NCGS 2005-2006 Calendar
(click on the available links to view the abstract and speaker bio.)
Christen Rowe, Doctorial Student, U.C. Santa Cruz
Searching for Subduction Zone Seismogenesis in the Rock Record
7:00 PM at Orinda Masonic Center
Poster Presentation: Ryan Alward, CSU Chico (2003 Undergraduate Scholarship Award Winner)
Stratigraphic and Sedimentologic Study of the Tuscan Formation
7:00 PM at Orinda Masonic Center
Saturday October 22, 2005
Teacher’s Workshop, Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, Co-sponsored in association with the East Bay Regional Park District Let your children’s teacher know about this event (Get Flyer). It’ll make a great field trip for their (or your) kids.
Wednesday October 26, 2005
Todd Crampton, Geomatrix
Engineering Geology of the Proposed 4th Bore of the Caldecott Tunnel
Poster Presentation: Sunshine Mansfield, Humboldt State University (2004 Undergraduate Scholarship Award Winner)
Geology of Punta Gorda, California
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 AAPG Distinguished Lecture
Rebecca Latimer, Chevron Energy Technology Company
1:00 pm at Chevron in San Ramon; Building: Bishop Ranch 1; Room 1240;
Wednesday November 16, 2005 An Early Date!!
Dr. Eldridge Moores, University of California, Davis
Earth & Space Sciences and California
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
As Usual - No December Meeting
Wednesday January 25, 2006
Sarah Andrews, Author, Em Hansen Forensic Geology Novels
Art Meets Science on the Cold Continent
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday February 22, 2006
Dr. Richard Buffler, University of Texas, Austin
Geologic Setting of the Abdur Archaeological Site on the Red Sea Coast of Eritrea, Africa
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Tuesday March 21, 2006 AAPG Distinguished Lecture
Dr. Janok P. Bhattacharya, University of Houston, Texas
Applying Deltaic and Shallow Marine Outcrop Analogs to the Subsurface
1:00 pm at Chevron, San Ramon
Monday March 27, 2006 AAPG Distinguished Lecture
Dr. Peter B. Flemings, Pennsylvania State University,
1:00 pm at Chevron, San Ramon
Wednesday March 29, 2006 SPECIAL DINNER MEETING - REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY MARCH 22
Dr. Mary Lou Zoback, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
The 1906 Earthquake – Lessons Learned, Lessons Forgotten, and Looking Forward
6:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center (An hour early)
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Kathleen Burnham, Consultant
(This is a lead-in to the May 2006 field trip: Point Lobos to Point Reyes: Evidence of ~180 km Offset of the San Gregorio & Northern San Andreas Fault)
7:00 PM at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday May 31, 2006
Dr. George Brimhall, UC Berkeley
A History of Field Geology at UC Berkeley, and Issues Facing Field Geology Training Programs Today
(This is a lead-in to field trip in September 2006: Field Geological Mapping Using Modern Technology)
7:00 PM at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday June 28, 2006
Dr. Mitchell Craig, California State University, East Bay
Near-Surface Geophysical Imaging Using Seismic and Radar Methods
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
1906 San Francisco Earthquake Centennial
April 18, 2006
The Northern California Geological Society will be participating in the centennial observance of the San Francisco 1906 Earthquake. We are currently finalizing our contributions to the observance and the events will also be posted to the website of the 1906 Earthquake Centennial Alliance. The full set of events range from professional meetings, an SSA professional conference, multiple museum exhibits, as well as commissioned music to be played by the Contra Costa Wind Symphony, (and much more). Please visit the website if you have not done so to see what is planned by the alliance: http://www.06centennial.org/
NCGS Centennial Events
(Now Listed on the 1906 Centennial Website)
March 19, 2006
Dr. Ray Sullivan, San Francisco State University, Emeritus
Wednesday March 29, 2006 (Special Dinner Event; Regularly Scheduled Monthly Meeting)
Dr. Mary Lou Zoback, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
The 1906 Earthquake – Lessons Learned, Lessons Forgotten, and Looking Forward
6:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center (An hour earlier)
April 2006
Dr. Joyce Blueford, Math Science Nucleus, Fremont
Dr. Mitchell Craig, CSU East Bay, Hayward
Tracing the Hayward Fault - A Potential Disaster Area
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 (Regularly Scheduled Monthly Meeting)
Kathleen Burnham, Independent Researcher
(This is a lead-in to the May 2006 field trip: Point Lobos to Point Reyes: Evidence of ~180 km Offset of the San Gregorio & Northern San Andreas Faults)
7:00 PM at Orinda Masonic Center
May 20 - 21, 2006
Kathleen Burnham, Consultant
Post-Centennial Field Trips for 2006
September 16, 2006
Dr. George Brimhall, U.C. Berkeley
Field Geological Mapping Using Modern Technology
For additional information please go to the 1906 Centennial Website