Jeff Marsh Accepted in the University of Maine's Ph.D. program. He will be working with Dr. Scott Johnson and the geotectonics group. 12.25.2005

	Welcome Back SAGE SAGE, the Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience, will be having their annual REU (research experiences for undergraduates) workshop here on campus January 2nd through the 6th.
SAGE is a unique educational program designed to introduce students in geophysics and related fields to "hands on" geophysical exploration and research. The program emphasizes both teaching of field methods and research related to a variety of basic and applied problems. SAGE web site 12.23.2005

Dr. Harold Magistrale and Dr. Kim Olsen Receives grant for "Construction and Verification of a Wasatch Front Community Velocity Model: Collaborative Research with San Diego State University and the University of Utahs", from DOI United States Geological Survey. 12.15.2005

Tuesday December 13th, CSL 425 Undergraduate Elizabeth Hartung 8:00 Petrology and Provenance of Eocene Gravels and Sandstones, Picacho State Recreation Area: Implications for the Timing of Formation of the Chocolate Mountain Anticlinorium. Advisor Dr. Gary Girty Russell Balliet 8:20 Evaluating Geospatial Learning in Earth Science. Advisor Dr. Eric Riggs Sarah Johnson 8:40 Petrology and Geochemistry of Mafic Enclaves, Oriflamme Canyon Granodiorite: Magma Mixing or Assimilation?. Advisor Dr. Gary Girty Dominique Ducote 9:00 Field and Petrochemical Investigation of a Tertiary Vent, Abert Rim, Oregon. Advisor Dr. Vic Camp Mike Higgins 9:20 The cumulate mystery within a mafic intrusion: Petrology and geochemistry of basic and ultrabasic rocks of Los Pinos Mountain, Penisular Ranges batholith, southern California. Advisor Dr. Aaron Pietruszka Graduate Eric Peterson 10:00 Interactive Field Geology to Interpret the Neogene Tectono-Stratigraphic Evolution of the Kendeng and Rembang Deformed Zones in North Central and Northeastern Java, Indonesia. Advisor Dr. Eric Frost Best Defense Judges Laura Maghsoudlou Alumni, BS 2000 Ray Rector Alumni, BS 1988 MS 1994 Sue Tanges Alumni, BS 1980 Mike Walawender Emeritus, 2005

Dr. Aaron Pietruszka Receives GIA grant for student and equipment support. 12.12.2005

Dr. Gary Girty Receives GIA grant for student support. 12.12.2005

Joan Kimbrough Awarded for her 20 years of service to SDSU 11.25.2005

Dr. Kim Bak Olsen Interviewed for an upcoming National Geographic documentary about Southern California earthquakes 11.22.2005

Dr. Kim Bak Olsen Receives grant for "Southern California Earthquake Center Community Modeling Environment: An Information Infrastructure for System-level Earthquake Research", from the University of Southern California 11.21.2005

Dr. Steve Day Receives grant for "Anelastic Wave Propagation Model Development and Validation for the Southern California Earthquake Center ITR Project", from the University of Southern California 11.21.2005

TeraShake and National Geographic Next week a National Geographic film crew will be visiting the department to interview Dr. Kim Bak Olsen. National Geographic is producing a documentary about earthquakes in the Los Angeles area which will be featuring imagery produced by Terashake computer modeling. 11.17.2005

Dr. Monte Marshall and Dr. Mike Walawender Selected as scientific co-leaders for the 2006 GSA Geohostel. 11.16.2005

Inner and Outer Space 2005 The 11th College of Sciences open house was a huge success! 100's of visitors enjoyed the departments hands-on exhibits at the RP oceanography lab and kids and adults both hunted for minerals in the glitter gulch at the "Show Me Geology" exhibit. 11.12.2005

The Department Welcomes Dr. A. Krishna Sinha

Krishna's Web Site PITLAB GEON Seminars Wednesday November 9th 1:00 pm CSL 422

Krishna is visiting from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His research interest is the physical, chemical and isotopic evolution of the crust and the isotopic and petrologic studies of igneous rocks. He is Director of the PITLAB (Petrogenesis Isotope and Tectonics Laboratory) and is a Principal Investigator in GEON (a Geosciences Network to develop cyberinfrastructure for integrative research to enable transformative advances in Geoscience research and education). His talk will be on "Geoinformatics: Extracting Knowledge from the Rock Record Through Construction of Disciplinary Databases". Download Slides 11.03.2005

