I really just want to say that you really inspired me to continue taking geology as my undergrad and if I can I want to try and go to grad school. I have switched my major so many times now trying to find what I really enjoy and came across a first year geology course as part of my previous major which was marine biology and I fell in love with it instantly. Now watching your videos I am learning so much about what geologists get to do and it really cemented my decision to keep going.
Aiden, your words mean a lot to me. In fact, they represent exactly what I hope for in creating these videos. I appreciate you taking the time to share and I am always happy to answer any questions you have about geoscience and/or education. Stay curious :)
I get some intense interest on things once in a while and now its geology. Like i get really intrested and im thinking if i could go and handle school and stuff. Never gonna happen but now ill watch your videos. 😂 Quite intresting stuff.
That's so cool Caden, I am a 2022 Post graduate in petroleum Geoscience . Have worked on Gas chromatography and mass spectrometry of oil samples as a part of my master's Thesis. Keep uploading the sleeky Geovibes. Hope your videos will help us know the multidimensional aspects of a phd before hopping onto one.
This is so cool, thanks for sharing! Out of curiosity, do you guys have any methods or procedures for detecting radioactivity? For example if you're working with samples in the field, is there any risk of accidentally finding and handling a sample from a deposit of radioactive minerals?
Hi good question. I (fortunately) do not have to work with radioactive samples in the field. That said, there are definitely protocols for dealing with this. For example, I know people who work with rocks that are associated with Uranium deposits (of course, U is super radioactive), so care must be taken when handling these rocks (probably especially relevant when working around mine tailings from abandoned U mines). The rocks I work with and sample in the field also have Uranium but really reallllly tiny amounts (for example, U238 that is trapped inside accessory minerals like zircon and apatite) so no precautions necessary. You just reminded me-my good friend Eytan is doing part of his PhD on Uranium deposits in the western US and he told me a story where he had the back of the truck filled with rock samples and he slept on top of them all HAHA! We joke that maybe all that radioactive decay kept him warm during those cold nights in the field :)
@@cadenhowlett Very interesting, thanks for the detailed response! Good to know the concentrations are too low to pose a risk in your work! About your friend -- I think even if I understood conceptually that those rocks were safe to sleep on, I might still be a little wary 😆
I’m in argentina/Chile currently. But u already know I’m stacking clips and gonna have some fire vids coming out in late February. Thanks for watching 🤝
