I am saddened to learn...

that M. Gordon "Reds" Wolman, an eminent geomorphologist, has passed away this week.

As a graduate student studying fluvial geomorphology I read many of his publications, as well as the classic book Fluvial Processes in Geomorphology that he co-authored in 1964. His obituary indicates he taught for 51 years (!) at Johns Hopkins University, and until last year, he was still accompanying students on local field trips. His contributions and devotion to the geosciences rank him among only a very few peers.