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 |