I wanted opinions on my career path. Im a freshman at a houston Univeristy planning to graduate in environmental geoscience and minor in Biology. I also have a water/phosphorus research project under my belt with experience in GIS. I chose this major and minor I was hoping to work to land a career in earth science specifically maybe ecology or hydrology, but also having options to work in oil & gas. Im not really familiar with everything so any advice or opinions would be appreciated!!

Hello,

I am trying to model heat transfer processes in Feflow. I am modelling an unsaturated system and was wondering what value to use for the volumetric heat capacity of air. In your opinion what would be most relevant in the soil system: Isobaric or Isochoric heat capacity?

Thank you!

New-ish earth science teacher here.

I have an activity where students take on the role of a rock in the rock cycle. They start at 1 of 4 stations, and at each station, they draw a card with instructions. The card either tells them a process and to move to a different station, or to stay there for another turn.

As I'm updating this activity, I had the realization that most/all rocks start as igneous, and we could say that some start as sedimentary (but the sediment had to originally be igneous or bio-matter). But by definition, no rock can "start" as metamorphic, right?

I'm thinking of not having any of my students start at the metamorphic station, then in the reflection, ask them why I had it setup like that to see if they can figure it out. But I want to make sure my logic is sound before I do it

Hi everyone,

I’m currently working on a project to track global forest changes using segmentation techniques. My plan is to extract data from different parts of the world to analyze these changes over time.

I’ve read various papers, but I haven’t been able to find a usable dataset that fits my needs. Specifically, I’m looking for a source where I can obtain Landsat data or any other relevant datasets without having to manually download them for each specific region.

Additionally, I need time series data with full spectral bands. As a Computer Science student, working with remote sensing data is relatively new to me, so any guidance on where to find these datasets would be greatly appreciated.

Are there any repositories or platforms where I can access this data more efficiently?

Thank you for your help!

im taking geoscience in my high school and i dont know if this is oceanic/continental or oceanic/oceanic, im thinking oceanic/oceanic but i just can’t be sure😞

I'm trying to find a masterlist of geoscience conferences, if you have a personal list, or your university that they share, or if you kow of an online resources, please let me know! That would be a mighty big help!!!!!!

I am finishing my Masters of geoscience in a little less then a year and am looking on advice for where to go after. Currently working as well as a lidar analyst temp (2 years here). For my Masters I specialize in RS with satellite imagery using Google Earth Engine with JavaScript and have some pretty impressive scripts processing Big Data I've made if I do say so myself. I have worked with GIS (ArcPro) for years and have now taught the same GIS course 6 times (2 classes each semester) and I use it for my thesis so I am fairly advanced there... Saying all this due to concerns in where the job industry is demanding industry experience. I am thinking programming or developing since there is incredible money remotely there but that's hard to get a foot into with little experience. Any suggestions or different routes to take (except geology or mineralogy as I have somehow spent 5 years in geosciences and never taken courses in those).

Hello, do you have suggestions for good tutorials to gain knowledge in the field of remote sensing and cartography?

Thanks in advance!

I'm (38) looking at what it might take to pick up the reigns of my dads job. He works in geoscience with strain gauge testing and runs his own business. Im curious if I have what it takes to pick up and allow him to retire. My main questions relate to the kinds of course work for a geoscience degree. What would I be being graded on? Is it mainly projects or is it more test or essay based? What would i be doing in the course most of the time?

A)which universiety in the world is best for geoscience and its procedure and do they take you to visit different places

B) which is the best field in geography to earn more money like shit tone of money...
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This is being cross posted between r/geoscience, r/environmental_science , r/EnvironmentalEngineer, and r/Environmental_Careers

I am just beginning my sophomore year in college. So far the courses I have taken count for both the Environmental Geosciences major I currently have (hydrology or hydrogeology is not a specific option at my institution) and Environmental Engineering. I find the geosciences classes to be really interesting and I like the idea of approaching a career in water treatment and or pollution sites from a hydrogeology perspective interesting. However, I know that this can also be done with environmental engineering with a more sometimes chemical and design perspective. I am wondering what input there is as to what major would help me more with wanting to work in water treatment or pollution sites. I know that sometimes engineering opens up more jobs. But, some job listings look for either for the same type of work. I know both are probably good but I also need to think about income as well. If anyone has any input I will be eternally grateful. I see the benefit of both and if college were free (haha) I would double major. I am going to speak with the hydrogeology professors and the environmental engineering water-related class professors, but they may be biased toward their respective departments.

