Dr. Sparks ✨
@chronictectonic.bsky.social
(Stephanie Sparks) VAP of Structural Geology + Tectonics at The College of Wooster. I like to climb rocks and think about uncertainty in numerical modeling.
This LEGO statue makes me feel like I'm in an old video game. It fits with the whole retro vibe of being at the AZ Mills mall I guess.
June 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This LEGO statue makes me feel like I'm in an old video game. It fits with the whole retro vibe of being at the AZ Mills mall I guess.
My cat-cus tattoo to commemorate my old boy kitty Spirit (RIP), a successful defense, and the whole family together in Arizona.
June 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
My cat-cus tattoo to commemorate my old boy kitty Spirit (RIP), a successful defense, and the whole family together in Arizona.
🎼🎶 Sometimes, I don't wanna feel those metal clouds 🎶🎵
May 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🎼🎶 Sometimes, I don't wanna feel those metal clouds 🎶🎵
Two weeks ago I lost my special little buddy. I miss him dearly but he's at peace now 🌈 ❤️
January 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Two weeks ago I lost my special little buddy. I miss him dearly but he's at peace now 🌈 ❤️
I will not underestimate the comforting potential of two chonky cats and some leftover birthday cake.
January 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I will not underestimate the comforting potential of two chonky cats and some leftover birthday cake.
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Need Earth Sci photos? Just uploaded 30+ aerial images to geologypics.com, all for free download. I shot them in 2023--mostly on flight from Munich to SFO to Eugene so they're wide-ranging. Please share to other instructors (or anyone for that matter)! #geology #EarthScience #photos
December 27, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Need Earth Sci photos? Just uploaded 30+ aerial images to geologypics.com, all for free download. I shot them in 2023--mostly on flight from Munich to SFO to Eugene so they're wide-ranging. Please share to other instructors (or anyone for that matter)! #geology #EarthScience #photos
I led every route for the group this weekend out in Red Rock Canyon, except for this one. Exhausted and overexposed, I gave up and handed it over to my brother who bagged his first lead ever 🥹
December 24, 2024 at 10:41 PM
I led every route for the group this weekend out in Red Rock Canyon, except for this one. Exhausted and overexposed, I gave up and handed it over to my brother who bagged his first lead ever 🥹
The sun fell behind a distant range as I made it to the top of the last climb of the day 🌄
December 21, 2024 at 4:14 PM
The sun fell behind a distant range as I made it to the top of the last climb of the day 🌄
The #SaveSullivans campaign is a conservation effort in Arizona.
Donate here: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/30-0914323/save-sullivan-s-campaign
Donate here: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/30-0914323/save-sullivan-s-campaign
Something Worth Saving
The author recounts a recent weekend trip to Prescott, Arizona, for rock climbing and camping. They volunteered with the Arizona Mountaineering Club to teach anchor safety. The piece discusses the SaveSullivans campaign, which seeks to protect Upper Sullivan's Canyon, highlighting its ecological and cultural significance, alongside its popularity for outdoor activities.
orogenyodyssey.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:32 AM
The #SaveSullivans campaign is a conservation effort in Arizona.
Donate here: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/30-0914323/save-sullivan-s-campaign
Donate here: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/30-0914323/save-sullivan-s-campaign
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A female Pileated Woodpecker working hard to find some tasty ants.
December 14, 2024 at 12:08 AM
A female Pileated Woodpecker working hard to find some tasty ants.
Exposed giant sequoia root flare, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park
December 14, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Exposed giant sequoia root flare, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park
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So how small are the zircons that we date in the lab? Here's a Fish Canyon Tuff zircon on a $5 bill for comparison!
December 13, 2024 at 6:25 PM
So how small are the zircons that we date in the lab? Here's a Fish Canyon Tuff zircon on a $5 bill for comparison!
Reposted by Dr. Sparks ✨
NASA has recently released updated websites for data!
Check out the new Science, Earth, and Planetary data sites!
#OpenScience #NASA #AGU24
science.data.nasa.gov
earthdata.nasa.gov
planetary.data.nasa.gov
Check out the new Science, Earth, and Planetary data sites!
#OpenScience #NASA #AGU24
science.data.nasa.gov
earthdata.nasa.gov
planetary.data.nasa.gov
Science Data Portal
science.data.nasa.gov
December 13, 2024 at 1:39 PM
NASA has recently released updated websites for data!
Check out the new Science, Earth, and Planetary data sites!
#OpenScience #NASA #AGU24
science.data.nasa.gov
earthdata.nasa.gov
planetary.data.nasa.gov
Check out the new Science, Earth, and Planetary data sites!
