I am a Geomorphologist with wide-ranging interests including
isotope
geochemistry, surface processes,
human-induced landscape change, and rates
of erosion. I am particularly interested in working at the interface
between active research, education, and science literacy at all levels
-- thus my involvement in the
Governor's Institute of Vermont (a
residential program for high school science students) and NSF's Career and DTS
programs combining research and education. I am the lead author of the
the newest Geomorphology textbook as well as first author of an
Environmental Geology textbook. I also author books for the general public including my recent book about Greenland, ice cores, and climate change:
When the Ice is Gone, which you can read about
here.
The Cosmogenic Nuclide
Laboratory is where much of my research and that of my
students happens. Ours is a purpose-built lab where we can extract Be,
Al, and Cl from rocks and sediment. Our lab is funded by the US National Science Foundation as a community facility welcoming visitors from around the world to process samples.
Our team is
key. Since 1993, I have advised undergraduates, graduate
students at both the MS and PhD level, and post docs from both UVM
and elsewhere. We have hosted collaborators from around the world. I am currently taking graduate students through the MS and doctoral programs in UVM's Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources.
A list of
publications authored by people working with me in the
field, at UVM, and elsewhere.
Here's my personal web page with links to my books and essays and more about me.
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