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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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Atlantic Ocean – NOAA Teacher at Sea
Leave a commentAugust 30, 2014 by Dr. G
I’m posting this just ahead of my next adventure – my journey out at sea! For the next three weeks, …
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PA – End of the Sabbatical
1July 26, 2014 by Dr. G
From July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014, I was on sabbatical from teaching at Penn State Brandywine (students, you …
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PA – Sensing Change at the Chemical Heritage Foundation
Leave a commentApril 29, 2014 by Dr. G
A few days ago, I went in to panic mode, realizing that I only had a few more days to …
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PA – HighWaterLine: A Walking Art Experience at the Philadelphia Science Festival
1April 27, 2014 by Dr. G
The Philadelphia Science Festival has begun and is off to a great start! When looking over the numerous events taking …
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DC – The Closing of the Smithsonian’s Dinosaur Hall
Leave a commentApril 25, 2014 by Dr. G
First, it was the closing of the Life in the Ancient Seas Exhibit (see my blog post from August 2013 …
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PA – Tiktaalik roseae on display
Leave a commentApril 23, 2014 by Dr. G
It is funny how some topics that I teach come back around in new and exciting ways… take, for example, …
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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 – TEDxPhiladelphia 2014
Leave a commentMarch 30, 2014 by Dr. G
I purchased the ticket back in December, and finally, the day arrived! I had attended TEDxPhilly back in 2011, TEDxPhiladelphiaEd …
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PA – March Philly SciTweetup
Leave a commentMarch 30, 2014 by Dr. G
Reminder: The next #PhillySciTweetup will be 3/27, 5:30 pm at Landmark Americana at 34th & Market. If you dig science …
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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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VA – NSF Geo Ideas Lab
Leave a commentMarch 9, 2014 by Dr. G
From March 3-7, I served as a mentor for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geoscience Ideas Lab. Back on January …
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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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TX – Summit on the Future, Wrap-up
1January 13, 2014 by Dr. G
It is always impressive how much information can be packed in to just 2.5 days. I was saturated pretty quickly …
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TX – Summit on the Future, Day 3
1January 13, 2014 by Dr. G
Here it is, the final day of the Summit on the Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education, held at the Jackson …
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TX – Summit on the Future, Day 2
5January 11, 2014 by Dr. G
Day 2 for the Summit on the Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education was just as busy, engaging, and exhausting as …
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TX – Summit on the Future, Day 1
2January 10, 2014 by Dr. G
Today was the first full day of the Summit on the Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education. We piled in to …
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TX – Summit on the Future, pre-workshop & State Capitol
3January 9, 2014 by Dr. G
This morning, I left one very cold Media, PA, to travel to one very warm Austin, TX. Bright and early …
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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 – Covering Complex Science, by Joe Palca (NPR)
2November 22, 2013 by Dr. G
Last night, I attended the Ullyot Public Affairs Lecture at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. I’ve known about the CHF and …
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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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CO – GSA125, Teaching Controversies Workshop
Leave a commentOctober 26, 2013 by Dr. G
My first full day in Denver, Colorado, started with a simple tweet: Will be heading out soon to help co-lead …
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FL – ScienceOnline Oceans, Wrap-Up
Leave a commentOctober 14, 2013 by Dr. G
Wow – it is amazing how much information can be packed in to such a short time. With one day …
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FL – ScienceOnline Oceans, shark tagging
2October 13, 2013 by Dr. G
Today was a day filled with post-conference fieldtrips for attendees to choose from. Since I went to graduate school in …
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FL – ScienceOnline Oceans, Sat. PM
1October 12, 2013 by Dr. G
The Saturday afternoon of ScienceOnline Oceans was packed with three technical sessions, then group dinners and the Marine Geek Fashion …
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FL – ScienceOnline Oceans, Sat. AM
1October 12, 2013 by Dr. G
Here I am at “the U” (how people refer to University of Miami) for today’s sessions at ScienceOnline Oceans! The …
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FL – ScienceOnline Oceans, workshop & panel
2October 11, 2013 by Dr. G
Today begins the formal programming of ScienceOnline Oceans! This afternoon, a series of workshops were available for people to attend. …
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FL – ScienceOnline Oceans, travel day
