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Earth Horizons

Geoscientist Profiles

Professionals

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Abe Padilla

Mineral Commodity Specialist, National Minerals Information Center (NMIC), U.S. Geological Survey

My experience as a geoscientist has enhanced the way I look at nature, and makes my time spent outside that much more enjoyable!

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    Jenn Pickering

    Geologist, Shell

    Geology is the only career I could think of that had the potential for so much travel to beautiful places, the ability to spend so much time away from the office, and still pays the bills!

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      Ellery Richardson

      General Counsel, TDEC

      The scientific way of thinking and looking at the world will help you in whatever you do, whether it’s in the geosciences or not.

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        Kirk Rodgers

        Hydrologist, US Geological Survey

        There is not a day that goes by that I do not learn something new. The geosciences offer that kind of life-long learning.

          Students

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          Moyo Ajayi

          PhD Candidate, Vanderbilt University

          Becoming a geoscientist has made me even more passionate about the global environment.