Gene Rankey lives in Lawrence, Kansas, where he is Geology Professor at the University of Kansas. He enjoys travelling to and expounding on the geology and oceanography of anywhere there are carbonate rocks, from the Caribbean to west Texas and the South Pacific to SE Asia.

Gene has worked in industry and academia. He serves as co-Principal Investigator of an academic-industry consortium dedicated to research, training, and education for understanding subsurface carbonate systems. His research emphasizes field study of modern carbonate ramps and atolls, where both process (waves, tides, chemistry, etc.) and product (e.g., sediment, biota, geomorphology) can be observed. His perspectives are derived from field areas around the world.

His many publications include The Pull of the Tide: A History of Crooked Island, Bahamas, which presents the history of the inhabitants of a Bahamian island.

Aside from work, Gene enjoys spending time with his dogs, reading history books, and fitness. He always threatens to run away to the Bahamas, and one day will.

Tours from Gene Rankey:

Reefs, Turtles and Pirates: A Dip into the Geology, Ecology and History of the Bahamas