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Current & Recent Events:
2022 GSC Annual Meeting
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The Geological Society of Connecticut will be holding its annual meeting IN PERSON.
Along with a cocktail hour (cash bar), catered dinner, and lecture by Dr. Robert P. Wintsch, Visiting Researcher at Wesleyan University.
Register by NOVEMBER 25, 2022.
WHEN:
Friday, December 2 at 5pm.
WHERE:
Daniel Family Commons on the third floor of the Usdan University Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
SPEAKER:
Dr. Robert P. Wintsch, Visiting Researcher at Wesleyan University
PRESENTATION:
"No Stone Left Undated: An Update and Overview of the Tectonic History of Connecticut"
Along with a cocktail hour (cash bar), catered dinner, and lecture by Dr. Robert P. Wintsch, Visiting Researcher at Wesleyan University.
Register by NOVEMBER 25, 2022.
WHEN:
Friday, December 2 at 5pm.
WHERE:
Daniel Family Commons on the third floor of the Usdan University Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
SPEAKER:
Dr. Robert P. Wintsch, Visiting Researcher at Wesleyan University
PRESENTATION:
"No Stone Left Undated: An Update and Overview of the Tectonic History of Connecticut"
2022 Spring Field Trip - Geology and Mineralogy of the Old Mine Park Area, Trumbull, Connecticut.
Rare outcrop showing the lower contact of The Straits Schist (top) with the upper marble and upper amphibolite members of the Saganawamps section of the so-called The Straits Schist basal member.
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WHEN: Saturday & Sunday; May 7 & 8, 2022 (Choice of one date, 25 member limit each day); 9 am to 4 pm
WHERE: Meet at Cooper Surgical, 50 Corporate Drive, Trumbull
COST: FREE to members (this trip is members only, please join/renew as a member if you would like to attend); Donations to the student research funds are appreciated
The trip will be led by Harold Moritz, Bill Devlin and Bob Wintsch, co-authors of the guidebook and accompanying map.
WHERE: Meet at Cooper Surgical, 50 Corporate Drive, Trumbull
COST: FREE to members (this trip is members only, please join/renew as a member if you would like to attend); Donations to the student research funds are appreciated
The trip will be led by Harold Moritz, Bill Devlin and Bob Wintsch, co-authors of the guidebook and accompanying map.
2021 Geological Society Connecticut Annual Meeting
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Date: November 19, 2021
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Will Ouimet, Associate Professor of Geosciences, University of Connecticut
The 2021 Annual Meeting was once again held in a virtual format due to the ongoing pandemic. The meeting included conversations about future Society activities, a lecture by Dr. Will Ouimet, University of Connecticut, entitled “The LIDAR Revolution in Earth Surface Mapping” (with contributions from Janet Stone) and our annual business meeting
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Will Ouimet, Associate Professor of Geosciences, University of Connecticut
The 2021 Annual Meeting was once again held in a virtual format due to the ongoing pandemic. The meeting included conversations about future Society activities, a lecture by Dr. Will Ouimet, University of Connecticut, entitled “The LIDAR Revolution in Earth Surface Mapping” (with contributions from Janet Stone) and our annual business meeting
Late Summer Picnic at Rocky Neck State Park
Rocky Neck State Park - Glacial Smoothing with Striations - Folding in Background
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WHEN: Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 12pm
WHERE: Rocky Neck State Park, Old Lyme, CT
COST: $10
WHERE: Rocky Neck State Park, Old Lyme, CT
COST: $10
The Geological Society of Connecticut is pleased to announce a summer picnic on September 11 at Rocky Neck State Park in Old Lyme. We will meet at noon at a cluster of picnic tables in a wooded area next to the bird observation platform near the beach parking lots where we can also grill. Entry to the park is free with Connecticut-licensed cars but an event registration fee of $10/attendee will cover the food/supplies GSC will provide (hamburgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, corn, watermelon, chips, desserts, and soft drinks). Feel free to bring additional food and beverages. The event is BYOB (alcoholic beverages are allowed in the picnic areas). Please register by September 9 to reserve your meal.
During the afternoon we will hold an informal field trip discussing both glacial geologic and shoreline dynamic features and bedrock geologic and quarrying features. These areas are covered in depth in field trip guides from previous trips (NEGSA 2012: DEEP guidebook #9 and GSC 2015: GSC guidebook #6), which we will have on hand to share.
During the afternoon we will hold an informal field trip discussing both glacial geologic and shoreline dynamic features and bedrock geologic and quarrying features. These areas are covered in depth in field trip guides from previous trips (NEGSA 2012: DEEP guidebook #9 and GSC 2015: GSC guidebook #6), which we will have on hand to share.
2020 Geological Society of Connecticut Virtual Annual Meeting
Maureen D. Long, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University. (Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media)
Date: November 13, 2020
Keynote Speaker: Maureen D. Long, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University
Last annual meeting was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This included informal conversations about the state of the geosciences, a lecture by Dr. Marueen Long, Yale University, entitled “What lies beneath Connecticut’s geology? New images of the crust and mantle lithosphere from the SEISConn experiment” and our annual business meeting.
Keynote Speaker: Maureen D. Long, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University
Last annual meeting was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This included informal conversations about the state of the geosciences, a lecture by Dr. Marueen Long, Yale University, entitled “What lies beneath Connecticut’s geology? New images of the crust and mantle lithosphere from the SEISConn experiment” and our annual business meeting.
Meetings and Field Trips Archive
Thanks to our great members, all GSC events were enormously successful! Click the Archive to see past events.
Thanks to our great members, all GSC events were enormously successful! Click the Archive to see past events.