Geological Society of Minnesota Seminar

Seminar Lab presenter: Conducted by Jeff Thole, M.Sc., Macalester College

Seminar Lab Subject: Saturday Laboratory: Basics of Rocks and Minerals

Seminar Lab Details: The Geological Society of Minnesota will conduct a lab in the Olin-Rice Science Center of Macalester College. Further specifics TBS.

Always check Geological Society of Minnesota website shortly before each lecture in case there is a cancellation or last-minute change.

Biography:

Jeff Thole is the Geology Laboratory Supervisor and Instructor at Macalester College.  He arrived at Macalester in 1996 after doing 5 years of environmental consulting.  His work experience also includes spending a year as a geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey in Reston, Virginia.  His primary duties include teaching introductory labs and maintaining, running, and user instruction for the instrumentation housed in the Macalester Science Division’s Keck Laboratory.  Jeff received Master of Science in Geology from Washington State University in 1991 and Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Minnesota – Duluth in 1987.