Nickel is part of our everyday life, from the coins we have in our pockets, to the utensils we use in our dining tables, and the smartphones and laptops we are probably reading this with. Nickel laterite deposits are the world’s main source of nickel, accounting for 60% of the global nickel production. These are layered iron-rich […]
I am a second-year PhD Student at the University of Toronto, Canada under the supervision of Prof Corliss Kin I Sio. I was very honoured to be one of the first recipients of the TravelingGeologist Field Scholarship that supported sampling for my PhD in the Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, USA. I am studying the kinetics involved […]
Dieke is a master’s student Earth, Structure and Dynamics Masters at Utrecht University, currently working on her graduation thesis in paleomagnetism. Plate reconstructions are essential tools in tectonic, palaeogeography, -climate, -oceanography, and -biology studies. Apparent polar wander paths (APWPs) provide quantitative information to create these plate reconstructions and their calculation requires that the palaeosecular variation […]
Roberto Téllez-Vizcaíno has a master’s degree in applied geosciences and is passionate about volcanoes. He will soon be a doctoral student at the Potosino Institute of Scientific and Technological Research. Born curious, his interest in volcanology dates back to his hometown Colima, the place of the Colima Volcano of Fire. He conducted research for his […]
Douwe van Hinsbergen is Professor of Global Tectonics and Paleogeography at Utrecht University. He led teams that focused on tectonic reconstructions of the Tethyan and Panthalassa realms from reconstructing orogens, studies subduction initation, mantle structure and evolution, to unravel the drivers of plate tectonics. He is an avid field geologist focused on structure, stratigraphy, paleomagnetism, […]
