Category Archives: Conferences
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Coastal optimism quilts journey to Louisiana
Leave a commentDecember 19, 2021 by Dr. G
The Stitching Hope for the Louisiana Coast quilt collection goes on display at the 2021 AGU Fall Meeting in New Orleans
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Fair Trade for the holidays and every day
Leave a commentDecember 28, 2020 by Dr. G
A short reflection on what living and working in America’s first Fair Trade Town means to me
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CA – Ocean Sciences Meeting, fieldtrip and opening plenary
2February 17, 2020 by Dr. G
Today was the day before the official start of technical sessions for the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020 in San Diego, …
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Community College Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) Summit 2019
Leave a commentNovember 23, 2019 by Dr. G
I was honored to be invited to attend and present at an event co-organized by the National Science Foundation and …
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Sound Education 2019 – Reflection
Leave a commentOctober 14, 2019 by Dr. G
At the end of every conference I attend, I pull together a reflection of my thoughts on what I learned, …
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Sound Education 2019 – Post 3
Leave a commentOctober 12, 2019 by Dr. G
Today was the final day of Sound Education 2019, with more keynotes and sessions. It was an interesting day, filled …
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Sound Education 2019 – Post 2
Leave a commentOctober 12, 2019 by Dr. G
Friday, October 11, was the first full day of sessions for the Sound Education conference, with today’s talks taking place …
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Sound Education 2019 – Post 1
Leave a commentOctober 10, 2019 by Dr. G
As I continue my journey into learning about the world of podcasting (after attending Podcast Movement in Orlando), I’m now …
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Podcast Movement 2019 – Day 3
Leave a commentAugust 17, 2019 by Dr. G
For this conference, I decided to do an audioblog to document my journey at the Podcast Movement 2019 conference in …
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Podcast Movement 2019 – Day 2
Leave a commentAugust 15, 2019 by Dr. G
For this conference, I decided to do an audioblog to document my journey at the Podcast Movement 2019 conference in …
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Podcast Movement 2019 – Day 1
Leave a commentAugust 14, 2019 by Dr. G
For this conference, I decided to do an audioblog to document my journey at the Podcast Movement 2019 conference in …
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Podcast Movement 2019 – Pre-Conference Sessions
Leave a commentAugust 13, 2019 by Dr. G
For this conference, I decided to do an audioblog to document my journey at the Podcast Movement 2019 conference in …
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Podcast Movement 2019 – Travel Day
Leave a commentAugust 12, 2019 by Dr. G
For this conference, I decided to do an audioblog to document my journey at the Podcast Movement 2019 conference in …
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DC – 2019 AAAS Meeting, Sci-Mic Stage
Leave a commentApril 7, 2019 by Dr. G
Checking out the #AAASmtg Sci-Mic Stage with @StrongReporter and @leHotz who are sharing @WSJ The Future of Everything podcast/The Price …
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DC – 2019 AAAS Meeting, Environmental and Textile Scientists Combating Microplastic Pollution
Leave a commentApril 7, 2019 by Dr. G
Another panel I attended at the 2019 AAAS Meeting was titled Environmental and Textile Scientists Combating Microplastic Pollution. This was …
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DC – 2019 AAAS Meeting, Plastics in the Oceans: Sources, Sinks and Solutions
Leave a commentApril 2, 2019 by Dr. G
One panel I attended at the 2019 AAAS Meeting was titled Plastics in the Oceans: Sources, Sinks and Solutions. This …
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DC – 2019 AAAS Meeting, Climate Change 2019: Finding the Accelerator Pedal
Leave a commentMarch 22, 2019 by Dr. G
At the 2019 AAAS Meeting, I attended a full hour-long session by Dr. Chris Field, the Perry L. McCarty Director …
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DC – 2019 AAAS Meeting, Communicating Science Seminar
Leave a commentMarch 22, 2019 by Dr. G
In February, I attended my first-ever AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Meeting. The meeting was being held …
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DC – James Balog, The Human Element, and Third Pod From the Sun
