Georgia Southern University
Department of Geology and Geography
Speaker's Bureau



This page lists public presentations or research seminars that faculty members in the Department of Geology and Geography are willing to give to interested groups. Most, if not all, are illustrated talks including slides or Powerpoint presentations. The speakers all hold Ph.D.s and are current faculty in the Department.

Availability of specific talks will be dependent on schedules and locations, and persons interested in arranging a presentation should contact the faculty member (click here for contact information). Please bear in mind that neither Georgia Southern University nor the Department of Geology and Geography will provide financial support for the presentation, for the speaker's travel expenses, and for the speaker's time.

GA = General audience
PA = Professional audience


Pranoti Asher
1. The Wrath of Pele: the volcanic history of Hawai`i
GA
2. Geochemistry and spectral analysis of zeolites and serpentines
PA
3. Mesozoic igneous activity in Eastern North America
PA

Michael Kelley
1. Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors: A Reality Check on Small Planetary Bodies
GA
2. Using Reflectance Spectroscopy to Determine Asteroid Mineralogy
PA
3. Genetic Connections between Main-Belt Asteroids, Near-Earth Asteroids, and Meteorites
PA

Jim Reichard
1. Hydrogeology of Southeast Georgia GA

Dallas Rhodes
1. Using Clay Dunes to Link Geomorphic Processes, Tectonics, and Climate Change on the Carrizo Plain, Central California
PA
2. Living on the fault line
GA
3. Earthquakes in the Southeast United States
GA

Mark Welford
1. Why are the tropics so biologically diverse? GA
2. Is the end in sight - can neotropical rainforests survive the next century?
GA
3. The importance of early successional habitats to rare, restricted-range and endangered birds in the Ecuadorian Andes
PA