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Thorson exploring a carefully laid double wall located a stone's throw from his office at the University of Connecticut. Lichen-crusted fieldstones are composed of local schist which yields slabs and tablet shapes, perfect for handling and construction. Photo by Carol Davidge. |
PROFESSOR
Robert M. Thorson is Professor of Geology at the University of Connecticut, where he holds a joint appointment between the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and the Department of Anthropology He teaches interdisciplinary courses in the Honors Program where he is appointed as an Honors Fellow and in the Center for Integrated Geosciences where he is an affiliated faculty member. His job is to teach courses, advise graduate and undergraduate students, perform sponsored research, serve on committees, and provide outreach beyond campus. Much of his "scholarship of engagement" takes place through the Stone Wall Initiative, now part of the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, under the oversight of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Beyond the university, he writes a regular column for the The Hartford Courant, contributes to other periodicals (The New York Times, The Boston Globe, the Providence Journal, and others), and is a frequent speaker for a variety of audiences.
He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Geophysical Union, the Geological Society of America, The North American Lake Management Society, the Thoreau Society, and the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Science.
BIOGRAPHY
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