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Click here for a list of Philadelphia Geological Society speakers going back to 1969!
Unless noted otherwise, these talks were given at Bryn Mawr College.
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January 28, 1999 |
Dr. Ted Daeschler, Academy of Natural Sciences |
Fish With Fingers and Other Fascinating Fossils: New Finds in an Old Terrain, the Late
Devonian Catskill Formation |
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February 18, 1999 |
Dr. Stuart Rojstaczer, Duke University |
Truly Useful Prediction of Subsurface Contaminant Transport: Can We Ever Have Enough Data? 1999
Geological Society of America Birdsall-Dreiss Lecturer, Bryn Mawr College |
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March 18, 1999 |
Mr. Ron Sloto, U.S. Geological Survey |
Radionuclides in Ground Water in Southeastern Pennsylvania: Results of Recent Research [Villanova
University] |
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April 22, 1999 |
Ms. Jean Kozul, National Institute for Environmental Renewal |
Watershed Characterization of the Wissahickon Creek: Results of a Study of the Geomorphology,
Water Quality, and Chemistry [Villanova University] |
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May 20, 1999 |
Dr. Robert Giegengack, University of Pennsylvania |
Long-Term Climate Change and Contemporary Global Warming [Villanova
University] |
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June 5, 1999 |
Dr. Maria Crawford, Bryn Mawr College |
Field Trip: Geology of
the Blue Route |
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September 30, 1999 |
Mr. Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer, Franklin
Institute |
Chasing Eclipses and Other Adventures of an Astronomer/Geologist
[Ludington Library, Bryn Mawr] |
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October 21, 1999 |
Dr. Gene Ulmer, Temple University |
Pu'u O'o: A Hawaiian Window to
the Mantle [Villanova University] |
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November 18, 1999 |
Mr. William Sevon, Pennsylvania Geological Survey |
The Landform Map of Pennsylvania |
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February 17, 2000. |
Ms. Janet Bowers, Chester County Water Resources Authority |
Watersheds of Chester County—What's Really Going On |
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March 23, 2000 |
Mr. Richard Lee, Quantum Geophysics, Inc. |
Geophysical Techniques in Fractured Rock Terrain |
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May 18, 2000 |
Mr. Glen Penfield, Carson Aerogravity, Inc. |
Petroleum Exploration Around the World Using Aerial Geophysics |
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June 17, 2000 |
Dr. Gale Blackmer, Pennsylvania Geological Survey |
Field Trip:
Reinterpretation of Geologic Structures in the Doe Run Area, Chester County |
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September 21, 2000 |
Mr. Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer, Franklin
Institute |
Mars: (Ex-)Water World? |
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October 19, 2000 |
Dr. Karl Muessig, New Jersey State Geologist |
Programs of the New Jersey Geological Survey |
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December 14, 2000 |
Dr. Frank Pazzaglia, Lehigh University |
Evolution of Appalachian Topography: Insights from Recent Geomorphic Studies |
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Jan |
18 |
Dr. Kurt Friehauf Kutztown University |
The Treasure in the Clouds: Geology of the World's Largest Gold Mine, New Guinea |
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Feb |
15 |
Dr. Ramesh Venkatakrishnan |
Geology and Structural Evolution of a Triassic Basin |
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Mar |
15 |
Mr. Florin Gheorghiu, P.G. |
Enhanced Groundwater Control System--Design and Field Testing |
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Apr |
19 |
no meeting |
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May |
17 |
Ms. Patricia Kane-Vanni University of Pennsylvania, Dodson Laboratories/Vertebrate Paleontology |
Dinosaur Discoveries from Montana (and Egypt, too!) |
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Jun |
23 |
Dr. Kurt Friehauf Kutztown University |
Field Trip: Two Types of Historic Iron Deposits in Eastern Pennsylvania |
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Sep |
20 |
Dr. Rudy Slingerland |
How Erosion Builds Mountain Belts |
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Oct |
18 |
