Journal of the Geological Society of London, v. 146, p. 877-888. My experience tells me that important geologic questions remain unanswered even in classic areas that have received a great de al of study. My research is almost equally divided between outcrop studies and subsurface geology. Core, well logs and seismic sections can be shipped to Fort Worth from anywhere in the world. I am currently preparing a manuscript on the diagenesis of sandstones from the Upper Permian Schuchert Dal Sandstone in East Greenland.
Many geologic problems are multi-faceted and lend themselves easily to meaningful collaborations.
Geology is a science where basic skills like mapping and measuring sections can lead to important ne w ideas and reinterpretations. Francis Pettijohn, one of the grand old men of sedimentary geology, once remarked that an outcrop is a sobering thing. A core is just a skinny outcrop and well logs are an inexpensive substitute for core, so graduate students should do surfac e as well as subsurface geology when possible. In every class I teach, I try to impart my enthusiasm for learning and my concern for the needs and aspirations of the students. I have high expectations of students, and I want them to have high expectations of me.