Geology & Geography

Lecture Series

2005-2006
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Dr.William F. Ruddiman
Department of Environmental Sciences
University of Virginia
“Did the American Pandemic (1500-1800 A.D.) Cause the Little Ice Age?”
Tuesday, 27 September 2005, 4:15 p.m., Clark Hall 204

“Did Early Farming Prevent the Onset of an Ice Age?”
Tuesday, 27 September 2005, 8 p.m
Clark Hall 105, Williams College

Dr. Randolph W. “Bill” Bromery
Emeritus, University of Massachusetts
“Pioneering Days in Airborne Geophysical Surveys”
Friday, 14 October 2005, 3:30 p.m.
231 Herter Hall, University of Massachusetts

Dr. Lynn Walter
Department of Geosciences
University of Michigan
“Controls on Carbonate Weathering Rates: Implications for the Short- and Long-Term Carbon Cycle”
Monday, 7 November 2005, 7:30 p.m.
Room 5, Pratt Museum, Amherst College

Dr. Donald I. Siegel
Department of Earth Sciences
Syracuse University
“The Origin of the Saratoga Springs: Health, History and Maybe some Horses”
Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 7:30 p.m.
The New McConnell Hall Auditorium, Smith College

Dr. W. Cully Hession
Biological Systems Engineering
Virginia Tech
“Riparian Vegetation Influences on Stream Morphology and Habitat Condition”
Tuesday, 21 February 2006, 8 p.m.
Hampshire College Red Barn, Hampshire College

Dr. Derek Lovley
Department of Microbiology
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
“The Microbe Electric: Microbial Nanowires, Fuel Cells, and Electron Transfer onto Minerals with Geobacter”
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 7:30 p.m.
Dwight Hall 101, Mt. Holyoke College

2004-05 Lecture Series