This episode can be treated as a sequel to the previous episode with Dr Bryant Ware on radiogenic isotopes. This time Dr B has a Gneiss Chat with Mikaela Moore, who tells us about the use of Stable IsoTOPes in geoscience. Mikaela just obtained a bachelor degree from Queens University in geology and she is […]
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Reconstructing paleoclimatic conditions using lacustrine sediments at Crater Lake, Colorado with Ethan Yackulic
Ethan Yackulic is currently a data scientist for the USGS in Flagstaff, AZ. He recently completed his master’s degree at Northern Arizona University with Dr. Nicholas McKay in environmental science. Introduction The wind howled and the clouds grew darker as the lake whipped the shoreline with increasingly violent whitecaps. I could sense the anxiety of […]
First TG Giveaway Winner! Minda Montaegudo
We are pleased to announce that Minda Montaegudo is the winner of our first TG giveaway. Minda is now the proud owner of an Estwing rock hammer and a Gfeller hammer sheath. We express thanks to Estwing and Gfeller Casemakers for graciously providing these prizes. Also thanks to all the participants who took the survey. Watch this space […]
Pine horizons in Northern Ireland Peat Bogs with Max Torbenson
Max is a PhD student in the Department of Geography, Environment and Society at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on dendrochronology and paleoclimatology. He and his colleagues recently published a paper in Geology that can be found here. You can read more about his research here. Some 12,000 years ago, the Emerald Isle was […]
Tales from IODP Expedition 353: reconstructing the ancient Indian Monsoon with Kate Littler
Kate is a lecturer in Geology at the Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter. She is interested in applying both organic and inorganic proxies, (such as TEX86, compound-specific techniques, and stable isotopes) to various paleoclimate conundrums from the Cretaceous to the Pliocene. She has sailed twice with IODP, so is now officially a salty old sea-dog. She loves […]