EAST TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Past Meetings

2008

January 2008
Robert D. Hatcher, Jr. and Stephen H. Stow
Geology and Hydrogeology of the Oak Ridge Area
and the History of Location of the DOE Facilities

February 2008
Micah Jessup
Tectonic Evolution of the Mount Everest Region
Tibet-Nepal

March 2008
Geoffrey J. Gilleaudeau
Racetrack Playa, Death Valley, California:
Shedding New Light on an Age-Old Paradox

April 2008
Tony Tingle
Pre-trip Presentation of Virginia Creeper Trail
Damascus, Virginia

May 2008
ETGS Members
Social Gathering

September 2008
Jonathan Shireman
(Presenter: Mark Maki)
Characterizing a Complex TCE Plume, Eliminating Suspected Source Areas,
and Reducing Investigation Costs for a RCRA Facility Investigation
at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina

October 2008
Jennifer Earles
Sudbury Ore Deposits and their Origins

November 2008
Dr. Kula Misra
Kimberlites: What Are They and Why Do We Care?
and
Travis Paris
Geology and Mineralogy of the Sharps Chapel Area, Union County, Tennessee

2007

January 2007
Brian Caldwell and Ronnie Britto
Application and Refinement of Treatment Technologies for RDX Biodegradation

February 2007
Moshiur Rahman
Use of Trend Analysis and Linear Regression Modeling
to Derive Proportional Rate Change of Nitro Aromatic Explosives
in Groundwater: Application to Remedial Alternatives Evaluations

March 2007
Harry Moore
Karst and Caves Along the Proposed SR 475 Study Corridor
Loudon, Knox and Anderson Counties

April 2007
Jonathan W Mies
Structural Geology and Fold-related Joints of the Chattanooga Area

May 2007
ETGS Members
Social Gathering

September 2007
Terri Brown
Evaluation of Fluorescent Dissolved Organic Material
in Karst Aquifers of East Tennessee

October 2007
Elmer van den Berg
Measuring Hydraulic Properties of the Vadose Zone
at the Department of Energy Site in Hanford, Washington

November 2007
William A. (Bill) Goodwin
Renovation of the Tennessee Marble Industry Museum
in the Former Candoro Marble Company Building in South Knoxville

December 2007
ETGS Members
Geologic Photos from East Tennessee and Beyond

2006

January 2006
Tom Zondlo and Mark Shoemaker
Structural Controls on Karst Development and Groundwater Flow
Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama

February 2006
Dr. Gregory S. Baker
University of Tennessee Jones/Bibee Endowed Assistant Professor of Geophysics
Recent Advances in Hydrogeophysics

March 2006
Quintin M. Overocker and Linda C. Kah
Classification and Origin of Middle Wallace Breccias,
Mesoproterozoic Belt Supergroup, Montana and Idaho

April 2006
Berny Ilgner
Watershed as Brownfield:
The Coal Creek Assessment Process in Tennessee

May 2006
Larry Bristol
The Gray Fossil Site (Miocene):
A Rare and Unique Terrestrial Fossil Assemblage in Washington County, Tennessee

September 2006
Dr. Lawrence A. Taylor
Humans Return to the Moon: This Time to Stay

October 2006
Barry Thacker
Coal as a Renewable Energy Partner

November 2006
Richard Mann
An Overview of the History, Regulation, and Geology of the Tennessee Coalfields

December 2006
ETGS Members
Photographic Log of November 18 Field Trip and
Geologic Photos from East Tennessee and Beyond


2005

January 2005
Dr. Don W. Byerly
The Birthplace of Modern Geology - 18th Century Scotland

February 2005
Travis A. Paris
A Pictorial History of Gold Mining
and Exploration in the Southeastern U.S.

March 2005
Bryan S. Schultz
Morphological, Textural, Geochemical, and Mineralogical Properties
of Dolostone-derived Residuum in Knox County, Tennessee

April 2005
Pascal Lee, Ph.D.
Geology and the Human Exploration of the Moon and Mars

May 2005
Informal Social Gathering

September 2005
David Watson
Probing the Earth with Geophysics: Do We Still Need Drilling Rigs?

October 2005
Dana Miller
Seasons of the Hurricanes: Conversations with Trees

November 2005
Mark A. Gardiner
Application of a Geochemical Evaluation Methodology:
A Success Story for Environmental Site Cleanup and Closure at
Former Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant, Chattanooga, Tennessee

December 2005
George Yu
Photographic Log of December 3 Field Trip
by Peter J. Lemiszki & Martin S. Kohl
Geologic Excursion Across Part of the Southern Appalachian
Foreland Fold-Thrust Belt in Northeastern Tennessee


2004

January 2004
Dr. Larry D. McKay
Environmental Impacts of Coal Tar Contamination
from the Chattanooga Coke Plant, Chattanooga, Tennessee

February 2004
Melanie Mayes
The Coster Shop Controversy:
Geologic, Environmental, and Political Interpretations

March 2004
Dillon Gray & Anthony Khiel
Soil Resource Inventory of the
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Overview and Design

April 2004
Randy W. Gentry, PhD, PE
Hydrogeology and Implications of Leakage
Between Aquifer Units in the Northern Mississippi Embayment

May 2004
Informal Social Gathering

September 2004
Jeffrey Keaton
2004 Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer in Engineering Geology
Engineering Geology Mapping in the Information Technology Age

October 2004
Jamie M. Bartel
Optimization of a Groundwater Monitoring Network

November 2004
Jeff Moersch
Geology of the Martian Surface
First Results from the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity

December 2004
ETGS Members
Geologic Photos from East Tennessee and Beyond

Pre-2004

Meeting details are available in archived News Klippe issues for some meetings prior to 2004.

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