Fall 2009 Seminar Schedule
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
University of Minnesota, Duluth
LSci 175 3:30 pm (unless otherwise noted)
Refreshments following seminar
| Thurs, 09/10/09 | Introductions to Faculty and Grad Students |
| Thurs, 09/17/09 | Dr. Ken Lepper, Assistant Professor of Geology, Adjunct Professor of Physics, North Dakota State University;"Optical Dating; A remote in-situ dating method for paleoclimatic and Geomorphological research on Mars" |
| Thurs, 09/24/09 | No Seminar |
| Thurs, 10/01/09 | Dr. Wanda Taylor, Professor of Geology, Interim Dean, Department of Geosciences, University of Utah, University of Minnesota Duluth Academy of Science & Engineering Outstanding Alumni "To be announced " |
| Thurs, 10/08/09 | No Seminar |
| Thurs, 10/15/09 | Dr. Kelly MacGregor, Assistant Professor of Glacial Geomorphology, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota; "Geomorphic and climatic change over the past 13 ka at Swiftcurrent Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana " |
| Thurs, 10/22/09 | No Seminar (GSA Annual Meeting) |
| Thurs, 10/29/09 | No Seminar |
| Thurs, 11 /05/09 | Kim Lapakko, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minerals Division; "Environmental Dissolution of Duluth Complex Rock" |
| Thurs, 11/12/09 | Bryan Bandli, Scientist and SEM Lab Manager, Department of Geological Sciences University of Minnesota Duluth; " An introduction to the UMD Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory; Microanalytical Tools and Applications" |
| Thurs, 11/19/09 | No Seminar |
| Thurs, 11/26/09 | No Seminar Thanksgiving Break |
| Thurs, 12/10/09 | Report from our G K-12 Fellows |