Art and Earth Science by Grass
Pip: Welcome to The Fabulous Scientist — where geology, energy, and the quiet hope that a child picks up a rock and asks why all apparently converge in one building in BGC.Mara: fabulousgrass has a piece this week about the new Energy Museum being developed by the Philippine Department of Energy, and what it means… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Energy Museum at the Department of Energy – Something to Look Forward to in BGC,
A few months ago, I reached out to one of our company's Community Relations officer with a simple idea: would it be possible to donate oil and rock samples to my former institute at the University of the Philippines Diliman? The National Institute of Geological Sciences houses a humble but fascinating geology museum filled with… Continue reading Energy Museum at the Department of Energy – Something to Look Forward to in BGC, Philippines
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist The best part of being a geologist is being out in the great outdoors — whether along the shore, out at sea, high in the mountains, or even simply by the roadside when a freshly exposed rock face appears after a road cut. Sadly, my current work happens mostly… Continue reading Fossil Hunting in La Union
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist As geologists, we love the interesting stories rocks tell. Some remind us of the deep and peaceful oceans, while others history of exciting tectonic events. For instance, alodapic limestone may look like it comes from a coral reef, but it actually formed elsewhere through a journey we call sediment… Continue reading Exploring The Alodapic Limestone in Agoo, La Union: A Field Geology Experience
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist Before GPS and tablets, every strike and dip was inked by hand by geologists. It is a ritual of observation and artistry. There is a certain romance in geology that isn’t always captured by equations, satellite images, or the neat layers of a GIS map. Long before digital mapping… Continue reading Writing Like a Geologist: Field Notes, Maps, and the Fountain Pen Tradition
I'm currently taking Stanford Education's Code in Place (CIP) online course, which I applied for while I was unemployed. This might surprise some people since I've used Python a lot in my Master's research in Geology. So, why am I taking a basic coding course? But here’s the thing: I’m really glad I did. CIP… Continue reading Why You Don’t Need to Understand Everything Under the Hood to Be a Good Python Coder
Working as a geologist in the industry has given me access to places in the Philippines that most people will never set foot in—areas classified as "red zones," off-limits to tourists, and often overlooked on maps. For nearly five years, I was stationed in Mindanao, where some of the most remote and geologically hazardous sites… Continue reading A Geologist’s Journey into the Red Zone
A caldera is a large, basin-shaped depression. It forms when a volcano's magma chamber empties during a massive eruption. The overlying land then collapses into the void. It is different from a volcanic crater. A volcanic crater is a smaller, bowl-shaped depression. It typically forms by the explosive release of gases at the surface. The formation of a… Continue reading A Dry Volcanic Caldera in the Philippines? Yes, we have one!
Using Artificial Intelligence to Find Geothermal Energy In my previous blog, I shared about the paper we recently published in an international journal. If you haven't seen the blog post, here's a snippet: https://thefabulousscientist.com/2024/12/07/exciting-news-my-oral-presentation-at-geocon-serendipitous-news-and-published-paper/ If you haven't read the paper because you're scared of reading jargons, no worries. This blog post is my attempt at… Continue reading AI-Enhanced Techniques for Geothermal Exploration – As Explained to Kids
If you're new here, you must have been wondering why I talked so much about art rather than science in my most recent posts. The reason for that is because this blog has been my refuge from all my job and research as a scientist. A quick search on my website, however, will land you… Continue reading The Fabulous Scientist in Her Not-so-Fabulous Moments
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