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Posted: May 8th, 2017 Rob Peale, GSM member and previous Treasurer is retiring from DEP. There will be a retirement celebration at Margarita’s restaurant in Augusta. I have copied Troy Smith’s email below with the details.
I would like to invite you to join me in celebrating Rob Peale’s retirement from DEP. Rob will be retiring at the end of May after 29+ years of service. We will be having a celebration in his honor at Margarita’s Restaurant in Augusta on Tuesday, May 23 starting at 4:00. This will be an informal gathering, socializing, and celebrating together. If any of you have a story to tell or a special memory, let me know so we can be sure to hear it! This should be a fun time to celebrate Rob’s career as he sets off for new travel adventures with his wife Debbie.
Please respond to me via email or phone if you are planning to attend so I can let the restaurant know how many to expect and how many appetizers to prepare. Please respond by May 17 (2 weeks).You will be able to order drinks and food from the menu if you wish to pay for your own meal and refreshments.
I will have cards circulating within the Bureau of Remediation in the coming days and I will have one for people to sign at the party. For those who cannot make it on the 23rd, I will have a card posted at Maryann Griffin’s cubicle to sign (next to the equipment sign out). I am collecting money for a gift for him and to help with the cost of the appetizers. Rob has made it clear that he does not want anyone to be obligated to pay to come to his party. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Please come and celebrate with us!
Thank you,
Troy Smith
Posted: May 2nd, 2017 August 5 and 6, 2017
This year’s trip will feature classic localities on the southern Maine coast, most of which were studied and described by Arthur Hussey and are featured in his 2015 book “A Guide to the Geology of Southwestern Maine.” The plan is to get from Ogunquit to Biddeford on Saturday, and from Saco to South Portland on Sunday. We have made arrangements with the University of New England for dormitory housing on their Biddeford campus Saturday night. Be aware that we will be traveling along the most congested portion of Route 1 during peak tourist season, so logistics may be challenging. But there is a reason that this area is so popular. The beautiful coastline with extensive bedrock exposures and active beach systems will showcase outstanding geology well worth any inconvenience! The detailed itinerary and logistical information are still in the works.
Posted: April 6th, 2017 From Magnifying Glass to Microscope: The New National Water Model
David Maidment, University of Texas at Austin
Monday, April 10 at 3:00 pm
107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine
Posted: March 24th, 2017 Canceled: GeoPRISMS distinguished lecturer, Dr. Heather Savage at Bowdoin College
The Department of Earth and Oceanographic Science at Bowdoin College
extends a warm welcome to Maine colleagues to join us for an afternoon lecture with Dr. Heather Savage.
Thursday April 6, 2017
4:15 – 5:30pm
Druckenmiller Hall 016
Bowdoin College.
Posted: March 6th, 2017 April 7 Room 221/222 New Commons
Bates College, Lewiston, Maine
Bates College Preliminary schedule (depending on abstracts received)
1:30 GSM business meeting
1:45 Student poster presentations
3:15 Keynote presentation, Dr. Dwight Bradley
”Geochronology and tectonics of lithium-cesium-tantalum pegmatites of the Appalachians”
4:15 Student oral presentations
5:30 Awards and Social Hour
6:30 Dinner through the line in the Commons
Students at any Maine school and students from elsewhere who are working in Maine are invited to present their work in either poster or oral format. Abstracts must be submitted to Bev Johnson (bjohnso3@bates.edu) by Friday, March 24. For details please see the 2017 Spring Meeting flyer.
Posted: March 1st, 2017 Call for Member Participation: GSM Communications Committee
GSM is forming a communications committee to develop recommendations for policies and procedures related to more effective communication of GSM business and activities to members, other organizations, and the public at large. The recommendations will be presented to the Executive Council at the Spring Meeting (April 7, 2017). Possible issues to be addressed include, but are not limited to, more effective utilization of the GSM website, establishing an email account for the Society, developing ways to connect interested members with educators or non-profit organizations looking for a geologist to visit in the classroom or in the field, and discovering and broadcasting geology-related events throughout the state. The committee will outline to the Executive Council what and how things might be done, and will be tasked with implementation of many of these ideas in the future.
