Plum Island Research Featured in Hampton Roads (VA) News

January 2, 2015 by Chris Hein

Gloucester Point, VA

The local newspaper here in Hampton Roads, VA published an article yesterday on the use of sediment cores by scientists at VIMS to study the geologic past. Our work on Plum Island was featured heavily, including in videos of myself explaining what these cores can tell us. You’ll see Claudia in the background, opening and processing some of the Geoprobe cores we collected on Plum Island back in May (you can see the full photo gallery from that trip here).

Check out the full article, photos, and video at the Daily News site: VIMS geologists use sediment cores as a window to the past

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