Erikka Olson '19, the Lauren Interess Fellow, will give a presentation on her experience last summer. Her talk is entitled "Of Legends and Lava: Exploring the Geology of Iceland Through Folklore."

Dr. Sarah Feakins, Univ. of Southern California, will give a presentation on "Climate Change and Ecosystem Transformation: Plant Was Evidence from Indian Ocean Drilling." Lecture is sponsored by the Geosciences Dept.

Dr. Katie Springman, an environmental toxicologist, will present a talk on "Human Health Effects of Tar Sands Mining: Fort Chipeywan, Alberta."

The Geosciences Dept and class of 60's Scholar Program will host a lecture by Dr. Justin Richardson, UMass, Amherst. He will be speaking on "Toxic and Essential Trace Elements in New England Soils and Rocks." Dr. Richardson investigates metals and metalloids in the Critical Zone, which is the zone from the tops of the trees down to the bottom of…

The Geosciences Dept and Class of 60's Scholars Program present a lecture by Dr. Pincelli Hull, Yale Univ., on "Some Like It Hot: Tropical Temperatures and ecosystems Over the Last 100 million Years."

"Before it Blows: the Science Behind Volcanic Eruptions in the Cascade Arc" by Dr.Kristina Walowski, Middlebury College.

Dr. Christine Regalla, Boston University, will be speaking on "How I Got Sucked into Subduction: Linking Upper Plate and Subduction Interface Processes in NE Japan." Sponsored by the Geosciences Dept. and Class of 60's Scholar Program.

The Geosciences Dept and Class of 60's Lecture Series are sponsoring a presentation by Dr. J. Dykstra Eusden, Bates College, on "New Hampshire's White Mountains: Geology, Tectonics and Landscape."