All Lectures

Seminar Lab Date Seminar Lab Subject Seminar Lab presenter
2017-09-18 Historical Perspective on the Evolution of Antarctic Fauna Joe Eastman, Ph.D., Prof. Emeritus of Anatomy, Ohio University
2017-05-01 "Boom Times, The Early Days of the Oklahoma Oil Industry" Steve Erickson, M.Sc.
2017-04-17 Minnesota Glacial Geology in Song and Story Howard Hobbs, Minnesota Geological Survey (retired)
2017-04-03 Fossils on the Iron Range John Westgaard, Science Museum of Minnesota
2017-03-20 Strategic Minerals - What are they & Why should I care? Brian Lentz, Big Rock Exploration Company (Minneapolis)
2017-03-06 Stones and bones and… fossil embryos? Calcium phosphate minerals as a nexus between geology and biology Chris H. Crosby, PhD, Bailey Geobiology Research Group, University of Minnesota
2017-02-20 What Would The Rock Evidence for Martian Life Look Like? Microbialites: Rocks From Microbes Prof. Thomas Hickson, University of St. Thomas
2017-02-06 Geology of the Mississippi River Gorge of the Twin Cities Randy Strobel, Ph.D., Metropolitan State University
2017-01-23 Mantle Hunting in Arizona Alan Chapman, Macalester
2016-12-05 Bridging the Geological Features of the St. Croix River Valley Joe Hudak, MnDOT Assistant Engineering Geologist & Paul Kivisto
2016-11-21 Polar Research – Geology and the Ends of the Earth: The High-Resolution Imagery Revolution Paul Morin, Director/Principal Investigator,
2016-11-07 Arizona Rocks and Outcrops Jake Dalbec, B.Sc., Professional Geologist
2016-10-24 Protecting Groundwater: Minnesota’s Primary Drinking Water Source Chris Elvrum, M.Sc
2016-10-10 Shouts and Murmurs: Eavesdropping on Earth Justin Revenaugh, PhD, Professor of Geophysics, University of Minnesota
2016-09-26 Thar be Fe & Mn in 'dem dar' hills! A mining history and geology of the Cuyuna Iron Range Leif Johnson, M.Sc., Barr Engineering
2016-09-12 The Wondrous World of Carbonate Sands Kate Clover is a program manager, geo-science educator and sand curator
2016-05-02 Have Canoe, Will Travel: Geology of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Mark Jirsa, M.Sc., Minnesota Geological Survey
2016-04-18 Was Southern Alaska Once Part of California? -  How Tiny Minerals Answer Big Questions about Alaska Geology
2016-04-04 Wisconsin Wild Minerals William Cordua, Ph.D., Geology Emeritus, University of Wisconsin, River Falls
2016-03-21 Volcanoes and Our Past Kent Kirkby, Ph.D., Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota
2016-03-07 Assessing the Influence of Copper-Nickel-Bearing Bedrock on Baseline Water Quality in Three Northeastern Minnesota Watersheds
2016-02-22 Shouts and Murmurs: Eavesdropping on Earth Justin Revenaugh, PhD, Professor of Geophysics, University of Minnesota
2016-02-20 CSI Mineralogy – Using Photons, Electrons and X-rays to Investigate Geologic Unknowns Conducted by Jeff Thole, M.Sc., Macalester College
2016-02-08 Iceland: a Cold Geological Hot Spot Peter Hudleston, Ph.D., Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota
2016-01-25 Where Diamonds Come from and Where They Are Going Harvey Thorleifson, Ph.D., Minnesota Geological Survey
2015-12-07 A Tour of the Solar System Robert Gehrz, Ph.D.
2015-11-23 A Slippery Slope: Towards Better Understanding and Prediction of At-Risk Hillsides Carrie Jennings, Ph.D.
2015-11-09 An ‘In-Depth’ Look at Oceanography Bill Seyfried, Ph.D.
2015-10-26 Basic Groundwater and Surface Water Interactions in the Twin Cities James Almendinger, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, St. Croix Watershed Research Station, Science
2015-10-12 Climate Change in Our Backyards Mark Seeley, Ph.D., Dept of Soil, Water & Climate, University of Minnesota
2015-09-28 Telling Time: How Geologists Work With Deep Time Karl Wirth, Ph.D., Geology Department, Macalester College
2015-09-28 Telling Time: How Geologists Work With Deep Time Karl Wirth, Ph.D., Geology Department, Macalester College
2015-09-14 Paleontology of the National Parks of the Colorado Plateau Justin Tweet, M.Sc, Tweet Paleo-Consulting
2013-10-21 World Energy Report Rolf Westgard, University of Minnesota – OLLI
2013-09-23 Geology of The Mojave National Preserve and Death Valley, California Randy Strobel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biology, Metropolitan State University

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