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About Joseph Studlick

Joe Studlick was born in a small coal-mining town in Pennsylvania. He earned a B.S. in Earth Sciences at Millersville University (Pa.) and M.S. in Geology at the Ohio State University. He spent 10 years in New Orleans and 30 in Houston in upstream oil and gas at Shell Oil, Maersk, Unocal, Burlington Resources, Baker Atlas, and for the last 12 years with his own consulting firm. A recent resident of Rhode Island (his daughter went to Brown University), he is a founding Director of the Battle of Rhode Island Association and the Co-Chair of the Butts Hill Fort Restoration Committee. Other volunteer work is as a Master Gardener mentor and the Alumni Board of the School of Earth Sciences at Ohio State University. Semi-retired still seems too busy and traveling (finally) is back to normal.
Latest Posts | By Joseph Studlick
Book Review: Remembering the Revolution: Little Compton, Rhode Island, by Steven Lubar (Little Compton Historical Society, July 2026)
4 weeks ago

Book Review: Remembering the Revolution: Little Compton, Rhode Island, by Steven Lubar (Little Compton Historical Society, July 2026)

For all that has been written about Newport and Aquidneck Island during the Revolutionary War — three years under British and German occupation, war’s first major joint Franco-American operation, the …
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New Documentary Brings the Battle of Rhode Island to Life (Link to the Film is at End of Article)
2 months ago

New Documentary Brings the Battle of Rhode Island to Life (Link to the Film is at End of Article)

The Battle of Rhode Island Association (BoRIA) has released a new documentary film on the Battle of Rhode Island, fought on August 29, 1778. It was the largest engagement fought …
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