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Why William & Mary? People & Places
On March 26, 2018
Why choose to attend William & Mary? I’ll offer up two reasons to attend William & Mary: people & places. It’s the people that
4th Rock from the Sun: Human Exploration of Mars – the Planetary Geology Research Projects 2016
On April 27, 2016
Forty years ago, in the summer of 1976, NASA placed two spacecraft in orbit around Mars and then safely got the Viking 1 and
Paddle Trip Report 1 – Through the Foothills
On July 23, 2015
We successfully completed our 8-day paddle trip from the foothills of the Blue Ridge to Williamsburg. It was all the adventure I’d hoped for.
Mystery at Midway Mills
On March 13, 2015
Virginia’s Piedmont is an expansive area of gently rolling terrain whose underlying geology is quite complex. The old metamorphic and igneous rocks of the
The Road to the Moho
On January 20, 2015
I spent last week in the Sultanate of Oman, working with my colleague Professor Anne Rasmussen to setup a William & Mary study abroad
Wadi Bani Ghafir at Sidaq Gorge – Water versus Rock in Oman
On November 18, 2014
In January I had the good fortune of visiting Oman to explore the country’s magnificent geology. November 18th is Oman’s National Day and in this
Glimpses of the Past: the Catoctin Formation – Virginia is for Lavas
On February 17, 2014
In 1969 Virginia embraced the travel slogan Virginia is for Lovers and at various times during the last 45 years William & Mary geology students have
Dispatches from Oman: Ophiolite to Aflaj
On January 2, 2014
The New Year finds me half-a-world away from William & Mary on a research trip to Oman. I am here starting a project focused
Mountain Mayhem
On September 27, 2011
As I’ve noted in these posts before, Geology Departmental field trips are unique as they bring together the W&M geologic community in a way