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5 November 2010
Friday fold: a gummy worm
A week ago today, I went out on the Billy Goat Trail (near Potomac, Maryland) with a group of students: five from George Mason University’s GeoClub, and two that are current Physical Geology Honors students with me at Northern Virginia Community College. One of my students, Robin, observed this lovely fold, and called my attention to its gummy-worm-like form. When we saw it, we all knew it was destined to …
Callan Bentley is Associate Professor of Geology at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. For his work on this blog, the National Association of Geoscience Teachers recognized him with the James Shea Award. He has also won the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council on Higher Education in Virginia, and the Biggs Award for Excellence in Geoscience Teaching from the Geoscience Education Division of the Geological Society of America. In previous years, Callan served as a contributing editor at EARTH magazine, President of the Geological Society of Washington and President the Geo2YC division of NAGT.