Meetings & Events in and Around New Mexico

Special Theme: “Our Common Future: Reliability, Robustness, and Resiliency for Effective Risk Management”

A call for abstracts will be made in January, 2020. Abstracts related to the special theme session, or to the geology of New Mexico and adjacent states (including Mexico), will be invited for posters or oral presentations. Abstracts on non-regional topics of interest will also be considered.

Vision for Discovery: Geology and Ore Deposits of the Basin and Range.

The program includes three days of oral and poster presentations and two days of field trips to sites in the Rio Grande Rift north of Las Cruces. Participation from all those who are interested in alluvial fans is welcomed. Past conferences have brought together researchers from a diverse range of Earth science disciplines.

The conference venue is the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, with a special group rate of US $99 plus tax (via link on the conference website).

Local geologists Fraser and Cathy Goff and the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) are offering an exciting three-day field trip to examine the geology and volcanology of southwestern New Mexico calderas (28 to 35 Myr) from Truth or Consequences to Silver City to the Gila Cliff Dwellings to Glenwood. The outing begins on Saturday, November 9 and ends on Monday, November 11 (Veterans Day). This trip is perfect for anyone with an interest in geology, archeology, or a bit of mining history. During the trip we’ll compare the young, well preserved Valles Caldera and upper Bandelier Tuff (1.25 Myr, 400 km³) with much larger, highly faulted and eroded calderas and tuffs of Southwestern New Mexico.

Check the links below for specific topics, dates, and times:

• New Mexico State University, Geological Sciences Colloquium – Wednesdays at 4:00 PM, Gardiner Hall, Room 229, University Department of Geological Sciences
• New Mexico Tech, Bureau/EES Seminar Series — usually Thursdays at 4:00 PM, MSEC 101 during the spring and fall semesters; sponsored by the Bureau of Geology and the Department of Earth & Environmental Science
• University of New Mexico, EPS 401/501 Colloquium Series — Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Fridays at 2:00 PM, Northrop Hall, Room 122 (the large lecture hall at the east end of the building).

(Please contact the Webmaster if any changes or additions to these seminar listings are needed.)

The New Mexico Earth Science Achievement Award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing or facilitating the role of earth science in the areas of education, research, public service, and public policy in New Mexico.

The New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources is accepting nominations for the next annual Earth Science Achievement Award. This award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing or facilitating the role of earth science in the areas of education, research, public service, and public policy in New Mexico.