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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
Dissection of a Mid-term Exam
On October 18, 2010

It’s mid-term exam season at William & Mary. On Friday, October 1st 170 students in my Earth’s Environmental Systems course sat for their first