Welcome to the CRiO online institute
Please allow me to introduce myself:
my name is Stephen Mojzsis (pronounced "Moy-zish") and I am delighted to invite you to join us in this learning platform.
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Something about me
Let me tell you something about myself. As a small child I was always intrigued by the question: “How do we know that?”. Beyond things like “why do we breath air?” and “how come it is warm in the summer?” I wanted to know more and more about the basis of our understanding; how do we actually know?. My parents fed my curiosity by supporting my enthusiasm for science, mathematics and art, and I try to do the same for my own family.
I am enormously inspired by tremendous minds like Leonardo Da Vinci who celebrated The Science in Art, and the Art in Science, and Marie Skłodowska Curie who reminded us all to have no fear of perfection, you will never reach it. My inspiration is being fed by our great contemporary intellects such as Christine Lagarde when she rightfully proclaims that Leadership is about encouraging people, and Elon Musk who challenges us to not be afraid of new arenas.
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Educational credentials
After completing my undergraduate studies in Boston in 1988 and post-graduate work there in 1992, I moved to San Diego for my Ph.D. As a newly-minted doctorate in Earth Sciences, I spent 3 years in Los Angeles as a researcher before moving to Colorado where I achieved the rank of Full Professor of Geological Sciences.
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Teaching and professorship
In my professional career, which spans more than two decades, I have taught over 4000 students of all ages, interests and capabilities. In our new age of remote and global connectivity, I don’t want to limit my teaching to local brick-and-mortar structures any more. My passion is global, and my mission is to share my knowledge with other citizens of the world. That is why I created this online institute for you, so you can be a part of the journey.
Events, TV shows, journals, etc.
My long history of outreach activities includes numerous television interviews and documentaries such as the PBS (US) programs Nova, H2O-the molecule that made us, and Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman. I was featured in the BBC series The Planets, as well many other international programs including in France, Canada, Japan and elsewhere.
I also regularly professional research conferences where I present my new work and that of my large collaborative network, to an international audience. I also regularly provide public presentations in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia to various groups including College, University and Research Center colloquia, and semi-professional and private scientific organizations. The research results from my laboratory group and network of internationals collaborators is regularly published in first-tier professional journals including Nature, Science, the Astrophysical Journal, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Lithos, Astrobiology and many others.
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Institute level with world wide learning
With most of higher education transitioning to online formats, professors all across the world are asking: How do you convey your knowledge and experience via remote platforms such as this one?
Rather than leading a discussion with dozens or even hundreds of students, each in their own, separate ZOOM-style video box with the strong likelihood they talk over one another, we offer downloadable material on demand that you can enjoy whenever it is convenient for you. We share science without a lecture hall and desks, to enjoy at your own pace wherever you are.
I professor, researcher, and motivator who seeks to maintain the highest quality education under extraordinary circumstances, by improvising, innovating and pioneering pedagogical methods in the New Online World. Now that we have this capability, I can reach you no matter who you are or where you are located.
Thank you for visiting us and I look forward to working with you.
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Stephen Mojzsis Ph.D.
Professor of Geology and Research Director
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