SPEAKING)SCHEDULE)2014)AEG/GSA)JAHNS)DISTINGUISHED)LECTURER)

DR.)GREG)HEMPEN)VISIT)TO)SOUTHERN)CALIFORNIA)SECTION)&)INLAND)EMPIRE)CHAPTER)

Time LIST OF EVENTS Tuesday Feb 25

Wednesday Feb 26

Thursday Feb 27

Friday Feb 28

10:00 AM Cal Poly Eng Reception 11:00 AM UCLA-geo

11:00 – 12:15 You’re Going To Drink THAT Water?!

CSU – SB 11:30 – 1:00

Hello???&&Are&you&&ready&for&the&Big&One?&&

Cal Poly CE Club 11:30 – 1:30pm

You’re Going To Drink THAT Water?!

12:00 PM Lunch& Cal Poly-geo 12:00-12:50 Hello???&&Are&you&&ready&for&the&Big&One?&&&

1:00 PM UCLA-engineering 1:00 – 2:00 What’s'my'line?'''Site'assessment!''

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2:00 PM 3:00 PM UC Riverside 3:00-4:30

Hello???&&Are&you&&ready&for&the&Big&One?&&

4:00 PM CSU Fullerton 4:00-5:00pm

What’s'my'line?''Site'assessment!''

5:00 PM 6:00 PM Section meeting -

Commerce Chapter meeting-Rancho

Cucamonga

7:00 PM Kaboom!''(or'whoosh?)''' Kaboom!''(or'whoosh?)''' 8:00 PM 9:00 PM

)Presentations)Hello???) ) Are) you) ready) for) the) Big) One?) [AKA:& Important& Considerations& for& Central& US&

Seismicity]& & &The&presentation&discusses&the&application&of&recent&research&to&the&paleoseismic&and&historic&events&of&the&New&Madrid&Seismic&Zone.&&The&talk&considers&some&actions&to&inform&the&public&of&appropriate&preparedness&in&that&region.&&&

Kaboom!))(or)whoosh?))[AKA:&Mitigating&Blasting&Impacts&without&Diminishing&Effectiveness]&&)&The& talk& considers& the& application& of& mitigation& research& at& unusual& blasting& sites,& such& as& a&

Natural& Gas& pipeline& near& a& quarry,& removal& of& the& Embrey& Dam& (Rappahannock& River& near&Fredericksburg,&VA),&and&blasting&of&submerged,&or&near&waterside,&structures.&&&

What’s)my)line?))Site)assessment!&&!))[AKA:&Applying&Geophysics&in&Site&Assessment]&&The&presentation&on& the&applied&geologist’s&most& important&duty,& site&assessment,&develops&how&

geophysics& may& advance& the& information& at& a& site& and& reduce& the& risk& of& unanticipated& site&conditions.&&&

You’re) going) to) drink) THAT) water?!& [AKA:& The& Challenges& of& Reducing& Groundwater& Impacts&from&Radioactive&Waste&Sites]&&The&talk&weighs&the&challenges&of&reducing&Groundwater&Impacts&at& Old,& LowWlevel& Radioactive&Waste& Sites.& & The& issues& are& not& only& the& problem& of& assessing&waste&transit,&but&also&convincing&the&public&of&what&is&known&and&unknown,&and&of&a&detailed,&proper&remediatio&

DETAILED NOTES

Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 UCLA Late morning to early afternoon SCHEDULE Talk 1 11:30 – 12:15: to Dr. Sinan Acksiz’s Eng Geol Class Lecture on 3rd floor (Room 3645) of Geology

Building; also labeled as structure lab. Talk 2 1:00 – 2:00pm: to CE Club SITE CONTACT Dr. Sinan Acksiz 626-298 2979 mobile, mailto:sakciz@ess.ucla.edu

Sinan’s office on 4th floor (4684) Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Box 951567

DIRECTIONS Here are 2 links with directions to UCLA and the Geology

department: http://epss.ucla.edu/directions/ and http://epss.ucla.edu/directions/geology-building/

SPEAKING LOCATION Geology building is right across from the parking structure. Sinan’s office is on the 4th floor (4684) and the lecture will be on the 3rd floor, 3645, also labeled as structure lab.

