Category Archives: ranting

Is getting tenure Mission Impossible?

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Over at Galactic Interactions, fellow Scibling Rob Knop has announced that he’s leaving academia for a job at Linden Labs, the people who run Second Life. Even though that particular phenomenon leaves me a little bemused – I have enough … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, ranting

A recommendation from your friendly neighbourhood field trip instructor

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Dear geology students everywhere, Should you be out on a field mapping exercise, and one of the teaching staff does any of the following: (1) Sits pointedly on or near a particular outcrop as you wander past; (2) Deliberately wanders … Continue reading →

Categories: ranting

Six things I have learnt from my Namibian fieldwork

Posted on June 15, 2007 by Chris Rowan

1) Never let yourself be talked into using a Mahindra as a field vehicle. They may almost look the part: but they’re about as tough as a chocolate teapot in a blast furnace.

Categories: bloggery, fieldwork, geology, ranting

The highs and lows of fieldwork

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Chris Rowan

Four trying days into my latest field expedition, I seriously considered packing it all in and coming home, as I was clearly channelling the spirit of Murphy. Firstly, my vehicle broke down on the drive out. As it happened, this … Continue reading →

Categories: fieldwork, geology, ranting