Tom, Thanks for the laugh! --Julie ---------------------- Julie Sexton [log in to unmask] Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:34:06 -0500 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: info for how geoscientists spend their time To: [log in to unmask] Julie, Here is a humorous answer to your question (with a legitimate reference too) http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1060 TTFN Tom On Sep 17, 2010, at 2:20 PM, Julie Sexton wrote: Colleagues, I am looking for a report, article, or other source of information that describes the percentage of time geoscientists in academia, industry, and government spend doing field work, office work, lab work, teaching, etc. So I would like to know the types of tasks geoscientists do at work and what percentage of a geoscientist's time is spent on each task. I realize that there is a lot of variability, so whatever info I can get would be helpful. Does anybody know of a report, article, or source that may have this information? Thanks for your help. Julie Sexton Research Associate University of Northern Colorado [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] *************************************************** Tom Foster Associate Professor; Department of Physics Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL 62026-1654 [log in to unmask] http://www.siue.edu/~tfoster Phone: 618-650-3049 Fax: 618-650-3624 ***************************************************