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.
NAME: Dan Peppe CURRENT TITLE: Assistant Professor of Geology (Update: Promoted to Associate Professor in Spring 2015!) AREA OF EXPERTISE: Paleobotany, paleoclimatology, sedimentology and stratigraphy, paleomagnetism YEARS EXPERIENCE: 11 (5 as graduate student, 1 as post-doc, 5 as Assistant Professor)…
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NAME: Dr. Matt Westoby CURRENT TITLE: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Department of Geography, Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom AREA OF EXPERTISE: Glacial hazards / high-mountain glaciology; numerical dam-breach and outburst flood modelling; high-resolution topographic surveying methods for glaciological applications (TLS, SfM, etc.) YEARS…
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NAME: J. J. Delfino CURRENT TITLE: Professor Emeritus, Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida. AREA OF EXPERTISE: Field of specialization is water resources, with aquatic chemistry as the key specialty. Broader interest involves industrial ecology which, according to some writers, is…
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NAME: Peter Harries CURRENT TITLE: Professor and Assistant Dean, Office of Graduate Studies, University of South Florida, United States AREA OF EXPERTISE: Invertebrate Paleontology, Stratigraphy, Field Studies YEARS EXPERIENCE: 21 EDUCATION: BS in Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 1984; PhD in Geological Sciences, University of…
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I was 33 when I went to geology field camp, prior to graduation with my Bachelor’s. Five of us were headed to the same destination from the University of South Florida that year, so it was nice to be amongst…
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