tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24779591543150853502024-03-21T09:20:25.962-05:00Eat. Sleep. Geology.GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-89605706409093316452015-03-12T19:28:00.000-05:002015-03-12T19:28:41.207-05:00PROWESS TrailblazersI stumbled upon this very cool program/opportunity.
The AAPG PROWESS Committee has a subcommittee, Pioneer AAPG Women, dedicated to honoring pioneering women of the energy industry. They are planning a special publication and session at the 2017 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition. If you have information to share about a woman trailblazer in the industry or are interested to help build GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-78995391137383755282015-03-11T15:16:00.000-05:002015-03-12T19:33:31.843-05:00Resolve to get InvolvedAs you can see by my blog archive it has been a while since my last post. 2012? Wow. I don't know what happened to 2013 and 2014, and we're already 3 months into 2015. All I can say is time flies when you are having fun...or maybe just working too hard.
While I haven't been actively posting, I have been thinking about posting. If that counts for anything. I ponder what contribution I can make GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-7172514655362873092012-11-05T12:29:00.001-06:002012-11-05T12:29:43.933-06:00Accretionary Wedge #52: Dream College Courses - The Dream of Cross-Disciplinary Integration for SubseaWow, time flies by almost as quickly as my children seem to be growing up. Yikes! My last post was well over a year ago. I guess that's what happens when life keeps you busy! Today I'm home with a sick little one, so as she is resting I have a little time to catch up on things long neglected.
I saw the invitation for the Accretionary Wedge #52 call for posts, via @shcwright's Vi-Carius Geology GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-55208708405121373122011-05-31T11:08:00.003-05:002011-05-31T11:33:40.417-05:00The Glamorous PaleontologistIt has become increasingly apparent to me that children first think of a geologist as one who studies dinosaurs. Paleontologists are the geo-specialists that first capture the minds of our young generation. I have to admit, the dinosaur toys, entire museums, and the complicated-to-pronounce species names are pretty enticing. In our children's eyes, paleontologists are the premier rock stars GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-29114418856862125502011-05-26T15:26:00.002-05:002011-05-27T09:14:04.965-05:00Mineralogy Surrounds YouMineralogy surrounds you. From mica flakes in your shimmery makeup, to granite countertops and slate floors, to the chalk in the classroom and graphite in pencils. You don't have to understand where it all came from or how it got to you as a consumer to make use of it, but these things are ever so easy to take for granted. Someone had to recognize the value of the rocks and GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-78508641127526530132011-05-25T15:36:00.002-05:002011-05-25T15:45:35.319-05:00Quick UpdateI just wanted to give a quick update to let everyone know I haven't fallen off the face of the Earth (yet). I was sucked into some very intense project work for a while that pretty much demanded all of my time and then some. In addition, my family was unfortunate enough to have experienced a kitchen fire back in January, which forced us out of our home as we try to rebuild. I have GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-32329655934684343742010-07-25T03:53:00.025-05:002010-08-08T21:01:33.731-05:00A neoGeo-blogger's View of the GeoblogosphereI just realized that this blog has been up for over a year now. I haven't been quite as active at blogging as I hoped I might be, but it has been a fun experience to frame up my thoughts, work through the writer's block, and connect with the vast online community. To celebrate this belated anniversary, I'm jumping into my first official contribution to The Accretionary Wedge blog GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-50928019583479788962010-06-26T20:32:00.002-05:002010-06-26T21:21:32.799-05:00Geocaching and the SillyBanditsI've heard of geocaching before and thought it sounded cool, but not something I had time to do. Prior to the days of iPhone ownership, a GPS wasn't something I had handy all the time. Well, times have changed, my friends, and GPS devices are pretty much everywhere...as are the caches. For those unfamiliar, geocaching is like a go-at-your-own-pace treasure hunt. There's an entire community of GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-16521370731348163322010-06-06T10:59:00.006-05:002010-06-06T12:45:40.049-05:00Down to the CoreI've had the rare priviledge in the course of my project work to be able to truly ground-truth interpretations from seismic data through comparisons with core samples. For onshore projects that may not seem like so much of a priviledge as the norm, but in deepwater environments, the combination of data is much less common, particularly in the early exploration stages of which I'm involved. I GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-16708453444901389722010-05-29T10:45:00.015-05:002010-05-29T15:02:24.237-05:00Plan for the Future: Getting Back to BasicsThings move fast. Technology advances. Efficiency is sought after. Sounds great to be able to automate things. Cookie-cutter our reports. The less you have to think about it the less you can screw up, right? And the more time we'll all have to have fun.Ummm...no.There's a widely recognized phenomenon going on in the sciences, which probably affects most other disciplines too. In the oil andGeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-4380772459624949732009-11-21T13:38:00.004-06:002009-11-21T13:56:38.958-06:00Crazy Time of YearWork schedules are demanding for me this time of year. The holidays are supposed to be a time to enjoy family and friends and the many blessings granted unto us. But I find it difficult to enjoy the time with deadlines looming, reports needing to be written, presentations that need to be prepared and presented. I break out in a cold sweat knowing that there's a stretch of a number of days GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-25615032393993247792009-09-30T17:50:00.002-05:002009-09-30T18:42:40.372-05:00Social Networking for the GeologistI am always interested in learning new technology, new software, and new ways to communicate with the tools available to us. In this time of instant communication - with mobile Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, and blogs - the ability to provide information, feedback, and share thoughts is astoundingly fast and easy. In my volunteer efforts with the Houston Geological Society, I constantly reflect onGeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-6698631283336901692009-08-25T22:00:00.009-05:002009-08-25T23:08:54.002-05:00Driving ProgressIt's pretty amazing to work on a project that is complex and frontier for its field. At the beginning, you don't realize what the heck you're getting into, then you're overwhelmed by how much you don't understand. At that point you seek understanding and are forced to deconstruct the problem into manageable pieces - plowing through the aspects you are comfortable with and tackling the ones you GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-52155145367519513382009-08-15T12:00:00.009-05:002009-08-15T13:37:54.469-05:00Why I Became a GeologistThere are certain experiences in my youth, looking back, that most definitely drove me towards the earth sciences. First, my father is an engineer - petroleum engineer, to be exact. I'm sure that his scientific and engineering tendencies influenced my own, although he rarely talked of his work at home. When I'd ask him about what he did, he'd always reply, "I'm a fortune teller." Chemistry sets GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-68452815210507481582009-08-11T21:53:00.007-05:002009-08-16T09:26:18.221-05:00Geology TX - new GIS app for the iPhoneMap image courtesy of the USGS(http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2005/170/)The iPhone app store, to me, is like a candy store and I'm a sweet-toothed candy fanatic given the keys to the candy vault. Thanks to companies like Integrity Logic, we can have our paperless geologic maps customized and accessible through a few flicks of our fingertips. Integrity Logic recently released Geology TX, their second GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-21452540917943590452009-08-05T23:29:00.004-05:002009-08-06T00:32:58.140-05:00Fall into OpportunitiesThere are many things in the works for a busy Fall in the coming months. For those interested in getting more involved in the geo-community, there are many opportunities!The Houston Geological Society (HGS) is gearing up for the 2009-2010 season with a full calendar of short courses, dinner and lunch meetings, and social events to boot. Check out their website (www.hgs.org) for event details GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-69938584330252176982009-07-21T21:18:00.006-05:002009-07-21T22:38:49.035-05:00Support Field Camp ProgramsWhat is this I hear about field camps no longer being required for undergraduate geology curricula in the U.S.?? According to a report by the American Geological Institute (AGI) schools offering summer field camp programs as part of their undergraduate curriculum are in the decline, primarily because of the costs associated with running and maintaining such programs.I am a proud graduate of the GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-48888206717956468772009-06-29T00:43:00.003-05:002009-06-29T01:08:17.849-05:00Stretchy Salt, No SurpriseSalt Block Unexpectedly Stretches -- ScienceDaily (2009-06-24)http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090624093317.htmI'm surprised by this article (see above). I thought the nature of salt and its ability to "flow" was fairly well known and accepted by the scientific community. I took a tour of a salt mine a while back and observed with my own eyes how the salt had flowed around a door GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-51975162778448754862009-06-24T23:35:00.007-05:002009-06-25T00:29:41.586-05:00Props to the Geo-BlogsSince I am a newbie blogger, I figured I'd do a little research on the other geo-blogs on the www. I must admit I was very surprised to find so many already out there. I'm not sure why I'm surprised...maybe because I just never came across any of them until I started looking.As a result of this endeavor, you will now find a list of "Other Geo-Related Blogs" at the right side of the screen. I've GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477959154315085350.post-17660538533072885512009-06-23T23:43:00.001-05:002009-06-24T00:37:06.903-05:00Getting Started.I want to bring geology to you, from across town, across the country, across the ocean, around the world. I want to get you involved...in understanding, in contributing, in supporting the study of our planet. Geology is all around us. Opportunities to appreciate the marvelous processes of our Earth are abundant. The questions we have about these processes are even moreso abundant.I plan to share GeoGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748535458937292821noreply@blogger.com2