PGS INTRODUCTION
NEWS
We are pleased to announce our February meeting! Dr. Steve Horton (U. Memphis) will speak on the 8/9/20 Sparta, NC earthquake. See below for more details.
PGS leadership is continually planning for an adapted 2020-21 meeting year. As a result PGS is currently meeting via Zoom.
As you know, we are always looking to invite relevant speakers. Please email if you would like to speak to us, or know of someone that would like to speak to us, virtually.
President's welcome letter and new membership form added October 2020
Updated February 2021
2020-21 Meeting sCHEDULE:
October 8th, 2020
Virtual via Zoom (please see your email or email us for the specific link)
Earthquakes in Paradise: Earthquake and Tectonics in the Northeast Caribbean.
Puerto Rico Seismic Network, Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez
November 12th, 2020
Virtual via Zoom (please see your email or email us for the specific link)
Dr. Bryan N. Duncan, Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
8:00-8:30 pm: NASA Satellite Data Enable Research on the Impact of COVID-19 on World Air Quality
Dr. Jay J. Pulli, Raytheon BBN Technologies, Arlington, VA, and Weston Observatory, Boston College, Weston, MA
8:30-9:00 pm: “A Kind of Hush” SeismicNoise During the Anthropause
December 10th, 2020
Virtual via Zoom (please see your email or email us for the specific link)
Dr. Doyeon Kim, Seismological Laboratories, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Sequencing Seismograms: A Panoptic View of Scattering in the Core-Mantle Boundary Region
January 14, 2021
Virtual via Zoom (please see your email or email us for the specific link)
Prof. Angel Abbud-Madrid, Center for Space Resources, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
Resources Beyond Earth: Enabling Future Exploration and the New Space Economy
February 11, 20201
Virtual via Zoom (please see your email or email us for the specific link)
Dr. Steve Horton, Center for Earthquake Research and Information, University of Memphis
Observations from the M5.1 Sparta, NC, earthquake of August 9, 2020
March 11, 2021
Speaker TBA
April 8, 2021
Speaker TBA
May 13, 2021
Speaker TBA
June 10, 2021?
Speaker TBA
Virtual Meeting Location:
Now via Zoom
Social Hour: 7-8 pm
Presentation: 8-9 pm
Please stay tuned to your email for the link or request the link from dcgeophys@gmail.com
Physical Meeting Location:
Note: Temporarily discontinued
Link to Google Maps: 1960 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, VA 22102
If entering address manually, McLean or Tysons address should now work, but please double-check your destination before starting your drive!
Transit: Hotel is within one-half mile of Tysons Corner Metro station
Sidewalk directions with CAUTION crossing International Dr.
Driving: Hotel is near I-495 and Rt. 123, and has free garage parking available
Our private meeting space is in the Overlook Room at the rear of the Social Cafe on the second floor of the DoubleTree Hotel.
Social time is held the Tysons Social Tavern on the first floor of the DoubleTree Hotel.
DINNER Cost and RSVP - temporarily discontinued
Members and guests may attend any presentation after dinner for no charge
The optional three course dinner cost is discounted to $35 for members in good standing (having paid dues) and $45 for non-members, and is inclusive of coffee, tax and gratuity. Discounts are usually available for students.
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
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Society Officers:
President: Kori Newman
First Vice-President: Joseph Durek
Second Vice-President: Karen Pearson
Secretary: Marc Buursink
Treasurer: Joe Bennett
SEG Liaison: Catherine Enomoto
for the 2020–21 Meeting Year