| Serving professionals in engineering, environmental,
and groundwater geology since 1957 |
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CALENDAR
| 2010 |
| Meetings are usually held the 3rd Wednesday of each month |
| Date |
Speaker(s) |
Topic(s) |
Location |
News |
| March 2 |
2010 GSA/AEG Jahns Distinguished Lecturer
Dr. Paul Marinos
National Technical University of Athens |
"Geology Of Athens, Greece" |
UC-Riverside
Earth Sciences Department
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| March 2 |
Dr. Paul Marinos
National Technical University of Athens |
2nd Marinos Inland Talk At Cal Poly Pomona
"Geology Of Athens, Greece" |
Cal Poly Pomona
Earth Sciences Department
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| February 17 |
Dr. Thomas K. Rockwell
Geological Sciences, San Diego State University |
"The Long Paleoseismic Record of Earthquakes on the San Jacinto Fault: When is the Next Local Big One?" |
Temecula
Sizzler Restaurant
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| January 20 |
"Round Table Discussion with AEG Inland members and officers" |
Riverside
Cask n' Cleaver Restaurant
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| Future Meetings |
| Date |
Speaker(s) |
Topic(s) |
Location |
| 2009 |
| Date |
Speaker(s) |
Topic(s) |
Location |
News |
| November 18 |
Stephen M. Testa
Executive Officer, California State Mining and Geology board |
"STATUS AND RELEVANCY OF LICENSURE AND REGISTRATION OF GEOLOGISTS AND GEOPHYSICISTS IN CALIFORNIA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS"
OR
"DO WE STILL NEED OUR STINKING BADGES" |
Temecula
Sizzler Restaurant
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| October 14 |
Austin Marshall |
"History Of The Cushenbury Quarry, From Gold Mine to Aggregate Plant" |
Riverside
University of California |
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| August 19 |
Dr. Tom Perina
CH2MHill |
"Groundwater Contamination at the Omega Chemical Corporation Superfund Site, Los Angeles County" |
Riverside
Cask n' Cleaver |
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| July 16 |
Woodrow "Woody" Higdon
Geo-Tech Imagery |
"Digital Aerial Photography, GIS, & The Soledad Mt. Landslides" |
Hemet
Western Center For Archaeology & Paleontology |
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| June 12 |
AEG-Inland Empire Chapter Annual Short Course
Expanding Geological Practice: New Areas & Methods
Click here for information |
| May 20 |
Dr. Jeff Keaton
MACTEC, Los Angeles, CA |
"Guidelines for Evaluating Scour at Bridge Foundations on Rock: Status of NCHRP Project 24-29" |
Murrieta
Carrows Restaurant |
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| April 15 |
Dr. Ed Medley
Geosyntec Consultants, Oakland, CA |
GSA/AEG Jahns Distinguished Lecturer
"The Least You Should Know About Characterizing Geological Chaos: Bimrocks" |
Pomona
Kellogg Center, Cal Poly Pomona |
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See Dr. Medley’s other Inland Empire lectures:
Tuesday April 14, 12pm (noon), UC-Riverside Hewett Club, Geology Dept.
"Of Elephants, Earthquakes, Caves and Hot Rock - Recent Geological Engineering Adventures"
Wednesday April 15, 2:30pm, CSU- San Bernardino, Geology Dept.
"The Comforts of Ignorance and the Benefits of Arrogance: Lessons of the Failure Kind for the Geopractitioner"
Thursday April 16, 12pm (noon), Cal Poly Pomona, Geology Dept.
"Forensic Investigation of the Sea Cliff Incident, an Urban Catastrophe"
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Dr. Ed Medley receiving a plaque of appreciation from Chapter Chair Kerry Cato at the Cal Poly Pomona Kellogg Center.
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Dr. Ed Medley and UC-Riverside graduate student Rob Ellis.
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UC Riverside geology students listening to the lecture titled, "Of Elephants, Earthquakes, Caves and Hot Rock - Recent Geological Engineering Adventures".
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Dr. Medley showing UC-Riverside students the use of 3D stereo-photos in a presentation.
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CSU San Bernardino Geology students listenting to the lecture, "The Comforts of Ignorance and the Benefits of Arrogance: Lessons of the Failure Kind for the Geopractitioner".
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Cal Poly Pomona students and guests simulate the narrow window of view that a borehole represents in a site investigation. This lecture was titled, "The Least You Should Know About Characterizing Geological Chaos: Bimrocks".
