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Earthquakes in the Midwest topic of Nov. 4 lecture

 

Giant Earthquakes in the Midwest, Hazards, Hype & Hard Choices

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
7:00 pm, Reception at 6:00 pm
Auditorium, W. T. Young Library, UK Campus

Seth Stein is The Deering Professor of Geological Sciences at Northwestern University. His research interests include plate tectonics, earthquake seismology, earthquake hazards and space geodesy. He was one of the organizers of EarthScope, a national initiative to dramatically advance our knowledge of the structure and evolution of North America. He is a coauthor of a widely used textbook on seismology, editor of the Journal of Geophysical Research, and author of more than 100 scientific publications.

Special note: Friday, November 6, a round table discussion with Dr. Stein is scheduled for 9:00–10:30 a.m. in Room 102, Mining and Mineral Resources Building on Rose Street, UK campus, Lexington.

Sponsors: Kentucky Geological Survey and UK Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences

For more information, contact Mike Lynch at (859) 323-0561 or mike.lynch@uky.edu



 

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