All Lectures

Seminar Lab Date Seminar Lab Subject Seminar Lab presenter
2018-04-30 Trilobites Roger Benepe, Geological Society of Minnesota
2018-04-16 When Rocks Die: The Science of Soil Laura Triplett, Ph.D., Gustavus Adolphus College.
2018-04-02 Xcel Energy Plan for the Next 25 Years Dana Cottrell, BS, MBA, Xcel Energy.
2018-03-19 A Trip to the Bottom of Yellowstone Lake William Seyfried, Ph.D., Dept of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota.
2018-03-05 Minnesota Geological Maps and Data Online Jacqueline Hamilton, MS, Minnesota Geological Survey.
2018-02-24 Laboratory: Hands On Rock, Saturday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Conducted by Jeff Thole, M.Sc., Macalester College
2018-02-19 Glacial Geology of Washington State Katherine Marshall, MS, Minnesota Geological Survey
2018-02-05 Bedrock Geology of the Twin Cities: New Insights from Recent Mapping Julia Steenberg, MS, Minnesota Geological Survey
2018-01-29 The Minnesota Mineral Collection ****** Reschedule from 1/22 because of snow storm. ********* Joshua Feinberg, Ph.D., Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota
2018-01-22 The Minnesota Mineral Collection ****** Postponed until 1/29 because of snow storm. ********* Joshua Feinberg, Ph.D., Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota
2017-12-11 What is Space Weather (and Why Should You Care)? Cynthia Cattell, PhD, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota
2017-11-27 Minnesota: A History of Ice, Rivers, and Landscape Change Andrew Wickert, PhD, Department of Earth Sciences, Newton Horace Winchell School of Earth Sciences, UOM
2017-11-13 One Century and Counting: The Use of Geophysical Methods to Explore the Unseen Geology of Minnesota Val W. Chandler, Ph.D., Minnesota Geological Survey
2017-10-30 The Pros and Cons of Mining Jeffrey Lipovetz, BS, TKDA Engineering, Saint Paul, MN
2017-10-16 Agate Hunting Made Easy James Magnuson, Minnesota Mineral Club, Author of Agate Hunting Made Easy
2017-10-02 Questions about Dinosaurs Kristi Curry Rogers, Ph.D., Geology Department, Macalester College
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

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