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On September 16, 2013

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magnetictothecore

We're back in Liverpool and it's time to start wor

We're back in Liverpool and it's time to start working on all the samples we collected. We do miss these beautiful mountains a little bit though 😍

#paleomagnetism #geology #fieldwork #magnetism #nature #outdoor #adventure #scicomm #science #floridamountains #newmexico

We looked at some Precambrian rocks in the Frankli

We looked at some Precambrian rocks in the Franklin Mountains yesterday again, and the weather was 👌

#nature #geology #fieldwork #magnetism #franklinmountains #precambrian

We explored some Precambrian volcanics in the Fran

We explored some Precambrian volcanics in the Franklin Mountains near El Paso on our first day in the field

#paleomagnetism #geology #fieldwork #precambrian #rhyolite

Last week, we (@danthallner and @anniquevd ) went

Last week, we (@danthallner and @anniquevd ) went on fieldwork to Canada to sample Devonian rocks for magnetostratigraphy. We flew out with a helicopter and camped in the wilderness for about a week. It was an amazing adventure!
#paleomagnetism #geology #fieldwork #nature #outdoor #adventure #scicomm #Devonian #livuni #normanwells #canadianhelicopters

The exhibition has ended and we are all on our way

The exhibition has ended and we are all on our way home after an amazing week. One last (but not least) member of our crew that we want to introduce is Jenny! She is a PhD student in volcanology in Liverpool and got herself completely up to speed on palaeomagnetism just so she could help us this week! She did amazing and we are so grateful :-). This gorgeous German is usually climbing the rocks so if she is too high up to see you will recognise her amazing laugh and feel instantly comforted. Thanks Jenny and have fun in Montreal for your conference!

Meet our youngest PhD student, Ben Handford. He jo

Meet our youngest PhD student, Ben Handford. He joined our lab last autumn and has already been on fieldwork to Italy and to Argentina! So lucky. He has been an awesome help this whole week and is also a great laugh. This stylish Northerner is not the most talkative but what he does say is spot on and often hilarious. We are happy to have him on our team and that he will be there for at least another 3 years :-). #magnetictothecore #boltonhumour #palaeomagnetism #summerscience #sciencesunday

This is Joe, a PhD student at Imperial College in

This is Joe, a PhD student at Imperial College in London. He uses magnetic minerals to track hydrocarbon migration pathways. All week he has been part of our team and sharing his knowledge. Since he lives in London he was also our go to for any activities outside of the exhibition. The best restaurants the best parks to take breaks in etc. “When not busy with science I play an awful game of football and enjoy watching people who have some more ability”. We are sure that is exaggerated Joe!

This is Georgia. She has just finished her undergr

This is Georgia. She has just finished her undergrad geophysics degree and did her final thesis in our lab. As Annique’s student she studied sedimentary rocks to find out more about the magnetic field from the Devonian. She is here during her holidays to excite other people about palaeomagnetism. Outside of academia she is one to be feared with her exquisite fencing skills. We are so happy that Georgia is helping us at our stand! #palaeomagnetism #magnetictothecore #summerscience #femalescientist #fenceforfun #lovesthechocolate

Welcome back to another day at magnetic to the cor

Welcome back to another day at magnetic to the core. Today we are introducing Domenico. This Italian modeller is a postdoc in our lab. He has traveled quite a bit for his passion, coming from Italy and doing his PhD in Germany. His last postdoc was in Toulouse and we are very lucky with him having moved to Liverpool to help us with our quest to link the Earth’s magnetic field to deep Earth behaviour. His numerical models of the Geodynamo are getting better and better! Come talk to him about it at the Royal Society!! #palaeomagnetism #summerscience #magnetictothecore #deepearth #numericalmodels #travelforscience #beeneverywhere

Meet Janine, senior lecturer in geology in Liverpo

Meet Janine, senior lecturer in geology in Liverpool. She uses rock magnetism to understand how magma flowed in ancient volcanic plumbing system. Her enthusiasm about this week and science in general has been uplifting for the entire team. Unfortunately she has a flight to Canada to catch for an important conference (IUGG) but it was a delight having her with us this week. #rockmagnetism #volcanoesareawesome #womeninscience #magnetictothecore #offtocanada #geologyrocks

Time for another introduction! This is Elliot, res

Time for another introduction! This is Elliot, responsible for all equipment in our lab and for our safety. As our technician, Elliot can fix drills with hammers like no one else can, and this week he has absolutely been on fire teaching people about the magnetic field. He has been in our lab for longer than most of us and can explain everything very clearly. See you all at stand 10! #magnetictothecore #techniciantothetop #royalsociety #summerscience #palaeomagnetism #stand10

This is our visiting researcher Dr. Anouk Beniest

This is our visiting researcher Dr. Anouk Beniest from the Free University of Amsterdam. She uses magnetic anomalies in the ocean floor to study the dynamics of continents breaking apart. She writes amazing blogs about life and science and is super athletic. She is not shy of a good dance party either and always stands up for what she believes in. #vuamsterdam #magnetictothecore #femalescientist #royalsociety #summerscience

