New Mexico State University
Department of Geological Sciences
Geological Sciences Colloquium
Spring 2009
Regularly scheduled talks are held Wednesday at 4:00 PM in Room 189 Breland Hall (BD). Please arrive at 3:45 PM for food, announcements, and to ensure a seat. E-mail geology@nmsu.edu or call 646-2708 for additional information.
January 21 No Colloquium
January 28 Gus Gustason, El Paso Exploration and Production Company, --Hunting, fishing, ecotourism and unconventional gas development, Vermejo Park Ranch, Raton Basin, New Mexico--
February 4 Maureen Wilks, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, --Learn all about and see the latest publications from the New Mexico Geological Society and New Mexico Bureau of Geology Publishing Programs.-- Pizza will be provided. There will be some great sale bargains on Bureau publications, so come prepared with money, checks or credit cards!
February 11 No Colloquium
February 18 Meredith Durr, NMSU, --Terrestrial depositional environments of the Permian-Triassic boundary in southeastern New Mexico and west Texas--
February 25 Terry Jordan, Cornell University, --Co-Evolution of the Central Andes & Atacama Desert: Chickens & Eggs--
March 4 Frank Ramos, NMSU, --Inter-and Intracrystalline Isotopic Disequilibria: Techniques and Applications (MSA Short Course).--
March 11 Scott Causey, NMSU, --Magma Mingling: A Petrologic, Geochemical, and Geochronologic Study of the Southern Granitoid Suite of the Florida Mountains, NM--
March 18 No Colloquium
March 25 Spring Break. No Colloquium
April 1 Gene Rankey, University of Kansas. Title to be Announced
April 8 John Oldow, UT Dallas. Title to be Announced
April 15 Cody Buller, NMSU, --Salt-Sediment Interaction in the Paradox Basin, Utah--
April 22 Colloquium to be Announced.
April 29 Awards Banquet (4 PM)
April 30 Gary Gray, ExxonMobil Exploration Company, --Terrane assembly and the Triassic-Jurassic evolution of northern Mexico-- (Note special colloquium date on Thursday)
May 7 Final Exam Week—No Colloquium