Welcome to the blog. My name is Bruce Herbert and I am a professor of geology at Texas A&M University. I have been at Texas A&M since 1992, which sure seems like a long time as I write this. Over this time, I have watched myself and my colleagues struggle to handle the competing demands or tasks associated with our position as faculty members at a major research university.

Most faculty compartmentalize their research and teaching activities.  I am exploring, as part of my scholarship, the development and outcomes of integrating these central activities of faculty life.