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Department News and Events The GeoClub is hosting a talk by Dr. Don Van Nieuwenhuise from the University of Houston. He will talk about his experiences as an expert commentator on the BP spill and the University of Houston Graduate Programs in Petroleum Geology and Geophysics on Tuesday, November 9 in MMS 257. Refreshments will be at 4:45 pm and the talk will begin at 5:00 pm. Professor Yu Meiyi, Guizhou University, China, will present a seminar titled Xinpu: a spectacular crinoid and marine reptile lagerstatte; formed during Triassic drowning of the Yangtze platform Guizhou, South China on Tuesday, October 26 at 4:45 p.m. in MMS 257. Refreshments will be served at 4:30 p.m. The 60th annual convention of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies met in San Antonio, Texas October 10-12, 2010. During the awards ceremony, the 2010 Transactions were dedicated in memory of Dr. Edward C. Roy. In addition, Dr. Perry Roehl was awarded the 2010 GCACS Outstanding Educator Award. Trinity University's Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series and the Departments of Geosciences and Biology are sponsoring a seminar byRobert M. Hazen titled Mineralogical Co-evolution of the Geosphere and Biosphere on Monday, October 11 at 4:00 p.m. in Cowles Life Sciences 149. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m. As part of the Trinity University Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series, Robert M. Hazen, senior geologist, Carnegie Institute, will present From the Big Bang to Broadway: How Things Evolveat 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11, in the Laurie Auditorium. Dr. Harold Rowe, University of Texas at Arlington, will present "Eastern North American Climates of the Past 600,000 Years and Their Linkages to Global Climate Changes: The Perspective from Cave Records" at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 14 in the Coates University Center Fiesta Room. There will be a reception with refreshments prior to the talk. This presentation is sponsored by the Lecturers and Visiting Scholars Committee, and the departments of geosciences, biology, chemistry, and physics and astronomy. New Faculty - Dr. Daniel Lehrmann joins the department this summer as the Walter and Gertrude Pyron Distinguished Professor. Dan is a paleontologist whose research involves carbonate platforms in South China and the end-Permian mass extinction. Dan received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas and comes to us from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh where he has demonstrated an excellent track record in undergraduate teaching and research. He plans to continue taking students to China for field trips and research. Dan will teach paleontology and introductory geosciences courses along with other electives such as basin analysis. He and his family have already found a home in San Antonio and will be moving here in June. GeoNews - Department Newsletter |