GEOLOGY OPEN NIGHTS
Geology Open Nights are part of a science lecture series which are open to the public. The Geology lectures are usually presented by faculty on aspects of their research, expertise or a topic of public interest.
This series is offered in conjunction with our Astronomy, Physics and Ecology and Evolution Departments. The links to their lecture schedules can be found below.
ASTRONOMY OPEN NIGHTS THE LIVING WORLD WORLD OF PHYSICS
With the easing of COVID restrictions, Geology Open Night lectures will
be held in person in Harriman Hall Room 137.
If you wish to attend virtually, please register here.
The zoom link will be shared the day before the talk.
If you have any questions or are unable to register, please email the
Geology Open Night Coordinator: timothy.glotch@stonybrook.edu
Spring 2024
Geo Open Nights will take place in Harriman Hall, Room 137 for the Spring 2024 semester
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| January 26, 2024 7:30PM |
Deanne Rogers | A Planetary Geologist's Swiss Army Knife: The Impact Crater |
| February 23, 2024 7:30PM |
Gregory Henkes | |
| March 22, 2024 7:30PM |
William Holt | Earthquakes, Mountain Building, and Ancient Rivers in Western North America: Unraveling the Mystery of the Music Mountain Formation |
| April 26, 2024 | Lars Ehm | Geology in Disaster Movies Does Hollywood get it right? |
Fall 2023
Geo Open Nights will take place in Harriman Hall, Room 137 for the Fall 2023 semester
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2023 7:30PM |
Marina Gemma | Secrets of the Solar System: Using meteorites and returned samples to reveal planet-forming environments |
| October 27, 2023 7:30PM | Guleed Ali |
How to use the geologic record to understand the Earth's climate future |
Spring 2023
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| January 27, 2023 7:30 PM | Tianqi Xie | The impact of the impact, what does feldspar say? |
| February 24, 2023 7:30 PM Zoom Only - Register above |
Hanna Nekvasil | |
| March 24, 2023 7:30PM | Baosheng Li | |
| April 28, 2023 7:30 PM | Timothy Glotch |
What is the Solar System Made Of? |
Fall 2022
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| September 23, 2022 7:30 PM | Kaushik Mitra | Why is Mars Red? The Battle Between Iron and Manganese Oxidants on Mars |
| October 28, 2022 7:30 PM |
Indhu Varatharajan | Spectroscopy as a tool for exploring the surface composition of Mercury: Unveiling the mysteries of Mercury using datasets from NASA MESSENGER and future ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury |
Spring 2022
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| January 28, 2022 7:30 PM via zoom | Joel Hurowitz | One year after landing - An update on the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover's mission to Jezero crater, Mars |
| February 25, 2022 7:30 PM via zoom |
Qingyun Li | Mineral alteration in gas/oil shale during fracking |
| March 25, 2022 7:30 PM via zoom |
Scott McLennan | Returning Samples from Mars: After 50 Years of Planning, Will it Finally Happen? |
| April 22, 2022 7:30 PM via zoom |
Weisen Shen | A Song of Fire and Ice: decadal investigation of the Antarctic geothermal heat flux and its implications on the Antarctic Ice Sheet instability |
Fall 2021
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| September 24, 2021 7:30 PM via zoom |
Timothy Glotch | A decade of science and exploration with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: Setting the stage for the next phase of robotic and human exploration of the Moon |
| October 22, 2021 7:30 PM via zoom |
Lianxing Wen | Ever-changing Earth and earthquake triggering |
Spring 2021
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2021 7:30 PM via zoom |
Deanne Rogers | The OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission |
| March 26, 2021 7:30 PM via zoom |
Donald Weidner | Studying the Earth's interior with synchrotron X-rays |
| April 23, 2021 7:30 PM via zoom |
Brian Phillips | Useful impurities in minerals and how to find them with a big magnet and a radio |
FALL 2020
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2020 7:30 PM via zoom |
Daniel Davis | Using Geophysical Tools to Explore the Dynamic Evolution of Long Island and its Coasts |
| October 23, 2020 7:30 PM via zoom |
Marine Frouin | An Introduction to Luminescence Dating |
SPRING 2020
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2020 | Gregory Henkes | The Environments of Human Evolution in East Africa |
| March 27, 2020 | Brian Phillips | CANCELLED Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) to Locate Impurities in Minerals That Can Tell Us Something About Their History |
| April 17, 2020 | Deanne Rogers | CANCELLED TBD |
FALL 2019
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| November 22, 2019 | John Parise | The Stone Age Did Not End Because of a Lack of Stones: Materials Production as a Reflection of Economic Power |
| October 25, 2019 | William Holt | A Trek Across Western North America Through Geological Time |
| September 27, 2019 | Troy Rasbury | Boron in Long Island Fresh Water |
IN-SERVICE CREDIT FOR TEACHERS
NYS teachers who wish to receive CTLE credit for any of these lectures must register
here for each lecture you attend and sign-in at the lecture.
The Graduate School will send a CTLE certificate about six weeks after each lecture.