Check out a few of the scientists involved in understanding the plate boundary and natural hazards here on the East Coast
“I am a kid who never grew up, I always loved smashing rocks with hammers and hunting for fossils and blowing stuff up, and I still do. I have my dream job”
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“I saw volcano documentaries on TV as a kid and I’ve been interested in them ever since.”
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“The most exciting part is discovering something new and being the first person in the history of humankind to know that piece of information before you share it with the world.”
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“Science is all about discovery and curiosity. I love being able to ask questions about how the world works, design new ways to tackle those questions, and to work with other people to find out the answers.”
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“I love being in the water, observing and learning in the marine environment.”
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“I love sleuthing out the onshore sources of offshore sedimentary deposits."
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“The prospect of looking at a sample for the first time under my microscope is so exciting because I don’t know what I’m going to discover.”
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“The best part of my job is learning about why the Earth is the way it is, and finding as many ways as possible to share that with others”
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"The thing I most enjoy is exploring remote areas and making new discoveries about how the earth works"
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“It sounds cliché but we live on earth, and it is important to understand it, there’s a beauty to it.”
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"I wasn't too sure I wanted to be a scientist when I was younger and then at high school I realised I was good at it"
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“There’s so much opportunity for amazing fieldwork and research in this country because of its location on a plate boundary”
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“For me, the most exciting thing about doing science is discovering something new – even if it is only a small piece of the puzzle”
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“I am really looking forward to working alongside world experts who I can ask suggestions from to help my study”
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“For me, the most exciting thing about doing science is working in a team of like-minded people and bouncing ideas and thoughts off one-another.”
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“Earth Science is about better understanding problems of significant societal, political and historical relevance, such as earthquakes, tsunami and volcanoes”
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“I wanted to be an explorer when I was growing up. I realised the last place the needed exploring is the oceans.”
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“My job description is “find out something new that no one has ever found out before”- that is excellent motivation to go to work each day!”
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“I had a unique opportunity to learn about the destructive power of tsunami, when I went to Thailand after the devastating Boxing Day tsunami in 2004"
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“Studying earth sciences lets me combine my passion for the outdoors with fun experiments to answer questions about natural hazards in New Zealand.”
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“I’ve always been interested in the natural landscape around me and how it came to be like it is, whether it be on land or under water”
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“New Zealand communities are vulnerable to a number of natural hazard events”
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“Since learning about plate tectonics at school I haven’t been able to look at a world map without trying to fit the plates back together.”
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"I have always been interested in landscapes and when I started studying geology at university it soon became apparent that geomorphology was where it was at."
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“I love discovering new things – for example, uncovering evidence for a past earthquake or tsunami that we would otherwise never know about”
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“I's exciting to see if our results match others, or whether she’s come up with something entirely new that will change the big ideas”
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“We hope our research will enable us to forecast the next 'megathrust' earthquake.”
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“I get to meet lots of different and interesting people while carrying out my research”
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“One of the most exciting things about doing science is being surprised by what I learn, and finding something I didn’t expect.”
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“I am attracted to the problem-solving aspect that comes with conducting research. You are able to question what can and can’t be done, all while engaging in problems that contribute to the understanding of the world we live in.”
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The spirit of exploration is the most exciting thing about research! Finding out information that no one has known before.
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I love problem solving and seeing a project all the way through, I like the hidden twists that so often come up with new or unusual findings, and I love the variety that research brings.
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