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#BlackinGeoscience Week
September 7, 2020
This week is #BlackinGeoscience Week. Join the group today for three Geosphere Day Panel Discussions
11:00 AM EST/ 4.00 PM BST – PURSUING AN EDUCATION AND CAREER IN GEOSCIENCE: This panel discussion focuses on preparing for the field of geoscience. Topics covered will range from preparing for academia (undergrad/grad/PhD) to pursuing an education and career in geology. Panelists will share their own experiences of adversities they have overcome in the geology field.
2:00 PM EST/ 7.00 PM BST – WE ROCK! HIGHLIGHTING RESEARCH AREAS IN GEOSCIENCE: This panel discussion focuses on Black geoscientists who specialize in sub-fields of geoscience that may not be well known to everyone (i.e. minerals industry, volcanology, remote sensing, mathematical geology). Panelists will showcase how research areas in the geosciences are endless and valuable in their own ways.
4:00 PM EST/ 9.00 PM BST – #GEORACISM: This panel discussion focuses on preparing for the field of geoscience. Topics covered will range from preparing for academia (undergrad/MS/PhD) to pursuing a career in geology. Panelists will share their own experiences of racism and adversity they have overcome in the geology field.
Register here.