Cal Poly Pomona University

Geological Sciences Department

2004-2005 Geology Speaker Series

Thursdays at noon, Room 4A – 608

Oct. 14 Dr. Jeff Marshall – Cal Poly Pomona University

Coastal neotectonics and subduction cycle earthquakes, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica: A field research experience for Cal Poly Pomona geology students

Nov. 4 Mr. Ian MacMillan – U.C. Santa Barbara

Early history of the opening of the Gulf of California: Tales from the east side

Jan. 6 Dr. Tom Anderson – University of Pittsburgh

Geology and tectonics of the Sonora-Mojave Megashear

Jan. 13 Dr. Gary Peterson – San Diego State University

Mars: Where did all the water go?

Feb. 3 Dr. Robert Gaines – Pomona College

Towards a unified understanding of Cambrian Burgess Shale-type deposits: Examples from three Utah lägerstatten

Feb. 22 (Tu) Ms. Brenda Beitler – University of Utah

Fingerprints of fluid flow: Chemical diagenesis of the Jurassic Navajo sandstone, southern Utah

Feb. 25 (Fr) Dr. Tim Cope – DePauw University

Sedimentary development of the Yanshan fold and thrust belt, northeast China

Mar. 4 (Fr) Dr. Brook Riley – ExxonMobil Company

Laramide exhumation and heating in southeast Arizona: Emerging methodologies and constraints from zircon fission track thermochronology

Mar. 7 (Mo) Dr. Todd Greene – Anadarko Petroleum

Unraveling the history of basin fill: From northwest China to the Gulf of Mexico

Apr. 21 Ms. Suzanne Baltzer – Cal Poly Pomona University

The landslides of Santa Anita Canyon