29 June 2009
Posted by Jessica Ball
…and finally back in range of wireless. I’ve gone from Italy to Utah in the past couple of weeks for a field course and research, and I’ll be back in WNY after a bit longer in southern UT. There will be lots of awesome photos. Stay tuned!
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.
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I just got back from Southern Utah. Amazing place. Have fun.
Hey, I just met some folks from Capitol Reef. They are doing a session at the NECC Conference. They gave me the names of some good restaurants out there.