	This years GSA GeoHostel will focus on the “big picture” of southern California geologic history over the past two billion years. SDSU Scientific Co-Leaders Monte Marshall Michael J. Walawender Date 11–16 March 2006
The Tectonic Development of Southern California, from the Beaches of San Diego to the San Andreas Fault
For complete details on GeoVentures or for full itineraries, contact Edna Collis, Program Officer, 1-800-472-1988, ext. 1034, fax 303-357-1072, ecollis@geosociety.org. 11.02.2005

SDSU Book Signing! FOLLOW THE SUN By GORDON and JANET GASTIL

Gordon And Janet Gastil will be at the Aztec Book store on November 10th at 2pm. Get a signed copy of this historical novel and travelogue about the first geologist. 11.02.2005

Joan Kimbrough - 20 Years of Excellence

Bachelor of Science Friday October 28th - GMCS 422 - 1:00pm

Stacy Pickard - "Subsidence in Borrego Valley as observed by InSAR"

Dr. Eric Frost Receives grant for "OptiPuter", from the University of California at San Diego 10.24.2005

Source: San Diego Union Tribune Students and Researchers Dredge Rare Find!

SDSU students take part in an historic event. On the recent Scienctific Cruise to Map the Seafloor and Dredge Rocks in the Baja California Borderland, they have snatched rare volcanic rocks off the sea floor, bringing to the surface chemicals direct from Earth's mantle. The rocks, dredged from a ridge 200 miles southwest of San Diego, popped like firecrackers as some of the high-pressure gas bubbles trapped inside them exploded as they were hauled onto the Revelle research vessel. Scientists have located similar volcanic rocks in only one other place – at a spot in the mid-Atlantic Ocean. For more info see the San Diego Union Tribune Article 10.10.2005

Chris Martinez, Jennifer Perez and Audrey Reznik Selected to participate in a 6-day cruise onboard the Scripps Institution of Oceanography's R/V Roger Revelle 10.05.2005

The Department Welcomes Dr. Paul Heller
Paul's Web Site Seminars Wednesday October 5th 1:00 pm CSL 422	Paul's research interests revolve around the study of sedimentary response to tectonic events and sea-level changes over various time scales. His approach to basin analysis involves field observations, process modeling, geomechanics and thinking. Paul's talk will be on "Late Cenozoic tilt and incison of the U.S. Rocky Mountains: tectonics vs. climate" 10.04.2005

Scienctific Cruise to Map the Seafloor and Dredge Rocks in the Baja California Borderland

Students Chris Martinez, Jennifer Perez and Audrey Reznik will participate in a 6-day cruise onboard the Scripps Institution of Oceanography's R/V Roger Revelle. They will be departing from San Diego, CA on Wednesday, October 5th, and returning at on Monday, October 10th. Scripps has invited ~25 students (grads and undergrad's in geology, from Scripps, San Diego State, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, and Indiana State) to participate. 10.03.2005

New Faculty Book!

FOLLOW THE SUN By GORDON GASTIL This epic tale of exploration and discovery tells the story of Follow the Sun, a young man talented in language, science, and diplomacy, whose patron is the Pharaoh, Rameses II, and of his journey around the earth - by boat, horse, and on foot - in 1278 BCE. Sunbelt Publications 10.03.2005

Dr. Gordon Gastil Publishes a new book. Follow the Sun, An epic tale of exploration and discovery. Sunbelt Publications 10.03.2005

SAGE Goes to Capitol Hill

The workshop last week (September 20 - 22) was sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the American Association for the Advancement of Science and brought together 60 invited faculty who are engaged in NSF's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program, e.g., SAGE. There were five participants from California. The workshop addressed the impact of the REU Programs at the national and student level, how to optimize and assess the programs, and strategies and models for success. The kick off to the workshop was a poster session in the Science Sub-Committee Room of the House Rayburn Office Building on Capitol Hill. This was attended by several congressman and their staffers. 09.27.2005

Dr. Eric Frost Receives grant for "GEON - Geosciences Information Network", from the University of California at San Diego 09.23.2005