Leave a commentDecember 11, 2018 by Dr. G
Back during Earth Science Week in October, I was thrilled that our campus was able to receive a free copy …
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DC – Communicating Climate Change: Informing Politicians and Policy Makers
Leave a commentDecember 11, 2018 by Dr. G
At the 2018 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in Washington DC, I attended a two-hour sessions of talks by six …
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DC – Sketch Your Science
Leave a commentDecember 10, 2018 by Dr. G
Planning your week at #AGU18? Don’t forget to come to our “Sketch your Science” workshop on Monday! @JoAnnaScience and I …
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PA – 2018 AASHE Conference
Leave a commentOctober 5, 2018 by Dr. G
I’m co-chair of the Sustainovation Team on campus, a group of faculty and staff that work towards campus/community collaborations that …
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PA – 2nd Annual Energy Harvesting Society Meeting
Leave a commentSeptember 8, 2018 by Dr. G
I had the great opportunity to attend the annual meeting of the Energy Harvesting Society, hosted by Penn State at …
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Adventures of the (original) CUR frisbee
Leave a commentJuly 6, 2018 by Dr. G
At the recent 2018 CUR Biennial Conference (see my blog post summarizing my conference experience), the Council on Undergraduate Research …
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DC – 2018 Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Biennial Conference
1July 6, 2018 by Dr. G
From July 1-3, 2018, I was a presenter and attendee at the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Biennial Conference in …
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DC – CUR Business Meeting
Leave a commentJuly 1, 2018 by Dr. G
Each year, the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) holds a business meeting, where the elected councilors from all of the …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Reflection
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. The …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Stitching Hope for the Coast project
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. I …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 5
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. This …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 4, PM
1March 18, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. After …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 4, AM
1March 18, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. This …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 3, PM
1March 17, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. This …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 3, AM
Leave a commentMarch 17, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. Today …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 2, PM
2March 17, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. This …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 1
3March 16, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. On …
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DC – AAC&U ePortfolio Forum
1February 2, 2018 by Dr. G
I’ve been exploring the idea of having students generate ePortfolios in my courses – specifically, the courses that count towards …
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OR, DC, LA – Crater Lake National Park and AGU
Leave a commentDecember 24, 2017 by Dr. G
As 2017 is wrapping up, I looked back at this blog and realize that I missed a half-year of posts! …
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PA, DC – NEGSA and AGU Meetings
Leave a commentMay 29, 2017 by Dr. G
Overall, 2017 is going to be a slow year for conference travel. With administrative responsibilities increasing for me on campus, …
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CO, CA – GSA, AGU and surgery for 2016
Leave a commentMay 29, 2017 by Dr. G
I realize the last blog post I completed on Journeys of Dr. G was from my summer trip to Alaska …
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NY, DC – NEGSA, NAS, AGU
Leave a commentJune 28, 2016 by Dr. G
Since I started my GeoEd Trek blog over at the AGU Blogosphere, it has been tricky finding a balance between …
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CA – 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, Friday
Leave a commentDecember 23, 2015 by Dr. G
This is one of a series of blog posts on the Journeys of Dr. G blog for the 2015 AGU …
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CA – 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, Thursday
6December 18, 2015 by Dr. G
This is one of a series of blog posts on the Journeys of Dr. G blog for the 2015 AGU …
