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10 November 2011
Geology for everyone! William & Mary Geology’s 50th Anniversary weekend
Two of the three William & Mary geobloggers have already posted their summaries of what went on in Williamsburg (and environs) at this weekend’s W&M Department of Geology 50th Anniversary Celebration, so it’s time for me to get cracking! (Take a look at Callan Bentley and Chuck Bailey’s posts when you get a chance, too.)
20 April 2008
Piedmont geology along the Billy Goat Trail
On Saturday, I had the opportunity to go on a great geology hike with Callan Bentley in the C&O; Canal National Historical Park, which follows the Potomac River where it becomes fast, deep and narrow and flows through Mather Gorge. The park is divided between Virginia (the Great Falls National Park portion) and Maryland, and the Billy Goat Trail (so named because it involves a tiny bit of scrambling) parallels …
Jessica Ball is a volcanologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, researching volcanic hydrothermal systems and stability, and doing science communication for the California Volcano Observatory. She previously worked at the Geological Society of America's Washington DC Policy Office, learning about the intersection of Earth science and legislative affairs. Her Mendenhall postdoc and PhD focused on how water affects the stability of volcanoes, and involved both field investigations and numerical modeling applications. Her blogging covers a range of topics, from her experiences in academic geosciences to science outreach and communication to her field and lab work in volcanology.