Events

Speaker Ajoy Baksi Topic: The timing and duration of flood basalt traps, India and the Columbia River Basalt Group, USA. Speaker bio: Ajoy Baksi obtained a M.S. (1967) and Ph.D. (1970), from the University of Toronto (Canada) in (Geo)Physics, following degrees in Physics and Exploration Geophysics in India. Worked in Canada, India and Australia, before … Continue reading "AGS Monthly Meeting"

November 14, 2023, 7pm: Special Zoom and Facebook Live presentation. Speaker: Wilson (Wai-Yin) Cheung, Queens University of Ontario. Topic: Physical Geography and Climate Change in the Greenland and Canadian Arctic.

November 28, 2023, 6pm: Atlanta Geological Society monthly meeting Speaker: Daniel Gebregiorgis Yirgaw, Ga State University. Topic: to be announced.

When: 10am-12noon, January 27, 2024 Where: Zoom presentation.  Contact Benjamin Black for login details: benjamin.black@geologicllc.net Course Syllabus: Geophysical techniques are often cost-effective and safe ways to investigate the subsurface. Using these tools, engineers and geologists can characterize sites and image subsurface conditions better.  Common applications include determining lithology, depth to rock, integrity and quality of rock masses, fracture and foliation orientation, locating subsurface hazards such as voids or manmade … Continue reading "January 27 Professional Geologist Candidate Workshop: Geophysics"

January 30, 2024, 6pm: Atlanta Geological Society monthly meeting. Speaker: Zhigang Peng, Georgia Tech. Topic: Ongoing studies of southeastern earthquakes.

This workshop will be offered via zoom Course Syllabus: The workshop will explore current practices in the field of hydrogeology with an emphasis on water resources. Mr. Foldesi will cover … Continue reading "PG Workshop: Hydrogeology"

February 27, 2024, 6pm: Atlanta Geological Society monthly meeting. Speaker: Andy Newman, Georgia Tech. Topic:  Understanding earthquake and tsunami behavior in subduction zones.

AGS Executive Committee Meeting via zoom