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CA – 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, Wednesday
6December 17, 2015 by Dr. G
This is one of a series of blog posts on the Journeys of Dr. G blog for the 2015 AGU …
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CA – 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, Tuesday
6December 16, 2015 by Dr. G
This is one of a series of blog posts on the Journeys of Dr. G blog for the 2015 AGU …
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CA – 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, Monday
6December 15, 2015 by Dr. G
This is one of a series of blog posts on the Journeys of Dr. G blog for the 2015 AGU …
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CA – 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, Sunday
5December 14, 2015 by Dr. G
This is one of a series of blog posts on the Journeys of Dr. G blog for the 2015 AGU …
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CA – 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, pre-meeting
6December 12, 2015 by Dr. G
This is one of a series of blog posts on the Journeys of Dr. G blog for the 2015 AGU …
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MD – 2015 GSA Annual Meeting, Tuesday
Leave a commentNovember 3, 2015 by Dr. G
Although this was my last day attending the 2015 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, it certainly was just as …
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MD – 2015 GSA Annual Meeting, Monday PM
Leave a commentNovember 3, 2015 by Dr. G
I wish I had some more time to explore Baltimore – although I’ve visited here several times, being so close …
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MD – 2015 GSA Annual Meeting, Monday AM
Leave a commentNovember 2, 2015 by Dr. G
I spent this morning in the Exhibit Hall, an enormous room with 189 booth containing products and information that any …
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MD – 2015 GSA Annual Meeting, Sunday PM
Leave a commentNovember 1, 2015 by Dr. G
It turns out that the GSA Annual Meeting wasn’t the only event taking place in Baltimore this afternoon… Either there's …
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MD – 2015 GSA Annual Meeting, Sunday AM
Leave a commentNovember 1, 2015 by Dr. G
#GSA2015 Day 1: William Smith, Tyrannosaurs, the Chesapeake, Digital Tech in the #Geoscience Classroom, Mass Extinctions… and more. — EARTH …
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MD – 2015 GSA Annual Meeting, pre-conference
Leave a commentNovember 1, 2015 by Dr. G
I have arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, for the Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America! This four-day conference is …
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PA – Pennsylvania Communication Association 76th Annual Convention
Leave a commentOctober 23, 2015 by Dr. G
I haven’t been able to get some of my short trips up on this blog – since I’ve started blogging …
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DC & OK – AGU Meetings & CUR Business
Leave a commentJune 28, 2015 by Dr. G
My past post detailed my journeys to Oklahoma and Washington DC. This time, I was back in Washington DC, and …
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OK & DC – OK-INBRE and NAS-NRC
Leave a commentMay 22, 2015 by Dr. G
I have fallen a little behind in posting my travels recently – but that doesn’t mean that these professional trips …
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PA – 2015 TLT Symposium
Leave a commentMarch 21, 2015 by Dr. G
I haven’t been traveling for a few months – which has been fine with me, especially in this miserable winter …
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CA – 2014 AGU Fall Meeting, Friday
Leave a commentDecember 20, 2014 by Dr. G
The final day of the 2014 AGU Fall Meeting has arrived! Yes, I am thoroughly exhausted, but no, it is …
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CA – 2014 AGU Fall Meeting, Thursday
Leave a commentDecember 18, 2014 by Dr. G
Overwhelmed yet? Yeah, me too. #SOMUCHSCIENCE #AGU14 — Chad Trexler (@c_trex) December 16, 2014 Note that the tweet above was …
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CA – 2014 AGU Fall Meeting, Wednesday
Leave a commentDecember 17, 2014 by Dr. G
We’ve officially reached record attendance with over 25,000 attendees at #AGU14! pic.twitter.com/kCvCwFWqMN — Am Geophysical Union (@theAGU) December 16, 2014 …
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CA – 2014 AGU Fall Meeting, Tuesday
Leave a commentDecember 17, 2014 by Dr. G
Follow the poster tubes! #AGU14 http://t.co/L512cQbLFL pic.twitter.com/H4kYoIHVM0 — Am Geophysical Union (@theAGU) December 16, 2014 Tuesday at the AGU Fall …
