NCGS 2004-2005 Calendar
(click on the available links to view the abstract and speaker bio.)
Wednesday September 29, 2004
Greg Croft, Consulting Geologist
Regional Trends in World Oil Production *
7:00 PM at Orinda Masonic Center
* Please note - Greg Croft has made the slides he used in his presentation available for our use. They are posted at the following webpage: www.38n.net/NCGS_Talk.htm Please take advantage of his effort.
Wednesday October 27, 2004
Dr. Roland Burgmann, University of California, Berkeley
Slipping and Sliding on the Hayward Fault
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday November 17, 2004
Dr. Wayne Narr, ChevronTexaco Energy Technology Company, San Ramon
Understanding and Predicting Fractures at Tengiz – A Giant, Naturally Fractured
Reservoir in the Caspian Basin of Kazakhstan
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday January 26, 2005
Cheryl Smith, President, Peninsula Geological Society
Geochemical Investigation of Distribution Habitat of Arabis macdonaldiana
in the Josephine Ophiolite, Six Rivers National Forest, Del Norte County, California
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday February 23, 2005
Dr. Robert Tilling, U.S. Geological Survey
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday March 9, 2005 (Lunch) AAPG Distinguished Lecturer
David Jennette, Bureau of Economic Geology Austin, Texas
Lunch: 11:30 a.m., ChevronTexaco Cafeteria
Talk: 12:30 p.m. Building D, Room D2193
ChevronTexaco Park, 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA 94583
(In order to get visitor access to ChevronTexaco campus we ask that you contact Will Schweller at WJSA@chevrontexaco.com preferably a day or more ahead of the talk. We’ll need to request a visitors badge for you which can be picked up at the front desk in the main lobby the day of the talk.)
Wednesday March 30, 2005
Dr. Barbara Bekins, U. S. Geological Survey
Hydrogeology and the Weak Nature of Plate Boundary Faults
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday April 27, 2005
Dr. Michael Manga, University of California, Berkeley
Why do Volcanoes (Only Sometimes) Erupt Explosively?
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday May 25, 2005
Dr. Paul M. (Mitch) Harris, Chevron, San Ramon
Geologic Framework and Reservoir Distribution, Tengiz Field, Kazakhstan
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Wednesday June 29, 2005
Dr. Monte Hampton, Emeritus, U.S. Geological Survey
Formation and Evolution of Coastal Cliffs (or the All-Time Shortest Coastal Cliffs Short Course)
7:00 pm at Orinda Masonic Center
Field Trips…
September 11, 2004
Geology of the Tiburon Peninsula, Marin County
David Bero, Consulting Geologist
October 8 - 10, 2004
Geology of the San Andreas Fault in the Santa Cruz Mountains
SEPM Fall Field Trip
October 30, 2004
The Winemaker's Dance: Exploring Terroir in the Napa Valley, California
David G. Howell, U.S. Geological Survey
March 12, 2005
Colorful Geology of the Fremont Area
Joyce Blueford and Paul Belasky
May 21, 2005
Robert Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve in the Berkeley Hills
Stephen Edwards, Director, Tilden Regional Botanic Garden
June 25 - 26, 2005
Blueschists and Breweries
John Wakabayashi, Fresno State University