“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”

-Benjamin Franklin

My Office for the Day

I love conducting fieldwork with students....especially when I am able to be outside in beautiful places like this. So Pretty!

Sampling with Students in Colorado

I'm lucky to have such good students that I don't have to do much work.

Students Present Posters

More of my students are presenting their thesis research at the College of Science Symposium.

NPR Interview in Colorado

Though, I dont really like the title of the article, it was a nice interview. Press the picture for a link to the article. Good times!

Invited Speaker and Panel Discussion

I gave a short presentation on the potential environmental impacts from hydraulic fracturing/gas production for a California State...

Invited Speaker

Im speaking at the National Academy of Sciences Distinctive Voices Lecture Series. So nervous.

GSA Presentations

Students presenting their research at the Geological Society of America National Meetings. They did a great job!

Sampling Colorado Floodwater

Spent the past week or so trying to sample flood waters in the oil/gas areas. The Flood was quite large (500 year flood may be?) that...

Students Sample Colorado Floodwaters

Sampling accessible and safe floodwaters has been challenging, but we got some good samples.

Interview with Local PBS Channel

They were doing a story on California's oil/gas industry and wanted to talk to me about environmental concerns. It was fun.

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