Northern Illinois University

Geology and Environmental Geosciences

Fall 2009 Colloquium Schedule

Date

Speaker

Title of Talk

Sept 11 Eugene Perry, Ross Powell, Reed Scherer, Paul Stoddard, and Jay Stravers Faculty Research Updates
Sept 18 Bill Goodway, EnCana Corporation, Canada, 2009 Society of Exploration Geophysics Honorary Lecturer for North America The Magic of Lamé
Oct 2 George Roadcap, PhD, PG, Illinois State Water Survey Geochemistry and microbiology of extremely alkaline (>12) ground water in the Calumet Slag-Fill Aquifer
Oct 9 TBA Interesting images from this summer - open to all
Oct 16 Fabien Kenig, University of Illinois, Chicago Lipids in modern and very ancient hydrothermal systems: Indicators of biological processes during the Archean
Oct 30 Pat Baldwin, Northern Illinois University Using dendrochemical analysis of shrubby tree species as a tool in forensic hydrology
Andrew Greenhagen, Northern Illinois University Laboratory investigation of pharmaceuticals in the subsurface environment
Nov 6 Craig Lundstrum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Magma differentiation by top down crystallization-reaction
Nov 13 Meredith Ayers, Northern Illinois University TBA
Nov 20 Mark Frank, Northern Illinois University Gold and copper in magmatic systems

All Colloquia are co-sponsored by the Graduate Colloquium Committee of Northern Illinois University.

All talks will be held in Davis Hall 308 at 4:00 p.m. on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, unless otherwise noted. For maps or directions, and any updates to this schedule, please call the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences at 815-753-1943.