Dr. Paul Olsen Columbia University |
In With a Bang? Mass Extinction at the Triassic-Jurassic Boundary and the Ascent of the Dinosaurs |
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Nov |
15 |
Dr. Jim Kasting Pennsylvania State University |
The Rise of Atmospheric Oxygen |
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Jan |
31 |
Dr. Jay Parrish Pennsylvania Geologic Survey |
Current Programs of the Pennsylvania Geological Survey |
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Feb |
21 |
Dr. Frank E. Fish West Chester University |
Testing the Waters: Biomechanics and the Evolution of Whales |
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Mar |
21 |
Dr. James Pizzuto University of Delaware |
The Effects of Dam Removal on River Form and Process |
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Apr |
18 |
Dr. Edward Beutner Franklin & Marshall College |
The Heart Mountain Fault Problem Resolved? |
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May |
16 |
Dr. Maria Luisa Crawford Bryn Mawr College |
Digital Geologic Mapping: A Demonstration of CARIS |
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Jun |
15 |
Field Trip: The Hydrogeology of Two Public Water Supplies: Bubbling Springs and Upper Merion Reservoir |
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Sep |
19 |
Dave Wilcots Powell-Harpstead, Inc. |
North American Miocene Rhinoceroses |
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Oct |
17 |
Dr. Howell Bosbyshell, West Chester University |
Polyphase Tectonics in the Central Appalachian Piedmont |
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Nov |
14 |
Dr. Perry Rahn, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Transmissivity Anisotropy |
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Dec |
19 |
no meeting |
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Jan |
23 |
Matthew Lamanna, University of Pennsylvania |
How to Turn Dinosaurs Into Crocodiles |
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Feb |
13 |
Kevin Krajick |
Secrets of the Diamond Hunters |
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At the Schuykill Center for Environmental Education (see map), 7:30 pm. |
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Mar |
20 |
Dr. John F. Wehmiller, University of Delaware |
The Atlantic Coastal Plain Quaternary Record—Geochronology and Sea Level History |
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Apr |
17 |
Eric P. Grindrod, P.G. |
Down the Well with a Camera |
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May |
15 |
Mr. Jeri L. Jones, Jones Geological Services and York County Parks |
Gold In Southeastern Pennsylvania |
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May |
31 |
Dr. Hal Bosbyshell, West Chester University |
Field Trip: Geology of the Media Quadrangle |
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Meet at the Colonial Plantation, Ridley Creek State Park (near the Route 3 entrance) at 9:00 am. Bring a lunch; refreshments will be provided. Till 4:00 pm. |
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Sep |
18 |
Dr. Kenneth J. Lacovara, Drexel University |
Titans, Tides, and Trees— |
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Oct |
23 |
Steve Jarvela, EPA |
The Vapor Plume at the Tranguch Gasoline Site: A Case Study from Hazleton |
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Nov |
20 |
Mr. Walter Leis, Tetrahedron Consultants |
Tree Rings as Environmental Indicators: Dendrochronology in Geoforensics |
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Dec |
17 |
Dr. Edwin J. Anderson, Temple University |
Orbital Forcing and the Cyclic Structure of the Dorset Purbeck: from PACs to Paleosols |
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Jan |
22 |
Mr. Val F. Britton, P.G. |
Groundwater on the Move: Animated Modeling of Plumes and Remediation |
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Feb |
19 |
Dr. Lynn Marquez, Millersville University |
Temporal Variability of Seafloor Hydrothermal Systems: Evidence from the Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus |
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Mar |
18 |
Ms. Helen Delano, P.G., Pennsylvania Topographic and Geologic Survey |
Cold Mountain—Tundra at King's Gap: Evidence for Late Pleistocene Tundra Conditions in South-central Pennsylvania |
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Apr |
15 |
Dr. David Trilling, University of Pennsylvania |
Planetary Geology: Mars and Beyond |
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May |
20 |
Dr. Ted Daeschler, Academy of Natural Sciences |