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| March 14 |
Field Trip |
"Hydrogeology of Springs in the Palm Springs Area: Field trip to Indian Canyon and Agua Caliente Springs"
click here to download brochure
SEE PICTURES FROM THE FIELD TRIP
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various
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| February 19 & 20 |
AEG Shlemon Specialty Conference |
"Investigation, Risk Analysis, and Mitigation of Surface Faulting"
click here to download brochure
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Palm Desert, CA
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| January 21 |
John Izbicki, USGS, San Diego, CA
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"Chromium Mobilization From The Unsaturated Zone" |
Riverside
Cask 'N Cleaver |
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| 2008 |
| Date |
Speaker(s) |
Topic(s) |
Location |
News |
| December |
No monthly meeting |
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| November 19 |
Wesley R. Danskin, U.S.G.S, San Diego
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"Water Management in the Age of Hydropolitics: Southern California to Ethiopia" |
Murrieta
Carrows Restaurant |
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| October 15 |
Stephen Testa, Executive Director of California Mining & Geology Board
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"The Future of the Geoscience Workforce -- Developing a Career in the Earth Sciences" |
UC Riverside
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Newsletter Editor Rick Gundry (L) receives a Certificate of Appreciation from Former-Chairman Mike Cook (R).
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Secretary Dave Gaddie (L) receives a Certificate of Appreciation from Former-Chairman Mike Cook (R).
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Brent Ritzinger (R), a BS student from Cal Poly Pomona, receives a Brunton Compass from Former-Chairman Mike Cook (L).
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Phillip Nee (R), a MS student from UC-Riverside, receives a Brunton Compass from Former-Chairman Mike Cook (L).
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Monica Galaviz (R), a BS student from UC-Riverside, receives a Brunton Compass from Former-Chairman Mike Cook (L).
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Dr. David Oglesby R), Associate Professor of Geology from UC-Riverside, accepts a Brunton Compass for the Department from Mike Cook (L).
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Dr. Tien Lee (L) receives a Citation of Merit from Chapter Chairman Dr. Kerry Cato (R).
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Dr. Tien Lee (Center with plaque) after receiving his Citation of Merit. All former Chapter officers helped with presentation (from L to R): Mike Cook, Dave Gaddie, Gary Wallace, Rick Gundry, Ernie Roumellis, Kerry Cato, and Frank Jordon.
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Steve Testa, Executive Director of the California Mining and Geology Board (center) prepares for his talk on future career trends for geologists. Dr. David Oglesby (L) and Kerry Cato (R) look on.
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Steve Testa (R) receiving Chapter appreciation from Kerry Cato, Chapter Chairman.
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| September |
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No Chapter meeting because of AEG Annual Meeting in New Orleans |
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| August 20 |
Pierre Romo, Geologist and Geophysicist, MACTEC, Los Angeles, California
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"Demonstration of Virtual Structural Mapping with Terrestrial Photogrammetry" |
Temecula
Marie Calenders |
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| July 16 |
Dr. Galen Kenoyer, PG, Principal Hydrogeologist, RMT, Los Angeles, CA |
"Attack of the Killer Bacteria - The Fate of Perchlorate at the Stringfellow Superfund Site" |
Redlands
Marie Calenders |
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| June 18 |
Dr. John A. Izbicki, Research Chemist, U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center, San Diego, California |
"Water From Wells or Water From Aquifers ?" |
Temecula
(Marie Calenders) |
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| May |
No monthly meeting, please attend short course |
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May 17
Sat
8am-4pm |
AEG-Inland
Short Course
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"California Building Code for Geologists and Engineers"
Click here for more details
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Riverside,
UC-R Extension |
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| April 16 |
Dr. Nate Onderdonk, Associate Professor of Geology, Dept. of Geological Sciences, CSU Long Beach |
"Rotating Crust along the San Andreas Plate Boundary" |
Temecula
(Marie Calenders) |
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April 5
Sat
8am-2pm |
AEG-Inland
FIELD TRIP
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"1992 EMERSON FAULT RUPTURE -
16 YEARS LATER"
Click here for more details
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Johnson Valley OHV area,
San Bernardino County |
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| March 19 |
Anthony Martin, Geophysicist, Geovision Geophysical Consulting, Corona, CA |
"Engineering Geophysics" |
Redlands
(Marie Calenders) |
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| February 20 |
Dr. David Oglesby, Professor of Geophysics, UC Riverside |
"Tsunamis and Earthquake Dynamics" |
Moreno Valley
(PH Woods Restaurant and Brewery) |
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| January 16 |
Dr. John J. Clague, Department of Earth Sciences, Simon Frasier University |
2008 GSA/AEG Jahns Distinguished Lecturer in Engineering Geology
"Earthquake Hazards and Risk in the Pacific Northwest" |
Cal Poly Pomona
(Kellogg West Conference Hall) |
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Photos of Dr. John Clague giving his talk and later with members of the Cal Poly Pomona Geology Club.
