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. Eddie Dempsey
CURRENT TITLE: Lecturer in Structural Geology; Programme Director – Geology and GPG (geology with physical geography)
AREA OF EXPERTISE: I have a broad range of expertise within the field of Structural Geology – Field Mapping, Palaeoseismicity, Tectonics, Palaeostress analysis, Microstructural geology, EBSD, Re-Os geochronology of sulphides, U-Pb Geochronology (zircon & calcite)
NAME: Cara Burberry
CURRENT TITLE: Associate Professor
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Structural Geology
NAME: Andy Emery CURRENT TITLE: PhD Student, University of Leeds, United Kingdom AREA OF EXPERTISE: Glacial and postglacial landscape evolution and coastal change under rapid relative sea-level rise YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 12 EDUCATION: BSc, University of Leeds, Geological Sciences MSc, University of Leeds,…
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NAME: Leonardo Muniz Pichel CURRENT TITLE: PhD Candidate AREA OF EXPERTISE: Structural Geology, Salt Tectonics, Basin Analysis, Seismic Interpretation YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3 1/2 years as PhD EDUCATION: BsC in Earth Sciences from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil. Currently a PhD…
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NAME: James A. Farrell CURRENT TITLE: PhD candidate AREA OF EXPERTISE: Structural geology and physical volcanology EDUCATION: I am currently a PhD candidate at Syracuse University studying structural geology and physical volcanology. Previously, I earned an MS at the University of…
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NAME: Chris Yeomans CURRENT TITLE: PhD student and Postgraduate Research Assistant at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom AREA OF EXPERTISE: GIS, geophysics, geological lineament detection, SW England geology, geological mapping, structural geology, geothermal energy exploration YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: Final year…
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NAME: Atle Rotevatn CURRENT TITLE: Professor of structural and reservoir geology at the Department of Earth Science at the University of Bergen in Norway. AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geometry and growth of sedimentary basins, normal faults, deformation bands, fractures, sedimentary basins and…
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NAME: Ritabrata CURRENT TITLE: Junior Research Fellow AREA OF EXPERTISE: Structural Geology, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology EDUCATION: Currently pursuing a PhD at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, since 2015 (2 years to be completed in July); Master of Science in Geology (highest degree earned…
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NAME: Sheree Armistead CURRENT TITLE: PhD Candidate, The University of Adelaide, Australia AREA OF EXPERTISE: Tectonic evolution of Gondwana in Madagascar and India; structural geology and geochronology YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6 years experience (3 years undergrad, 1 year honors, 2…
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NAME: HADI EL-SHOURBAGI (هادى الشوربجى) CURRENT TITLE: Assistant Lecturer at the Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Egypt AREA OF EXPERTISE: Structural Geology, Tectonics, Geological Applications of Remote Sensing, Field Geology, Mineral Exploration, Petrology, Tectonic Geomorphology and Geographic Information…
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NAME: Zoe McKellar CURRENT TITLE: PhD Researcher in Geology. AREA OF EXPERTISE: Main research interests are structural geology and sedimentology, tectonostratigraphy, basin evolution and provenance. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5 EDUCATION: Honors BSc in Geology and Petroleum Geology. Just finished the…
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NAME: Stephanie Sykora CURRENT TITLE: PhD student and geo-blogger AREA OF EXPERTISE: Mineral exploration, ore deposits (gold and copper), structural geology, geological mapping, geotourism, blogging, travel, earth science education YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 1.5 years as a PhD research candidate at the…
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NAME: Dr. Daniel Pastor-Galán CURRENT TITLE: Postdoctoral Fellow at Paleomagnetic Laboratory “Fort Hoofddijk”, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. (UPDATE 12/10/2016: Dr. Pastor-Galán is now a JSPS Fellow, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan!) AREA OF EXPERTISE: Tectonics. I try to combine the…
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