Science Pub - Hot Rocks: Oregon’s Volcanic Past…and Future! January 10, 2008

Hot Rocks: Oregon’s Volcanic Past…and Future!
with Kathy Cashman, Ph.D
Thursday, January 10
7 p.m. – 8:30 or 9 p.m. (seating is limited, so get there early!)
Luna, 30 E. Broadway, Eugene http://www.lunajazz.com

The effect of volcanic activity on Oregon’s landscape is obvious -- from the impressive snow-capped peaks of Mt. Hood and Three Sisters to the dramatic testimony at Crater Lake to the rich soil of the Willamette Valley. But how do Oregon’s volcanoes work and how do they compare to other volcanoes around the world? What does evidence of previous eruptions tell us about what may happen in our future? Join the discussion and see demonstrations that show how volcanoes have such an impact on the land around us.

Kathy Cashman, Ph.D. http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~cashman/ is head of the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Oregon and a newly named Philip H. Knight Professor of Natural Science. Kathy has studied volcanoes in Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Ecuador, Antarctica, and the Cascades. Her areas of interest include deciphering volcanic rock textures and crystallization and the study of geologic hazards.

Science Pub is open to anyone and everyone; no RSVP is necessary. Tell your friends. We hope to see you there!

Science Pub is held every second Thursday at Luna in downtown Eugene and is co-sponsored by OMSI http://www.omsi.edu, University of Oregon’s College of Arts & Sciences http://cas.uoregon.edu, and The Science Factory http://www.sciencefactory.org.

Questions? E-mail sciencepub@omsi.edu or call 503.797.4517. Visit http://www.omsi.edu/sciencepub for a description of upcoming Science Pubs.

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