Rock and Roll Science: Behind the Scenes with Geologist, Vanessa Lintz [ep.16]
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Episode Summary
Hey, my Questees? Have you ever been outside on a walk and noticed all of the pretty rocks that are lying around in nature? You may have even noticed that every rock is of a different size, shape, and color. Some rocks are smooth and bumpy, while others are shiny. There are so many rocks in the world. Each rock can tell us so much about our Earth’s history.
There are people in the world who study rocks for their job, and they are called geologists. In today’s episode, we get to hear from geologist, Vanessa Lintz. Vanessa shares so many fun facts about her STEM career, including what it’s like to be a geologist, some of the fun projects she has worked on, and so much more. Don't forget to join our STEM Career Quest Club so you can learn even more about what it’s like to be a geologist.
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Meet Vanessa Lintz:
Vanessa Lintz is a geologist who has spent most of her career exploring for oil and gas and drilling wells in Colorado. Her interest in geology started when she was growing up in a small mining town in the heart of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. One of her favorite things to do was search for the coolest rocks she could find in the forest behind her home and while her family was out exploring the mountains. A high school earth sciences class grew her excitement for the processes and earth features that geology studies and set her on the path toward becoming a geologist.
Vanessa has participated in a fossil dig in Montana where she helped find a fossilized palm tree, co-authored a publication on the CO2 sequestration potential of Colorado, and been part of an exploration team that reinvigorated the second oldest oil field in the United States (the Florence Field). During her time in the oil and gas industry she has focused primarily on the shale and mudstones that were deposited when the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway covered Colorado over 66 million years ago. Not only has she found it fascinating to gather a variety of data sources together to solve the puzzle of where oil and gas can be found and developed more efficiently, she appreciates the opportunity to help provide reliable and portable energy sources and raw materials for many of the products that make our lives easier and safer. Vanessa is grateful for the opportunity to share a little bit about being a geologist (and her love for fossils) with you!
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