Author Archives: Chris Rowan

The Spirit of Mawson expedition – harried by ice and media

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Chris Rowan

The Highly Allochthonous family got pretty lucky on our trip to Antarctica: we enjoyed calm seas, including both ways across the infamously stomach-churning Drake Passage, and fairly clement weather every day of our trip. Meanwhile, on the other side of … Continue reading →

Categories: Antarctica, climate science, public science

Highly Allochthonous at AGU

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Chris Rowan

Find out when and where we’ll be this year. Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, conferences

Scenic Saturday: snow over Thanksgiving

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Chris Rowan

It’s been a busy semester for us here in Ohio, and whilst Thanksgiving has been more of an opportunity to try and catch up than a true holiday, we did take some time out for the traditional Thanksgiving Dinner. Traditional … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, by Anne, photos

No. Whatever it is this time, it really can’t predict earthquakes.

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Chris Rowan

One of the courses I’m teaching each semester here in Kent is called ‘Earth Dynamics’: an introductory-level geology course aimed at the broader undergraduate population. With that in mind, I try to identify and highlight areas where the topic at … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, public science, ranting, society, teaching

4 weekends in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Chris Rowan

We may have been a bit remiss in sharing it with the Internet, but we’ve been enjoying our weekends here in Ohio, as late summer has faded into autumn (or Fall, which even Chris admits is a nicely evocative name). … Continue reading →

Categories: photos, ranting