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01-09-2021 Scott Burns—Tasting Terroir
Tasting Terroir—Geologic and climate influences on wine flavors in the Pacific NW (a talk and tasting) The Lecture To begin with,… Read more01-09-2021 Scott Burns—Tasting Terroir

Aldrich, James
Jim Aldrich has a Ph.D. from University of New Mexico (1972), taught geology at several colleges, and was a structural… Read moreAldrich, James

Dawes, Ralph
Ralph Dawes is originally from Edmonds, WA. He has a degree in literature from Antioch College in Yellow Springs,… Read moreDawes, Ralph

Garrison-Laney, Carrie
Carrie Garrison-Laney is a tsunami hazards specialist at Washington Sea Grant, and a liaison to the NationalCenter for Tsunami Research at… Read moreGarrison-Laney, Carrie

Gerstel, Wendy
Wendy (on the right in photo) is a licensed Engineering Geologist and Hydrogeologist and owner and principal scientist of Qwg Applied… Read moreGerstel, Wendy

Loubere, Paul
Paul is a retired Distinguished Research Professor who has been instrumental in forming and managing our Geology Group. We last… Read moreLoubere, Paul

Machette, Michael
Michael Machette is a practicing earthquake geologist and the owner of Paleo Seis Surveys LLC, a geologic consulting firm that… Read moreMachette, Michael

McShane, Dan
Dan McShane has a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Geology from WWU in Bellingham. He has worked as a geologist and… Read moreMcShane, Dan

Pringle, Pat
Pat Pringle is a highly regarded geologist who has studied throughout western Washington and is the author of roadside geology… Read morePringle, Pat

Shipman, Hugh
Hugh has been a geologist with the Shorelands Program at the Washington Department of Ecology since 1989. His interests include… Read moreShipman, Hugh

Stories in Stone David Williams 2019
David Williams, frequent and interesting speaker for our lecture series (see events on 3/2/13, 11/7/15 and 5/11/19), has announced that… Read moreStories in Stone David Williams 2019

Tepper, Jeffrey
Jeff Tepper is a Professor within the Geology Department at the University of Puget Sound. He received his AB… Read moreTepper, Jeffrey

Williams, David B.
David B. Williams is a freelance writer in Seattle. Originally raised in Seattle, he went to college in Colorado where… Read moreWilliams, David B.