Fall 2022 MGS Seminars

Fall 2022 MGS Seminars will be hosted virtually via Zoom and at least one seminar will be hybrid, held at the MGS and virtually via Zoom. Unless otherwise noted, they will take place on Thursdays at 12:10 PM. The Zoom link for the seminar will be sent out in the weekly seminar announcement. If you do not receive these announcements and wish to join us, please contact Tony Runkel at runke001@umn.edu. Also, please contact Tony Runkel in advance if you wish to attend in person. For those who attend virtually, please be patient as we do our best to provide a quality hybrid experience.

Thursday, October 6 (12:10 PM); HYBRID SEMINAR
Calvin Alexander
Professor Emeritus, Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, University of Minnesota
"Identifying Meteorites - Recognizing the Needle in the Haystack"

Thursday, October 20 (12:10 PM)
Rebecca Higgins
Hydrogeologist, East Metro Unit, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
"3M Settlement: Project 1007 Feasibility Study Progress"

Thursday, November 3 (12:10 PM)
Andy Wickert
Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, University of Minnesota
Title TBD, but will be an informal presentation and discussion about Andy's regionally relevant research and potential for MGS collaboration

Thursday, November 10 (12:10 PM)
Bereket Haileab
Chair & Professor, Department of Geology, Carleton College
"Plio-Pleistocene Tephrostratigraphic Record in East Africa"

FRIDAY, December 2 (12:10 PM)
Peter Kang/Sang Lee/Seonkyoo Yoon
Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, University of Minnesota
"Development of research & teaching integrated field site on UMN campus for multidisciplinary fractured rock hydrogeology"

Thursday, December 15 (12:10 PM)
Ben Drenth
Research Geophysicist, US Geological Survey
"New insights on the architecture of the Great Lakes tectonic zone in the central Upper Peninsula, Michigan"