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Geology in Fiction: A Community Favorites Survey

Aug 26, 2025 | Bella Gray, PhD 2029

Novels Next time you want to read about geology without having to open your own manuscript or one of your many citations, give one of these a go: The Martian (2011) by Andy Weir Mark Watney finds himself stranded and alone on Mars after a dust storm forces his crew…

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Cultivating Positive Mental Health in the Geosciences

Dec 5, 2023 | Patty Standring, PhD 2025; and Sinjini Sinha, PhD 2024

Warning: This post discusses sensitive topics that may be triggering for some individuals. If you or someone you know are thinking about suicide, please know that you are not alone, and contact the National Suicide and Crisis Hotline by calling or texting 988. Please visit: https://988lifeline.org for additional resources. According to…

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MCS Survey of the Blake Plateau

Nov 8, 2023 | Sabrina Reichert, PhD 2027

Description of MCS fieldwork: With the guidance of my advisors Harm Van Avendonk and Nathan Bangs, I have been analyzing marine seismic reflection data from the Blake Plateau and Carolina Trough regions, proximal to the Florida/Georgia/Carolinas coast. Our work draws from a combination of existing data (from International Ocean Drilling…

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A Day in the Life of an Interior Alaskan Geologist: Fieldwork as an Endurance Sport

Oct 24, 2023 | Isabella Muller, Phd 2026

Anyone who knows me would describe me as extreme. I live a life full of adventure, and, for me, it doesn’t get much more adventurous than the Alaskan interior. Upon the completion of my master’s degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, it was only fitting that I became an…

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Geoscientist Highlights

Oct 16, 2023 | Lucia Bellino, PhD 2027

Happy #HispanicHeritageMonth! We are celebrating by highlighting some incredible Hispanic geoscientists and providing related resources. To begin, we want to shine the spotlight on planetary geologist, Dr. Adriana Ocampo. Dr. Adriana Ocampo Dr. Adriana Ocampo was born in Barranquilla, Colombia in 1955, and then moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dr….

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