Earth Science has
always been of interest to me. From the very beginning to now, I have
been fasinated with how rocks, organisms, and water move across the earth's
surface. I am especially interested in how climate has changed in the
past and how organisms have adapted and respond to current climate.
I have recently
graduated with my masters of science in Earth and Quaternary Studies from
Indiana State in 2014 and a bachelors of arts in Geography from the University
of Wisconsin-Platteville. My
undergraduate focus and my thesis were in the field of Dendrochronology. I primarily study tree rings for indicators
in radial growth of changes in climate, geology, or changes in the ecosystem. Because they record annually resolved
environmental data, trees can provide a fairly tangible approach to basic and
complex scientific principles regarding weather, climate, and how species
interact.
For this inquiry
blog, I would like to learn more about the rock cycle and how plate tectonics
drive our planet’s geology. I have primarily
studied the geography of many of the landforms across the planet and the
glacial deposits found in Wisconsin, but I have neglected to explore the
underlying geology which is the source of so much we see today. This will also
provide me a chance to explore what I will be teaching in coming years.
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I think your area of study sounds interesting and very strong for your location. The tree rings studies especially. The age of things that are still alive can be baffling.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to me that you chose plate tectonics as your topic. I think that plates are a pretty cool thing in our world, and this is coming from a guy whose only real interests in science were ecology and animal biology (regardless of what I all took). However, now that I think about it, plates really were never covered since middle school, even when I took my geoscience course which was mostly about evolution and the fossil record. I am interested to follow your finds!
Sounds like you really know what you're talking about, and I hope you would with how much schooling you've done. I never knew that about trees. I knew I used to have an interest in this kind of stuff but I don't know where the interest went. I did not know you could tell about past weather by just looking inside a tree so I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with next
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