About Evelyn

Evelyn samples carbonate rock in Oman.

Evelyn obtained a B.A. double major in Earth Science and Arabic Language & Literature from Dartmouth College in 2006 and a PhD in Marine Geology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in 2012. For her PhD thesis research, Evelyn studied timescales of natural carbonation of peridoite in the Samail Ophiolite in the Sultanate of Oman, a project which combined her two loves of geology and Arabic language.

Evelyn is currently writing up papers about her PhD research and doing industry contract work. She is also trying her hand at some freelance science writing.

In her free time Evelyn enjoys reading (everything from geology textbooks to fantasy novels), traveling, rock climbing, kayaking, hiking, and attempting to learn foreign languages. Her time at MIT has made her into a bit of a Trekkie, and she is currently on a mission to watch all 7 seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation. After that, she hopes to add “Klingon” to the list of languages she speaks. Evelyn travels often, but her home base is Cape Town, South Africa, where she lives with her geologist husband and two adorable but mischievous cats named Zayna and Samira.

Evelyn also writes two other blogs:

-Geokittehs a blog about geology and cats that keeps Evelyn from posting too many cat pictures here on Georneys.

-Cape to Cape, a blog about Evelyn’s adventures as an American living abroad in South Africa.

If you would like to contact Evelyn, you may send her an email at:

georneysblog@gmail.com.