The back four: (From L-->R): Rob Ellis, Dr. Jon Nourse, Logan Wicks, Charles Johnson(Geotectnical Club).
The front row: (From L-->R): Dr. Jeff Marshall, Dr. John Clague, Daniel Heaton, Evelyn Mejia, Kimberly Poste, Allison Ruotolo, Lauren Carey, Jessy Bruns, Julie Brown.
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| (Photos by student newspaper photographer Matthew Zu and AEG Inland Chairman, Mike Cook)
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| 2007 |
| Date |
Speaker(s) |
Topic(s) |
Location |
News |
| December 19 |
Dr. David Bowman, Associate Professor and Chair, Geology Dept., Cal State Fullerton |
“Accelerating Seismicity Before Large Earthquakes: The Life and Death of an Earthquake Prediction Scheme” |
Corona
(Cask ‘N Cleaver) |
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| November 14 |
Dr. Sally McGill, Professor of Geology, CSU-San Bernardino
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CSU-SB Geology Club & AEG Joint Meeting
"Latest Pleistocene slip rate of the San Bernardino strand of the San Andreas fault" |
CSU San Bernardino
Geology Lab (Biology Bldg) Rm 112
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| October 17 |
Dr. Jeff Marshall, Geological Sciences, Cal Poly Pomona University |
"Riding the waves of San Andreas: Geologic and engineering aspects of the 17 October 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, Santa Cruz, California" |
Temecula
(Pat ‘n Oscars) |
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September
24-28
(M-F) |
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50th AEG Annual Meeting
Golden Anniversary in the Golden State
Click here for more information on the
Los Angeles meeting |
Los Angeles
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| August 15 |
Dr. John A. Izbicki, Research Hydrologist, Water Resources Division, US Geological Survey, San Diego, CA. |
"Fecal Contamination of urban streams and beach area of Santa Barbara” |
Temecula
(Marie Calenders) |
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| July |
Saturday Field Trip |
Mass Wasting, Transverse Ranges, CA |
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| July 18 |
Dr. Steve Testa, Executive Director, State Mining & Geology Board |
“Implementation of Geoscience Policy in California in Three Acts” |
Riverside
(Cask n’ Cleaver) |
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| June 20 |
Dr. Jim Finnegan, Senior Hydrogeologist, Geosyntec Consultants, Pasadena |
"Municipal Landfill and Groundwater Contamination in Southern California" |
Temecula
(Country Garden Restaurant) |
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| May 16 |
John Moylan, R.G., Consulting Geologist |
AEG/GSA 2007 Jahns Distinguished Lecturer
“Site Characterization for the Design of Effective Groundwater Remediation Projects” |
San Bernardino
(The Castaways - perched at east end of the Shadon Hills) |
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Chapter Support to University Students
At a recent meeting, the AEG Inland Empire Chapter gave financial assistance ($500/student) to 6 undergraduate geology majors from three local universities. The purpose is to assist with costs of field trips and summer field camp. The last four photographs show some of the presentations.
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Speaker John Moylan.
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Student attendees in the audience.
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Doug Cook, Chapter Treasurer and of RMA Geosciences, congratulating Allison Ruotolo, Cal Poly Pomona.
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Doug Cook, congratulating Robert Ellis, Cal Poly Pomona.
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Mike Cook, Chapter Vice President-North and of Kleinfelder, Inc., congratulating Darren Boshart, CSU-San Bernardino.
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Mike Cook, congratulating Macarrio Torres, CSU-San Bernardino.
