Hey gang, looking for an online resource for starting structural this semester - with online labs and a struggling prof I was hoping for somewhere online as another place to look and learn. If anyone knows a killer website or a YouTube channel with some walk-though questions that would be amazing!
I am interested in engineering geology and hydrogeology. I have a good opportunity to start a structural geology M.S. I have not found a ton of information about what kind of jobs structural geologists actually get. If you are a structural geologist, what industry do you work in? (Environmental, hydrology/hydrogeology, engineering geology, academia etc.) Do you work for a company or the government? What do you do on a daily basis (office, lab, field work etc.) Do you enjoy the work?
Update: Thank you for your responses everyone! I really appreciate getting some perspective on this topic from you.
What do I have to gain by taking core geology classes like Ig/Met Petrology? I will provide educational, research, and professional goals context below. You may skip from Context 1,2,3 to "Back to original question:" if you don't feel like reading too much
Context 1: Educational background
I graduated with an Environmental Science major and a minor in Geosciences. In my undergrad I took Structural, Intro to Geophys, Geomorph, Mineralogy, and Sed/Strat.
I have not taken Ig/Met Petrology or Paleontology.
Context 2: Research goals
My thesis is going to be centered around balancing cross sections and creating a 3-D model of structurally deformed strata among salt diapirs from a subbasin in the Gulf of Mexico using open source (hopefully company provided data) borehole and seismic data.
The grad school I go to is in a state bordering the Gulf of Mexico. Much of its funding comes from P&G.
Context 3: Professional Background
I worked in the mining industry for a year after graduating from my undergrad as a technician and most recently as a consulting geologist at the 3rd largest copper producing open pit mine in N. America. I was always interested in structural geology (which is why I want to reconstruct & model deformed strata for my thesis), but I realized working as a core logger/weekend pit geology supervisor that I could most definitely find a niche within multiple industries by becoming a freelance structural modeler consultant with enough connections (most likely after working in industry for a few years after grad school). Production in the mining industry relies quite heavily on modeling structures such as faults, formation boundaries, and applying research on reconstructed epithermal systems with copper porphyry deposits to predict and conceptualize where copper deposits will be. My supervisor's (Sr. Geologist) main duty was to model nearly all day using Leapfrog Geo (which is pretty standard within the mining industry). I realized that the salaried geologists were very overworked, which is why I was hired as a contract geologist/core logger during exploration drilling.
Modeling is by no means a pretty task. It makes the brain fuzzy by the end of the day when looking into a computer for 9-10 hours at a time. But I can also see how I could market myself as a freelance modeler for both the mining and P&G industries. It also allows me to work remotely after collecting data. I know of a Canadian who was contracted for this mine working
... keep reading on reddit ➡Hi all, I am sort of struggling in how to study/ prepare for my upcoming midterm in structural geology.
My instructor has slides with just alot of images and diagrams so I wasn't really sure how any of this could be tested? Can you guys share with me your experience with struc geol exams and how you prepared for them? Thank you so so much :))
Hi all, I am currently a geology major at the University of Texas at Arlington. I am taking both mineralogy and structural geology this upcoming fall semester.
I was just wondering if anyone has any advice for me in how to do my absolute best in balancing both these courses. Thanks for any advice you may be able to offer :)
I had it this past semester. Professor was pretty much checked out with the online format. We had no time in the field or labs. Nothing done with stereo nets. I still barely understand strike and dip and for the most part couldn’t tell you a thing I learned in class. The professor even ditched the final exam. But I got an A in the class. Because he gave full credit no matter what was submitted and allowed unlimited attempts on quizzes.
I’m concerned that the fact that I learned nothing in this class will hurt me down the line, whether in employment or if I go for the PG. So how important is this class in the grand scheme of things?
DOI/PMID/ISBN: 978-1-629495-79-8
I'm about to choose 2 out of these 3 subjects. What are your thoughts?
Hello peeps, I don’t know about anyone else who took structural geology this semester, but my class was an absolute shit show because over half the semester was online, and my teacher ended up giving us two weeks for each lab, and it was still a struggle, for me at least. I’m pretty much aware that my skills from this class are highly compromised and that’s not sitting well with me now that the semester is completed. I have about a month of break and I need to be productive. Has anyone used online resources for self study in this subject, more specifically, folding, stereonets, and geological map interpretation?
just came across this on LinkedIn and it looks like an absolutely excellent opportunity to refresh your structural geology skills and apply it to mineral exploration!!
Run by Tom Blenkinsop at Cardiff University
https://tomblenkinsop.wordpress.com/structural-geology-for-exporation-and-mining-mooc-launch/
Hello,
I was wondering is there a software/program out there where you can create and display your structural data to 3D models?
I have recently become extremely interested in switching from my current field (finishing an MS in structural geology) towards groundwater exploration. I specifically want to learn about the process by which hydrogeologists locate aquifers, test water quality, and build wells. Ultimately I want to use these skills in places where people do not currently have wells or access to the groundwater. However I expect that it will take me a long time to get there, and so in the meantime I want to develop the knowledge to pursue this goal via school, relevant work experience, or even volunteering if somehow that is the best route.
I currently have very limited knowledge, I have been searching on the internet to gain a better understanding of this process, but I haven't had any conversations with people who actually do this sort of thing.
If you have any insight into what it takes to break into the field of groundwater exploration, please let me know! I am interested in whether it is worth returning for another degree (MS in hydrogeology or PhD?), whether just jumping into the workforce is best (for a groundwater exploration company?), or if there are other route. I am also curious about what type of exploration methods the field is moving towards/is most used.
