Guest Series
The Guest Series invites researchers, professionals and enthusiasts to share their own perspectives on carbon materials, geology, organic petrology, environmental science and related fields. Contributions may take many forms — technical notes, case studies, methodological discussions, creative reflections or personal experiences that shaped the way you see your work.
This series exists to highlight the diversity of thought within the geoscience community. Each post brings a unique voice and adds depth to conversations that connect research, industry and education. Whether you are presenting new findings, reflecting on a lesson learned in the field or laboratory, or exploring how science intersects with your personal journey, the Guest Series offers a space for open, rigorous and thoughtful storytelling.
If you have something meaningful to share, we welcome your contribution.
Guest Series - 04 - Expect the unexpected: Serendipity in coal research by Jim Hower
Looking back on five decades of coal research, Jim Hower reflects on how unexpected connections and unplanned questions led to lasting insights—particularly in rare earth elements in coal and fly ash. A quiet reminder that some of the most important science begins by expecting the unexpected.
Guest Series - 03 - Aromatic Biomarkers as Evidence of Late Palaeocene Tropical Rainforests in Southern India by Santanu Ghosh
Tiny molecules. Vast forests. Aromatic biomarkers preserved in Indian lignite reveal tropical rainforests thriving in southern India during the Late Palaeocene.
Guest Series - 02 - Palynofacies - Organic Matter from another perspective by Alex Wheeler
Professor Coelophysis would have made a great palynologist if his arms could reach the microscope.