The Department Welcomes Dr. Jorge Vazquez

Jorge's Web Site Seminars Wednesday September 21st 1:00 pm CSL 422

Jorge is visiting from California State University, Northridge. His research interest is volcanology. His current projects include; timescales of magma chamber evolution from in situ dating of accessory minerals, experimental determination of allanite and chevkinite stability in silicic magmas, timing of trachyte magmagenesis at Hualalai volcano, Hawaii, and dynamics of base-surge currents from maar volcanoes. His talk will be on "Dating the evolution of caldera magma chambers using zircon and allanite". 09.15.2005

Dr. Eric Frost Highlighted for his efforts to assists hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts SDSU Universe 09.15.2005

Dr. Steve Day and Dr. Kim Bak Olsen Receives grant for "Implementation of SCEC Research for Seismic Risk Reduction", from University of Southern California 09.01.2005

Dr. Tomomi Kani - Kumamoto University, Japan Working on Nd, Sr, Pb and Hf isotope analyses in the Baylor Brooks Isotope lab with Dr. Barry Hanan. Tomomi and her student will be visiting with us until October. Dr. Amos Salamon - Geological Survey of Israel Working on seismotectonics in the Neotectonics Lab with Dr. Tom Rockwell. Amos will be staying with us throughout the Fall and Spring semesters.

Diego Almanza - Undergraduate Student From San Diego, CA Tina Baynes - Undergraduate Student From Honolulu, HI Jerri Carter - Undergraduate Student From San Diego, CA Angela Cavallini - Undergraduate Student From San Diego, CA Reid Cummins - Undergraduate Student From Holtwood, PA Michelle Dooley - Graduate Student Undergraduate - Humboldt State University - Advisor Vic Camp Jeff Eddo - Graduate Student Undergraduate - San Diego State University - Advisor Kim Bak Olsen Wade Fordham - Undergraduate Student From Lakewood, CA David Johnson - Undergraduate Student From San Diego, CA Elizabeth Landau - Graduate Student Undergraduate - University of Southern California - Advisor Stephen Schellenberg Christie Lindemann - Graduate Student Undergraduate - University of California, San Diego Caitlin Lippincott - Graduate Student Undergraduate - Franklin & Marshall College - Advisor Tom Rockwell Shana McCarthy - Graduate Student Undergraduate - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Stephanie Melad - Undergraduate Student From Spring Valley, CA Lauren Palazzolo - Undergraduate Student From Orangevale, CA Matthew Stillings - Graduate Student Undergraduate - Texas Christian University Carrie Tyler - Graduate Student Undergraduate - University of Colorado, Boulder - Advisor Lindsey Leighton Loren Wimmer - Graduate Student Undergraduate - San Diego State University Peter Winther - Graduate Student Undergraduate - Arizona State University - Advisor George Jiracek Joshua Woodworth - Undergraduate Student From San Diego, CA Luke Zimmerman - Undergraduate Student From Lake Forest, CA

Picture Online! Retirement Celebration - Pat Abbott, Dave Huntley, George JiraceK 08.22.2005

Julia Clark Spent 3 weeks at Los Alamos National Laboratories in northern New Mexico working on earthquake rupture inversion. 08.15.2005

Dr. Rob Mellors and Dr. Eric Frost Receives grant for "Education and Outreach Web Site Development for the CSSC", from the California Seismic Safety Commission 08.10.2005

Melanie Lindsey Publishes poetry on Poetry.com. Sponsored by the International Library of Poetry. The One & True and Decent 08.08.2005

Dr. Luis Dalguer Gudiel Receives grant for "Development of Dynamic Rupture Models and Their Use in Ground Motion Simulations", from URS Corporation 08.08.2005

Dr. Steve Day Receives grant for "ITR Collaborative Research: Multiresolution High Fidelity Earthquake Modeling: Dynamic Rupture, Basin Response, Blind Deconvolution Seismic Inversion and Ultrascale Computing", from NSF 08.05.2005

