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Sunset Speaker Series: When Geologists Are in the Mountains, They Are Thinking About the Ocean
07/15/2023 07:00 PM - 08:15 PM PT
Category
Education Programs
Admission
- Free
Location
Summary
Join us for the first talk in our brand new Sunset Speakers Series! Attendance is free, but a suggested $5 donation when you register would go to support educational programs at the River Center.
“When Geologists Are in the Mountains, They Are thinking about the Ocean”
Presenter: Dann May, professor at Peninsula College
Learn about the geological forces that shaped the Olympic Peninsula - from the Cascadia Subduction Zone and plate tectonics, to Ice Age continental glaciers, submarine volcanic eruptions and deep sea turbidites formed by underwater “avalanches.” We will also take a brief look at the common rocks of the Olympic Peninsula.
Date: July 15th, 2023
Duration: 7pm-8:15pm
Meet outside in the River Center Plaza 10-15 minutes prior.
Event Registration is closed.
“When Geologists Are in the Mountains, They Are thinking about the Ocean”
Presenter: Dann May, professor at Peninsula College
Learn about the geological forces that shaped the Olympic Peninsula - from the Cascadia Subduction Zone and plate tectonics, to Ice Age continental glaciers, submarine volcanic eruptions and deep sea turbidites formed by underwater “avalanches.” We will also take a brief look at the common rocks of the Olympic Peninsula.
Date: July 15th, 2023
Duration: 7pm-8:15pm
Meet outside in the River Center Plaza 10-15 minutes prior.