Andrew Alden is a science writer, photographer, editor and blogger with a lifelong passion for rocks, minerals, fossils and the planets they come from.
Experience:
Andrew spent six years with the U.S. Geological Survey, which included research excursions on land and sea. He has been a writer on geological subjects since 1981, host of the earthquakes conference on The WELL since 1992, and About.com's Geology Guide since 1997. He began leading geological tours in 2005.
Education:
Andrew holds a bachelors in Earth science from the University of New Hampshire. He has field experience with the U.S. Geological Survey and local government, and is a constantly improving amateur geologist with a growing rock collection. He is a longtime member of the Geological Society of America and AGU.
From Andrew Alden:
I believe not only that geology is the core of all sciences, but also that knowledge of geology benefits every human being of any age. I regularly attend scientific meetings and keep abreast of geological literature, and I love to translate what I learn. For updates, news and commentary that's fresh every day, make the Geology Blog your home page (or add it to your blogroll). I have a Facebook page too, aboutgeology. I think my map collection and picture gallery is the best combination of its kind on the whole Web. My e-mail newsletter goes out every Monday morning. See my fair use policy encouraging widespread free use of my pictures in school. And I enjoy hearing from readers, even if I can't always respond to every note.
Among my other activities is a weekly feature I write about San Francisco Bay area geology for KQED Quest Science Blogs. I also blog about my home town in Oakland Geology, tweet as aboutgeology on Twitter, and have my own Google+ page.