Leave a commentOctober 10, 2013 by Dr. G
After my flight taking off an hour late (the pilots were delayed getting to the airport), I’ve started my journey …
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PA – 2nd Annual PAESTA Conference
Leave a commentOctober 6, 2013 by Dr. G
On Friday and Saturday, October 4-5, the Penn State Brandywine campus was the host to the 2nd Annual PAESTA Conference. …
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PA – Park(ing) Day Philadelphia
1September 20, 2013 by Dr. G
Park(ing) Day seeks to reclaim parking spots and transform them into engaging, people-friendly parking spaces for one day a year. …
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TN – Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Leave a commentAugust 22, 2013 by Dr. G
For the past several days, I was able to explore the wonders of one of our country’s natural national parks, …
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DC – ScienceOnline Climate, Wrap-Up
Leave a commentAugust 16, 2013 by Dr. G
[Previous postings with my reflections on the ScienceOnline Climate conference can be found at Day 1 – morning and afternoon, …
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DC – ScienceOnline Climate, Day 2 (PM)
1August 16, 2013 by Dr. G
[NOTE – If you are coming here for the first time from a #ScioClimate tweet, please take a quick moment …
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DC – ScienceOnline Climate, Day 2 (AM)
3August 16, 2013 by Dr. G
[NOTE – If you are coming here for the first time from a #ScioClimate tweet, please take a quick moment …
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DC – ScienceOnline Climate, Day 1 (PM)
5August 15, 2013 by Dr. G
[NOTE – If you are coming here for the first time from a #ScioClimate tweet, please take a quick moment …
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DC – ScienceOnline Climate, Day 1 (AM)
4August 15, 2013 by Dr. G
[NOTE – If you are coming here for the first time from a #ScioClimate tweet, please take a quick moment …
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DC – The Closing of the Smithsonian’s Life in the Ancient Seas Hall
1August 8, 2013 by Dr. G
I couldn’t believe the news when I first heard it in June – the Smithsonian was going to close their …
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PA – ESSP Workshops at Penn State Brandywine
Leave a commentAugust 2, 2013 by Dr. G
The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of activity on the research front for me! We just completed two …
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PA – The Sabbatical
2July 1, 2013 by Dr. G
July 1st marks the beginning of a new journey for me, one I have not yet taken advantage of – …
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CA – 2013 URPD WOO, Day 2
Leave a commentJune 23, 2013 by Dr. G
Day 2 of WOO! This is the first full day and also the final day of the Undergraduate Research Program …
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CA – 2013 URPD WOO, Day 1
Leave a commentJune 23, 2013 by Dr. G
If you read my last blog post that summarized the end of the CUR Business Meeting, you saw my explanation …
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CA – 2013 CUR Business Meeting, Final Day
Leave a commentJune 22, 2013 by Dr. G
All good things must come to an end, including the CUR Business Meeting. Today was a half-day of sessions, ending …
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CA – 2013 CUR Business Meeting, Day 2
Leave a commentJune 22, 2013 by Dr. G
Today was a full day of CUR business at the CUR Business Meeting at Chapman University. After a not-too-bad night’s …
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CA – 2013 CUR Business Meeting, Day 1
Leave a commentJune 21, 2013 by Dr. G
Confessions of an exhausted professor – I am not good at time zone changes. I don’t know why my body …
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CA – 2013 CUR Business Meeting, travel day
Leave a commentJune 20, 2013 by Dr. G
Today I traveled to Orange, California, for the start of the CUR Business Meeting, and then will stay here at …
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PA – Science Fair Judge at Meredith School
Leave a commentJune 17, 2013 by Dr. G
Today, I did a volunteer activity that is a common one in which science faculty participate – serving as a …
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PA – ESSP Work in June 2013, State College
Leave a commentJune 7, 2013 by Dr. G
Since I was already in north-central Pennsylvania for the NAGT-ES conference, I decided to head down to State College for …
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PA – NAGTES Meeting, wrap-up
Leave a commentJune 2, 2013 by Dr. G
Reflection is not just something I have my students do after hearing guest speakers or completing major projects. It is …
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PA – NAGTES Meeting, Day 3
Leave a commentJune 1, 2013 by Dr. G
Today was the third and final full day of the NAGT-Eastern Section Conference. Today’s fieldtrip was to the Grand Canyon …
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PA – NAGTES Meeting, Day 2
Leave a commentMay 31, 2013 by Dr. G
Day 2 of the NAGT-Eastern Section conference was dedicated entirely to a Marcellus Shale Field Trip. Despite knowing that temperatures …
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PA – NAGTES Meeting, Day 1
Leave a commentMay 30, 2013 by Dr. G
This is a very hard post to write. I don’t think I’ve ever had a negative entry on my blog. …
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Journeys of Dr. G
Designed for my students, to find out where I am and what I am up to!
Journeys of Dr. G 