GEO. Make-contact Resources

The Internet is about communication. The links on these pages all provide the opportunity to contact or work with people directly. You can make contact with other students and teachers or experts in many different scientific fields in a variety of ways. You can discuss earth science issues using E-mail or special newsgroups, or you can take part in a wide variety of projects going on throughout the world, or merely observe from the sidelines.

The links are divided into two groups:

Usenet newsgroups and listservs- some earth science related newsgroups and listservs useful at highschool level.
Make-contact links- take part in joint projects, or speak to top scientists. Links classified using the Dewey Decimal System.

Dewey classified Make Contact Links
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360Social services, associations|500Natural sciences|520Astronomy and allied sciences|
530Physics|540Chemistry and allied sciences|
550Earth sciences|560Paleontology|
570Life sciences|580Plants|590Animals|
600Technology|620Engineering and allied sciences|660Chemical engineering|900Geography. History.

last update:19.04.1999

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360Social services, associations

Ask the experts (Scientific American) - the environmental section of their ask the experts pages.

500 Natural sciences and mathematics

Global Campus- list of approximately 90 projects, many in science, which offer participation or the opportunity to observe.
Ask an expert- classified list of "ask an expert"-type URLs from the Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, USA. This list could grow, so it´s worth watching. See advice on ask an expert sites.
The Women of NASA resource was developed to encourage more young women to pursue careers in math, science, and technology.

• 503 Dictionaries and encyclopedias

520 Astronomy and allied sciences

Ask an astronomer- ask Dr Sten Odenwald, who has written for Sky and Telescope amongst other publications. He also has some comments of interest to would-be astronomers.
Ask an astronomer- experts on solar topics, especially involving the SPARTAN 201 and Ulysses programmes from NASA. See advice on ask an expert sites.
Ask Project Gallileo: NASA - Jupiter Gallileo Space Probe. So much has happened here and so much has been asked. Think carefully before submitting!

• 521 Celestial mechanics
  
  • 521.3 Orbits
    
• 522 Techniques, equipment, materials
  
• 523 Specific celestial bodies & phenomena
  
  • 523.3 The Moon
    
  • 523.4 Planets
    Live from Mars - ask experts involved with the Mars programmes questions via. E-mail and read answers to previous questions.
    523.45Jupiter
    Online from Jupiter (NASA/K-12) - direct news from scientists, contact with teachers and students, joint projects etc. Deals with Galileo.
    
  • 523.6 Comets
    Comet Hale-Bopp Chat Location! (Inactive) - although inactive there is a lot of information. You can read the chat between NASA astronomers and interested people during the event.

• 524
  
• 525 Earth (Astronomical geography)
  
• 526 Mathematical geography
  
• 527 Celestial navigation
  
• 528 Ephemerides
  
• 529 Chronology

530 Physics

540 Chemistry and allied sciences

ask a chemist- staff at Louisiana State University, USA.

• 548.81 Structural crystallography
  Space Experiment Module (SEM) (NASA) - offers direct contact with NASA in order that students can design experiments which will be carried by Shuttle missions. Experiments in crystal growth in weightlessness.

550 Earth sciences

Ask an earth scientist- This site is in Hawaii, a volcanic hot spot. It is also of value to read past questions and answers.

Ask an Expert (geology) - Scientific American "ask the experts" web pages.   Although called the geology section, there are already well answered questions on wide ranging earth science topics.

• 551 Geology, hydrology, meteorology
  Ask a geologist- at the U.S Geological Survey.
  • 551.1 Gross structure and properties of the earth
    
  • 551.2 Volcanoes, earthquakes, thermal waters and gases
    Ask a volcanologist- part of the Volcano World pages. Many interesting topics already covered which can be read in "past questions".

• 551.3 Surface and exogenous processes and their agents
  
• 551.4 Geomorphology and hydrosphere
  
• 551.5 Meteorology
  Ask An Atmospheric Scientist: NASA

• 552 Petrology
  
• 553 Economic geology
  
• 554 Earth sciences of Europe
  
• 555 Earth sciences of Asia
  
• 556 Earth sciences of Africa
  
• 557 Earth sciences of North America
  
• 558 Earth sciences of South America
  
• 559 Earth sciences of other areas

560 Paleontology and paleozoology

Ask a dinosaur expert- Illinois State Geological Survey. You should perhaps look at some general information on "ask an expert type web pages".

570 Life sciences and Biology

580 Plants

590 Animals

600 Technology (Applied sciences)

620 Engineering and allied operations

Ask An Astronaut: George Mason University - Astronomy & Space Sciences Group


• 629 Other branches of engineering

• 629.4 Astronautics
  
  • 629.41
    
  • 629.42
    
  • 629.43
    
  • 629.44
    Ask the Shuttle Crew: NASA crew members answer questions
    Shuttle Team Online: Join the men and women who make the Shuttle fly and learn about their diverse and exciting careers.
    629.45
    
  • 629.46
    
  • 629.47

660 Chemical engineering

900 Geography, History.

These pages maintained by Dr Georg R Douglas, Hamrahlíđ College, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland.













Do you know about the Ask an expert web pages?

There are many web sites where you can ask directly for help on a particular topic from an expert in a particular field. You will find links to experts in volcanology, space travel, chemistry and many other fields in the Dewey classified make-contact pages. Before sending off a question you should check on three important things:

• Has your question been answered before? There is usually a list of commonly asked questions - sometimes searchable.
  
• Are you asking the right expert? Make sure you are asking an expert in the correct field of study or research.
  
• Have your question as short and as clear as possible. Don´t rush it!