After you do your masters in geography can you persuade pharmacy while working???

I have to curate the sample ID from one place. then put it in another app and manually generate the trace graph one by one for each test.

it's such a terrible workflow. it's impossible to do real analysis on a basin/area/well with this

anyone else share this pain? Any solutions?

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This fall I’m majoring in geoscience and don’t know what laptop I should get. I have a MacBook right now but I know those aren’t the best for geosci majors. Right now I’m leaning towards a Lenovo yoga but not sure if that’s a good choice.

I recently relocated to Manchester and am eager to establish myself in the geophysics industry here. I have a decade of experience as a Geoscience Data Manager and Application Support Analyst.I’m interested in learning about any job-oriented courses or training programs you or other organizations might offer in Manchester. I'm specifically looking to enhance my skill set to increase my job prospects within the industry.

I'm a hobbyist. I had some success comparing the compositional data of two rift regions. Now I want to compare the physical dimensions and structure of those rifts. I think they could be nearly identical in shape and I want to know if it's true. How do pros do this? Do you have to find triangulation data?

Hi all! I'm looking for the ultimate dream and completely understand if it doesn't exist.

I am going to pursue a bachelors degree in don't know that's why l'm here with the end goal to get a traveling job.

I'm hoping for something in geoscience. As I have a strong passion for it. Are there any remote positions in this field?

I have a spouse and young kids. We would like to rent out our home and travel full-time in an 5th wheel. My spouse would be homeschooling our children on the road and I would be the one working.

Salary is definitely a factor, but I would like to state that I get VA disability that helps us tremendously each month so salary isn't my priority.

Our client (a supermajor) is struggling with this. Their PhDs have a terrible workflow... They can see most of their data in one app (spotfire) but have to copy paste the sample ID one at a time into another app to render the trace itself.

Prohibitive for effective discovery / research of existing well data.

We've toyed with creating a service which will do the trace rendering for them -- and can serve the rendered trace into whatever app they want it in.

Everyone has a direct connection to Earth, so I was surprised when I learned that geoscience is the least diverse of all STEM fields. Medicine is highly diverse, bio diverse, engineering has a lot of racial diversity and growing gender diversity. It's tried to improve diversity by hiring more women to faculty university positions in the last ten years, but it's still dead last. Does anyone have experiences or thoughts on why?

I got into offshore geophysical work for environmental consulting after graduating to get my shoe in the door.

Now after 4 years I’m realizing I’ll never be able to live close to my family as these companies do not allow remote work and are far away from the rocky mountain region obviously.

Does anyone have any advice, suggestions or leads for making the switch over to land based work in this area? Looking basically from NM to MT. It doesn’t HAVE to be geophysics but I do enjoy the work.

I also wouldn’t rule out switching from environmental all together if the location is good.

For reference my experience is in sonar, bathymetry, magnetometer, sub bottom profiler, MUHRS Seismic, and single channel seismic. Also having a little coring experience and a few hitches doing CPT.

Hope yall are well and thanks in advance.

Currently taking online classes at SNHU for a bachelor's degree in geoscience with a concentration. I am hoping to move within the next year hopefully somewhere near a different college or university that I can finish the degree and start in person classes for the classes that are better for in person learning such as field work and others more degree specific classes. We have been looking at moving to Oregon maybe within an hour or so of Portland. I have also been eyeing Maryland. I'm not sure where the best schools are for getting a geoscience degree and if they would accept transfer credits. If you have any recommendations for specific schools to look into that would be great! If there are any other schools outside the country I am also willing to look into relocating especially with everything happening in the US.

Planetary geoscience or mineral exploration......... And if I got master's degree in mineral exploration, will I be eligible to get PhD in planetary geoscience?!

Hey there, - I want to learn more about rocks and minerals, specifically how they are formed and how to identify them. I have several field guides but they are more for a “rockhound” audience and aren’t really scratching the itch to better understand the chemical and physical processes involved.

I’m wondering if anyone has any recommendations for specific titles worth the $$ (textbooks or resources online) that are helpful at an introductory level.

Tysm!

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