Fall 2025 MGS Seminars

Seminar Details

Fall 2025 MGS Seminars will take place on Thursdays at 12:10 PM, unless otherwise noted. All seminars are entirely virtual via Zoom.

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 [email protected].

To request disability accommodations, please contact Tony Runkel at [email protected] at least seven business days in advance of the event date. We will do our best to accommodate requests made after this date.

Schedule, Speakers, and Topics

Thursday, October 9 (12:10 PM)

Yao-Yi Chiang (Associate Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities)

“AI for Mineral Deposit Prediction - From Automatic Geological Map Understanding to Site Data Integration”

Thursday, October 23 (12:10 PM)

Heather Arends (Mineral Potential Manager, Lands and Minerals Division, MNDNR)

“Glacial History of the Late Wisconsinan Des Moines Lobe: Geomorphic, Lithologic and Stratigraphic Evidence for Two Advances”

Thursday, November 6 (12:10 PM)

Eric Nowariak (Research Scientist, Minnesota Geological Survey)

“Detrital Zircon Geochronology and Chemistry of the Penokean Fold-Thrust Belt: Results from the Cuyuna Earth MRI Project"

Thursday, November 20 (12:10 PM)

Dean Rossell (Chief Geologist, Talon Metals Corporation)

“TBD but something on Mesoproterozoic mafic dikes and intrusions associated mineralization in Michigan and Minnesota”

Thursday, December 4 (12:10 PM)

John Swenson (Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth)

“TBD but something on the geomorphology, sand source and transport, and erosion along Lake Superior’s Minnesota Point (Park Point)”

Thursday, December 18 (12:10 PM)

Alexei Tcherniak (CEO, GeoKiln Energy)

“TBD but something on unlocking geologic hydrogen with thermal stimulation methods”