Marsha Bourque
Geologist
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All Videos (31)
- What I Do
- Great Part
- Challenges
- Preventing Problems
- Education
- Graduate School
- Paying for College
- Thesis Topic
- Importance of Education
- Importance of Science
- Offering Scholarships
- Favorite Subjects
- Favorite Geological Feature
- Goals
- Helpful Teachers
- Heroes
- Mentors
- Family Support
- Why Geology
- Variety of Opportunities in Geology
- Knowing Where to Drill
- Exciting Discovery
- Excitement of Finding Oil
- Jed Clampett Scenario
- Imaging Tools
- Geology Requires Imagination
- Future for Geology
- Striking Out on My Own
- A Sense of Control
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Advice
Bio
Watch Marsha Bourque, Geologist and owner of Marsha Bourque and Associates, an independent oil and energy consultant and contractor, discuss her love of earth sciences and understanding of the workings of our physical world. A graduate of Vassar College and the University of South Carolina, she shares some of the highlights of career in energy exploration and her efforts to encourage more students to study geology through her work with the American Geological Institute’s Scholarship Committee. Be sure to watch as we learn that the Jed Clampett scenario of discovering oil on the “Beverly Hillbillies” was not so far fetched after all.
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