The committee is chaired by Amber Whittaker, the Facebook Page Administrator, and Marty Yates, the Website Administrator. We are looking for one or two technologically-savvy GSM members with experience in cloud-based membership management, digital content management, online networking, and/or database management to assist us in this effort.
If you are interested, please contact Amber at Amber.H.Whittaker@maine.gov by March 15, 2017.
Posted: February 28th, 2017 Public lecture at Bowdoin College on Wednesday, March 1st, 7-8pm.
Emily King ’04, CEO of Global Venture Consulting:
“Bedrock Politics: Reversing the Resource Curse in Post-Conflict Countries”
https://www.bowdoin.edu/calendar/event.jsp?bid=883402&rid=101986
Posted: February 16th, 2017 The 2017 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference will take place on Thursday, March 30th, at the Augusta Civic Center. The session list has been posted. Of note, there will be two sessions on groundwater issues, but check out the full list at the link below:
http://umaine.edu/…/2017-conferen…/2017-concurrent-sessions/
2017 MSWC Flyer
Concurrent Sessions | Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions | University of Maine
UMAINE.EDU
Posted: November 15th, 2016 Geographic Information Technology and Applications
The Geological Society of Maine Fall Meeting
November 18, 2016
Augusta Civic Center, Washington – York Room
1:00–1:25 Application of a Soil Water Balance Method for Estimating Groundwater Recharge in Maine
– Martha Neilson, Hydrologist
U.S. Geological Survey, Maine Office
New England Water Science Center
1:25-1:50 Landsat Data: Search, Download, Process, and Apply
– Amber Whittaker, GIS Coordinator
Maine Geological Survey
1:50-2:15 Maine Geological Survey’s Use of ArcGIS Online for Web Mapping and
Data Delivery
– Chris Halsted, Director, Earth Resources Information
Maine Geological Survey
2:15-2:35 Break – Coffee and snacks provided
2:35-3:00 An Introduction to Structure from Motion and a Trial Application for
Measuring Coastal Bluff Erosion
– Nicholas Whiteman, Masters Candidate
School of Earth and Climate Sciences
University of Maine
3:00-3:45 LiDAR Processing and Terrain Analysis in Global Mapper
– David McKittrick,
Senior Applications Specialist
Blue Marble Geographics
3:45-4:00 Memorials for recently departed members of Maine’s geology community
4:00-5:00 Keynote Address
Downeast Drainage – Examining and Communicating Pollution
Problems on Maine’s Coast
Dr. Sean Smith, Assistant Professor
School of Earth and Climate Sciences
University of Maine
5:00-5:15 Geological Society of Maine Business Meeting
5:15:6:00 Social with Refreshments
Posted: September 16th, 2016 Art Hussey Celebration of Life
September 25, 2-4pm,
Moulton Union, Bowdoin College
Arthur M. Hussey II led a full life of family, friends, trains, Bowdoin College and, yes, geology! This life deserves remembering. Hence, we—Arthur III, Nathaniel and Mary—hope you can join us in celebration of the life so well spent. Do so by coming on Sunday September 25 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to the Moulton Union of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME.
Get ready for a few tails of the trail of Arthur’s life. Bring your fond memories, your anecdotes, your stories, ready to tell if you desire. Light refreshments will be available.
Please share this invite with anyone who might be interested in attending, put it out on Facebook, etc. All are welcome to attend!
Questions? Call and leave a message at 207-666-5526 or email amhjgd@alaska.net, or nat@nathussey.com, or mhstride@gmail.com. We hope to see you there.
Arthur III, Nathaniel and Mary
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Coming Up: SUMMER FIELD TRIP
August 5 and 6, 2017
FALL MEETING
Friday, November 17
Augusta Civic Center
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