Invited Speaking
Engagements:
2009:--
Gold-Silver-Copper-Molybdenum Exploration Meets Structural Geology and
Tectonics along the Sonora Mineral Belt, Northwestern Mexico, Society of
Mining Engineers, April 21
2008:--
Precious and Base Metals Exploration Meets Structural Geology and Tectonics
along the Sonora Mineral Belt, Northwestern Mexico, Inland Geological
Society, August 8
2007:--
Implications of a Mojave-Sonora megashear for Rodinia reconstructions, configuration
of the San Gabriel basement terrane and Triassic arc, and distribution of the
Laramide-Tertiary Sonora gold belt, UCLA Tectonics Research Seminar,
February 12
2006:
--Proterozoic basement at the rifted
southwestern margin of Laurentia: Implications for Rodinia reconstructions,
megashears, reactivated faults, and gold exploration: Cal State Fullerton
Geology Club, March 8
--An Overview of Metamorphism and Metamorphic
Rock
Occurrences
in the Mojave Desert: Mineral Locality Symposium, sponsored
by Southern California Chapter of Friends of Mineralogy, March 18.
2005:
--Proterozoic basement at the rifted
southwestern margin of Laurentia: Implications for Rodinia reconstructions and
the Mojave-Sonora megashears,: Cal
State University Northridge Geology Club, February 16
2004: --Reconstruction of the San Gabriel Mountains
block, with implications for Middle Miocene to recent fault activity in the
northern Los Angeles basin:
presentation to United States Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards
research group, Menlo Park, CA, September 1
--Geology
of the eastern San Gabriel Mountains
Field Trip for Mt. Baldy Environmental Education Center, attended by
community residents and US Forest Service personnel, July 17
2002: --Structural and tectonic controls on gold
mineralization in northern Sonora, Mexico: Presentation to Society of
Mining Engineers, southern California chapter, June 18
--The San Gabriel Mountains: A
passive but conspicuous player in the evolution of the Los Angeles basin and
southern San Andreas fault system: Presentation to the Branner Club, Caltech Athanaeum, February 5.
1999: --Hydrology
of San Antonio Canyon: Presentation
to the Angeles National Forest Volunteer Association, August 6.
--Late Jurassic Tectonics of northwestern
Sonora,
presented to the Hewett Club, University of California, Riverside, May 25.
1997: --Late
Jurassic-Early Cretaceous transition from arc magmatism to sinistral
transtension in northern Sonora, Mexico, presented to San Diego State
University Geology Club
1996: --Hydrogeology
and water resources of the Mount Baldy area, eastern San Gabriel Mountains,
two lectures presented to the general public at the Claremont Botanical Gardens
and to Mt. Baldy residents at Chapman Ranch
1995: --Late Jurassic
structural control for the positioning of Tertiary metamorphic core complexes
in Sonora, Mexico, presented at CICESE, Ensenada, Baja California
Norte, Mexico
--Pre-Miocene reconstructionof the Vincent thrust in the eastern San
Gabriel Mountains, California, Presented to the Hewett Club at University
of California, Riverside
1994: --Reconstruction
of a Miocene magmatic center in the eastern San Gabriel Mountains and
northeastern San Gabriel Valley, presented at workshop on extensional
tectonics in the Los Angeles basin, and coastal southern California, Chevron
Research Center, La Habra, also presented separately to Cal Poly Pomona and Cal
State Fullerton Geology Clubs
1993: --Jurassic-Cretaceous paleogeography of the
Magdalena region, Sonora, Mexico, presented in Spanish at III Symposium on
the Geology and Mineral Deposits of Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
1992: --Late
Cenozoic transpression in the eastern San Gabriel Mountains, two talks
presented to the Inland Geological Society and the Los Angeles Structural
Geologists seminar series
1991: --Reconstruction
of the San Gabriel Fault, eastern San Gabriel Mountains,
presented to Caltech Geology Club
2006 --Rocks and minerals: Designed middle school astronomy activity
and assessment examination for Science Olympics, March 4
2005 --Reach for the Stars: Designed middle school astronomy activity and
assessment examination for Science Olympics, March 5
2004 --Reach for the Stars: Designed middle school astronomy activities
and assessment examination for Science Olympics, March 6 and May 1
2003 --Earth’s valuable
minerals:
presentation for
Science Fair, March 15
--Astronomy show: presentation for Pomona
Unified School District Science Fair,
March 15
2001 --Earth
Science Learning Centers: series of
“hands-on” activities and lessons presented by my SCI 212 class to sixth
grade students at Alta Loma Elementary School, May 4 and 11.
--Geology and hydrology of
--Science teacher training session
on “The Solar System": Science Advisor for
2000-2001
--Practical Earth science and mathematics
exercises: series of half-day
lessons presented to sixth grade students at Alta Loma Elementary school,
September 15, October 3, December 19, December 22, February 13, April 3
2000 --Science
teacher training session on “Minerals": Science Advisor for
--Classroom simulation of
precipitation, infiltration, and runoff: CEEMAST presentation, April 29
--Earth’s valuable minerals: CEEMAST
presentation, April 29
Science Teacher Training session on
“Sounds”: Science Advisor for
1999 --Minerals
and rocks of San Antonio Creek:
Field Excursion for Grades 6-8, Mt Baldy School, December 7
1998
--How much water? Practical
classroom measurement of rainfall, stream flow, and evaporation, CEEMAST
field exercise for secondary school teachers of the Pomona/San Gabriel Valley
area
1997
--Cycles of uplift, erosion, and
sedimentation recorded in the hills on the Cal Poly
--Hydrology
and geology of
1995
--Special minerals and rocks
exposed in Cow Canyon landslide, Mt. Baldy area, field trip for grades 3-5
at Mt. Baldy School, November 7.
--Hydrogeology of Icehouse Canyon, eastern San Gabriel Mountains,
field trip for grades 6-8 at
--Faults, landslides, floods of
1991-1995 --Active uplift and erosion of the
San Gabriel Mountains,
series of lectures and field trips for separate groups of elementary students,