User:Kwinkunks

I am:


 * A scientific programmer living in Bergen, Norway, though I'm originally from the UK.
 * A lapsed geoscientist; I have a PhD in sedimentology and about 25 years of experience in exploration and reservoir geoscience.
 * A former resident of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia and Calgary, Alberta in Canada, and a Canadian citizen.
 * Founder of Software Underground, a non-profit for subsurface professionals.
 * Previously the founder of Agile Scientific (now closed) and co-founder of The HUB South Shore, a coworking space in Nova Scotia.
 * Admin of SubSurfWiki, and lapsed volunteer on SEG Wiki and AAPG Wiki.

Things I'm doing or may do

 * Articles about various notable geophysicists and geologists
 * James Thompson; see Chris's blog post
 * Roland Goldring
 * Rob Gawthorpe
 * Norman Ricker
 * Ludger Mintrop, already on DE.
 * Articles about the publications AAPG Explorer, Geophysics (journal), and The Leading Edge
 * Articles about the geology of Atlantic Canada, e.g.:
 * Montagnais crater
 * See also /AGS Wikithon 2014/
 * The geological highway map
 * 'The list' of proposed geoheritage sites
 * Lots of geoscientists without pages: William Smith Medal, Bigsby Medal, Sidney Powers Memorial Award

Pages I have started

 * List of free geophysics software — open source software
 * List of free geology software — open source software
 * Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz — geophysicist
 * Johannes Walther — geologist
 * Harry E. Wheeler — geologist
 * Henry Emeleus — geologist
 * Shmuel Shtrikman — physicist
 * Tim Radford — science writer
 * Derek Hatfield — sailor
 * Beep (soft drink) — local interest
 * Bloody Creek crater — impact crater
 * Atlantic Geology — geology journal

Wiki edit-a-thons
/AGS Wikithon 2014/

Handy stuff

 * /Sandbox/
 * NPOV
 * Keyboard_shortcuts
 * Manual_of_Style