The Geology and Geography of Floods
Jim O'Connor
Monday, 24 Oct 2016 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Jim O’Connor is a research geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Portland, Oregon, who studies landscape evolution related to rivers and floods. He is particularly interested in the the role of floods in shaping our historic and present-day physical and cultural landscapes. A fellow of the Geological Society of America, O'Connor has done extensive work on Ice Age floods that transformed the Pacific Northwest. O'Connor completed his undergraduate work in geological science at University of Washington and earned MS and PhD degrees at the University of Arizona. He has worked at the U.S. Geological Survey since 1991. Sigma Xi Lecture SeriesCosponsored By:
- Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
- Sigma Xi
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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