Geology Club

All are welcome to learn and explore with the PVCC Geology Club! We strive to educate our members through regular presentations from experts in a variety of geologic disciplines, regular hikes, activities, movie nights, trips and more.

Upcoming Events:

Visit our online calendar and Discord for even more events! Check us out on Facebook and Instagram or email us at PVCCgeologyclub@gmail.com.

Faculty Advisor:

Callan Bentley, CBentley@pvcc.edu

Student Leadership:

Co-President: Mara Cox, mac2636@email.vccs.edu
Co-President: Louise Mather, cmmm275587@email.vccs.edu
Vice President: Kim Helme, kjg2274@email.vccs.edu
Historian (record keeper) Michael Gauss msg24253@email.vccs.edu
Fundraising Officer: Pending
Public Relations Officer: Morgana Bizier lb31839@email.vccs.edu
Hike Coordinator: Alexis Jones, aj76971@email.vccs.edu

Recent Outings include:

White Rock Falls
Radford University and Mountain Lake
Monticello/Saunders Trail
Ivy Creek Natural Area
Belle Isle, Richmond
Shenandoah National Park: Skyline Drive, Sugar Hollow & Turk Mountain
Blue Ridge Tunnel
Virginia Geological Field Conference

Recent Speakers include:

Tom Holtz, University of Maryland
Jessica Ball, U.S. Geological Survey
Aaron Barth, Rowan University
Jess Phoenix, author of Ms. Adventure
Matt Heller, Virginia Energy
Marcia Bjornerud, author of Timefulness & Geopedia
Dan Doctor, U.S. Geological Survey
Wendy Bohon, Incorporated Research Institutions of Seismology
Kirk Johnson, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post
David Spears, Virginia Energy
Taina Litwak, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
Jon Tso & Skip Watts, Radford University
Robin Reed, Schnabel Engineering
Alan Pitts, U.S. Geological Survey
Tom Holtz, University of Maryland

Recent Outreach includes:

Rock Day 2023, PVCC
Geology hikes, Ragged Mountain Natural Area
Geology programming at Boys and Girls Club of Central Virginia
Geology programming at the Red Wing Roots music festival