Category Archives: conferences

AGU Dispatches: Posters and Pontification

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Chris Rowan

There are two main ways to get your science at AGU: by sitting in on one of the dozens of sessions of themed talks, or browsing the monstrous poster hall in Moscone South. I spent Tuesday morning mostly wandering around … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, conferences, palaeomagic, public science

AGU Dispatches: Superchrons and subduction

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Chris Rowan

I started the day with my paleomagician’s hat on, sitting in on a session looking at the long term behaviour of the Earth’s dynamo. Changes in the strength and reversal frequency of the Earth’s magnetic field give a unique insight … Continue reading →

Categories: conferences, palaeomagic, tectonics

Anne’s November Navigations

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Anne Jefferson

I’m not joining the exodus of geoscientists to AGU this week; I’m still recovering from November. I’m not sure whether I spent more time in Ohio or outside of it last month. The month started with the rain and runoff … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, conferences, geomorphology, hydrology

My AGU Posters: a visual history

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Chris Rowan

It’s a miracle! In an amazing (and probably entirely serendipitous) feat of organisation, I find myself printing my poster for the AGU 2012 Fall Meeting a whole 3 days before I fly to San Francisco. Since I am generally more … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, conferences

Storm Comin’

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Anne Jefferson

If you live in the eastern 1/3 of the US and you haven’t started paying attention to Hurricane Sandy, today is THE day. This odd late-season storm is going to hit the northeastern and mid-Atlantic coast hard, having already stormed … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, conferences, geohazards, hydrology