Late Devonian Freshwater Biota: Explorations in Pennsylvania and the Canadian Arctic |
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Jun |
5 |
Dr. Bob Ganis, Tethys Consultants |
Field Trip: The Martinsburg Foreland/Hamburg Klippe: Structure and Biostratigraphy (Chambers Hill to Swatara Gap, Dauphin County) |
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Sep |
16 |
Cancelled
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Oct |
21 |
Bill Peterson, URS Corporation |
Building on Sinkholes—Foundation Designs |
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Nov |
17 |
Dr. Fred Scatena, University of Pennsylvania |
Geomorphology and Disturbance Ecology of the Luquillo Mountains in Puerto Rico |
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Dec |
16 |
Dr. Robert Ganis, Tethys Consultants |
Stratigraphy and Assembly of the Martinsburg/Hamburg Foreland Segment |
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Jan |
20 |
Dr. Charles Scharnberger, Millersville University |
Monitoring the Earthquake Hazards in the Eastern U.S. |
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Feb |
17 |
Mr. Brent J. Basom, P.E. and Mr. Daniel S. Ramer, P.E., GTS Technologies |
Geotechnical Challenges of the Lewistown Narrows Reconstruction |
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Mar |
17 |
Dr. Kevin Furlong, Pennsylvania State University |
2nd Generation Plate Tectonics—Giant Earthquakes, Torn Plates, and Evolving Plate Boundaries |
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Apr |
21 |
Dr. Lucian Platt, Bryn Mawr College |
Volume Dissolution of Rocks |
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May |
19 |
Rodger T. Faill, Pennsylvania Geologic Survey |
Opening the Atlantic Ocean: The Birdsboro Basin |
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Jun |
11 |
Bill Kochanov, Pennsylvania Geological Survey |
Field Trip: The
Carbonates of the Great Valley, Chester County
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Sep |
29 |
Dr. Duane Braun, Bloomsburg University |
Glaciation
of Northeastern Pennsylvania
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Oct |
20 |
Dr. David (Duff) Gold, Pennsylvania State University |
Skytop or Rock-Bottom: A Case for Detailed Geological Input in Large Construction Projects |
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Nov |
17 |
Dr. Jane Hammarstrom, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston |
Acid Rock and Heavy Metals: Music for Mineralogists |
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Dec |
15 |
Cancelled |
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Jan |
19 |
Mr. Derrick Pitts, Franklin Institute Science Museum |
From Asteroids to Planet X: What's New in and Outside the Solar System |
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Feb |
16 |
Dr. Dorothy Merritts and Dr. Robert Walter, Franklin & Marshall College |
Down by the Old Mill Stream: Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud |
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Mar |
16 |
Dr. Joseph Wartman, P.E., Drexel University |
New Orleans, Drowned |
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Apr |
20 |
Ms. Andrea Hawkes, University of Pennsylvania |
Indian Ocean Tsunami Deposits |
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May |
18 |
Dr. Kenneth Miller, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
Global Sea-Level Change Through Geologic Time |
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Jun |
17 |
Field Trip: Dr. Earl R. Verbeek, Sterling Hill Mining Museum, New Jersey |
Fluorescent
Minerals of Sterling Hill
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Sep |
21 |
An open session
for members
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Oct |
24 |
Dr. Gerta Keller, Princeton University |
The Chicxulub Debate |
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Nov |
16 |
Ms. Toni Markowski, Pennsylvania Geologic Survey |
Energy Prices Got You Down? Coalbed Methane Can Help! |
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Dec |
21 |
Dr. Alexander Gates, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
Crash and Release: Collisional and Escape Tectonics in the Western
Hudson Highlands, NY |
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Jan |
18 |
Patricia Kane-Vanni, Esq. |
Egyptian Culture: From the Dinosaurs to Tut |
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Feb |
15 |
—CANCELLED— |
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Mar |
15 |
Dr. Nadine McQuarrie, Princeton University |
