THEME: New and Old in Geosciences
Fall 2007
All lecture start at 7:30PM
Banquet:
September 24 Glacial History of
Minnesota
Dinner at
5:00 P.M. / Meeting at 7 P.M.
Howard Hobbs, Ph.D., MN Geological Survey
Grand
City
Buffet, 8912 Highway 7,
St Louis Park
,
MN
55426-3919
952-912-0888
Link to Map
October 8 Pyrennes
Mountains
Ian Williams, Ph.D.,
University of
Wisconsin,
River
Falls
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
October 22 Groundwater
Resources in Minnesota
Dale Setterholm, Ph.D.,
MN Geological Survey
Location Computer Science (Electrical
Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
November 5 The
Latest and Greatest about Dinosaurs
Kristii Curry-Rogers, Ph.D.,
Science Museum of Minnesota
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
Saturday, November 10 Lab at Macalester College: Basic Rock
Forming Minerals
November 19
Collapse of Mountain Systems
Donna Whitney, Ph.D., University of
Minnesota
Location Computer Science (Electrical
Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
December
3 Geology of South East
Minnesota
Tony Runkel, Ph.D., MN Geological Survey
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
Spring 2008
January 28 Search
for Diamonds in Minnesota
Harvey Thorleifson, Ph.D.,
University of Minnesota
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
Saturday, February 9th Lab at Macalester College:
Igneous and Sedimentary Rocks with
their Metamorphic Equivalents MAP
GSM
LABORATORY, THIS SATURDAY, FEB. 9, 2008
AT 10 AM
Saturday, February 9th Lab at Macalester College:
Igneous and Sedimentary Rocks with their Metamorphic Equivalents
Olin Rice Science Center at Macalaster College, St Paul at 10 AM
Jeff Thole will give an introductory lecture in the main lecture hall
for about 30 minutes, where he will review the rock cycle.
We will divide into two groups, one area Sedimentary Rocks
and their Metamorphic equivalents, the other Igneous rocks
and their Metamorphic equivalents, then switch locations and
repeat the labs, so everyone sees and does everything.
February 25 Geology
of Isle Royal
Laurel Woodruff, Ph.D., United States Geological Survey
(USGS)
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
March 10
Recent work along the San Andreas Fault of California
Sarah Titus, Ph.D., Carleton College (Spring Break March 17-21)
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
March 24
The Role of Fluids in Geology
Martin Saar, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
April 7
Geology of New Zealand
Kate
Pound, Ph.D., St. Cloud State
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
April 21 Does
Polar Drift Drive Mega-Earthquakes?
Doug Zbikowski, BSME,
Geological Society of Minnesota
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
May 5 Kimble
Memorial Banquet: The Geophysical view of the Earth
Justin Revenaugh, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Grand
City
Buffet, 8912 Highway 7,
St Louis Park
,
MN
55426-3919
952-912-0888
Link to Map
