
Lauren Birgenheier
Associate Professor, Geology & Geophysics
University of Utah
Las Vegas, NV USA
“If you don’t take care of yourself and do the things that make you happy, you’re going to burn out.”
University of Utah
Las Vegas, NV USA
“If you don’t take care of yourself and do the things that make you happy, you’re going to burn out.”
Associate Professor, Geology & Geophysics
I teach geology to college and graduate students and do research as a sedimentary geologist.
I get to the office and prep my lessons for an hour or two and then go on to teach class. I usually like to be done teaching by noon and use the afternoons to meet with students (mostly graduate students) to advise them. I edit and write papers for publication in journals. I also write grant proposals. I go to committee meetings and attend lectures. Additionally, I travel about every other month for research, either for conferences, field work, or collaboration.
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