TITLE: Assistant Professor AREA OF EXPERTISE: Volcanology CAREER UPDATE: Following 3.5 years of life as a postdoc, I have now started working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geosciences…
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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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