Are Precipitation and Deformation Linked in the Bolivian Andes? |
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Apr |
19 |
Ms. Toni Markowski, Pennsylvania Geologic Survey |
Energy Prices Got You Down? Coalbed Methane Can Help! |
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May |
17 |
Dr. Hermann Pfefferkorn, University of Pennsylvania |
The Pennsylvania Jungle, 300 Million Years Ago |
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Jun |
10 |
Mr. Herb Beller, Pennsylvania Geologic Survey Volunteer |
Diabase Day: Unique Outcrops in Bucks County |
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Sep |
20 |
—NO MEETING— |
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Oct |
25 |
Dr. Benjamin P. Horton, University of Pennsylvania |
Holocene Sea Levels, Driving Mechanisms, and Coastal Responses |
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Nov |
15 |
Dr. Jeffrey Featherstone, Temple University Center for Sustainable Communities |
What’s in Your Watershed? Floodplain Mapping in Urban Areas |
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Dec |
20 |
Dr. Joseph Pyle, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Keystone State, Keystone of the Grenville Orogeny |
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Jan |
17 |
The Reverend
Jesse B. Garner, 3rd, First Presbyterian Church, |
Science and Religion: What’s the Problem? |
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Feb |
21 |
Mr. Bob Dineen, PA Department of Transportation, Bureau of Construction and Materials |
Schoharie Bridge Has Fallen Down: Why? |
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Mar |
20 |
Dr. Henrich Holland, University of Pennsylvania and Harvard
University |
The Evolution of the Atmosphere |
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Apr |
17 |
Dr. Neil Coleman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
Yucca Mountain and Nuclear Waste Storage for a Million
Years |
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May |
15 |
Dr. Ted Daeschler, Academy of Natural Sciences |
Tiktaalik: This Fish Evolved for Walking |
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Jun |
No field trip this
year. |
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Sep |
18 |
Mr. Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer, The Franklin
Institute |
Mercury to Pluto: A Planetary Update |
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Oct |
16 |
Mr. George Love, Pennsylvania Geologic Survey |
The Pennsylvania Geologic Survey: Science Serving the
Commonwealth |
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Nov |
20 |
Dr. Terry Engelder, Pennsylvania State University |
If John D. Rockefeller Were Alive to Capitalize on the Marcellus Shale Gas Play! |
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Dec |
18 |
—NOMEETING— |
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Jan |
15 |
Dr. Steve Phipps, University of Pennsylvania |
Serpentinites, Mélanges, and Subduction Zones |
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Feb |
19 |
Dr. Daria Nikitina, West Chester University |
Sea Level Rise and Environmental Changes of the Delaware
Bay Coast in the Late Holocene |
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Mar |
19 |
Dr. Linda Hinnov, Johns Hopkins University |
Cyclostratigraphy and the Astronomical Time Scale |
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Apr |
16 |
Dr. Bruce Marsh, Johns Hopkins University |
Mush Column Magmatism: An Antarctic Rosetta System |
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May |
14 |
Dr. Mohamed Khalequzzaman, Lock Haven University |
Poisoned Waters: Acid Mine Drainage and Agricultural
Impairment in the Susquehanna Basin |
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Jun |
No PGS field trip. |
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Sep |
17 |
Mr. Brian Blum, CPG, Langan Engineering |
Fundamentals of Geothermal Ground-Couple Design |
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Oct |
No October meeting. |
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Nov |
19 |
Mr. Ivin Williams |
The Navajo Four Sacred Mountains—A Geological Perspective |
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Dec |
17 |
Dr. Terry Engelder, Pennsylvania State University |
The Marcellus Shale Gas Play: The Geological
Perspective and Recent Developments |
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Jan |
21 |
Dr. Robert Kopp, Princeton University, Department of Energy |
Melting Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise: Earth’s Past and Our Future |
