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
October 06 The Permian Extinction Event
Ray Rogers, Ph.D., Carleton College
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
October 20 Geology and Exploration in Northern MN
Val Chandler ,MN Geological Survey
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
November 03 Glaciers and Mountainous Landscapes
Kelly McGregor, Ph.D., Macalester College
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
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
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
December 1 Earthquake Engineering
Catherine French, Ph.D., U of M Civil Eng.
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
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
February 09 Flood Basalts and the Mid-Continent Rift
Karl Wirth, Ph.D., Macalester College
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
February 23 Granites of the St. Cloud Area
Terry Boerboom, M.Sc., MN Geo. Survey
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
March 09 Methane Gas Deposits in Sedimentary Basins
Karen Kleinspehn, Ph.D., U of M
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
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
Saturday, March 28th Lab at Macalester College: NASA Moon Rocks & Meteorites
Olin Rice Science Center at Macalaster College, St Paul
April 06 Geology of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Bill Seyfreid, Ph.D., U of M
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210
April 20 Basics of Petroleum Geology
Rick Erickson, M.S., RAM Energy, Tulsa OK
Location Computer Science (Electrical Engineering) CS-3-210 Location 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
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