PGS INTRODUCTION
NEWS
- Our new website is still under some construction
- President's welcome letter and new membership form added August 2018
- Starting September, 2018, PGS meetings are being held on the second Thursday each month, with two exceptions (December and May), so as to overlap less with our fellow professional society meetings.
- Please see our meeting schedule below
- PGS officers are chairing a session at the December, 2018 AGU meeting in Washington, DC:
- T13E: Geology and Geophysics of the National Capital Region - Posters
- Monday, 10 December 2018 13:40 - 18:00
- Convention Center - Hall A-C (Poster Hall)
- Convenient website for other geology events in the DMV
Updated October 2018
Meeting sCHEDULE:
- September 13, 2018:
- House building, subdivision development and farming in (and below) the active volcanic rift zones of Kilauea and Mauna Loa, island of Hawaii: What could possibly go wrong? by Michael P. Ryan, PhD
- Click here for presentation abstract and speaker biography
- October 11, 2018:
- How holes in Iceland’s rocks help us understand the ocean on Saturn’s tiny moon Enceladus
- Dr. Emily Martin, Smithsonian CEPS
- Click here for presentation abstract and speaker biography
- November 8, 2018:
- December 6, 2018:
- David Johnston, GNS Science
- January 10, 2019: Speaker TBD
- February 14 ♥ 2019: Speaker TBD
- March 14, 2019: Speaker TBD
- April 11, 2019: Speaker TBD
- May 16, 2019: Joint meeting with AEG DMV Chapter: Speaker TBD
Meeting Location:
- DoubleTree by Hilton McLean Tysons
- 1960 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, VA 22102
- Hotel is located within one-half mile of the Tysons Corner Metro station, near I-495 and Rt. 123, and has free parking garage available
- Our private meeting room is located at the back of the Harvest Café restaurant on the second floor of the hotel
- Social time is typically held in O’Malley’s Pub on the first floor of the hotel
DINNER Cost and RSVP
- Members and guests may attend any presentation after dinner for no charge
- The optional three course dinner cost is discounted to $30 for members in good standing (having paid dues) and for students, is $40 for non-members, and is inclusive of iced tea, coffee, tax and gratuity
- Alcoholic beverages may be purchased in the private meeting room on a cash basis
- Dinner service begins at 7 PM and we estimate that the presentation begins at about 8:15 PM. For attendees who arrive early, social time begins about 6 PM
- To RSVP, please write to dcgeophys@gmail.com
INTERESTED?
- Please join our email list for monthly notifications
- We do not plan to share your email address
- To join our list, please write to dcgeophys@gmail.com
- To join our society, please visit our membership page
- Please also 'Like' our Facebook page
Society Officers:
- President: Marc Buursink
- First Vice-President: Lisa Schleicher
- Second Vice-President: Catherine Enomoto
- Secretary: Kori Newman
- Treasurer: Joe Bennett
- Soc. of Expl. Geophys. Liaison: Catherine Enomoto
2018–19 Meeting Year