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CA – 2014 AGU Fall Meeting, Monday
Leave a commentDecember 16, 2014 by Dr. G
Today was the first official day of the 2014 AGU Fall Meeting, and it was quite a full day! My …
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CA – 2014 AGU Fall Meeting, pre-meeting
Leave a commentDecember 14, 2014 by Dr. G
Another December, another fall meeting for the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, California. My students were notified right at …
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BC – GSA 2014, Tuesday PM
Leave a commentOctober 22, 2014 by Dr. G
(*NOTE – this is part of a series of blog posts from the 2014 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting …
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BC – GSA 2014, Tuesday AM
1October 22, 2014 by Dr. G
(*NOTE – this is part of a series of blog posts from the 2014 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting …
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BC – GSA 2014, Monday PM
2October 21, 2014 by Dr. G
(*NOTE – this is part of a series of blog posts from the 2014 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting …
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BC – GSA 2014, Monday AM
3October 20, 2014 by Dr. G
My talk was this morning, so I decided to camp out in my session room to hear the other fascinating …
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BC – GSA workshop and first day
3October 20, 2014 by Dr. G
It’s that time of year again – time for the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. This national …
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MA – NSTA 2014
Leave a commentApril 6, 2014 by Dr. G
From Thursday, April 3, through Sunday, April 6, I was in attendance at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) conference …
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MA – NSTA travel day & State Capitol
Leave a commentApril 6, 2014 by Dr. G
On Wednesday, April 2, I headed out again for another conference – this time, to Boston, Massachusetts, for the National …
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PA – 2014 NEGSA Section Meeting, Sunday AM
Leave a commentMarch 23, 2014 by Dr. G
“If you worry about getting through the entire textbook, then you are forgetting why you are there [in the classroom].” …
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PA – 2014 TLT Symposium, Saturday PM
1March 23, 2014 by Dr. G
The afternoon of the 2014 TLT Symposium had two Concurrent Sessions and a final afternoon keynote. The first afternoon session …
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PA – 2014 TLT Symposium, Saturday AM
1March 23, 2014 by Dr. G
Each year, Penn State University hosts a university-wide conference called the TLT Symposium (that stands for Teaching and Learning with …
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PA – Dan Kahan, Chestnut trees, and Robbie Melton
Leave a commentMarch 22, 2014 by Dr. G
I have been at the Penn State – University Park campus for the past several days, engaging in work related …
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NC – ScienceOnline Together, Wrap-Up
Leave a commentMarch 2, 2014 by Dr. G
Click on the hashtag #Scio14 to view all of my posts from ScienceOnline Together. It is going to take some …
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NC – ScienceOnline Together, Saturday PM
1March 1, 2014 by Dr. G
Click on the hashtag #Scio14 to view all of my posts from ScienceOnline Together. There was one more session before …
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NC – ScienceOnline Together, Saturday AM
Leave a commentMarch 1, 2014 by Dr. G
Click on the hashtag #Scio14 to view all of my posts from ScienceOnline Together. Before boarding the shuttle to the …
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NC – ScienceOnline Together, Friday PM
Leave a commentFebruary 28, 2014 by Dr. G
Click on the hashtag #Scio14 to view all of my posts from ScienceOnline Together. Friday afternoon at ScienceOnline Together consisted …
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NC – ScienceOnline Together, Friday AM
1February 27, 2014 by Dr. G
Click on the hashtag #Scio14 to view all of my posts from ScienceOnline Together. There are some interesting conference activities …
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NC – ScienceOnline Together, Thursday PM
Leave a commentFebruary 27, 2014 by Dr. G
Click on the hashtag #Scio14 to view all of my posts from ScienceOnline Together. Gonna talk so much science today. …
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NC – ScienceOnline Together, Thursday AM
Leave a commentFebruary 27, 2014 by Dr. G
Click on the hashtag #Scio14 to view all of my posts from ScienceOnline Together. Today was the official kick-off of …
