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: Dr. Helen Quinn CURRENT TITLE: Science Producer for TV documentaries AREA OF EXPERTISE: I have been working in television documentaries for about ten years, specialising in programmes about Earth Sciences. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10 EDUCATION: I was lucky enough…
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NAME: Chris Osburn CURRENT TITLE: Associate Professor, Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina (NC) State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States (US) AREA OF EXPERTISE: My expertise is in marine biogeochemistry though, at one time, I was a…
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NAME: Adrienne MacArtney CURRENT TITLE: PhD researcher on ‘crust-atmosphere coupling and carbon sequestration on early Mars’ at the University of Glasgow. In normal vernacular, this is understanding how Mars lost some of its early atmosphere into the rocks, and how…
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NAME: Benjamin Newbury CURRENT TITLE: Geography teacher outside of Lincoln in England AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geopolitics of the Arctic Circle and using information and communication technology (ICT) within the classroom YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3 incredible but hardworking years EDUCATION: I started…
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NAME: Sandie Will CURRENT TITLE: Geohydrologic Data Manager/Professional Geologist (P.G.) AREA OF EXPERTISE: Management, Leadership, Hydrogeology, Hydrostratigraphy, Water Resources YEARS EXPERIENCE: 18 – my experience includes 10 years in environmental consulting and 8 years with a state water agency. EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, Geology,…
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NAME: Mohsen Alshaghdari CURRENT TITLE: Mud logging geologist AREA OF EXPERTISE: Formation evaluation and sample description YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3 years experience in the oil field EDUCATION: Bachelor’s in Geochemistry and Economic Geology in 2010, Sanaa University, Yemen. I made a…
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NAME: Dr. Tim I. Yilmaz CURRENT TITLE: Postdoctoral researcher at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich) (@LMU_volc on Twitter), Germany AREA OF EXPERTISE: Volcanology YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10 years of education EDUCATION: I started with my undergraduate studies in…
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NAME: Jill Pelto CURRENT TITLE: Professional Artist, University of Maine (UMaine) Alumnus AREA OF EXPERTISE: Communication of Scientific Research through Art YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 4.5 years undergraduate; 7 years as a field assistant on three separate projects; and 3 years student research…
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NAME: Pierre Lardeux CURRENT TITLE: PhD Student AREA OF EXPERTISE: Glaciology YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3 EDUCATION: PhD candidate, self-funded; Aberystwyth University Athena SWAN Postgraduate Representative, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Centre for Glaciology. WEBSITE: http://icenrock.org What’s your job like? There are…
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NAME: Paolo Viscardi CURRENT TITLE: Curator of the Grant Museum of Zoology, University College, London, United Kingdom AREA OF EXPERTISE: Palaeontology, zoology, biomechanics YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 15+ EDUCATION: I studied biology and geology as a Joint Honours BSc at the…
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NAME: Joshua Larsen CURRENT TITLE: I am a lecturer in hydrology at the University of Queensland, Australia. AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydrology YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 2+ EDUCATION: I originally studied geology before doing a PhD in hydrology, both at the University of…
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NAME: Scott K. Johnson CURRENT TITLE: Freelance science writer AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geology, hydrogeology, environmental studies YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 4+ I’ve been a freelance science writer for about four years now, but I’ve also taught college introductory geoscience courses and…
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Hi everyone! Just a short post to let you know that about a week ago, hydrogeology student, Kostas Mandilaris, asked if he could interview me on my career in hydrogeology, since he will soon be starting an MSc program in…
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