THEME:
Fall 2008
All Seminars start at 7:30PM
Banquet:
September 22
Tectonic History of the Alps
Dinner at
5:00 P.M. / Meeting at 7 P.M.
Cameron Davidson, Ph.D., Carleton College
Grand
City
Buffet, 8912 Highway 7,
St Louis Park
,
MN
55426-3919
952-912-0888
Link to Map
October 06 The
Permian Extinction Event
Ray Rogers, Ph.D., Carleton College
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
October 20
Geology and Exploration in Northern MN
Val Chandler
,MN
Geological Survey
Location Computer Science (Electrical
Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
November 03 Glaciers
and Mountainous Landscapes
Kelly
McGregor, Ph.D., Macalester College
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
Saturday, November 08th Lab at Macalester College:
Paleontology Primer
Jeff Thole, M.Sc., & students of Macalester
Olin Rice Science Center at Macalaster College, St Paul
MAP
November 17
The Basin &
Range of Western U.S.
Lisa Lamb, Ph.D.,
U of St. Thomas
Location Computer Science (Electrical
Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
December
1
Earthquake
Engineering
Catherine French,
Ph.D., U of M Civil Eng.
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
Spring 2009
January 26
Recent Geologic Mapping in the BWCA- What the
Fires Revealed
Mark Jirsa, M.Sc., MN Geological Survey
Location Computer Science (Electrical
Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
February 09 Flood
Basalts and the Mid-Continent Rift
Karl
Wirth, Ph.D., Macalester College
Location Computer Science (Electrical
Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
February
23
Granites
of the St. Cloud Area
Terry Boerboom, M.Sc., MN Geo. Survey
Location Computer Science (Electrical
Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
March 09
Methane
Gas Deposits in Sedimentary Basins
Karen Kleinspehn, Ph.D., U of M
Location Computer Science (Electrical
Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
March 23
How 3-D Mapping of Geologic
Deposits
Helps Understanding Ground Water Movement
Bob
Tipping, Ph.D. pending, MN Survey
Location Computer Science (Electrical
Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
Saturday, March 28th
Lab at Macalester College:
NASA Moon Rocks & Meteorites
Olin Rice Science Center at Macalaster College, St Paul
MAP
April 06
Geology of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Bill Seyfreid, Ph.D., U of M
Location Computer Science (Electrical
Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
April 20
Basics of Petroleum Geology
Rick Erickson, M.S., RAM Energy, Tulsa OK
Location Computer Science (Electrical
Engineering) CS-3-210 MAPLocation
TBA
May 04
Do
Hotspot Spacings on Earth’s
Surface Reveal Whole-Mantle Shifting?
Douglas Zbikowski, BSME, GSM
Location Computer Science (Electrical
Engineering) CS-3-210 MAP