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| May 12, 2007 |
Multiple Speakers |
Continuing Education Course
“Earthquake Hazards and Seismic Evaluation"
Click here for details |
UC Riverside Extension
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Apr
27-28, 2007 |
Dr. James McCalpin,
GEO-HAZ Consulting |
Continuing Education Course
"Paleoseismology in Seismic Hazard Assessment; Distinguishing Active Faults from Neotectonic features That Look Like Them"
Click here for details |
UC Riverside Extension
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| Apr 18, 2007 |
Dr. David Oglesby,
Associate Professor of Geophysics, Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside |
"Issues in Interacting Strike-slip faults" |
Temecula
Marie Callender's |
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| Mar 21, 2007 |
Dr. Kenneth W. Hudnut,
Geophysicist, USGS |
“The B4 Project: High Resolution Topographic Scanning of the San Andreas and San Jacinto Fault Zones” |
Ontario
Double Tree Hotel |
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| Mar 10, 2007 |
Continuing Education Course sponsored by IGS and AEG Inland Empire
“Groundwater and Related Issues"
Saturday March 10, 2007, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Click here for details |
UCR-Extension
Riverside |
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| Feb 24, 2007 |
50th Anniversary Celebration
UCR Department of Earth Sciences
University of California, Riverside
Contact Jo slyn at Joslync@ucr.edu or Dr. Tien Lee, Professor of Geophysics/Hydrogeology Tien.Lee@ucr.edu |
Riverside
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| Feb 21, 2007 |
Dr. Brady Rhodes, Professor, Department of Geology, CSU-Fullerton |
"The Search For Paleotsunami Deposits In Southern Thailand" |
Temecula
Country Garden Restaurant |
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Jan 20, 2007
Sat
7am-3pm |
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Field Trip *** Postponed ***
Spring Geology of the Indian Canyons and Agua Caliente Hot Springs |
Palm Springs area |
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| 2006 |
| Date |
Speaker(s) |
Topic(s) |
Location |
News |
Dec 12, 2006
Tuesday Meeting |
Steve Testa, Executive Director, California State Mining & Geology Board |
"Does local lead agency control really work?
(in respect to SMARA, Alquist-Priolo, Siesmic Hazards Mapping, etc.)" |
Corona
Cask n’ Cleaver |
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At the November 15 meeting, the Chapter gave out awards to local university students. to support research. Each student received a $250 check for travel assistance to Professional (GSA) Meetings. Three COM-Pro Brunton Pocket Transits were awarded to the CSU-San Bernardino Geology Department for training students and field camp usage. Chapter officers were also recognized by the Section.
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IMG 0820 Chapter President Rick Gundry presents Award to Diana Boyer, graduate student @ UCR, as assistance for her presentation at the recent GSA meeting.
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IMG 0821 Chapter President Rick Gundry presents Award to David Mrofka, graduate student @ UCR, as assistance for his presentation at the recent GSA meeting.
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IMG 0822 Chapter President Rick Gundry presents 2 Brunton compasses to Dr. Sally McGill, in support of CSU-San Bernardino.
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IMG 0823 SAME
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IMG 0824 Chapter President Rick Gundry presents Award to Robert Ellis, student @ CSU Pomona (Cal Poly), for assistance in his presentation at the future GSA meeting.
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IMG 0825 Chapter President Rick Gundry presents Award to Allison Ruotolo, student @ CSU Pomona (Cal Poly), for assistance in her presentation at the future GSA meeting.
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IMG 0826 Former Section Chairman Charles Nestle presents Award to Past Chapter President Gary Wallace regarding Gary's service as Chapter President in 2006.
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IMG 0827 Former Section Chairman Charles Nestle presents Award to Rick Gundry for his sustained efforts in organizing and continued service to the Inland Empire Chapter (not to mention the numerous late night emails).