Graduation Pictures Now Online! 05.22.2005 USGS releases 24 Hour Forcast Maps of Earthquake Shaking in California Scientists with the Swiss Seismological Service and the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) have collaborated to develop techniques that quantify the increased likelihood of future earthquake shaking from earthquake clusters in California. In this system, the probability of strong earthquake shaking (with a Modified Mercalli Intensity of VI or greater) in the next 24 hours is calculated and updated every hour. USGS maps. 05.19.2005 Dr. Eric Riggs Reappointed with tenure and promoted to Associate Professor. 05.19.2005 Bachelor of Science Friday May 20th - GMCS 422 Javier Ordonez - Fossil assemblages of Isla Ceralvo, West Shores. 8:00am Erik Miller - What happens to La Posta Pluton at the northernmost edge. 8:20am Flavio Castaneda - Origin of E-W trending faults, Picacho State Recreation Area: Implications for tertiary evolution of Sea Cliff. 8:40am Mindy Smith - Accessing correlation of Marcus Wash traachyte across the Taylor Lake fault, Picacho State Recreation Area. 9:00am Doug Baumwirt - Structural geometry of tertiary gravels with the Taylor Lake fault zone: Implications for the timing of Miocene distributed shear. 9:20am Jennifer Vandegriff - Using Quicktime and Macromedia direction to develop a 3-D virtual tour of a breached anticline. 9:40am Joana Jara - Cultural and linguistic influences on conceptions of rivers. 10:00am Loren Wimmer - Estimating Seismic Magnitudes using PSHA. 10:40am Jeff Eddo - Comparative Analysis of Magnetotelluric Inverse Modeling of a Profile Crossing the La Bajada Fault, New Mexico. 11:00am Master of Science Wednesday May 18th - GMCS 422 Jared Marske - Young Prehistoric Kilauea Lava Flows from Uwekahuna Bluff, Hawaii: Mixed Source or Hybrid Magmas? 1:00pm Master of Science Thursday May 12th - GMCS 422 Chris Lieder - Problem solving strategies of geology students during independent field examinations shown by GPS tracks. 8:00am Tim Seeno - Water quality sampling along Rainbow Creek, Stone and the Santa Margarita River. 10:00am Ramzi Ramzi - The estimation of aquitard windows' size and distribution using geostatistical analyses and aquifer test simulations. 11:00am Brian White - Structural geology of the central Santa Rosa Mountains. 1:00pm Julianne Browne - Learning gains from virtual field trips for introductory geology students. 2:00pm Lisl Lewis - A marine magnetotelluric study of the San Diego Trough, Pacific Ocean. 3:00pm Jaime Marso - Paleogeography of the Miocene tectnostratigraphy and basin geometry of the east Java region. 4:00pm Bachelor of Science Thursday May 12th - GMCS 422 Billy Thomas - Geomorphology of the Agua Blanca Fault, Santa Thomas Valley, Baja. 5:00pm

Congratulations - Promoted!! Dr. Eric Riggs has been reappointed with tenure and promoted to Associate Professor. This promotion is in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the University and his discipline through his teaching, scholarship, and service. 05.19.2005

New Member of the Family Stephen & Reneé Schellenberg proudly announce the birth of Kaila Dylan Schellenberg. Born Tuesday, May 17th at 1:46 pm, Weighing 8 lbs. 2 oz. and 21 in. long. 05.19.2005

Preliminary Geologic Map of the El Cajon 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Southern California - Now Available! Compiled by Victoria R. Todd The El Cajon quadrangle is one of about 20 1:100,000-scale topographic quadrangles in southwestern California being mapped and compiled by geologists of the U.S. Geological Survey and California Geological Survey as part of the Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP) and STATEMAP. Sources used for compilation of the El Cajon quadrangle include unpublished mapping at 1:24,000 scale, and unpublished reconnaissance mapping. Data and Printing Files 05.13.2005

Mathew Sisk Traveling to Turkey to further fault gouge studies of the Northern Anatolian Fault, under the direction of Dr. Tom Rockwell. June 1st – June 22nd. 05.10.2005

Danielle Verdugo and Tim Middleton Traveling to the San Juan Argentina area to do a paleoseismic study of the La Laha Fault ,under the direction of Dr. Tom Rockwell. May 16th - June 9th. 05.10.2005

Dr. Tom Rockwell Receives grant for "Stratigraphic, Geomorphic and Paleoseismological Record of Coseismic Fold Growth in Western Argentina", from NSF 05.05.200

The Department Welcomes Dr. Andrey Bekker

Andrey's Web Site Seminars Wednesday May 4th 1:00 pm CSL 422

Andrey is visiting from the Carnegie Institution of Washington's NASA Astrobiology Institute. His research interests is primarily Archean and Paleoproterozoic geology, and the relationships between tectonics, change in atmospheric composition, climatic changes, and the rates of these changes. Some of his most recent work includes iron isotope constraints of pyrite. His talk will be on the "Changes in the Redox State of the Paleoproterozoic Atmosphere and Ocean". 05.01.2005