Geo-Happenings
Nov. 28, 2022
Planetary group in London for InSight team meeting
Professor Scott King and PhD student Josh Murphy presented at the InSight team meeting in London -- Scott in person and Josh over zoom. The photos at right include a shot of a book at the Royal Astronomical Society library showing Schapparelli’s map of Mars.
Dr. Tina Dura at Powell Center in Fort Collins
Assistant Professor Tina Dura attended the Cascadia Earthquake Recurrence meeting at the Powell Center in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Seen on Instagram: Geology Club trip to Ray Mine
The Geology Club visited the Ray Mine (North Carolina) and a dunite roadcut for some mineral collecting. The second picture is when they found some asbestos!
GEOS Tuesday: Perspectives from Karen Weber
Adjunct Professor Karen Weber gave a GEOS Tuesday presentation covering perspectives on her varied career, and on resume preparation for industry and government jobs.
Bryan Hanson on classroom conflict
Dr. Bryan Hanson, the ombudsperson of VT's Graduate School, gave a presentation for Geosciences grad students on handling classroom conflict.
Paleo class field trip
The Paleo Lab Techniques class got a tour of the field site at the Gray Fossil Site and Museum in Gray, Tennessee, on Saturday, Nov. 13. Photo by Vicki Yarborough.
Seen on Twitter: Stocker & Foffa in Italy
Assistant Professor Michelle Stocker and postdoc Davide Foffa were seen visiting the Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali di Bergamo in Italy. According to the tweet, "their visit is linked to one of our most important specimens, Mystriosuchus planirostris, an extinct reptile adapted to aquatic life (late Triassic)."
Dr. Victor Tsai: Friday seminar
Dr. Victor Tsai of Brown University gave the Friday seminar on "The Future of Geologic Imaging."