Directions to the UCLA Main Campus

Coming to UCLA from North or South via 405 (San Diego Freeway)

South Entrance

1. Take 405 (San Diego Freeway) to Wilshire Blvd. East 2. Travel east three blocks to Westwood Blvd. 3. Turn Left on Westwood Blvd. 4. Travel five blocks to Parking & Information Booth

North Entrance

1. Take 405 (San Diego Freeway) to Sunset East 2. Take Sunset east to Westwood Plaza 3. Turn right on Westwood Plaza 4. Proceed straight to Parking & Information Booth

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Directions to the UCLA Geology Building

Directions to the Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Department in the Geology Building

1. Closest&Entrance:&On&the&east&side&of&campus&is&the&Westholme&Entrance&(enter&from&Hilgard&Avenue)&&

2. For&Parking:&Information&Booth&(on&the&right&as&you&enter&from&Hilgard&Avenue).&Ask&for&Parking)Structure)2&&

3. Google&Maps:&Building&entrance&and&Parking&structure&entrance&&4. EPSS&Office:&3806&Geology&Building&&

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Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014 SoCal Section Meeting Evening SCHEDULE 5:45pm - Social Hour

6:45pm - Dinner 7:45pm - Program

DIRECTIONS Stevens Steak House,

5332 Stevens Pl, Commerce, CA

Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 CSU San Bernardino Late morning and lunch SCHEDULE: 11:00 -Pick up parking pass at kiosk at main entrance. -Drive to parking structure -Walk to Biology Building (BI on the map), where the Geology Department is located on the 1st floor 11:30-12:30 -Talk to students in Sally McGill’s Geology Class 12:30 – 1:15pm -Move into the Career Q&A session, while eating pizza that the Dept will have brought in SITE CONTACT Dr. Sally McGill (Paleo seismologist)

(909) 537-5347-office; smcgill@csusb.edu PARKING Get a parking pass at kiosk at main entrance as you enter off University Avenue. Drive to parking structure HA or Parking West

Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 Cal State Fullerton Late Afternoon Presentation SCHEDULE: 04:00-05:00 pm Presentation at Geology Dept. Seminar SITE CONTACT Dr. Jeffrey&R.&Knott, Professor/General&Education&Coordinator

(714) 213-3128-mobile, (657) 278-4368-dept office jknott@fullerton.edu

DIRECTIONS SEE ATTACHED MAP McCarthy Hall 341

Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 Cal Poly Pomona Lunch time lecture and then lunch afterward SCHEDULE: 11:30-11:45 Drive to Lot J & walk to Geology Department 12:00 – 12:50 Talk to students in Jon Nourse’s Geology Class SITE CONTACT: Jon Nourse, janourse@csupomona.edu, (909) 869-3454 – Dept, (909) 869-3460-office DIRECTIONS SEE ATTACHED MAPS PARKING After getting parking pass at kiosk, park in Lot J and walk to

geology building (Building 8 Room 242C)

Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 UC RIVERSIDE Mid-Late Afternoon Presentation SCHEDULE: 03:00-04:00pm Presentation to Geology students 04:00 – 04:30 Career discussion with students SITE CONTACT David Oglesby, Chair & Professor of Geology

(951) 529-6444 – mobile; (951) 827-2036-office; mailto:david.oglesby@ucr.edu

DIRECTIONS SEE ATTACHED MAP PARKING: Pick up parking permit at Kiosk off of University Ave. Drive the UC Riverside loop to Parking lot 13, near the Chemistry Building. Park in the middle of the lot in an unmarked space (not a faculty space and not a married student housing space) SPEAKING LOCATION Walk to Bourns Hall (right next to the Geology Building), room A265.

Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 AEG_IE Chapter Meeting Late afternoon & evening Dinner and Presentation SCHEDULE 5:30pm - Social Hour

6:30pm - Dinner 7:45pm – Program

DIRECTIONS The Old Spaghetti Factory, 11896 Foothill Blvd,

Rancho Cucamonga, CA&

Friday, Feb 28, 2014 Cal Poly Pomona #2 Morning reception, Noon lecture, and Lunch SCHEDULE:

11:00 – 11:50 Presentation to students and faculty at CE Club. 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch at CE Club meeting 1:00 – 2:00pm Dr. Robert Stevens, Pres Elect ASCE

DIRECTIONS & PARKING SEE MAP FROM THURSDAY’S SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SEEMA SENT TO ALL CIVIL ENGINEERING MAJORS (sent in a blast email) Subject: The Civil Engineering Department Hosts Two Distinguished Speakers Hello all civils and staff, The Civil Engineering Department is hosting two distinguished speakers on Friday February 28th. This will be a great opportunity to hear firsthand perspectives from national leaders in the Civil Engineering profession. Check in will be at 10:15 am and the guests will be speaking from 11:00 am to 2:00pm, with a free lunch in between. Register on the eventbrite link below to ensure you receive a lunch. http://www.eventbrite.com/o/cal-poly-pomona-civil-engineering-department-6037390961?s=21998521

Dr. Gregory Hempen is the 2013-2014 Jahns Distinguished Lecturer and will be speaking on remediation for groundwater exposed to low radiation. The second speaker is Dr. Robert Stevens, the national ASCE President Elect. Dr. Stevens will be addressing the future of civil engineering and our role as future engineers. Check with your professors to see if any credit will be offered for attending. Contact Brittany Bair Bnbair@csupomona.edu Or Chandni Patel, cdpatel@csupomona.edu if you have any questions.

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