Friday Photo: It’s Not All Bad!
Badlands National Park is anything but bad.
The Social Geologist(s)
It’s hard to believe that Adventures in Geology is a project I started nearly two years ago as a way to share my experiences with family, friends and – hopefully […]
M 7.2 Earthquake in Eastern Turkey
Yesterday’s earthquake in Eastern Turkey (near the City of Van) has resulted in extensive damage due to it’s shallow depth, it’s large magnitude (M 7.2), and it’s proximity to the surface. Combine that with not-so-strict building codes and the region’s geology, and you’ve got problems.
Backyard Geology
Helping to lead the semesterly Intro Geology field trip this weekend. The trip is a short, one day trip to the Akron Gorge Metropolitan Park. Here, the students will be exposed to geology in their own backyard – many for the first time.
Great Land of Alaska
My trip to Alaska was spurred by my research. In just under a week after my arrival, I would be presenting the current status of my work at this year’s Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG) National Meeting. By arriving several days before the conference even started, I not only gave myself more time to fret about refining my powerpoint and deciding on what I was going to say, but allowed myself time to get out and explore some – if only a fraction – of America’s largest state.
Adventures in Geology 