MONTHLY DINNER MEETING
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2004
Location: Steven's Steak House, 5332 Stevens Place, Commerce, California
Time: 6:00 p.m.-Social Hour; 7:00 p.m.-Dinner; 7:45
p.m.-Presentation
Cost: $25 per person with reservations, $30 at the door, $12 for students with a valid Student ID
Reservations: Call (949) 253-5924 ex 564, or email Brian Villalobos,
By 5:00 p.m., Friday, May 7, 2004
SPEAKER: Dr. Tanya Atwater, U.C.S.B
TITLE: Plate Tectonics of Western North America
ABSTRACT
Dr. Tanya Atwater will illustrate in vivid images and computer animations, the tectonic development of
western North America. Come and learn the tectonic origins of our favorite landscapes. See the San Andreas fault unfold
before your eyes!
BIO
Dr. Tanya Atwater is a professor at U.C.S.B. She was educated
at M.I.T., U.C. Berkeley and Scripps Institute of Oceanography, earning PhD in 1972. She was a professor at the M.I.T.
before joining the U.C.S.B. faculty.
Dr. Atwater's research in tectonics has taken her to the bottoms of the oceans and to mountains on many continents. She is
especially well known for her works on the plate tectonic history of western North America and the San Andreas fault system.
At UCSB, Dr. Atwater teaches geology and tectonics at all levels. She is also deeply involved in public education, writing
with the media, museums, and teachers to bring Earth information to all.
Dr. Atwater serves on numerous national and international committees and panels. She is a fellow of various professional
societies, a co-winner of the A.A.A.S. Newcomb Cleveland Prize, a winner of the NSF Director's Award for Distinguished
Teaching Scholars in 2002.