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Feb |
18 |
Dr. Alexandra Davatzes, Temple University |
The Water of Mars: Did the HiRISE Camera Find Just One Drop? |
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Mar |
18 |
Dr. Kenneth Lacovara, Drexel University |
Giants at the End of the World: New Dinosaur Discoveries from Southern Patagonia |
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Apr |
15 |
Dr. Ryan Ewing, Princeton University |
The Sands of Mars: Records of Climate Change in Martian Polar Dune Deposits |
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May |
8 |
Field Trip: Bill Kochanov, Pennsylvania Geological Survey |
The Carbonates Along the Schuylkill, Montgomery County |
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Sep |
16 |
Dr. Susan L. Brantley, Pennsylvania State University |
Bedrock to Soil: Where Rock Meets Life on Earth |
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Oct |
21 |
Ms. Jane Uptegrove, New Jersey Geological Survey |
Down the Shore: Geologic Mapping Off the New Jersey
Shore from Barnegat to Long Beach Island |
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Nov |
18 |
Dr. Jane Willenbring, University of Pennsylvania |
Deciphering Global Floodplain Sedimentation Rate Increases Over the Last 10,000 Years |
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Dec |
14 |
Mr. Greg Hillier, Schramm, Inc. |
Field Trip: The Rigs That Rescued the 33: Tour of the Schramm Manufacturing Facility, West Chester |
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Dec |
16 |
Dr. Michel Boufadel, Temple University |
Cancelled: Long-Term Impacts of Marcellus Gas Drilling |
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Jan |
20 |
Dr. Kamini Singha, Pennsylvania State University |
Lies My Hydrogeology Teachers Told Me |
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Feb |
17 |
Eric Morschhauser, University of Pennsylvania |
The Horned Dinosaurs: From Central Asia to the World |
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Mar |
17 |
Dr. Maureen D. Feineman, Pennsylvania State University |
The Diamante Caldera – Maipo Volcanic Complex: Building an
Arc Volcano on Thick Continental Crust in the Southern Andes |
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Apr |
21 |
Dr. Michel Boufadel, Temple University |
Long-Term Impacts of Marcellus Gas Drilling |
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May |
19 |
Dr. LeeAnn Srogi, West Chester University |
From Giant Lava Flows to Dale Earnhart's Mausoleum: Mesozoic Pennsylvania ROCKS! |
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Sep |
15 |
No meeting this
month. |
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Oct |
20 |
Dr. Daniel Lathrop, University of Maryland |
Laboratory Models of the Earth’s Core: The Liquid Sodium Sphere |
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Nov |
17 |
Dr. Jonathan Nyquist, Temple University |
Riparian Challenges: Electrical Resistivity
Tomography of Hyporheic Flow |
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Dec |
15 |
Dr. Jay Parrish, Pennsylvania State University |
The Lancaster County Seismic Reflection Survey |
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Jan |
19 |
Dr. Gene Ulmer, Temple University Emeritus |
What We Need to Know for Successful Carbon Sequestration |
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Feb |
16 |
No meeting. |
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Mar |
15 |
Dr. Jason Downs, Swarthmore College |
Big Bothriolepis, Little Bothriolepis |
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Apr |
19 |
Dr. Douglas Jerolmack, University of Pennsylvania |
Sediment Transport, Vegetation and Groundwater in a Desert
Dune Field |
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May |
17 |
Dr. Daryl Kohut, University of California Riverside |
Glacial Chronology of the Sierra Nevada, California 7:00 pm at West
Chester University |
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Sep |
20 |
Dr. David R. Wunsch, Director and State Geologist,
Delaware Geological Survey |
Building the Case for a National Ground Water Monitoring
Network |
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Oct |
18 |
No meeting. |
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Nov |
15 |
Dr. Timothy D. Bechtel, P.G., Franklin and Marshall College,
and Marian J. Bechtel, Bryn Mawr College |
Humanitarian De-Mining: Radar and Acoustic Detection
Methods |
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Dec |
20 |
No meeting. |
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Last revised: 15 January 2013
