Content ID:
Field:


  • About Smithsonian
  • Email Updates
  • Member Services
  • Shop
  • Archive
Smithsonian.com
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Smithsonian Channel
  • goSmithsonian
  • Air & Space magazine
  • Home
  • History & Archaeology
  • People & Places
  • Science & Nature
  • Arts & Culture
  • Travel
  • Photos & Videos
  • Subscribe
  • Innovators

The Last Word

A quick questionnaire with Elizabeth Catlos

  • Smithsonian.com, October 03, 2007

Article Tools

 
  • Font
  • Share/Save/Bookmark Share
     
  • Email
  •  
  • Print
  • Digg Digg
     
  • Comments
  • StumbleUpon StumbleUpon
     
  • RSS
  • Reddit Reddit
     

    Rock of Ages

    J. Madeleine Nash

    Where did the world's highest mountains come from? Geologist Elizabeth Catlos takes a new view

    Related Links

    America's Young Innovators

    Most Popular

    • Viewed
    • Emailed
    1. Tattoos
    2. Gobekli Tepe: The World’s First Temple?
    3. America's First True "Pilgrims"
    4. A Monumental Struggle to Preserve Hagia Sophia
    5. 44 Years Later, a Washington, D.C. Death Unresolved
    6. Pakistan's Sufis Preach Faith and Ecstasy
    7. A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials
    8. Family Ties
    9. The Pygmies' Plight
    10. Rewriting History in Great Britain
    1. Pakistan's Sufis Preach Faith and Ecstasy
    2. A Monumental Struggle to Preserve Hagia Sophia
    3. America's First True "Pilgrims"
    4. 44 Years Later, a Washington, D.C. Death Unresolved
    5. Jukebox: A Choir of Turkeys
    6. The 'Secret Jews' of San Luis Valley
    7. What's Killing the Aspen?
    8. Julia Alvarez on Weybridge, Vermont
    9. Gobekli Tepe: The World’s First Temple?
    10. Inside Iran's Fury

    1. Three words someone else would use to describe me are creative, adventurous and spontaneous.

    2. My greatest professional influence is my former PhD advisor, Mark Harrison at UCLA's department of earth and space sciences.

    3. My fondest memory is working on middle school science projects with my father.

    4. The last book I read was Persuasion by Jane Austen.

    5. If I could have dinner with anyone living or dead it would be Condoleezza Rice or Benjamin Franklin.

    6. Three things I can't live without are family, traveling and shopping.

    7. The most pressing issue facing the world is terrorism.

    8. The most important lesson I ever learned was to persist—to keep trying when I don’t succeed at first.

    9. My advice for those just starting out in this profession is to enjoy the profession, work hard, listen to others and network.

    10. My motto is: “I think I can.”

    1. Three words someone else would use to describe me are creative, adventurous and spontaneous.

    2. My greatest professional influence is my former PhD advisor, Mark Harrison at UCLA's department of earth and space sciences.

    3. My fondest memory is working on middle school science projects with my father.

    4. The last book I read was Persuasion by Jane Austen.

    5. If I could have dinner with anyone living or dead it would be Condoleezza Rice or Benjamin Franklin.

    6. Three things I can't live without are family, traveling and shopping.

    7. The most pressing issue facing the world is terrorism.

    8. The most important lesson I ever learned was to persist—to keep trying when I don’t succeed at first.

    9. My advice for those just starting out in this profession is to enjoy the profession, work hard, listen to others and network.

    10. My motto is: “I think I can.”


     
    Comments

    Hello Catlos, Glad to meet you here. I am from the Kingdom of Himalayas Nepal working for domestic airlines. I have hobby in gems and minerals. I am beginer in this matter . I would like to go field trip at MCT ( between lesser & greater himalaya in the far west of Nepal for collecting minerals and gems. Do you think it is possible to find good specimens of minerals . Is it good site to hunt for gems ? I would highly apreciate for your kind suggestions please. awaiting for your reply soon. regards Uttar

    Posted by uttar shah on April 16,2008 | 10:20PM

    Post a Comment


    Name: (required)

    Email: (required)

    Comment:



    Advertisement

    Smithsonian Videos

    Star-Spangled Salute

    Re-enactors relive the Battle of Baltimore


    One Life: The Mask of Lincoln

    National Portrait Gallery historian David C. Ward discusses images of Abraham Lincoln


    Fallow Groan

    Watch a fallow buck groan


    Fishermen's Fate

    In the town of Fort Bragg, California, fishermen scramble to make a living


    Coral Reefs and Creatures

    The Phoenix Islands provide an unspoiled center for marine science


    Advertisement

    Culturespotter

    Experience Mexico

    Choose from seven videos to learn more about Mexico and its rich history.

    Marketplace

    SmithsonianStore

    Animated Musical Ornaments
    Item no: 97625

    Window Shopping

    Gifts, Gadgets and Great Finds!

    From Our Advertisers: Products, Offers and Free Info

    Travel & Adventure

    Subscribe Today & Win a FREE Trip to Paris!


    Sojourners

    Love to travel? We've collected some of the best offerings from our most valued travel partners, across the country and around the world

    In The Magazine

    December 2008 Issue Cover

    December 2008

    • Faith and Ecstasy
    • Brave New World
    • Fading Glory
    • Karsh Reality
    • The Pygmies' Plight

    View Table of Contents



    Wonders of the Deep

    Wonders of the Deep

    The National Museum of Natural History's Ocean Hall illuminates the murky waters of the deep blue sea

    Smithsonian Journeys

    Japan & China
    Currents of Change: Japan & China
    Explore the ancient traditions and modern-day cultures of Japan and China on a springtime cruise






    View full archiveRecent Issues

    • December 2008 Issue Cover
      Dec 2008


    • Nov 2008


    • Oct 2008

    Newsletter

    Sign up for regular email updates from Smithsonian magazine, including free newsletters, special offers and current news updates.

    Subscribe Now

    About Us

    Smithsonian.com expands on Smithsonian magazine's in-depth coverage of history, science, nature, the arts, travel, world culture and technology. Join us regularly as we take a dynamic and interactive approach to exploring modern and historic perspectives on the arts, sciences, nature, world culture and travel, including videos, blogs and a reader forum.

    Explore our Brands

    • goSmithsonian.com
    • Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
    • Smithsonian Institution
    • Smithsonian Catalogue
    • Smithsonian Journeys
    • Smithsonian Channel
    • Site Map
    • Privacy Policy
    • Copyright
    • About Smithsonian
    • Contact Us
    • Advertising
    • Reader Panel
    • Subscribe
    • RSS

    Smithsonian Institution

    Produced by Clickability