Rock Doc
The Rock Doc, Dr. E. Kirsten Peters
I’m a geologist with broad interests across the sciences. I’d welcome questions or ideas from you about any aspects of what I’ve covered already and what should be done next.
The Rock Doc essays concern a variety of topics, including research work underway here at Washington State University, the scientific dimension of events in the national news, technical work that has economic significance, or some other aspect of science of particular interest to the public.
The Rock Doc columns are published as columns in newspapers. They must be brief and designed to appeal to the general public. The columns are a service of the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences of Washington State University. Ideas about future coverage or complaints about what’s already been done can be addressed to me:
Dr. E. Kirsten Peters
Director of Major Grant Development
College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
401K Hulbert Hall
Washington State University
Pullman WA 99164-6240
Email me at epeters@wsu.edu or
Follow me on Twitter at RockDocWSU
(509) 335-6881
Editors anywhere are welcome to reproduce Rock Doc columns as long as credit is given to the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences at Washington State University.
You can browse through past columns on the right or use the search box below.
Recent Radio Recordings:
Eggs from Near and Far
Mirror Image of Japans Woes
Visiting Darwin’s Grave Ere I Die
The Downside of Good Fortune
The Great Crack in the Atlantic
Column Library
Axing a Lot of Nuclear Power Plants
Dog breeding and training for helping the disabled
Ancient plants make a comeback
Improving on the Staff of Life
Looking Good in Black (even if you’re millions of years old)
Fracking Waste Judged to Cause Ohio Earthquakes
Basic Biology Implicated in Wild Spending Spree
Steps Forward and Back for the World’s Nukes