Geology Club Distinguished Speaker Series
Fall 2008
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Refreshments will be served
at 4:00 p.m. All dates are Thursday; talks will begin at 4:10 p.m. and are held
in Harrington Hall Room 202, 845 Elmwood Avenue, Oshkosh WI, unless noted
otherwise.
SEPTEMBER 18
Dr. Kevin Hefferan, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
A geologic overview of the Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco
OCTOBER 2
Dr. Paul Spry, Professor, Iowa State University
The effects of metamorphism on the giant Broken Hill lead-zinc-silver deposit, New South Wales, Australia
OCTOBER 16
Dr. Gene LaBerge, Emeritus Professor, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Geology and mining of alluvial diamonds in southern Namibia
OCTOBER 23
Dr. William X. Chávez Jr., Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) Distinguished Lecturer, Professor of Geological Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
The Changing Faces of Mineral Exploration: Trends in the Worldwide Search for Mineral Resources
OCTOBER 30
Dr. Tim Flood, Associate Professor, St. Norbert College
Ruminations on dinosaur stomach stones
NOVEMBER 6
Dr. Kent Syverson, Professor, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Using Glaciar Bay, Alaska, to interpret the deglaciation of high-relief areas in Maine and Scandinavia