Pegrum Lecture Series

The Pegrum Lecture Series was established to honor Reginald H. Pegrum, founder of UB's Geology Department. This series is funded in part by the Maurice Crook and Orrin Foster Lecture funds.

Unless otherwise indicated below, Spring 2010 Pegrum Lectures are on Thursdays in room 216 Natural Sciences Complex.  Refreshments at 3:30 with lectures beginning at 3:45.

SPRING 2010

January 21, 2010

     Dr. Le Wang, University at Buffalo, Department of Geography

            "Invasive Species Modeling with Multi-Scale Multi-temporal Remote Sensing Data"

January 28, 2010

    Dr. John Howell, AAPG Distinguished Speaker

       University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

            "Building an Oil Company, How Hard Can It Be?"

February 11, 2010

    Dr. Alex P. Wolfe, University of Alberta

"Paleoclimatic Instability During the Eocene: Back to the Future?

     

February 18, 2010

     Dr. Igor Jankovic, University at Buffalo, Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering         

             "Stochastic Modeling of Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport”

February 25, 2010

      Dr. Leigh Stearns, University of Kansas             

             "The Role of Water Above, Below, and at the Front of Fast Moving Outlet Glaciers in

               Greenland and Antarctica"

March 4, 2010

      Graduate Student Presentation: Kylah Wyatt, UB Geology

              “Effect of Temperature and pH on Arsenic and Uranium Adsorption in Calcite-rich Soils”

March 25, 2010

      Alumni Workshop and Presentation: Stanley J. Blas, SJB Services, Inc.

              “Graduating with a Degree in Geology – Now What?”

April 1, 2010

       To Be Announced

April 8, 2010

       Dr. Joseph M. Licciardi, University of New Hampshire

             "Volcanic History and Geochemical Evolution of Subglacially Erupted Volcanoes in Iceland"

April 15, 2010      

       Dr. Jennifer A. Roberts, University of Kansas

              Topic: Geomicrobiology

April 22, 2010

       Awards Ceremony          

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