The Potomac Geophysical Society (PGS) is the Washington D.C. area affiliate of both the American Geophysical Union and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Founded in 1973, the Society typically meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month from September through May for dinner at the Fort Myer Officers' Club and a presentation on timely topics in the earth sciences.

Meeting Schedule

Thursday 17 September 2009 - "North Korean Nuclear Test of 25 May 2009: Similarities and Differences with respect to the Initial Test of 9 Oct 2009" John R Murphy, SAIC

Thursday 15 October 2009 - "Heresy at Cambridge: Paleomagnetism before Vine and Matthews, by Blackett, Bullard, Runcorn, and others." Gregory Good, American Institute of Physics

Thursday 19 November 2009 - "Analysis of Battery Metals", David E. Guberman, germanium, lead, and thallium commodity specialist at the U.S. Geological Survey.

Thursday 17 December 2009 - We will not be able to hold a December meeting due to scheduling conflicts; we will be looking forward to seeing everyone at the January meeting.

Thursday 21 January 2010 - "Eruption character at Montserrat and Hekla and constraints on bulk modulus of the magma reservoir; insights from borehole strain data", Alan Linde, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington.

Thursday 18 February 2010 - "Recent Improvements to Global Earthquake Monitoring at the USGS", Bill Leith, Associate Program Coordinator for Earthquake Hazards, USGS

Thursday 18 March 2010 - "The Nexus of Effective Communication of Geoscience Information to the Public and the Profession", Patrick Leahy, Executive Director, American Geological Institute; Angela Botzer, National Geographic Magazine

Thursday 15 April  2010 - "LCROSS Focused Talk", Michael Wargo, Chief Lunar Scientist for Exploration Systems at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Thursday 20 May 2010 - "Comparison of Sea Levels measured by Satellite Atimetry and by Tide Gages", Cyril Galvin, Coastal Engineer

Please make RESERVATIONS with Joydeep Bhattacharyya via email or at 571-269-8432 before the Tuesday before each meeting by 5 PM (17:00). When making your reservation be sure to leave a number where you can be contacted. The dinner charge is $25, but you do not have to pay for the dinner to attend the talk. Reception is from 6:30 to 7:30 PM, dinner from 7:30 to 8:30, and talks are from 8:30 to 9:30. Non-members and guests are welcome.

Last modified March 9, 2010  by Jay J. Pulli