4/4 Exams

"Hoccy" (Hoccy)
12/17/2015 at 15:51 • Filed to: Rallycross, Kenneth Hansen, Martin Schanche, Timmy Hansen

Quite happy now, drinking Christmas beer and listening to Boston.

In case you accidently clicked on this, have another photo from the previous golden age of rallycross! 2015 WorldRX runner up on the far right.

DISCUSSION (9)

CB > Hoccy
12/17/2015 at 15:55

I handed in my two final papers today, so I’m in a similar boat. Cheers, bud. What are you studying, if you don’t mind me asking?

Hoccy > CB
12/17/2015 at 15:58

Cheers! I’m studying Environmental Geology and Geohazards, probably doing my MSc on the Environmental part. Had my Geomechanics exam today. Essentially about how rocks break, along with a bunch of other things. What about you?

CB > Hoccy
12/17/2015 at 16:02

Oh wow, that’s pretty cool. So, does that include going over stuff like determining suitability of soil and ground when it comes to putting up buildings, tunnels, et cetera? I’m taking criminology (final year! Hopefully!).

Hoccy > CB
12/17/2015 at 16:10

Yep, excactly that, soil and rocks. The environmental part is mostly about pollution, and the geohazards is more technical and about safety (floods & landslides, infrastructure). It’s a subject that will always be relevant, probably true for criminology too (sadly). How are your work opportunities after you’re done studying?

CB > Hoccy
12/17/2015 at 16:17

Heh, some of that pollution stuff might actually roll into my field, depending on how you look at the issue. And ditto on the whole “sadly” thing for remaining relevant.

Considering I just did a work semester monitoring community service hours and they want me as a full time worker (although I can’t due to school), things look pretty good. Other front-line jobs look pretty promising as well. I could also go into a Masters if I really wanted, but that’s not too interesting to me.

I’m curious, I haven’t really thought about what kind of jobs that would apply to your field. What kind of work would you end up doing?Environmental monitoring? Planner in order to determine risks of building in certain areas? I haven’t a clue.

Hoccy > CB
12/17/2015 at 16:28

You’re very right, I went to a debate once where they were discussing the environmental impact and criminology of a marine (fjord) mine waste dump. A marine biologist and a criminologist were participating, and us geologists when we got the opportunity. Environmental crime seems quite undefined to me after that debate. I might even do my Masters on that particular waste dump case.

Nice to hear, I’m struggling to get any relevant work semesters. Hope I can get one this summer in something relevant. I could end up doing a lot of different things, but monitoring waste dumps, waste water and doing analysis on soil are likely. You also have the building and fundamenting of new roads, tunnels and other infrastructure. In the case of Oslo (where I study), you have to take environmental samples of soil if you are to dig and transport soil out from somewhere, to determine to which degree it is hazardous waste or not. I could also end up forecasting floods and landslides, but that seems less likely right now.. Not as many choices there.

CB > Hoccy
12/17/2015 at 16:36

What was the case called? I have a professor who works a lot when it comes to corporate crime, and it might help him in his class.

Yeah, work semesters can be difficult to get. Hopefully you manage to snag one.

15wrbrex > Hoccy
12/17/2015 at 18:37

So I clicked on this expecting a Boston Video in here, so I’m leaving this. Congrats on exams by the way

Hoccy > CB
12/18/2015 at 04:57

It’s a very recent case that got some attention in international media when they approved it this fall. Guardian article here . Quite interesting to discuss both scientifically and socially. I think such a marine waste dump is better than a land waste dump (with acid mine runoff and so on), and if we are to continue using resources like we do now we might as well produce it here where we have better environmental and work regulations.