Calendar of Events

Ongoing, 2009 - Vermont Geological Society Lecture Series
Contact: Stephen Wright, Dept. of Geology at the University of Vermont.
E-mail stephen.wright@uvm.edu or call (802) 656-4479 to schedule a lecture.
Information: The program is to offer local colleges (New England - New York), universities and high schools the opportunity to invite a member of the VGS to speak at their institution on timely topics within the broad realm of earth and environmental sciences. Any costs associated with the lecturer's travel, lodging and meals are borne by the VGS. The lecturer for 2009 is Dr. Stephen Wright of the University of Vermont. Stephen's lecture is "Glacial Geology of Northern Vermont: Ice Flow, Water Flow, and Glacial Lake History."

March 13-16, 2010 - Northeast/Southeast Section GSA
Contact: Noel Potter, Dickinson College, pottern@dickinson.edu ; Chuck Bailey, College of William & Mary, cmbail@wm.edu
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Information: Symposiums and technical sessions covering a wide range of geologic subjects. On Sunday, March 14 the featured symposium is: The New Bedrock Geologic Map of Vermont: New Answers, New Problems, and New Uses of Bedrock Geologic Data.

February 22, 2010 - Geology Seminar Series, UVM
Host: University of Vermont Geology Dept.
Contact: Laura Webb, (802) 656-8136, Laura.Webb@uvm.edu
Location: Geology Dept., Room 219, Delehanty Hall, 180 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT
Time: 4:15 pm
Information: Francis Macdonald of Harvard University will present "Calibrating the Cryogenian"

March 1 , 2010 - Geology Seminar Series, UVM
Host: University of Vermont Geology Dept.
Contact: Laura Webb, (802) 656-8136, Laura.Webb@uvm.edu
Location: Geology Dept., Room 219, Delehanty Hall, 180 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT
Time: 4:15 pm
Information: Jan Amend, Washington University in St. Louis: “Geochemical Energy-Based Metabolisms in Hydrothermal Systems”

March 19, 2010 - Geology Seminar Series, UVM
Host: University of Vermont Geology Dept.
Contact: Laura Webb, (802) 656-8136, Laura.Webb@uvm.edu
Location: Geology Dept., Room 219, Delehanty Hall, 180 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT
Time: 4:15 pm
Information: John Rakovan, Miami University: “Environmental Mineralogy of Apatite and Actinide Crystal Chemistry”

April 4 , 2010 - Vermont Geological Society Spring Meeting
Host: Vermont Geological Society and Middlebury College
Contact: David West at dwest@middlebury.edu or (802) 443-3476
Location: Middlebury College, Bicentennial Hall, Room 417
Time: Morning, TBA
Information: Themeeting is dedicated to students conducting research in the geological sciences.   Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to submit abstracts outlining the results of their research. Abstracts covering all aspects of the geological sciences are welcome and will be published in the Spring issue of the Green Mountain Geologist. The Charles Doll Award for the outstanding undergraduate paper will be presented. Cash awards for the top three papers will also be presented based on quality of the research, the abstract, and the presentation of the paper. For more information visit the Vermont Geological Society web site. Directions: From the town green in Middlebury, take Route 125 west, past the Catholic Church, and up the hill through the College. Go over the crest to the bottom of the hill as it flattens to a valley. Turn right onto Bicentennial Drive and follow the winding driveway to the large parking lot on the west side of McCardell Bicentennial Hall. The meeting will be held in Room 417.