21 August 2008
Posted by Jessica Ball
Another apology for the long delay in posts…who knew that moving to your first apartment required so much work? (And an unnecessarily long delay in getting internet access.) I’ll be trying to post this weekend, and possibly joining in the next PodClast (if I can review all the current events in time – again, difficult without internet).
Jessica Ball is a volcanologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, researching volcanic hydrothermal systems and stability, and doing science communication for the California Volcano Observatory. She previously worked at the Geological Society of America's Washington DC Policy Office, learning about the intersection of Earth science and legislative affairs. Her Mendenhall postdoc and PhD focused on how water affects the stability of volcanoes, and involved both field investigations and numerical modeling applications. Her blogging covers a range of topics, from her experiences in academic geosciences to science outreach and communication to her field and lab work in volcanology.
The opinions expressed on this blog are those of the author, and do not represent those of her past, present or future employers.