THEME: Geosciences and an Informed Citizen
Fall 2006
Banquet:
September 25 Lake Superior Agate: Minnesota 's State Gemstone
Scott Wolter BS, Honorary MS, President of American Petrographic Service
Grand City Buffet, 8912 Highway 7, St Louis Park , MN 55426-3919
952-912-0888
October 9 Concepts of Geological Time
Michael Middleton, PhD, University of Wisconsin , River Falls
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
October 23 Computer Modeling of the Ocean Carbon Cycle
Katsumi Matsumoto, Ph.D. Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
November 6 Fundamentals of Geology: Formation of Igneous Rocks in Minnesota
Jim Welsh, PhD, Gustavus Adolphus College , St. Peter , MN
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
November 20 Impact of the Carbon Footprint
Elizabeth Wilson, PhD, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
December 4 Ice Sheets of Antarctica
Carrie Jennings, PhD Minnesota Geological Survey
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
Spring 2007
January 29 Tornados in Minnesota
Todd Krause, PhD Warning Coordination Meteorologist, Chanhassen NWS
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
February 12 Fundamentals of Geology: Formation of Metamorphic Rocks in Minnesota
Jim Stout, PhD University of Minnesota
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
February 26 Geology of the Mississippi Delta
Chris Paola, PhD, University of Minnesota
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
March 5 Upper Mississippi River
Karen Campbell, MS, St. Anthony Falls Hydro Center, University of Minnesota
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
March 26 Iron Range "Challenges and opportunities:
The story of geologic mapping to address land‑use issues on the Mesabi Iron Range "
Mark Jirsa, PhD MSc , Minnesota Geological Survey
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
April 9 Evolution in the Fossil Record
David Fox, PhD, University of Minnesota
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
April 23 Venus, Earth's Sister Planet
Vicki Hansen, PhD, University of Minnesota , Duluth
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
May 7th Kimble Memorial Banquet: Sinkholes in Woodbury , Minnesota
Calvin Alexander, PhD University of Minnesota
Location TBA
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