Seminar Lab Date Seminar Lab Subject Seminar Lab Presenter September 14, 2026 Fall Banquet; Annual Meeting; Mountains to Metal Patrick Steury, B.Sc., Exploration Geologist, Dakota Gold September 28, 2026 Multimedia Fate and Transport of PFAS in Minnesota Michael Ginsbach, M.Sc., Hydrogeologist, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency October 12, 2026 Dimensional Stone Production in Minnesota with Coldspring USA Richard Taylor, B.Sc., Regional Quarry Manager, Coldspring Company October 26, 2026 Geology & Civilization: The Intersection of Geology and Humans through Time in the Eastern Mediterranean Donna Whitney, Ph.D., Distinguished McKnight Professor, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota November 9, 2026 New Mapping of the Baraboo Hills Unravels a More Complex Geologic History for Southern Wisconsin (V) Esther Stewart, Ph.D., Senior Geologist, WI Geological & Natural History Survey November 23, 2026 Mars Demystified: What Everyone Should Know Protiti Roy, Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate Fellow, University of Iowa December 7, 2026 Michigan Geology – 3.6 billion Years in the Making (V) Bob Mahin, M.Sc., CPG, FSEG Economic Geologist/Senior Research Associate, Michigan Geological Survey January 25, 2027 Geoarchaeological Investigation of a Roman Seaside Villa and Greater Saint Klement Island, Croatia Kevin Theissen, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Earth, Environment & Society, St. Thomas U. February 8, 2027 The Geology You Don’t See from an Antarctic Cruise Zenobia Evans, Geological Society of MN February 22, 2027 Thunder Bay Rocks! The Lakehead’s Earth-Shattering Geology (V) Mark Smyk, M.Sc., H.B.Sc., P.Geo., Professional Associate, Department of Geology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario March 8, 2027 Geologic Tour of Pennsylvania (V) Gale Blackmer, Ph.D., P.G., State Geologist and Bureau Director, Pennsylvania Geological Survey March 22, 2027 Minnesota Waters Harvey Thorliefson, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of MN April 5, 2027 Minnesota River Valley Allison Severson, Ph.D., Precambrian Geologist, Minnesota Geological Survey April 19, 2027 Dakota County Impact Structure, Update Julia Steenberg, M.Sc., Phanerozoic Geologist, Minnesota Geological Survey April 26, 2027 Spring Banquet; Salt & Gypsum in Southeast Virginia, from Stone Age to Space Age **Location TBA** Roger Sharp, PLLC, Retired Industrial Minerals Geologist, U.S. Gypsum Company Back to Current Year Schedule