#OpenScience #NASA #AGU24
science.data.nasa.gov
earthdata.nasa.gov
planetary.data.nasa.gov
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This is Yuma. She's an amateur geologist. Brings home one carefully selected rock a day. For science. 13/10
December 9, 2024 at 5:01 PM
This is Yuma. She's an amateur geologist. Brings home one carefully selected rock a day. For science. 13/10
December 7, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Most things, really
Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
December 5, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Most things, really
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Bearded Reedling Male staring me out at a very cold and drab Oare Marshes LNR today.
#UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #beardedreedling
#UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #beardedreedling
November 21, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Bearded Reedling Male staring me out at a very cold and drab Oare Marshes LNR today.
#UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #beardedreedling
#UKwildlife #birds #ukbirding #ornithology #beardedreedling
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Some of the fabulous colours, textures and patterns I came across at Harcourt Arboretum when I visited there a couple of weeks ago, including tree bark, bracken ferns, leaves, fungi, and peacock plumage. #nature #photography #art
November 21, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Some of the fabulous colours, textures and patterns I came across at Harcourt Arboretum when I visited there a couple of weeks ago, including tree bark, bracken ferns, leaves, fungi, and peacock plumage. #nature #photography #art
View from the summit of Pico Pequeno, a volcanic cone that sits on Pico Alto (with the volcanic crater seen in the mid-ground of the photo), the tallest *peak* in Portugal - on Pico Island - part of the Azores 🌋
November 21, 2024 at 1:08 AM
View from the summit of Pico Pequeno, a volcanic cone that sits on Pico Alto (with the volcanic crater seen in the mid-ground of the photo), the tallest *peak* in Portugal - on Pico Island - part of the Azores 🌋
Climbing at the "Corndog Wall", Granite Gardens, Granite Dells, Prescott, AZ
November 17, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Climbing at the "Corndog Wall", Granite Gardens, Granite Dells, Prescott, AZ
When you wake up and your models set to run overnight all fail because the supercomputer goes offline, it's like losing your wallet (a recoverable inconvenience).
If those same models all finish overnight, it's like winning the lottery (more data than manageable at once).
What a roller coaster 😬
If those same models all finish overnight, it's like winning the lottery (more data than manageable at once).
What a roller coaster 😬
November 13, 2024 at 1:14 PM
When you wake up and your models set to run overnight all fail because the supercomputer goes offline, it's like losing your wallet (a recoverable inconvenience).
If those same models all finish overnight, it's like winning the lottery (more data than manageable at once).
What a roller coaster 😬
If those same models all finish overnight, it's like winning the lottery (more data than manageable at once).
What a roller coaster 😬
Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now:
Lake cabin keeper-upper
Small child overseer
Diaper change assembly line manager
Kitschy "down-under" food exchange program leader
Defunct recorded film media slinger
Sandwich Artist (only actual job title)
Lake cabin keeper-upper
Small child overseer
Diaper change assembly line manager
Kitschy "down-under" food exchange program leader
Defunct recorded film media slinger
Sandwich Artist (only actual job title)
Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now:
Actress
Cave tour guide
Receptionist
Naturalist Assistant at a city park
Waitress
Hostess
Bartender
Social media manager
Business owner
Keynote speaker
Actress
Cave tour guide
Receptionist
Naturalist Assistant at a city park
Waitress
Hostess
Bartender
Social media manager
Business owner
Keynote speaker
Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now:
Gymnastics coach
Waitress
Kitchenhand
Fruit and vegetable chopper upperer
Grocery checkout
Science Tutor
Football stadium event attendant
Gymnastics coach
Waitress
Kitchenhand
Fruit and vegetable chopper upperer
Grocery checkout
Science Tutor
Football stadium event attendant
November 12, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now:
Lake cabin keeper-upper
Small child overseer
Diaper change assembly line manager
Kitschy "down-under" food exchange program leader
Defunct recorded film media slinger
Sandwich Artist (only actual job title)
Lake cabin keeper-upper
Small child overseer
Diaper change assembly line manager
Kitschy "down-under" food exchange program leader
Defunct recorded film media slinger
Sandwich Artist (only actual job title)
Desert sunsets do not disappoint.
(from Stovepipe Wells Campground, Death Valley National Park)
(from Stovepipe Wells Campground, Death Valley National Park)
March 20, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Desert sunsets do not disappoint.
(from Stovepipe Wells Campground, Death Valley National Park)
(from Stovepipe Wells Campground, Death Valley National Park)
I need help building up this earth and space science playlist!
What are your favorite geology-inspired (loosely defined) songs?
What are your favorite geology-inspired (loosely defined) songs?
February 26, 2024 at 12:46 PM
I need help building up this earth and space science playlist!
What are your favorite geology-inspired (loosely defined) songs?
What are your favorite geology-inspired (loosely defined) songs?