Minnesota Section, AIPG

Minnesota AIPG Upcoming Section Events

Spring Social - Mark your calendar - April 29, 2010, the 12th Annual Spring Social. The speaker will be Dr. James Cotter, speaking on the "The Late Paleozoic Glacial Geology of Brazil – a model for the future of Minnesota?"

What will Minnesota look like in 100 Million years? What will become of the lakes, rivers, landscape and surficial materials? It may be that the late Paleozoic glacial features of Brazil can provide the answer. Since 1989 a cooperative research project involving the faculty and students of both the University of Minnesota Morris and the Universidade de Sao Paulo has compared the relatively recent glacial features of Minnesota with the ancient glacial features of Brazil to better understand the past and the future. This talk will discuss that research, the overall geology of Brazil and the influence geology has on the people of Brazil.

May 4, 2010 Luncheon - Speaker will be Kelly R. MacGregor, Assistant Professor at Macalester College, speaking on "Modern-day and historical sediment transport in the St. Croix River, MN/WI: preliminary analysis and implications for native mussel populations."

Fall Field Trip - More details coming soon.