We (as a department w the union) filed a grievance against our dean. Guess who denied the grievance? The dean himself! How is this possible?!

Into subduction zones? There's an upcoming SZ4D International Webinar about shallow megathrust behavior on January 22. You can register for the zoom meeting below. ⚒️🧪 ucsc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Some people chase views. I chase rock stories. Stay curious. 🪨💫 #geology #anzaborrego #fishcreek #staycurious #adventure #outcrop #formation #rocks #camping #STEM #Y2C #professor #geologist #science

Come check out my AGU talk tomorrow at 4:15pm (350-351) on our rhyolite-MELTS modeling which illustrates highly efficient crystallization directly from basalt to rhyolite fueled recent volcanism at Córdon Caulle.

Just me, the Colorado Desert, and some very fast space rocks.!!! ☄️💫☄️💫 Geminids meteor shower 2025!

After finding this out, every one is getting coal in this household!!!

In class today: Me: “I am blanking on the name of the Xmas Rock 🎄” (Eclogite: It is green and red***) Students in unison: “COAL” 😂😂😂😂😂 I literally cried laughing! Who is giving coal to my students?

Today a student said “cemetery” instead of “sedimentary” and honestly I am not mad about it! 😂😂😂😂😂🪦🪦☠️🪨🪨🪨

I will never understand the students that show up to the test without their allowed flashcards. Or the ones who leave the silly extra credit question empty. What 🪨 would u b n why is pretty fun!

Me at the Louvre wasting my time with pictures instead of taking a crown or something! 🙄🙄🙄👑💎

Ugh! I am the person crying at the airport. This never gets easier.

I will not be having any rum any time soon. 🥴🥴🥴

My Nicaraguan Bff gifted the map of Nicaragua as a necklace. In case it wasn’t clear, I am incredibly proud of my heritage, ethnicity, and country.

When I tell people I come from a developing country, this is what I mean 👇👇👇

In Nicaragua we have dry season and rainy season. This Californian forgot we actually have rain in the wet months.

There has been no volcano hunting on this trip. I forgot it is rainy season and I am not trying to die in a landslide/debrisflow. Thunder storms every. single. day!

Y’all I am headed to Nicaragua!!! Volcano pics coming up!!!! Stay tuned!!! 🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋

We’ve called so many things “tipping points” that the public can’t tell when one really tips. Antarctic sea ice may have just crossed a threshold for real. The crisis is clearer than the language. apple.news/A5tAA09s3SQm...

Students calling a rock VASCULAR instead of VESICULAR will always be funny!

Students really overestimate what we know. I asked them how many minerals do they think I can recognize out of the 3,000ish! My three classes said 3000. 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 Did not deny nor confirm. Lol

We have some fun speakers & activities coming up this month in Geology Club! ⚒️

Today is the day students learn this is not “the rocks for jocks” class they signed up for!!! 😂😂😬😬😬 📚📒And crystals have no magical powers! 🥴🔮 #geology #2YC #geologist #geologyteaching #communitycollege

I just finished watching “The Alpinist” and I am so heart broken. Why am I just learning about Marc-Andre Leclerc 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

One of my favorite days from my planetary science for non-STEM majors class is when we mention Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin! Other than her research, my favorite facts: - Her childhood music teacher was Gustav Holst, composer of The Planets suite - She advised two notable Franks: Drake and Kameny

I am working in my office. Does this mean I didn’t make it to heaven? Ugh!

My mom only took tylenol PM. So, I only have ADHD at night. 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

Is anyone else in distress? This last week has been rough!

California’s state rock, serpentine, tells a story of deep Earth forces and unique ecosystems found nowhere else. It can also be quite pretty. californiacurated.com/2023/04/20/s...

Guess who was upgraded to ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR!!! Yours truly

Day one was pure chaos! Thankfully, I thrive in chaos! That ADD life!!!

Publishes Canvas Courses and reaches for propanolol*** Sigh! Summer ovah!

Going to bed early so my body stops thinking that night time is day time 😬😬😬 I feel like I should have tried to flip my schedule a week ago! ☠️☠️🫣☠️☠️ Happy Week 1, fellow professors! 📚✏️

My tiktok feed is so unserious right now! 😂😂😂😂😂🤞🤞🥴

Similarly, the AI boom has forced teachers who actually care about student learning to radically reconfigure their classes in order to disincentivize students from using the cheating machines they now have easy access to and which systemically undermine student learning. No one asked for this.

I think this is what has been so disheartening: academia is full of experts happily abandoning their experience and expertise just to get on the AI train like this, sigh. We know better. And we owe our students better.

US customs stopped me and put me in a room for questioning The woman didn’t like it when I told her I was on vacation Asked me if I was on drugs. Did drugs or had drugs on me? In my carryon or backpack. What was the issue? I traveled for 5+ weeks without checking a bag and how I could afford it. 1/2

My European Summer has come to an end. Please respect my privacy in this difficult time!!! Italy->Spain->Portugal->England->Scotland five countries! Many many cities!!! Countless memories!!!

🌍💫 Geology pilgrimage complete! Just made it to Siccar Point aka the holy ground of Geology! 🙌🏽 James Hutton would be proud!!!

My gosh! I am absolutely in love with Scotland and its Geology!!! I can even get over the gloomy days.

Geology people who do we you know in Edinburgh so that we can connect and go to Siccar point together. Do your thing social media!!!

Greetings from the Scottish Highlands!!! New geology badge unlocked.

Hello Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

ROCKS…. I like them!

Here we go!!!

Found our guy too!!! Screams: GEOOOOIOOOOOOGYYYYYYYY

I really wanna tour the country side of England and Ireland but there is nonway I can stay on the left side of the road. 🚗🚙🚓

Ireland or back to the USA?? Tough choices.

I am in love with london. I went to the abby today and found the burial sites of my favorite scientists 😭😭😭😭 So many happy tears!!!

Turns out Big Ben is really fucking big!!!!!

Why can’t the world agree on a standard outlet?! Come on!!!! The EU and the UK are on the same continent. Have the same outlet, man.