Geobulletin alpha

Conference INTERGEO 2015 

Last years INTERGEO in Berlin was an interesting experience for a newbie in the world of geodesy like I am. This year I will also attend the INTERGEO in Stuttgart. It will take place from the 15th to the 17th of September. This year’s main points: The spotlight will be on Geospatial 4.0, the digital economy, transformation through digitization, big data, the Internet of Things, digital infrastructures and smart cities. INTERGEO is all about “space”: gathering, storing, [...]

Advice for the next Newbie.... 

I was going to leave this in the room for the next person (a personal “crossover”) but they’re going in for service before the next Expedition, so I’m putting it here and hopefully the next newbie will look: Advice from a Scientist Departing his first IODP Expedition Preparing… --Bring no more than five days worth of clothing. Great, quick laundry service! read

Waiting in the wings 

We’ve been on the ship for over three weeks drilling core and as a newbie I have been trying to understand it all and have come up with several analogies. The coring process is unique and synchronous, like a ballet where the drillers and roughnecks so seamlessly connect strands of pipe working in harmony with huge props of humming machinery on the stage of a swaying ship. read

drive-by management 

One of my first field projects involved a big drilling program that was spread all over town. I was watching one of several drill rigs, so even though I was a newbie and could have used some (a lot?) more supervision, the field manager was always off doing a million other things. So I was not on top of all the things I should have been on top of, and the driller knew it. So I wasn't getting

New at Erratics – Biofuels: state of the science and industry 

Will Dalen Rice becomes our fourth contributor to Earth Science Erratics with the first of three posts on The Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference, held in Washington, DC in April. Will offers the newbie’s perspective on the state of the biofuels … Continue reading

groundwater sampling 

I decided I hadn't done any technical posts in a long-ass time...One of the first things that a newbie in environmental consulting does is go out and sample groundwater monitoring wells. Doesn't matter if you're a biologist, geologist, engineer... most environmental investigations and practically all remedies involve groundwater monitoring, and the work doesn't involve a whole lot of

generator issues 

I had a coworker who was frustrated by a newbie who needed a lot of help in the field. "She can't even turn on a generator!"I have to admit that I became an equipment rental company's "dart target of the week" once myself, and it was a generator that pushed them over the top.I'd already called several times that week about other non-functional equipment that didn't respond well to phone