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NC – ScienceOnline Together, fieldtrip
Leave a commentFebruary 26, 2014 by Dr. G
Today was full of adventure – actually, I should say “adventures” in the plural. This morning was my flight from …
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NC – ScienceOnline Together, pre-meeting
1February 25, 2014 by Dr. G
I’m off to my third Science Online meeting for the academic year – and this one has the potential to …
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CA – 2013 AGU Fall Meeting, post-meeting
Leave a commentDecember 29, 2013 by Dr. G
Another excellent (but exhausting) AGU meeting comes to an end. — Julian Lozos (@seismogenic) December 14, 2013 Yes, the meeting …
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CA – 2013 AGU Fall Meeting, NASA Social
6December 14, 2013 by Dr. G
It all started with a tweet… Come see NASA science in action at a #NASASocial @theAGU this Dec. in San …
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CA – 2013 AGU Fall Meeting, Thursday
1December 13, 2013 by Dr. G
A tweet advertising my afternoon poster presentation… retweeted by AGU! RT @guertin: If you saw me at the #AGU13 Bloggers …
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CA – 2013 AGU Fall Meeting, Wednesday
Leave a commentDecember 12, 2013 by Dr. G
Today is “hump day” of the week-long AGU fall conference. The day started bright and early in the morning (all …
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CA – 2013 AGU Fall Meeting, Bloggers Forum and Open Mic Night
1December 11, 2013 by Dr. G
I spent all day Tuesday with the NASA Social, but I was still able to participate in two more AGU …
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CA – 2013 AGU Fall Meeting, It’s a Family Thing
1December 11, 2013 by Dr. G
Although I still have some catching up to do with sharing my adventures from yesterday’s NASA Social, Blogging Forum, and …
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CA – 2013 AGU Fall Meeting, Monday
Leave a commentDecember 10, 2013 by Dr. G
Today is the first official, full day of the AGU Fall Conference (even though events have been going on for …
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CA – 2013 AGU Fall Meeting, Sunday
Leave a commentDecember 9, 2013 by Dr. G
As you can imagine, being on a non-stop flight from Philadelphia to San Francisco the day before the official start …
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CA – 2013 AGU Fall Meeting, pre-meeting
Leave a commentDecember 7, 2013 by Dr. G
The center of the solar system shifts to San Francisco next week @theAGU. Get ready for some science! http://t.co/STkRRm1pN9 #agu13 …
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PA – Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association 2013 conference
Leave a commentDecember 7, 2013 by Dr. G
On December 5th and 6th, the Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association held its annual conference in State College, PA, with the …
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PA – PATACF meeting at Tyler Arboretum
Leave a commentNovember 4, 2013 by Dr. G
Sometimes, I am lucky enough where a conference takes place right in my backyard – literally! I was recently asked …
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CO – GSA125, Conference Wrap-Up
Leave a commentNovember 1, 2013 by Dr. G
Airport shuttle full of sleeping geologists. Conferences are exhausting. #GSA125 — Becky Oskin (@beckyoskin) October 30, 2013 Technical sessions are …
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CO – GSA125, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
1November 1, 2013 by Dr. G
Every year, the GSA conference offers fieldtrips for exploration and professional development before and after the conference. As I am …
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CO – GSA125, Wednesday
Leave a commentOctober 30, 2013 by Dr. G
i’m just an experimental volcanologist masquerading as a mineral physicist for the afternoon. #gsa125 — Geneviève Robert (@geevesparmesan) October 28, …
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CO – GSA125, Tuesday
Leave a commentOctober 30, 2013 by Dr. G
Things You Hear At #GSA125 – “I’m a spillover guy” — Alexandra Witze (@alexwitze) October 29, 2013 More Things You …
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CO – GSA125, Monday
Leave a commentOctober 28, 2013 by Dr. G
As you deicide what to see and do at GSA, remember, ““Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” ― …
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CO – GSA125, Sunday
Leave a commentOctober 27, 2013 by Dr. G
So, it didn’t take too long for me to get frustrated about there being so many great sessions and activities, …
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