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| 2/6/10 | VGS Winter Meeting Sponsor: Vermont Geological Society Focus: Geologic Controls on River Systems in the Northeastern U.S. Details: The Vermont Geological Society invites presentations on the influence of surficial and bedrock geology on the stability and evolution of river systems in the northeastern U.S. The State of Vermont has pioneered the application of fluvial geomorphic principles to community planning, ecosystem restoration and conservation, and hazard mitigation. Neighboring states of New Hampshire, Maine, and New York are also developing river management programs that incorporate the science of fluvial geomorphology. The goal of this meeting is to bring together professionals and citizens engaged in river and watershed studies and to highlight the influence of surficial and bedrock geology on the present-day form, processes, condition, and sensitivity of our fluvial systems. Keynote Speaker: John Field, Ph.D., of Field Geology Services, Farmington, Maine Location: Norwich University, Cabot Science Building, Room 085, Northfield, Vermont Time: 9:30 AM Directions: Norwich University is located on Vermont Route 12, one mile south of the center of Northfield. It can be reached from I-89 by taking Exit 5 and following Vermont Route 64 west to Route 12, and then north to the University. The Geology Department is located in Cabot Science Building, the southeastern most brick building on campus, just west of Route 12. The entrance is near the northeast corner of the very large white Kreitzburg Library, which can't be missed. The easiest parking for the meeting will be in the commuter lot opposite the Science/Engineering complex on the east side of Route 12. For more information: George Springston, President, Vermont Geological Society (802) 485-2734 PROGRAM AND ORAL PRESENTIONS 9:30AM COFFEE & REFRESHMENTS 10:00AM John Field [Keynote Speaker]: MANAGING RIVERS FOR EQUILIBRIUM 10:40AM George E. Springston: POST-GLACIAL EXHUMATION OF THE UPPER WINOOSKI RIVER VALLEY, CENTRAL VERMONT 11:00AM Caroline Alves: USING NRCS SOIL DATA TO BETTER UNDERSTAND VERMONT RIVERINE SYSTEMS 11:20AM BREAK / POSTER SESSION 11:40AM Shayne Jaquith: USING THE AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE SERVICE NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LAB'S BANK STABILITY AND TOE EROSION MODEL (BSTEM) TO PREDICT RATES OF STREAM BANK EROSION AND ASSOCIATED PHOSPHORUS CONTRIBUTIONS 12:00PM Shane Csiki: FLUVIAL EROSION HAZARD ZONES FOR THE ISINGLASS RIVER, SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE 12:20PM POTLUCK LUNCH / POSTER SESSION 1:00PM EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEETING POSTER LEAD AUTHOR AND TITLE Peter J. Thompson: BEDROCK CONTROL ON THE COURSE OF THE OTTAUQUECHEE RIVER, WOODSTOCK, VERMONT Nicole Kuenzel: SUNCOOK RIVER AVULSION, EPSOM, NH: ASSESSMENT OF THE PRESENT EQUILIBRIUM STATUS OF THE RIVER Bree R. Mathon: USING A GENERALIZED REGRESSION NEURAL NETWORK TO CLASSIFY STREAM HABITAT CONDITION K. M. Garvey: QUANTIFYING SEDIMENT LOADING DUE TO STREAMBANK EROSION IN IMPAIRED AND ATTAINMENT WATERSHEDS IN CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VT Kristen Underwood: GEOLOGIC AND GEOMORPHIC CONTROLS ON WATER QUALITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, ADDISON COUNTY, VT |
| 3/14-16/10 | Joint Northeastern and Southeastern Section Meeting Sponsor: Geological Society of America Theme: Exploring the Connections between Continent and Sea Location: Baltimore, Maryland For more information: See the website |
| 4/1/10 | VGS Research Grant deadline Details: See Research Grant Policies and Procedures page For more information: Jon Kim at jon.kim@state.vt.us or (802) 241-3460 |
| 4/5/10 | Student abstract deadline for VGS
Spring Meeting Details: Abstracts should be prepared using the style employed for abstracts submitted to Geological Society of America meetings (maximum of 2,000 characters without spaces). We strongly encourage speakers to send their abstracts electronically as a Word file attachment. All abstracts must be emailed to Kathleen.Howe@uvm.edu by NOON. If electronic submission is not possible, please mail your abstract in advance of the deadline to: Kathleen Howe University of Vermont Office of Health Promotion Research 1 South Prospect Street, Room 4428A Burlington, VT 05401 Oral presentations will be limited to 12 minutes with 3 additional minutes for questions. A computer projection system for PowerPoint presentations will be available. You may download the VGS 2009 Student Judging Form to see our judging criteria. For more information: Jon Kim at jon.kim@state.vt.us or (802) 241-3460 |
| 4/24/10 | 2010 Spring VGS Meeting—Student Presentations Sponsor: Vermont Geological Society Location: Middlebury College, Bicentennial Hall, Room 417 Details: The meeting is dedicated to students conducting research in the geological sciences. Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to submit abstracts outlining the results of their research. Abstracts covering all aspects of the geological sciences are welcome and will be published in the Spring issue of the Green Mountain Geologist. The Charles Doll Award for the outstanding undergraduate paper will be presented. Cash awards for the top three papers will also be presented based on quality of the research, the abstract, and the presentation of the paper. Directions: From the town green in Middlebury, take Route 125 west, past the Catholic Church, and up the hill through the College. Go over the crest to the bottom of the hill as it flattens to a valley. Turn right onto Bicentennial Drive and follow the winding driveway to the large parking lot on the west side of McCardell Bicentennial Hall. The meeting will be held in Room 417. For more information: David West at dwest@middlebury.edu or (802) 443-3476 |
| Binghamton University: geology.binghamton.edu/seminar.html (last seminar posted was Dec. 2009) |
| Boston College: www.bc.edu/schools/cas/geo/seminars.html (last seminar posted was Spring 2009) |
| Colgate University: departments.colgate.edu/geology/lectures/lectures09.htm (last seminar posted was Spring 2009) |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: rpi.edu/dept/ees/about/colloquium.html (updated 1/31/10) |
| University at Albany: www.atmos.albany.edu/index.php?d=atm_seminars (updated 1/31/10) |
| University of Massachuetts at Amherst: www.geo.umass.edu/dept_info/gls/index.html (updated 1/31/09) |
| University of Vermont: http://www.uvm.edu/geology/?Page=Calendar&agenda... (no seminars listed) |
| Williams College: www.williams.edu/Geoscience/events.html (last seminar posted was Nov. 2009) |