Michael Welland

Michael Welland is a British geologist and expert on sand. His book Sand: a journey through science and the imagination (Oxford University Press 2009 ISBN 978-0199563180), published in the USA as Sand: the never-ending story (University of California Press 2009 ISBN 978-0520254374), won the 2010 John Burroughs Medal.

Contents

• Michael welland shape shifting landscapes
• Michael Welland book spot The Desert Lands of Lost Borders
• References

When he appeared in 2010 on the BBC Radio 4 programme The Museum of Curiosity, his proposed donation to the imaginary museum was singing sand dunes.