“Recent Impact Craters and Human History” with Dallas Abbott (Apr 2006)
Originally presents 8 Apr 2006 Dr. Dallas Abbott explores distant regions and the ocean floors for subtle evidence of some of the greatest catastrophes affecting our planet: asteroid and meteorite collisions. During the past few years, Dallas has shared her...
“How Did Those Rocks Get Up There? Exploring Lake Smerdyachee, Russia ” with Dallas Abbott (18 Apr 2015)
Originally presented 18 Apr 2015 Abstract There are many lakes in the heartland of Russia, most formed by the work of glaciers or karst processes. These tend to be shallow and asymmetric. But there are also deep, round lakes with partial or complete rims. Could these...
“Enigmas and Controversy in Science: Examples from Madagascar and Russian Lakes.” with Dallas Abbott (16 Apr 2016)
with Dallas Abbott Originally presented 16 Apr 2016 Dallas Abbott has shared her studies of impact craters around the world at E2C Workshops for more than a decade, and we are please to welcome her back for a description of the Summer 2015 field studies of the surface...
“Digging Up the Dirt on the Hudson River” with Robin Bell and “Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Data Resources” with Joseph Schumacher (Mar 2002)
with Dr. Robin Bell and“Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Data Resources”with Joseph Schumacher Originally presented 9 Mar 2002 Introduction to this Workshop Introduction to Hudson River Studies/CIESENDr. Michael J. Passow Due to the...
“The River Runs Through It: The Hudson and Our Lives” with Robin Bell and Martin Visbeck (Mar 2003)
Originally presented 28 Mar 2003 Introduction by Dr. Michael J. Passow Hudson River 2003 The Hudson River is one of our nation’s great waterways, although far from the longest or widest. The Hudson has played many roles through America’s history. Geologically, it...
“From Forest Primeval to Urban Landscape: Marsh Archives of the Hudson Estuary” with Dorothy Peteet (Feb 2004)
Dr. Dorothy Peteet Originally presented 14 Feb 2004 Introductory Presentation by Dr. Michael J. Passow PowerPoint | HTML Today’s E2C program welcomes Dr. Dorothy Peteet, who studies the Hudson River from a different viewpoint than our previous guest...
“Sewage contamination in the Hudson: patterns and processes” with Andrew Juhl (Jan 2010)
with Dr. Andrew Juhl Originally presented 23 Jan 2010 (This is the 101st E2C Workshop.) The Hudson River has a long history of environmental degradation, with great improvements in recent decades. Nevertheless, sewage contamination remains an intermittent...
Hudson River Project: Coordinated efforts bringing teachers and students together to study the Hudson River with Margie Turrin and Tim Kenna (Oct 2006)
with Margie Turrin and Tim Kenna Originally presented 14 Oct 2006 Margie Turrin is Lamont’ Education Coordinator and involved in several LDEO projects investigating aspects of the Hudson River. These include “Day in the Life” (previously known as “Snapshot...
“Science In and Beneath the Hudson’s Waters” with Frank Nitsche and Margie Turrin (Apr 2010)
with Frank Nitsche and Margie Turrin Originally presented 24 Apr 2010 The Hudson River is one of the most studied rivers in the country with its long history of use and abuse. But even with all this study the river still holds a collection of ‘secrets’. What...
Marvels in the Mud: The Exquisite Unseen History of the Hudson River with Dallas Abbott (May 2014)
Originally presented 3 May 2014 What do slag, marine fossils and tin crystals have in common? They are buried at different depths in Hudson River mud and their microscopic images are both beautiful and informative. They can tell us about past...