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• n  a specialist in geology

• It was nearly 30 years ago that physicist Luis Alvarez and his son Walter, a geologist, proposed the giant-impact theory of dinosaur extinction.
• Vails book attracted little notice when it first appeared in the NPS stores in 2003, until a critical review by Wilfred Elders, a respected University of California geologist .
• Over the past year, the average annual salary for a geologist with three to five years' experience has climbed 11%, to $75,600, reports executive- search firm MLA Resources.

News & Articles

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• Landslide! In the debris field with geologist Rick Wooten
  Standing at the pull-off on a gravel road near an unmarked trail in the Bent Creek Experimental Forest, geologist Rick Wooten tightens his black webbed utility belt — which holds a camera, a hammer and a Brunton compass. In the shade of his car’s open hatchback, he leans over a Panasonic Toughbook that’s displaying an aerial photograph of the slope above us. The image is overlaid with ...
  June 11, 2013 - Mountain Xpress
• Worth Investing? Aussie Geologist Demystifies Mining Announcements
  Aussie Geologist shows what to look for in gold and iron ore company announcements. (PRWeb June 10, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10814916.htm
  June 10, 2013 - PRWeb
• Geophysicist/geologist
  For an international clients with diverse offices across America I'm looking for a contract geophysicist/geologist to work out of Houston, Texas. If you have experience with Salt domes and these regional specificities you are in a good position to apply.
  June 7, 2013 - Rigzone

Quotes

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• Peter Doran in Tehran Times
  The petroleum geologist response is not too surprising, but the meteorologists' is very interesting," said Peter Doran associate professor of earth and environmental sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and one of the survey's...
• Dave Freudenthal in Jackson Hole Daily
  I am delighted that an individual of Wally's stature and experience is willing to step into this extremely important role of public service as the Acting State Geologist,Freudenthal said in a prepared statement. "Having strong leadership...
• Sean Parnell in Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Bob Swenson brings unique strengths to this job,Parnell said. "As state geologist, he has a detailed understanding of the factors that will literally underlie any Alaska gas line project. And he has significant private sector experience...