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Rock Music Oman 2020 – The Crescent of Learning
On January 22, 2020
I’m homeward bound after the 2020 edition of our Natural History & Contemporary Culture of Oman (a.k.a. Rock Music Oman) course. For the past
Rock Music Oman 2019: A Symposium and Celebration
On January 22, 2019
The 2019 Spring semester is underway, but before we (both students and faculty) get completely sucked into our courses we’re going to finish our
Finding Ourselves in the Sharqiya Sands, Oman
On January 16, 2019
The 2019 Rock Music Oman program has traversed from Muscat through the mountains and on to the desert. Last week, we were tucked in
Rock Music Oman – The 2019 Edition Begins
On January 7, 2019
We’re back in Oman with the 2019 version of our Natural History and Contemporary Culture of Oman (a.k.a. Rock Music Oman) winter-break study program.
Inside the Ghubrah Bowl, Oman: dropstones, double-duckbills, and pencil structures, oh my!
On March 13, 2018
In Academics, Research, Study Away
In early January, with two of my research students, we escaped winter’s cold by heading to the Sultanate of Oman for a week of
Oman’s Geological Triple Point
On March 13, 2017
Qantab is a village at the eastern edge of the Muscat metropolitan area, it’s hemmed in by steep rocky hills, and flanked by a
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
Oman’s Mega-Sheath Folds
On January 30, 2014
Oman is a sunny place and cloudy days are rather uncommon. On Friday, January 10th we awoke to cloudy skies over Muscat. Today was the