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| Nov 15, 2006 |
Tiana Rasmussen, Geophysicist and Project Geologist, Gary S. Rasmussen & Associates, Inc. |
“Refraction Microtremor for Shallow Shear Velocity” |
Rancho Cucamonga
Claim Jumper |
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Oct 30 -
Nov 4 |
AEG 49th Annual Meeting
Northeast Engineering Geology
From Till to Fill
Click here for more information |
Boston, MA |
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| Oct 18, 2006 |
Dr. Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake, Professor, Geological Engineering Program, University of Arizona |
“Rock slope stability analyses- a case study” & “Three dimensional rock mass fracture geometry and fluid flow modeling for a tunnel site in California” |
Temecula
Pat & Oscars |
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| Sep 20, 2006 |
Dr. David Oglesby, Associate Prof. of Geophysics, UC-Riverside |
“Dynamics of Geometrically Complex Faults” |
Riverside
Citrus Grille |
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| >Aug 16, 2006 |
Dr. Tom Perina, PG, CHG, Senior Hydrogeologist, CH2MHill, Riverside, California |
“Advanced Aquifer test analysis with the general well function" |
Temecula
Hungry Hunter |
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| Jul 19, 2006 |
Dr. Jerry D. Higgins, Associate Professor of Engineering Geology, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado |
"Richard H. Jahns AEG/GSA Distinguished Lecturer in Engineering Geology
Rockfall Analysis and Mitigation” |
>Corona
Claim Jumper |
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| Jun 23/24, 2006 |
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"Rock Slope Stability
Investigation and Analysis”
(Friday/Saturday) |
Temecula
Marie Callender's |
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| Jun 21, 2006 |
Dr. Miles D. Kenney, Petra Geotechnical |
"Late Quaternary deformation and sedimentation history, Coachella fan area located between the Mecca Hills and Indio Hills, and northeast of the San Andreas fault, eastern Coachella Valley, California." |
Temecula
Hungry Hunter |
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| May 20, 2006 |
Multiple Speakers |
“Rules and Regulations for Geologic Studies”
UCR Extension |
Riverside |
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| Date |
Speaker(s) |
Topic(s) |
Location |
News |
Minute |
Pres |
| May 17, 2006 |
Stephen M. Testa |
A Brief History of Oil in California |
Colton |
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| Apr 22 , 2006 |
Field Trip |
Pushawalla/Thousand Palms SAF Field Trip |
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| Apr 19, 2006 |
Dr. John A. Izbicki, USGS-WRD |
Artificial recharge through a thick, heterogeneous unsaturated zone along the Oro Grande Wash, western Mojave Desert, California |
Temecula |
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| Mar 4, 2006 |
Multiple Speakers |
GIS Applications in Geology and Hydrology
UCR Extension |
Riverside |
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| Mar 2, 2006 |
Dr. Jason Saleeby, Caltech |
'Evolution of the deep crust and upper mantle beneath the southern California region' (Joint meeting with IGS and SME) |
Ontario |
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| Feb 15, 2006 |
Jim Maden, Leighton and Associates |
Phase I Environmental Assessments and the New ASTM Standard |
Temecula |
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| Jan 18, 2006 |
Dr. Peter Robinson, Univ. of Alberta & Gregg Drilling |
Sixty Years of the CPT - How far have we come ? |
Redlands |
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| 2005 |
| Date |
Speaker(s) |
Topic(s) |
Location |
News |
Minute |
Pres |
| Dec 21, 2005 |
Antony J. Martin, GEOVision
All Officers and Attenders |
Summary of applications of geophysics to near-surface problems
Installment of 2006 Officers and discussion; Treasurer's Report, other Appointments; FUN meeting; Transfer of authority at COB to 2006 Officers |
Corona |
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| Nov 16, 2005 |
Officers and Attenders |
Result of Vote: Election of 2006 Officers and discussions by All, Discussion and appointment of Committee Chairs, Committee Persons |
San Bernardino |
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| Nov 5, 2005 |
Multiple Speakers |
Landslide Short Course.
UCR-Extension |
Riverside |
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| Oct 5, 2005 |
>Attenders &
Jason Preece, ENGEO Inc & Presdient CCGO |
Submit Names/Nomination of 2006 Officers, Committees needed &
"Update on California Professional Practice Issues and the Professional Geologist in California; Insight on the type and quantity of professional work Geologists do" |
Riverside |
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| Sep 21, 2005 |
Attenders |
Submit Names/Nominations of 2006 Officers, Committees needed
“Another Spyke Tale” |
Temecula-Murrieta |
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| Aug 3, 2005> |
Jeff Keaton, MACTEC
Woody Higdon, Geo-Tech Imagery |
"Monitoring Slope Deformation with Quadrilaterals for Pipeline Risk Management"
"Bluebird Canyon Landslides: Past, Present, and Future." |
Riverside |
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| Jul 20, 2005 |
Jeff Keaton, MACTEC |
"Soil Stratigraphy and Surface-Water Hydrology of Part of the Hualapia Valley near Kingman, Arizona, for Litigation Support" |
Temecula |
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| Jun 15, 2005 |
Mark Spykerman, Earth Systems Southwest |
“The Alquist-Priolo Act and Creationism: Literal Conflicts?” |
San Bernardino |
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| May 18, 2005 |
Attendees |
"The New Chapter-Information/Organizational discussions"
& "Professional Practice discussion" |
San Bernardino |
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