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. A map to Fort Myer can be found at this link. Click here to send a note to the secretary to be added to the mailing list. Click here for a PGS Membership Form
Meeting Schedule
Thursday 18 September 2008 - "The Near-Field Tsunami Warning Problem", David Salzberg, SAIC
Thursday 16 October 2008 - "Topics in Infrasound". David Norris, BBN Technologies
Thursday 20 November 2008 - "Earthscope Program", Bob Woodward, IRIS
Thursday 11 December 2008 - SEG Distinguished Lecture, "Aggressively Passive: Microseismic Opportunities over an Oilfield's Life" by Peter Duncan
Thursday 15 January 2009 - "How Deep Was That Earthquake?" by Jack Murphy, SAIC, McLean, VA
Thursday 19 February 2009 - "Listening to a Melting Arctic Ocean – Singing the Blues?", by Peter N. Mikhalevsky, SAIC
Thursday 19 March 2009 - "Geoarchaeology, Hydrology, and Wetland Morphology in the Belize Coastal Plain", by Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach (Assoc. Prof., George Mason University) and Timothy Beach (Professor, Georgetown University).
Thursday 16 April 2009 - "Mapping Rocks and Minerals using Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer data", by John “Lyle” Mars (USGS, Reston, VA).
Thursday 21 May 2009 - "The 2009 Eruption of Redoubt Volcano: Ground and Aviation Hazards at an Alaskan Volcano", by Marianne Guffanti (USGS, Reston, VA).
Please make RESERVATIONS with Joydeep Bhattacharyya via email or at 703-676-4373 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 May 13, 2009 by Jay J. Pulli