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Over Nottoway Falls
On February 19, 2017
Another glorious February weekend, and I was off, once again, to the field with my research students. On this trip we returned to the
Power-washing the Paleozoic Petersburg Pluton
On February 13, 2017
300 million years ago, vast quantities of magma intruded the Earth’s crust deep beneath what would one day become Richmond, Virginia. The magma that
20 Years of Teaching Structural Geology at William & Mary
On December 13, 2016
‘Tis the season for grading final exams. Once the grading is complete, it’ll be time to determine who’s been naughty or nice, and dole
What a Difference a Day Makes: The Fall 2016 Geology Department Trip to Virginia’s Eastern Shore
On October 26, 2016
The Geology Department successfully completed its Fall 2016 Departmental Trip to Virginia’s Eastern Shore last weekend, but the difference between Friday and Saturday were
On the Rocks – A Day at Nottoway Falls
On October 7, 2016
In August, I described a set of cascades that form a major knickpoint on the Nottoway River in the Southside Virginia Piedmont. Last Saturday,
Let It Rain
On September 12, 2016
I’m teaching Weather, Climate, & Change (pdf) – a COLL 100 course – to 40 enthusiastic students who are in their first semester at W&M.
Knickpoint on the Nottoway
On August 24, 2016
Deep in the heart of Southside Virginia lies a bedrock outcrop of tremendous size. Quality outcrops are rare in the Piedmont, but between the
Reunited!
On July 14, 2016
This is an ode to a canoe. A year ago today, on July 14th 2015, I abandoned my canoe in the James River at
Summer Solstice in the Field: A River on Rock
On July 7, 2016
Summer is not a quiet time in the William & Mary Geology department. Pop onto the 2nd floor of McGlothlin-Street Hall this summer and you’ll