RASOUL SORKHABI EARTH SCIENTIST. AUTHOR. TEACHER.
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My Life in Words


​“Honestly, the essence of publishing hasn't changed. Since the days of the cave man carving stuff on the cave walls, people have wanted stories, and storytellers have wanted an audience. That is still the case. The changes are really a matter of format.” 
​                                   
 ̶  Susan Wiggs (American writer)

​The following are selected publications of mine from the most recent years.
​Hopefully, all of the previous (hundreds of) publications will be included gradually; it will take time.

Articles

  1. “Death on Everest.” Earth Island Journal Online, August 13, 2019
  2. “Teaching geoscience in a changing world.” Current Science (Indian Academy of Science), vol. 117, no. 3 (10 August 2019), pp. 360-361.
  3. "On the art of teaching geology." The Professional Geologist, October-December 2019, pp. 42-44.
  4. "D. N. Wadia and Himalayan Geology." Himalayan Journal, volume 74 (2019), pp. 148-159.
  5. “Life and Legacy of D. N. Wadia.” Science Reporter (India), August 2019, pp. 28-29.
  6. “Good news: Earth science is most popular with the public.” The Professional Geologist, July-August 2019, pp. 44-45.
  7. “Career tips for young geologists.” The Professional Geologist, January-March 2019, pp. 58-59. 
  8. “Southwest Asia: Where plates and people collide." Geology Today, vol. 34, no. 3 (May-June 2018), pp. 89-91.
  9. “Understanding Earth in a wider sense of science.” Earth, November 2016, pp. 8-9
  10. “Japan’s megaquake and killer tsunami: how did this happen?" Earth, June 2011, p. 27-28.
  11. "Geological Formation of the Himalaya." Himalayan Journal, vol. 66, 2010, pp. 87-102.
  12. "The Great Game of Mapping the Himalaya." Himalayan Journal, vol. 65, 2009, pp. 54-61. 
  13. "Geoscience Vocabulary”. Part I. Geoscience vocabulary makes Earth more human. Earth, April 2009, pp. 12-13. Part II. Geoscience vocabulary makes Earth right at home. Earth, May 2009, pp. 60-61. ​

"GeoEducation" Series in Geo Expro

  1. Sorkhabi, Rasoul (2012) Know your faults. Part I. GeoExpro, vol. 9, no. 5 (October), pp. 64-68. Part II. vol. 9, no. 6 (December), pp. 72-76.
  2. Sorkhabi, Rasoul (2013) Folds and folding. Part I. GeoExpro, vol. 10, no. 3 (June), pp. 92-96. Part II. Geo Expro, vol. 10, no. 4 (September), pp. 60-64.
  3. Sorkhabi, Rasoul (2014) Fracture, fracture everywhere. Part I. GeoExpro, vol. 11, no. 3 (May), pp. 86-90. Part II. Geo Expro, vol. 11, no. 4 (September), pp. 42-46.
  4. Sorkhabi, Rasoul (2015) Back to source rocks. Part I. GeoExpro, vol. 12, no. 5 (November), pp. 82-85. Part II. Geo Expro, vol. 12, no. 6 (December), pp. 22-26.
  5. Sorkhabi, Rasoul (2019) Basin classification. GeoExpro, vol. 16, no. 2 (May), pp. 34-38.

Reviews

  1. 1000 Books to Read before You Die (by James Mustich, Workman Publishing, 2018). Rain Taxi Review of Books, Spring 2019, p. 14
  2. “Oil Wealth and the Osage Murders,” book review of Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, by David Grann (Doubleday, 2017). GeoExpro, May 2019, p. 70. 
  3. Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World, by Marica Bjornerud (Princeton University Press, 2018). Earth Science History, 2019, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 150-151. 
  4. Teilhard's Struggle: Embracing the Work of Evolution, by Kathleen Duffy, SSJ (Orbis Books, 2019). Teilhard Perspectives, Spring-Summer 2019, pp. 10-11. 
  5. A Brief History of Geology, by Kieran D. O’Hara (Cambridge University Press, 2018). Geology Today, May-June 2019, pp. 119.
  6. The Face of the Earth: The Legacy of Eduard Suess, by Thomas Hofmann, Günter Blöschl, Lois Lammerhuber, Werner E. Piller, and A. M. Celal Sengör (Edition Lammerhuber, Austria. 2014). Current Science (Indian Academy of Science), vol. 110, no. 8 (25 April 2016), pp. 1571-1572.
  7. “Definite biography of Alfred Wegener” (Book Review of Alfred Wegener by Mott T. Green (John Hopkins University Press, 2015). Earth, October 2016, p. 50.
  8. Review of Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries. Resurgence, Issue 259 (March/April 2010). Web Exclusive. 

"GeoTourism" articles in Geo Expro

  1. Sorkhabi, Rasoul (2010) Miri 1910: The centenary of oil discovery in Sarawak. GeoExpro, vol. 7, no. 2 (March-April), pp. 44-49.
  2. Sorkhabi, Rasoul (2010) History carved out of the Deccan Traps. GeoExpro, vol. 7, no. 6 (December), p. 66-71.
  3. Sorkhabi, Rasoul (2011) Kota Kinabalu, Sabah: A turbidite paradise. GeoExpro, vol. 8, no. 5 (October), pp. 52-54.
  4. Sorkhabi, Rasoul (2011) Cappadocia, Turkey: Civilizations in a volcanic terrain. GeoExpro, vol. 8, no. 1 (February), pp. 64-67. 
  5. Sorkhabi, Rasoul (2012) Salt Lake City: An attractive destination. GeoExpro, vol. 9, no. 2 (April), pp. 92-93.
  6. Sorkhabi, Rasoul (2014) Titusville, Pennsylvania: America’s first oil town. GeoExpro, vol. 11, no. 2 (March), pp. 90-91.
  7. Sorkhabi, Rasoul (2014) The Kutch basin of western India. GeoExpro, vol. 11, no. 6 (December), pp. 30-34. 
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