2019 Programs and Materials
January 7 “Deepwater Horizon—an insider’s perspective on a deadly, $65 billion tragedy”, Presented by Cynthia Blankenship, Geologists of Jackson Hole. Summary Video
January 15 “Iceland: The Land of Fire, Light, and Ice”, Presented by Mike Adler, Geologists of Jackson Hole. Video Summary
February 5 SONGS FROM THE STELLAR GRAVEYARD: Probing the Cosmos in Gravitational Waves, Presented by Shane Larson, CIERA,Northwestern University. SummaryVideo1 Video2
February 19 When Streams Die (or at least dry up!), Presented by Sarah Godsey, Idaho State University. Summary
March 5, 6 p.m., TC Library Presentation: Fluid-Mineral Interactions in Shale, Presented by John Kaszuba, University of Wyoming. Summary
New Zealand March 13 – April 2
March 19 Hot springs in the Peruvian Andes – deep fluids in young mountains & possible analog for Wyoming’s mountains and basins, Presented by Dennis Newell, Utah State University. Summary
March 20 Microbialites of Great Salt Lake, Utah – tape recorders of lake hydrology and chemistry since the Pleistocene, Presented by Dennis Newell, Utah State University. Summary
April 2, 6 p.m., TC Library Presentation: Yellowstone & Other Geologic hazards of NW Wyoming, Presented by Cynthia Blankenship & John Hebberger Jr., Geologists of Jackson Hole. Summary
April 16, 6 p.m., TC Library Presentation: The Archean History of the Teton Range, Presented by Ron Frost, University of Wyoming. Video Summary
April 17, 12:15 Jackson Sr. Center, Presentation Serpentinites and the Origin of Life, Presented by Dr. B. Ronald Frost Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Wyoming Video Summary
May 7, 6 p.m., TC Library Presentation: Geologic to Human Timescales of Climate Change, Presented by J J Shinker, University of Wyoming. Summary Video
May 21, 6 p.m., TC Library Presentation: American & Japanese clues to the 1700 Cascadia earthquake, Presented by Brian Atwater, US Geological Survey, University of Washington. Video Summary
May 22, 12:15 pm Jackson Sr. Center TC Library Presentation: Tales Granites Tell, Presented by Dr. Carol D. Frost Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Wyoming. Summary
June 4, 6 p.m., TC Library Presentation: Seeing” a Laramide Age Mountain Front, Presented by Morgan Brown, Tenax Geophysical. Video Summary
June 19th (Wednesday) – Lunchtime Presentation –12:15 pm, Jackson Senior Center: Capturing the tempo of landscape response across a range of temporal scales and variable rates of tectonic forcing. Presented by Ryan Thigpen, University of Kentucky. Summary
June 18, 6 p.m., TC Library Presentation: Was the northern 1/2 of Teton Range cataclysmically ‘erased’ by migration of the Yellowstone hotspot?, Presented by Ryan Thigpen, University of Kentucky. Video Summary
July 2nd (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “Death to Discovery: How the amazing fossils of Wyoming’s Fossil Lake came to be”, Presented by Arvid Aase, US Park Service. Summary
July 18 6 pm Museum of Wildlife Auditorium..Moon Landing Celebration: “From the Mountain to the Moon” by Dr. Ivo Lucchitta – U.S. Geological Survey – Flagstaff, Arizona Description Video
July 25-28, 2019 Mines and Mining field trip Itinerary Full Description.
July 31 4pm Snow King geology – Walk to the top of Snow King Mtn and explore the geology of Jackson Hole with Patrick Starich and John Hebberger (Jr.)! Meet at the “Wildlife Lane” parking area & trail head along Snow King Avenue. Summary.
August 3 Annual Members Barbeque
August 6th (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “Part 1: Scientific Integrity in Education; Part 2: “The Great Dying” – end Permian extinction event”, Presented by John Geissman, Professor Emeritus, University of New Mexico Video Summary
August 21 (Wednesday), 12:15 p.m., Jackson Senior Center – Open to Public. Presentation: “Ultima Thule, the Most Distant Object Man Has Visited, Pluto Update, and the Dawn and Rosetta Space Missions”, Presented by Mike Adler, Geologists of Jackson Hole. Video Summary
August 20th (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “Moving towards a sustainable future: Metals are required to get there”, Presented by Adam Simon, University of Michigan. Video Summary
September 3rd (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “Overview of the 2018 eruption of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii”, Presented by Bob Tilling, Volcanologist Emeritus, United States Geological Survey. Video Summary
September 17th (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “Zircons are forever: 4.4 billion year record of oxygen isotopes in zircons?”, Presented by Liz King, Geologists of Jackson Hole. Video Summary
September 18th (Wednesday), 6 p.m., Jackson Senior Center – Open to Public. Presentation: “Meet the Quartz Family” Presented by Rick Dalrymple. Summary Video
October 15th (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “Two of the World’s largest Terrestrial Landslides”, Presented by Bob Biek, Utah Geological Survey. Video Summary
October 16th (Wednesday), 12:15 p.m., Senior Center Jackson Hole – Open to Public. Presentation: “Ancient, newly discovered gigantic landslides resulting from catastrophic failure of the Marysvale volcanic field, Utah”, Presented by Bob Biek, Utah Geological Survey. Video Summary
October 1st (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “Spectacular Gem Crystals: Pegmatite Pocket Formation and Survival”, Presented by Tom Campbell, Staff Mineralogist, The Arkenstone. Video Summary
November 19th (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “Understanding Fluid Flow in Rocks ”, Presented by Saman Aryana, University of Wyoming. Video Summary
November 5th (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “The Powder River Basin’s Transition from Conventional to Unconvential Oil & Gas Production”, Presented by Rachel Toner, Wyoming State Geological Survey. Summary Video
November 19th (Tuesday), 6 p.m., Teton Co. Library Auditorium – Open to Public. Presentation: “Understanding Fluid Flow in Rocks ”, Presented by Saman Aryana, University of Wyoming. Video Summary