Meet Louise! Extremely soon to be dr. Hawkins has

Meet Louise! Extremely soon to be dr. Hawkins has finished her PhD and is about to graduate. She is standing so close to these extremely old books only to find out they are not nearly as old as the rocks she studies. She spent the last few months bringing her paleointensity knowledge to Perth and will come back to Liverpool for a postdoc in August. We can’t wait to have her back! #magnetism #magnetictothecore #summerscience #magneticfieldreversedinaustralia? 😂
#girlsinscience #liverpoolgeomag

Meet dr. Richard Bono. One of the postdoctoral mod

Meet dr. Richard Bono. One of the postdoctoral modellers in our lab. This hard working American is creating his own statistical field model for Earth and is always helping others with their modelling questions. He is a proud dad and husband and is also very proud of the custom made magnetometer that we brought to the exhibit (second photo). With very handy engineering and his handy software it can tell us if a sample is normal or reversed! Come see it at our stand @theroyalsociety #summerscience #magnetictothecore
#americanstakeoverthelab #normalorreversed #kickstoolmagnetometer #paleomagnetism

Meet dr. Greig Paterson. This happy Scot is a NERC

Meet dr. Greig Paterson. This happy Scot is a NERC fellow at our Geomagnetism lab @livuni. He works on almost all aspects of palaeomagnetism and is able to get the whole lab to work for him when he wants to. Before Liverpool he worked in Beijing, where he met his lovely wife. Greig was of immense value in the organisation of this event and will be around all week to share his enthusiasm and answer questions.
#paleomagnetism #magnetictothecore #royalsociety #summerscience #RSSSE #QpiQuest #SassyScot #mentortomany

This is Yael Engbers, our social media wizard. Bes

This is Yael Engbers, our social media wizard. Besides writing super nice Instagram posts about everyone in our team (except this one), this social butterfly studies the South Atlantic Anomaly for her PhD. With her busy schedule and her hundreds of friends, we are delighted that this mountain goat found the time to liven up our exhibition team for the entire week! If you want the perspective of an awesome young scientist on time management, come and chat with Yael @theroyalsociety #palaeomagnetism #licencetodrill #femalescientist #socialbutterfly #magnetictothecore #summersscience #chefsocialmedia #lovespeoplemorethanrocks #royalsociety #RSSSE

This is Dan, our Austrian cuddle bear. Dan (or Dan

This is Dan, our Austrian cuddle bear. Dan (or Daniele) Thallner is a second-year PhD student in our lab and is our go-to for coding and for many other tech related problems, like fixing this awesome reversing magnetic globe. He loves good sarcastic banter and is filled with love for his friends and plants (mainly the latter). Kids absolutely love him, so we are very excited to see him teach them about science this week @theroyalsociety! #magnetictothecore #summerscience #paleomagnetism #ishereversed? #huggingtheglobe #austriancuddlebear

This is Courtney! Dr. Sprain is on her way to big

This is Courtney! Dr. Sprain is on her way to big success and will lead her own geochronology lab in Florida starting in August. Much to our pain since that means that we will have to miss her soon. In the lab this adorable chatty American will ALWAYS help you with anything you need and share her scientific experiences. She will see interesting rocks where we just see a wall, and talk about them (a lot). We wish Courtney and her husband Nate the best time in Florida and are super happy she is still here this week to share her enthusiasm for science with the visitors of the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition! #Seeyoulateralligator
#summerscience #magnetictothecore
#girlpower #wewillmissyou #19publications #mentorship #couldsheBEanysmarter #rocksareawesome #geologyrocks

Meet Andy! Mr boss-man-Biggin. Andy is the leader

Meet Andy! Mr boss-man-Biggin. Andy is the leader of our lab and sort of like a proud dad as you can see him showing off a photo of HIS team and standing by the RAPID magnetometer. Besides being an amazing professor and leader he is also literally a very proud dad. His son Daniel makes this cool prof weak in the knees. He looks forward to seeing all of you at our stand!! #magnetictothecore #prouddadandproudleader #professorbossmanbiggin #summerscience

This is Annique, or Dr. van der Boon for those in

This is Annique, or Dr. van der Boon for those in the know. She is the first of many people that we will introduce in the next week and a half. Annique is the mastermind of the entire operation (our stand at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition) and has led us with her endless enthusiasm and leadership talent. She is an amazing field geologist and is showing us her next fieldwork location for this summer in Canada. They will have to go by helicopter because it is so remote. Look for her at the exhibition to learn more about fieldwork, geology and palaeomagnetism in general! She is also showing off the T-shirt we are all wearing next week. Hope to see you all in London! #magnetictothecore
#licencetodrill
#summerscience
#femaleleader #girlpower
#gettingreadyforlondon
#livuni
#cannotwait

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