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Ray Coish is an igneous petrologist/geochemist working on deciphering the origins of Paleozoic magmatic rocks in the Appalachians. He teaches courses on earthquakes and volcanoes, the geology of Vermont, mineralogy, petrology, and the planets. He likes skiing, swimming, hiking, and playing on his ipad.

Seminars

Department Seminar Series

Welcome to the Geology Department
We offer students the chance to experience the excitement of the geological and environmental sciences in the spectacular surroundings of the Green Mountains, Adirondacks and Lake Champlain.

Our department is interesting, dynamic, and fun—we invite you to navigate through this website to take a closer look.

VGS Meeting 2012

VGS 2012 - Alyssa Anderson '12 (Doll Award Winner), Emily MacDonald '12 and Nicole Shufelt (UVM)

NEWS

Geology seniors presented the results of their senior work  on April 28 at the Vermont Geological Society and the Lake Champlain Consortium meetings. At VGS, Alyssa Anderson won the Doll Award for best undergraduate presentation and Emily McDonald was runner-up—see photo.

Geology seniors presented initial results of their senior theses at the Northeast Section of the Geological Society of America in March 2012. See some photos here.

Middlebury Geology Department successfully hosted the 103rd meeting of the New England Intercollegiate Conference on Sept. 30, Oct. 1 and 2, 2011. See NEIGC website for details.

The New Research Vessel Update—Pat Manley's Blog

Pat and Tom Manley receive $1.7M NSF grant to purchase new research vessel. Read the story.