Earth and Environmental Geoscience Department

W&L Earth and Environmental Geoscience Professor Publishes Peer-Reviewed Article

Margaret Anne Hinkle collaborated with additional authors to produce an article focused on manganese exposure in spring and well water in the Shenandoah Valley.

Rock Stars

After 25 years, W&L faculty member Chris Connors teaches his swan song Spring Term class, Field Methods and Regional Geology of the Appalachians.

Remarkable Women

At the 2025 undergraduate Commencement, Barbara Jenkins ’92L, Kate Jenkins Howard ’99 and Kylie Therrien ’25 became the first female triple generation legacy at Washington and Lee University.

W&L’s Katalyn Denby ’26 Awarded Goldwater Scholarship

Denby’s funded research will focus on erosional river processes.

Bedrock Values

Howard Capito ’68 established the Christopher D. Connors Endowment for Earth and Environmental Geoscience to honor the “living legend” and support student internships in geology and related fields.

Living Lab

This fall, W&L students learned environmental field methods at a six-acre site in Rockbridge County set aside for experiential learning.

Lisa Greer to Deliver Lecture in Honor of Her Appointment to the Harry E. and Mary Jayne W. Redenbaugh Term Professorship

Greer’s talk, “Coral Reefs Past, Present and Future and Our Human Footprint,” will be held Jan. 15 in Science Addition 214.

Twelve W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad

The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students who are Pell Grant recipients.

Meet Emma Marvelli ’27

Marvelli enjoys building a community on campus as an RA and through her academic work.

Margaret Hinkle

Margaret Anne Hinkle Awarded a Collaborative Grant from the National Science Foundation

Hinkle and fellow scientists from the University of Pittsburgh will share the $550,000 award to examine the potential of adapting acid mine drainage remediation systems to produce critical minerals in economically viable concentrations.

Unearthing Answers

By enlisting guidance from the W&L science community, Emma Marvelli ’27 combined a Spring Term abroad class with summer research to better understand Virginia meta-basalts and their potential for combating climate change.

W&L Outcomes: Jack Maloy ’24

In September, Maloy will move to Germany for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship.

W&L Earth and Environmental Geoscience Professor Publishes Peer-Reviewed Article

Margaret Anne Hinkle collaborated with additional authors to produce an article focused on manganese exposure in spring and well water in the Shenandoah Valley.

Rock Stars

After 25 years, W&L faculty member Chris Connors teaches his swan song Spring Term class, Field Methods and Regional Geology of the Appalachians.

Remarkable Women

At the 2025 undergraduate Commencement, Barbara Jenkins ’92L, Kate Jenkins Howard ’99 and Kylie Therrien ’25 became the first female triple generation legacy at Washington and Lee University.

W&L’s Katalyn Denby ’26 Awarded Goldwater Scholarship

Denby’s funded research will focus on erosional river processes.

Bedrock Values

Howard Capito ’68 established the Christopher D. Connors Endowment for Earth and Environmental Geoscience to honor the “living legend” and support student internships in geology and related fields.

Living Lab

This fall, W&L students learned environmental field methods at a six-acre site in Rockbridge County set aside for experiential learning.

Lisa Greer to Deliver Lecture in Honor of Her Appointment to the Harry E. and Mary Jayne W. Redenbaugh Term Professorship

Greer’s talk, “Coral Reefs Past, Present and Future and Our Human Footprint,” will be held Jan. 15 in Science Addition 214.

Twelve W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad

The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students who are Pell Grant recipients.

Meet Emma Marvelli ’27

Marvelli enjoys building a community on campus as an RA and through her academic work.

Margaret Hinkle

Margaret Anne Hinkle Awarded a Collaborative Grant from the National Science Foundation

Hinkle and fellow scientists from the University of Pittsburgh will share the $550,000 award to examine the potential of adapting acid mine drainage remediation systems to produce critical minerals in economically viable concentrations.

Unearthing Answers

By enlisting guidance from the W&L science community, Emma Marvelli ’27 combined a Spring Term abroad class with summer research to better understand Virginia meta-basalts and their potential for combating climate change.

W&L Outcomes: Jack Maloy ’24

In September, Maloy will move to Germany for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship.

W&L Earth and Environmental Geoscience Professor Publishes Peer-Reviewed Article

Margaret Anne Hinkle collaborated with additional authors to produce an article focused on manganese exposure in spring and well water in the Shenandoah Valley.

Rock Stars

After 25 years, W&L faculty member Chris Connors teaches his swan song Spring Term class, Field Methods and Regional Geology of the Appalachians.

Earth and Environmental Geoscience Department

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