Spring 2015 Earth Sciences Lunch and Learn Seminar Series Date Time (PM) Location Speaker(s) Affliation Title 1/20/15 12:05 Social Hall John R. Haley & “The Life of a Professional West Kastrinos Aldrich, Inc. Hydrogeologist” “83 2/16/15 9:30 a.m. Kaufman Kristin Dept. of “The Evolution, Biology, 152 Strock Environmental and Ecology of Diatoms” Studies, Dickinson College 2/17/15 7:00 Stern Center Kristen Massachusetts “Curiosity on Mars” Great Room Miller ‘06 Institute of Technology 3/17/15 12:05 Social Hall Ben Dept. of Earth “Lessons on East Edwards Sciences at glaciovolcanism” Dickinson College 3/25/15 9:30 a.m. Kaufman Brian Sell Syracuse “Telling Time in the 152 University Cambrian & Ordovician” 3/31/15 12:05 Social Hall Jeff Niemitz Dept. of Earth “Climate Change in Peru” East & Will Sciences at Kochtitzky Dickinson College 4/7/15 7:00 Stern Center Paul University of “The Limits of Climate Great Room Mayewski Maine Change” 4/14/15 12:05 HUB Side Pete Sak, Dept. of Earth “Costa Rica Trip January Rooms 202- Ben Sciences at 2015” 203 Edwards & Dickinson ERSC College Students 4/21&28/15 12:05 Hub Social ERSC Dept. of Earth “Senior Research Hall West Seniors Sciences at Presentations” Dickinson College FALL 2014 Earth Sciences Lunch and Learn Seminar Series TIME DATE LOCATION SPEAKER(S) AFFILIATION TITLE (PM) Dept. of Earth Ben Sciences & Discussion of the Carlisle Edwards/Will Center for movie Chasing Ice 9/20/14 7:30 Theatre, 44 W Kochtitzky & Sustainability following free High St. Neil Leary Education, community Dickinson screening College The 2014 Anita Tuvin Dickinson The art and science 9/23/14 7:00 Schlechter James Balog College Rose- of Chasing Ice Auditorium Walters Prize Winner Lock Haven Social Hall Innerspace, the (PA) Hospital West in the David Rilling fascinating 3D 9/30/14 12:05 and Haven Holland Union (’62) world of Surgical Building microminerals Associates Bed Edwards, Will Dept. of Earth Summer 2014 Kochtitzky, Sciences, departmental trip 10/24/14 1:35 Kaufman 152 Katie Mattern, Dickinson to Greenland and Amanda College Iceland Santilli Climate Risk Dept. of Management in the Side rooms Geosciences, Anthropocene: 201-202 in the Pennsylvania 11/11/14 12:05 Klaus Keller From Basic Holland Union State University, Science to Building State College, Decision Making PA (and Back) Dept. of How Fracking 11/17/14 Geosciences, Impacts Our (Monday) 11th Pennsylvania 7:00 Althouse 106 Susan Brantley Water: The Annual Potter State University, Pennsylvania Lecture State College, Experience PA Dept. of Exploring the 11/18/14 12:05 Kaufman 186 Susan Brantley Geosciences, Transformation of Pennsylvania Bedrock into Soil State University, in the Deep State College, Critical Zone PA SPRING 2014 Earth Sciences Lunch and Learn Seminar Series TIME DATE LOCATION SPEAKER(S) AFFILIATION TITLE (PM) Social Hall Dept. of Earth Costa Rica East in the Sciences, 1/28/14 12:05 Pete Sak Subduction Holland Union Dickinson Erosion Building College Analysis of multi- resolution satellite Geophysical Siderooms imagery of the Institute, 205-206 in the 2012-2013 2/11/14 12:05 University of Holland Union Hilary Morgan eruption of Alaska, Building Tolbachik Fairbanks, AK Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia The Importance of Social Hall Science Kevin Spicer Geoenvironmental 2/18/14 East in the Program, 12:05 and Bruce Science Education (w/ ES) Holland Union Carlisle High Rowland at the High School Building School Level Dept. of Black Diamond, 2/20/14 Geosciences, Black Gold, and Stafford (Thursday) Rudy Pennsylvania Black Shale: 7:00 Auditorium, 10th Annual Slingerland State University, Pennsylvania’s Rector Potter Lecture (’69) State College, Geological PA Heritage Dept. of Geosciences, River Deltas as 2/21/14 Rudy Pennsylvania Self-organized 12:30 Kaufman 186 (Friday) Slingerland State University, Morphodynamic (’69) State College, Systems PA Mount Rainier Social Hall National Park, East in the GeoCorps and WA and 3/18/14 12:05 Holland Union Becca Rossi internship Hawaiian Building (’13) experiences Volcano Observatory, HI Geochemistry of Vatnsskarð Pillow Lava Ridge and Siderooms 205- Dept. of Earth Thermal Evolution 206 in the Aleks Perpalaj Sciences, of a Subglacial 4/22/14 12:05 Holland Union (’14) and Ellie Dickinson Pillow Lava from Building Was (’14) College Undirhlíður Quarry, Southwestern Iceland Dept. of Geography, Geology, and the Environment Slippery Rock 31 Degrees South: Patrick and 4/24/14 University, Hydrogeology in 12:05 Kaufman 152 Kenzie (Thursday) Slippery Rock, the High Andes of Burkhart PA and Dept. of Argentina Anthropology/ Archaeology, Dickinson College Geoarcheological sourcing of a stone paver from a Colonial Maryland Dept. of Earth Social Hall East Leslie site; Groundwater- Sciences, 4/29/14 12:05 in the Holland Milliman (’14) Surface Water Dickinson Union Building and Geo Interactions in the College Nikolov (’14) Yellow Breeches Creek Watershed, South Middleton Township, PA FALL 2013 Earth Sciences Lunch and Learn Seminar Series TIME DATE LOCATION SPEAKER(S) AFFILIATION TITLE (PM) Luce Foundation’s Social Hall Initiative on History of West in the Asian Studies and glaciations in the 9/17/13 12:05 Kelin Zhuang Holland Union the Environment Permo- Building (LIASE), Carboniferous Dickinson College Dept. of Geography, Social Hall Geology, and the 9/19/13 West in the Patrick Environment Darwin's Boulders 12:05 (Thursday) Holland Union Burkhart Slippery Rock in Tierra del Fuego Building University, Slippery Rock, PA Subaerial Seafloor Dept. of Earth Spreading in Siderooms Sciences, Iceland: 201-202 in the 9/24/13 12:05 Jeff Karson Syracuse Propagating Rifts, Holland Union University, Transform Faults Building Syracuse, NY and Microplate Tectonics Dept. of Earth & 10/2/13 Environmental Using geology to (Wednesday Sciences, better understand 5:00 Kaufman 179 Jenn Elick PM) Susquehanna the coal fire at (w/ES) University, Centralia Selinsgrove, PA Social Hall Ben Edwards, Dept. of Earth West in the Sciences, Summer field work 10/8/13 12:05 Aleks Perpalaj, Holland Union Liz Plascencia, Dickinson in Iceland Building Ellie Was College Social Hall Depts. of Environmental and 10/15 West in the Maria Bruno Archaeology and Archaeological (w/ARCH) Holland Union and Will Earth Sciences, Research in the Building Kochtitzky Dickinson Lake Titicaca and College Poopó Basins, Bolivia Melanie Campbell, Dept. of Earth Sumer Earth 10/25/13 Marcus Key, Sciences, Sciences field trip 12:30 Kaufman 152 (Friday) Leslie Dickinson to Baffin Island, Milliman, College Canada Aleks Perpalaj, Liz Plascencia Social Hall Geo Nikolov, Dept. of Earth Overseas West in the Leslie Sciences, 10/29/13 12:05 study/research Holland Union Milliman, Dickinson experiences