Author Archives: Chris Rowan

In large earthquakes, the Earth moves for almost everyone

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Chris Rowan

The Global Positioning System has completely revolutionised how geologists study the deformation of the Earth. If you leave a GPS receiver in a fixed location for days, months and years, it is precise enough to measure motions on the millimetre … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, paper reviews, tectonics

And the ScienceSeeker Award for best physics, astronomy, or earth science post goes to…

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Chris Rowan

…me, apparently. Even though I didn’t know I’d been nominated until I was notified on Twitter: Congrats to @Allochthonous for "Best Physics, Astronomy, or Earth Science Post": http://t.co/em4cxUTWcl — ScienceSeeker (@SciSeeker) May 14, 2013 Check out the announcement on the … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery

Weekend procrastination for geonerds

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Chris Rowan

The lectures are done, and the grading is over: now we can get on with that research stuff that we’ve been moaning that we don’t have enough time for, right? Well… Sadly, the internet has conspired against us, with not … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, geomorphology

The dimensions of natural disasters

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Chris Rowan

“If you’re not on a fault zone, a volcanically active zone, or a tsunami zone, you’re probably in a valley that’s prone to flooding or having things tumble down the hills towards you.” So opines risk consultant Tony Taig in … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, public science

My class visits the Geology Department – by Geokid

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Chris Rowan

I went on a tour with my class yesterday in the Geology Department of Kent State University. My mom, my dad, and I led the tour. We got there by traveling on a special bus that had painted windows. When … Continue reading →

Categories: by Geokid, public science, teaching