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Dr. Rachel Newrick, P.Geol., P.Geoph., climbs the derrick on an offshore oil platform in the Davis Strait, off the coast of West Greenland. -all photos courtesy Rachel Newrick, P.Geol., P.Geoph.
And You ARE? Dr. Rachel Newrick, P.Geol., P.Geoph. Adventurer Artist Champions Collaborative Volunteer
travelling the globe. The two are not mutually exclusive, though. In fact, one often leads to the other. “In the last year I’ve travelled to Ghana, South Africa, Congo, Romania, London and Houston for different consulting clients. No matter what project I’m on, I always love getting out in the field,” says Dr. Newrick, P.Geol., P.Geoph. “I truly have a dream job. It’s really exciting.” A native of New Zealand, Dr. Newrick developed an affinity for travel after graduating with a B.Sc. in geology and an honours B.Sc. in geophysics, from Victoria University of Wellington. She spent the next few years backpacking around Central America, Europe, and Africa, eventually making her way to Calgary in 1998 to complete a PhD in exploration seismology (geophysics) and start her career. While employed as an exploration geophysicist in 2008, she jumped at the chance to go overseas on a London-based job assignment, to work on oil and gas projects in the North Sea. After a couple years, she moved to Edinburgh and worked on projects in
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Exploring the world — both above and below the ground — is Rachel Newrick’s life passion. As a geophysical interpretation consultant, she explores the Earth’s subsurface in the hunt for petroleum. As an adventurer, she explores new cultures while
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