>> Okay. So I did my Bachelors here at Penn State, class of 1983 and a half.
I was a earth science major with an emphasis in geosciences.
I went on and did my Masters at Southern Illinois University.
My PhD at the University of Kansas.
I picked geologists-- I picked geology because when I was a kid I used to collect rocks.
We would play in the creek, and I'd bring home rocks that had shells in them.
It was basically like collecting seashells except these were in rocks.
So it always fascinated me that there were ocean fossils sitting there
in the creek that we were playing in.
And so that developed my interest in how the earth was different back in the geologic past.
So when it came time to picking a major, I took a geology class
and just found the topic fascinating.
And for me, it's that passion around geology that makes my work exciting and allows me
to come to work every day making it like I'm getting paid to do my hobby.