Building Aleks Perpalaj College National Institute Alternative careers Social Hall of Standards and for ERSC majors Jen Laws East in the Technology, and what the 11/12/13 12:05 Marshall Holland Union Gaithersburg, National Institute (GEOL’01 ) Building MD of Standards and Technology does Institute of The 2012-13 Alexander Volcanology and eruption of Belousov and Seismology, 11/19/13 11:30 Kaufman 140 Tolbachik volcano, Marina Petropavlovsk- Kamchatka, Russia Belousova Kamchatsky, Russia SPRING 2013 TIME DATE LOCATION SPEAKER(S) AFFILIATION TITLE (PM) Climate Change Department of Social Hall and Human Archaeology/ East in the Societies in the 1/22/13 12:05 Anthropology, Holland Union Maria Bruno Ancient Lake Dickinson Building Titicaca Basin of College the Andes Love Your The Breakthrough Monsters: Why 1/29/13 (with Stern Center, Michael 7:00 Institute, Oakland, Technology Will Clarke Forum) Great Room Shellenberger CA Save the World Mill Dams and Siderooms Department of Legacy Sediments: 2/12/13 205-206 in the Earth Sciences, 12:05 Jeff Niemitz the 18th and 19th (with ES) Holland Union Dickinson c. "gifts" that keep Building College on giving Operating a British Ship on American Strategic Studies 2/19/13 Social Hall Algae? Prospects Institute, U.S. (with East in the for Greater 12:05 John Deni Army War International Holland Union Transatlantic College, Carlisle, Studies) Building Cooperation in PA Energy Security Depts. of Biology/ The Fall 2012 Environmental 2/21/13 Gene Wingert et Natural History 5:00 Kaufman 179 Studies/ (with ES) al. Sustainability Education, Mosaic Dickinson College Dept. of Geology, 2/27/13 Earlham College, Societies, Risk, and (with Clarke 4:30 Denny 317 Andy Moore Richmond, Natural Hazards Forum) Indiana Peter Bechtel Northern Region, Sustainable 2/27/13 Stern Center, ’81 and Ruth World Wildlife Development in (with Clarke 7:00 Great Room Mkhwanazi- Fund, Mozambique Forum) Bechtel Mozambique Northern Region, World Wildlife Fund, Mozambique; Dept. of Human Dimensions Peter Bechtel Agricultural 3/5/13 of Natural Resource Stern Center, Tim Kelsey Economics, (with Clarke 7:00 Extraction: A Panel Great Room Veronica Coptis Sociology, and Forum) Discussion Julie Vastine Education, Penn State University; Center for Coalfield Justice, Washington, PA; ALLARM, Dickinson College Fantastic fossil Social Hall Department of fenestrates: the East in the Patrick Wyse Geology, Trinity functional 3/19/13 12:05 Holland Union Jackson College, Dublin, morphology of Building Ireland some bryozoan taxa Dept. of 3/27/13 Anita Tuvin Environmental Designing (with Clarke 7:00 Schlechter David Orr Studies and Resilience in a Forum) Auditorium Politics, Oberlin Black Swan World College, OH Sinkholes: A case Social Hall Earth history of projects East in the John T Pusey, Engineering Inc., 4/9/13 12:05 investigating and Holland Union Jr. ‘98 East Norriton, stabilizing Building PA sinkholes Dept. of 4/11/13 Anita Tuvin Environmental Front Line of the (with Clarke 7:00 Schlechter Bill McKibben Studies, Climate Fight Forum) Auditorium Middlebury College, VT Department of The Hockey Stick 4/22/13 Geosciences/ Stern Center, and the Climate (with Clarke 7:00 Michael Mann Meteorology, Great Room Wars Forum) Penn State University, PA Skeletal Dissolution Caused By Ocean Department of Acidification; Julia Rasamny; Earth Sciences, Agricultural vs.