BA University of New Hampshire, 1965
MS University of Massachusetts, 1967
PhD University of Rhode Island, 1972
University of Georgia, Athens
Oceanography, coastal geology, marine geology, origin of petroleum resources, wilderness ethics
- Origin and evolution of continental margins
- Coastal processes along Lake Ontario
- Science and wilderness ethics (and how they can be informed by geologic principles)
Articles in Geology, Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Journal of Geologic Education
Marine geologist for USGS
- Included in the Princeton Review's The Best 300 Professors, 2012
- Colgate Presidential Scholar in the Department of Geology, 2003-2005
- Distinguished speaker for National Association of Geoscience Teachers, 1994-1999
- Sears Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence, 1991
- Congressional Medal for Antarctic Service
- Phi Eta Sigma Professor of the Year, 1986