Author Archives: Ed Medley

About Ed Medley

Ed Medley has been on a random walk for over 50 years. In his websites he shares scribbles and snapshots a from his vagabond transits; others are from his decades international experience in geological and geotechnical engineering, academia, and mineral exploration prospecting. He particularly enjoys sharing his passion for bimrocks, a field in which he is a pioneer.

Announcement: 2nd International Workshop on Complex Formations

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Ed Medley

Keep in touch with the many folk now working in bimrocks and bimsoils – visit Turin in May for the 2nd International Workshop on Complex Formations, co-sponsored by the Polytechnic University of Turin and Italian Geotechnical Association. I am presenting … Continue reading →

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Getting back to work again

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Ed Medley

After far too many years of sloth, it is time to update the bimrocks site. Update? More like give the site a thorough cleaning, retrofit, remodel… Why now? A colleague in Iran suggested gently that the site needed some overhaul. … Continue reading →

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On First Encountering Melange

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Ed Medley

This tale has been told before (at my website edmedley.com) but it is not a bad story and can bear re-telling.. My life and career lurched abruptly  in early 1989, when I first encountered a melange.

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Scale Independence – Aha! Moment

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Ed Medley

I had an Aha! moment this afternoon while trawling through my draft posts for edmedley.com I came across the title Soul-Soaring (Fract)Elation for an unwritten draft, the provenance of the title being from the Q&A session after one of my Jahns … Continue reading →

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