The Speaker Series is the Geology Club's weekly event. Held every Monday from 12:00pm to 1:15pm in Duncan Hall 306, the Speaker Series gives students and faculty the opportunity to hear geology-related talks from guest professionals and educators on a wide variety of geologic subjects.
Speaker Series, Spring 2010
| Date | Speaker | Title | | | |
| 2/01 | Prof. Joe Goldstein
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Geosciences,
University of Massachusetts,
Amherst
| "Extra-terrestrial Metals: New Clues about the formation of asteroids and the early solar
system" | | | |
| 2/08 | H. Edward Clifton
USGS Emeritus
Geologist | "The Carmelo Formation at Point Lobos: a new perspective of a classic deepwater conglomerate" | | | |
| 2/15 | No meeting
(furlough day) | | | | |
| 2/22 | Julie Donnelly-Nolan
Volcano Hazards
Team, USGS | "Insights from field work at Newberry and Medicine Lake volcanoes" | | | |
| 3/01 | Dave Scholl
USGS Emeritus
Geologist | "The extremely dangerous geo-hazards of the Aleutian-Alaska subduction zone-why does it behave this way?" | | | |
| 3/08 | Peter D. Roopnarine
Curator, Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Geology,
California Academy of Sciences,
San Francisco
| "Paleo-food webs and conservation paleobiology" | | | |
| 3/15 | Jonathan
Miller
SJSU | "January 2010 Field Camp Highlights" | | | |
| 3/22 | John Karachewski
California-EPA and
Department of Toxic Substances Control and professional
photographer
John Karachewski,
1:30-2:30, Geoclub Break Room
Evacuation in Duncan Hall
Possible
Reschedule |
"Geoscapes of
California and the Western U.S."
"Informal round table discussion with
students regarding careers in geology and work as an
engineering geologist, certified hydrogeologist and California
licensed geologist" | | | |
| 3/29 | No meeting
(Spring break) | | | | |
| 4/5 | John M. Wallace
Cotton Shires &
Associates | "Essentials of Engineering Geology applied to landslide risks" | | | |
| 4/12 | Emmanuel J.
(Manny) Gabet
SJSU | "If a Tree Falls in the Forest, Does It Make a Soil?" | | | |
| 4/19 | Thomas E. Moore
U.S. Geological
Survey | "Birth, Death, and Resurrection of the Brooks Range, Alaska: Structural Architecture of a Major North American Fold-and-Thrust Belt" | | | |
| 4/26 | Tom Sisson
USGS | "Processes leading to the calc-alkaline composition of the continents" | | | |
| 5/03 | Master's thesis defense:
Morgan
Mendoza | "Hillslope Evolution: A Discrete Element Approach" | | | |
| 5/10 | Master's thesis defense:
Brendon Johnson | (???) | | | |
| 5/17 | Last Day of Class
Geoclub Cookout | Associated Students BBQ area outside Duncan Hall | | | |
Previous Semesters
Spring 2008
Fall 2007
Spring 2007
Fall 2006
Spring 2006
Fall 2005
Spring 2003
Fall 2002
Spring 1994
Fall 1993
Fall 1992
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