Geology Events - Fall 2006

September | October | November | December

September

9/13 - Wed.
Geology Club Meeting
Semester Kickoff Meeting
11:30 AM, Gittleson 162
Dr. Christa Farmer

9/21 - Thurs.
Lecture
"Hurricanes: Is Long Island Ready For the Big One?"
by Dr. Nick Coch, Queens College
Discovery Nights at Hofstra
Monroe Lecture Center, South Campus, 7:30 PM
Dr. J Bret Bennington

9/27 - Wed.
Geology Club Meeting
Planning Meeting
11:30 AM, Gittleson 162
Dr. Christa Farmer

9/29 - Fri.
Lecture
"When Push Comes to Shove - The Tectonics of Mountain Building "
Prof. Dan Davis
Geology Open Night - SUNY Stony Brook
7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Dr. J Bret Bennington

October

10/7 - Sat.
Field Trip
Geol. 019 - Rt. 17 transect
signup required
Dr. Charles Merguerian

10/8 - Sat.
Field Trip
Geol. 019 - Bellevale Mt.
signup required
Dr. Charles Merguerian

10/9 - Mon.
Lecture / Reading
John McPhee
7:00 PM
Monroe Lecture Hall
Great Writers Lecture Series

10/11 - Wed.
Geology Club Meeting
Guest Speaker: Rob Alvey, EPA
Superfund Sites in Nassau County
11:30 AM, Gittleson 162
Dr. Charles Merguerian

10/14 - Sat.
Field Trip
Geology 001 - Geology of Orchard Beach, Bronx and Paterson, New Jersey
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Optional mineral collecting trip to follow. Signup required.
Dr. Christa Farmer

10/18 - Wed.
Lecture
"Dinosaurs and the Evolutionary Origin of Birds "
Dr. J Bret Bennington
Seatuck Environmental Association Lecture Series - Islip Public Library
7:00 to 9:00 PM
Dr. J Bret Bennington

10/22-10/25 - Sun.-Wed.
Conference
GSA National Meeting
Philadelphia, PA
Dr.Charles Merguerian

10/25 - Wed.
Geology Club Meeting
Guest Speaker: TBA
11:30 AM, Gittleson 162
Dr. Christa Farmer

10/26 - Thurs.
Lecture
"Shining Light on Alzheimers " by Dr. Lisa Miller, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Discovery Nights at Hofstra Monroe Lecture Center, South Campus, 7:30 PM
Dr. J Bret Bennington

10/27 - Fri.
Conference
3rd Annual HCLAS Science Research Symposium, BDC 246, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
HCLAS SRS

10/27 - Fri.
Lecture
"A Thousand and One Nights on the Surface of Mars"
Prof. Scott McLennan
Geology Open Night - SUNY Stony Brook
7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Dr. J Bret Bennington

November

11/8 - Wed.
Geology Club Meeting
Guest Speaker: TBA
11:30 AM, Gittleson 162
Dr. Christa Farmer

11/10 - Fri.
Symposium and
New York Mineralogical Club
Holiday Inn, Midtown at 57th and 9th
Dr. Charles Merguerian

11/11-11/12 - Sat.-Sun.
Mineral Show
New York Mineralogical Club
Holiday Inn, Midtown at 57th and 9th
Dr. Charles Merguerian

11/15 - Wed.
Geology Club Meeting
Guest Speaker: TBA
11:30 AM, Gittleson 162
Dr. Charles Merguerian

11/18-11/19 - Sat.-Sun.
Field Trip
Geology 151
signup required
Dr. Charles Merguerian

11/30 - Thurs.
Lecture
"Inner Space - The Final Frontier: Exploring the Biology of the Deep Sea " by Dr. John Morrissey, Dept. of Biology
Discovery Nights at Hofstra Monroe Lecture Center, South Campus, 7:30 PM
Dr. J Bret Bennington

December

12/6 - Wed.
Geology Club Meeting
Guest Speaker: TBA
11:30 AM, Gittleson 162
Dr. Christa Farmer

12/15- Fri.
Geology Dept. Holiday Party
7:00 PM until...
Dr. Bennington's House
Dr. J Bret Bennington