Going on my field camp next week and have free time before I leave. I took structural geology a couple of years ago and was hoping to do a good refresher, I regrettably don't have my old textbook. Does anyone have a good online resource for crash coursing structural geology? Not looking for anything too deep but just want to go over the foundations. Thanks!
I'm wondering if anyone knows of a good website or YouTube series that explains the things you learn in structural (brittle and ductile deformation, constructing cross sections, rule of v's). I am having a really tough semester and I'm hoping someone else can explain these things in a different way than my prof has been.
Its a lot of material to read, but it would help me so much to read it. I try but it gets boring or too much theory. What are some tips to help me focus besides turning off my devices and such
This question isnt for me but rather my so.
She graduated from college (United States, SW Pennsylvania) about a year ago with a BS in Geology and has a full time job working for an environmental remediation consulting company. Her current role does not make use of her degree and she would like to become a GIT (geologist in training), but never took a structural Geology course in college. Apparently it's not a requirement to graduate even though it's critical to taking the GIT exam. Some of the local universities offer it in person during the day which won't work with her working full time.
My question is, are there any online college courses or alternatives to take this course? There are some resources I found through this subreddit, but I don't know how effective they would be compared to taking the real course.
Apologies if this the wrong place to post. This looked to be the most active geology subreddit. Thank you!
I posted a couple weeks ago with this idea and some people expressed interest. I will also be posting it on some other subreddits like /r/geology, /r/geophysics, /r/gradadmissions, /r/geologycareers, but does anyone know anywhere else that might care about this?
I'm very angry with myself that I didn't specify Masters vs PhD, and I didn't record where they did a postdoc (which I will probably do before I decide to search for postdoc positions), I only recorded graduate school per person. So, if Dr. Schmuckatelli went to the University of Blah for his masters and his PhD, I only record one tally in the Graduate School column. My reasoning for lumping them together was to see WHO these people had contact with and not necessarily differentiate the school at which they did their masters and PhD.
Anyway, here's the table:
| Rank(sorta) | Alma mater | Graduate Degree | Undergrad |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIT* | 73 | 12 |
| 2 | Stanford | 51 | 6 |
| 3 | Caltech | 48 | 17 |
| 4 | Columbia | 39 | 1 |
| 5 | UC - San Diego | 34 | 7 |
| 6 | Cornell | 28 | 9 |
| 7 | UC - Berkeley | 26 | 17 |
| 8 | Harvard | 21 | 11 |
| 9 | U. Arizona | 21 | 6 |
| 10 | U. Washington | 20 | 7 |
| 11 | UCLA | 20 | 4 |
| 12 | Princeton | 16 | 11 |
| 13 | U. Cambridge | 15 | 12 |
| 14 | U. Texas - Austin | 15 | 2 |
| 15 | Brown | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | U. Michigan | 12 | 3 |
| 17 | U. Wisconsin - Madison | 11 | 8 |
| 18 | U. Minnesota | 11 | 5 |
| 19 | Penn State | 10 | 5 |
| 20 | U. Colorado | 10 | 2 |
| 21 | U. Hawaii - Manoa | 10 | 1 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 9 | 2 |
| 23 | U. Southern California | 9 | |
| 24 | UC - Santa Barbara | 8 | 6 |
| 25 | U. Oregon | 8 | 2 |
| 25 | U. Utah | 8 | 2 |
| 27 | Arizona State | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | Johns Hopkins | 8 | 1 |
| 29 | Yale | 7 | 7 |
| 30 | U. Illinois | 7 | 4 |
| 30 | Washington U. - St. Louis | 7 | 4 |
| 30 | U. Chicago | 7 | 4 |
| 30 | Northwestern | 7 | 4 |
| 34 | U. British Columbia | 7 | 2 |
| 35 | SUNY Stony Brook | 7 | 1 |
| 36 | UC - Santa Cruz | 6 | 7 |
| 37 | U. Wyoming | 6 | 1 |
| 38 | U. Toronto | 5 | 6 |
| 39 | U. Mass Amherst | 5 | 4 |
| 40 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 |
| 41 | U. Rhode Island | 5 | |
| 42 | Indiana U. | 4 | 5 |
| 43 | Purdue U. | 4 | 4 |
| 44 | Rice U. | 4 | 2 |
| 44 | Duke | 4 | 2 |
| 46 | Colorado School of Mines | 4 | 1 |
| 46 | U. Alaska - Fairbanks | 4 | 1 |
| 46 | Oregon State U. | 4 | 1 |
| 49 | U. Miami | 4 | |
| 50 | Dartmouth | 3 | 4 |
| 51 | U. Rochester | 3 | 3 |
| 51 | ETH Zurich | 3 | 3 |
| 51 | U. Tokyo | 3 | 3 |
| 54 | U. South Carolina | 3 | 2 |
| 54 | Oxford | 3 | 2 |
| 56 | SUNY Albany | 3 | 1 |
| 56 | U. Maryland | 3 | 1 |
| 56 | George Washington U. | 3 | 1 |
| 59 | U. Texas - Dallas | 3 | |
| 60 | U. North Carolina | 2 | 4 |
| 61 | U. |
Hi guys, 2nd year Geology student here and I was wondering if anyone could share some good resources for structural geology, namely for using stereonets! I find it really useful to watch videos on what to do so any of that sort would be nice. Just going to add that my professor has done an excellent tutorial on how to use a compass clino and measuring dip and strike here. https://youtu.be/FbXhooadhZw
