Over the next three episodes Dr. B is coincidently interviewing three Rebeccas, about fields in geosciences that are completely different from each other. This is the first episode of the Rebecca Trilogy, and for this first piece Dr. B has a Gneiss Chat with Dr Rebecca Paisley, an exploration geochemist from Cornish Lithium in the […]
Vitor Barrote is a postdoc at the RUB University in Germany where he studies isotopes and resources. He is also the host of the Gneiss Chats podcast, where he adopts the pseudonym of Dr. B. Fieldwork in geology is not always a synonym for long hours of walking under the blazing sun. Very often geologists […]
After finishing his BSc and MRes in Geology, specialising in ore deposits, at the University of Portsmouth, Will went onto read for a PhD in Mineral Exploration at Cardiff University, with a focus on optimizing exploration programmes for Ni-Cu-PGE deposits with Northern Shield Resources in Northern Quebec The world’s need for new resources demands that […]
Connor completed his Masters from the University of Portsmouth in 2017. He worked in the UK Geotechnical sector for a time, before emigrating to the emerald Isle to a position with the Geological Survey Ireland. Here I share some of my experiences during my Undergraduate mapping trip and Masters fieldwork programme in the Brazilian winters […]
Sam is a regular contributor to TravelingGeologist. He recently completed his PhD at the Camborne School of Mines and is currently postdoc-ing with the same in Cornwall. Rare earth elements (REE) are essential in high-strength permanent magnets for green and digital technologies, yet we know little about how REE ore deposits form. However, driven by […]
