Gregory Hancock      
    Associate Professor of Geology
    Department of Geology
    College of William and Mary
    Williamsburg, VA 23187
   
    Ph: (757) 221-2446
    Fax: (757) 221-2093
    Office: McGlothlin-Street Hall 216
    Email: gshanc@wm.edu


Education
Middlebury College, B.S., Geology, 1989
University of California/Santa Cruz, M.S., Earth Sciences, 1995
University of California/Santa Cruz, Ph.D., Earth Sciences, 1998

Research Interests: geomorphology, hydrology, landscape evolution, human influence on the landscape (Publications)

My research focuses on understanding the mechanics and rates of processes acting to shape the Earth's surface, and the topographic changes produced by these processes. Much of my work is aimed at investigating the rates and processes acting in bedrock-floored river systems, and the evolution of river form through time.  Rivers are the primary drivers of landscape evolution in most landscapes, and the rate at which rivers downcut through time generally dictates the rate at which the rest of the landscape evolves.

My research also includes applied hydrology and geomorphology. Human-induced land use changes have significantly altered surface hydrology over much of the planet, with potentially significant consequences to rivers and streams.  My students and I are working on several research projects to assess urbanization's impact on streams and the success of engineered structures at minimizing these impacts.

Courses taught: GEOL320: Earth Surface Processes, GEOL314/ENST201: Watershed Dynamics, GEOL408: Hydrology, GEOL101: Introductory Geology, GEOL407: Mathematical Methods

Updated 9/4/2006