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 GeologicalSurvey
Grand City Buffet, 8912 Highway 7, St Louis Park , MN 55426-3919
952-912-0888
October 8 Pyrennes Mountains
Ian Williams, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, River Falls
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
October 22 Groundwater Resources in Minnesota
Dale Setterholm, Ph.D., MN Geological Survey
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
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
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
December 3 Geology of South East Minnesota
Tony Runkel, Ph.D., MN Geological Survey
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
Spring 2008
January 28 Search for Diamonds in Minnesota
Harvey Thorleifson, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
Saturday, February 9th Lab at Macalester College: Igneous and Sedimentary Rocks with
their Metamorphic Equivalents
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
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
March 24 The Role of Fluids in Geology
Martin Saar, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
April 7 Geology of New Zealand
Kate Pound, Ph.D., St. Cloud State
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
April 21 Does Polar Drift Drive Mega-Earthquakes?
Doug Zbikowski, BSME, Geological Society of Minnesota
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
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
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