Sherrerd Prize for Distinguished Teaching - John Brady
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Channel: Smith College · 2008 · Education
John Brady Brady has taught geology at Smith since he arrived in 1975 following graduate work at Harvard University. His research interests range from the evolution of metamorphic rocks in Montana and Greece to atomic diffusion measurements -- "cooking rocks"-- in the experimental petrology lab. He tries to develop hands-on, inquiry-based activities for his courses that will help students learn complex concepts. These activities have led him to be a co-organizer of National Science Foundation-funded workshops about teaching mineralogy and petrology. Brady's favorite place to teach is outside. Outcrops across western Massachusetts provide the classroom and content for his first year seminar, Geology in the Field.
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