Category Archives: academic life

Show me the data!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

Some of my favorite memories of interacting with my Ph.D. advisor involve long sessions at our conference table, looking at data. I’d come to these sessions armed with many graphs showing data I’d collected and different ways of displaying relationships … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, by Anne

Stay broad! Why you should fight the intellectual narrows

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Chris Rowan

For this month’s Accretionary wedge, my co-blogger Anne is asking us to mark the beginning of a new teaching year by pondering the nature of education in the geoscience. As a post-doc, I may not be in the best position … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, geology, ranting, science education

Hydrologist + professor = Anne’s answers to career profile questions

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

A few weeks ago, I was asked to answer some questions for a career profile section of a website aimed at students looking at college degree options. The website creators wanted to use me as their profile of a hydrologist, … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, by Anne, hydrology, science education

Backyard science: isotope hydrology style

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

A few days ago, someone asked me whether I’d done any Citizen Science projects with my 4 year old daughter. I said “no”, but then spouted off a couple of projects I was looking forward to starting in the next … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, by Anne, fieldwork, hydrology

How the conference presentation was done

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Chris Rowan

Any resemblance to the task of producing my poster for AGU is purely coincidental.

Categories: academic life, bloggery, conferences

Chris’s brain gets drained

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Chris Rowan

You may have noticed that I’ve been a bit quiet on the blogging front in recent weeks. The fact is, I’ve been a little busy in the real world. The funding for my project in Edinburgh ended at the end … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, ranting

A day in Anne’s life

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Anne Jefferson

On Twitter, JacquelynGill has called for today be a celebration of women in science (Twitter search:#womeninscience), with instructions to “Tweet and blog your favorite women scientists, introduce yourself, share resources, etc.” On top of this, I’ve not forgotten my exhortation … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, by Anne

More tributes to Reds Wolman from all those who miss him

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Anne Jefferson

Reds is deeply missed by all who knew him, but these wonderful tributes give us a small way to hang on to the man who influenced and inspired us.
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Categories: academic life, by Anne, geomorphology

Lecture notes

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Chris Rowan

In which I wonder whether I’m any good at lecturing or not.
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Categories: academic life, ranting, science education

Two tributes to Reds Wolman (1924 – 2010)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Anne Jefferson

M. Gordon “Reds” Wolman was a towering figure in 20th century fluvial geomorphology, fundamentally shaping our understanding of river forms and processes, profoundly influencing environmental education and river management, and educating scores of students that continue to push the boundaries … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, by Anne, geomorphology