Colin Robins welcomes Sam Siebenaler
to the podium for his talk during the
Oral Presentation session
Left to Right: Colin Robins (GeoSymposium Chair), Tim Garfield (ExxonMobil), Paul Dobak (Barrick Gold), Adam Simon (GeoSymposium Faculty Advisor), Jonathan Price (Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology)
Peg Rees and Ganqing Jiang discussing the significance of student research in the Geoscience Department
Faculty members, Mike Nicholl and Adam Simon, and graduate student, Brian Aillaud, talk with Paul Dobak of Barrick Gold
during lunch
Left to Right: Graduate students, Jonathan Sarich, Christi Emery, Mengesha Beyene,
and Ashley Tibbetts
Students, Faculty, and Industry representatives look through research
posters during the afternoon session
Graduate student, Greg Zellner, discusses
his research with Jonathan Price,
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Graduate student, Kelly Robertson, and Faculty member, Terry Spell, during
the poster session
Left to Right: Andrew Hanson, Peg Rees, Ganqing Jiang, Steven Forrester, and Matt Lachniet at the poster session
Graduate student, Kevin Donahue, talks to Chuck Calavan of ExxonMobil
about his research
The poster session allows students the opportunity to display and discuss their research in a relaxed setting
Winners of the most outstanding posters and talks, from Left to Right: Greg Zellner, Carl Swenberg, Mandy Williams, Lora Griffin
Left to Right: Paul Dobak (Barrick Gold), Michael Wells (Department Chair), Colin Robins (GeoSymposium Chair), and Adam Simon (GeoSymposium Faculty Advisor)
Thank you to the efforts of numerous student volunteers who help bring this event together!
Undergraduate student, Lora Griffin, and College of Science Director of Planning and Communications, Bill Brown
GeoSymposium chair, Colin Robins, and Department Office Manager, Maria Figueroa, smile for the camera
Left to right: Wanda Taylor (faculty), Robyn Howley (graduate student), and Tim Garfield (ExxonMobil) are all smiles at the "BOB" reception following the day's events
Left to right: Kelly Robertson, Mandy Williams, Steven Forrester, Sam Siebenaler, and Becki Huntoon enjoy cool refreshments and good company at the "BOB" reception
The silent auction following the day's events helps to raise funds that support GeoSymposium
An example of one of the fine specimens participants can bid on during
the silent auction
Participants of Saturday's fieldtrip explore
the geology of the River Mountains
All images on this page are courtesy of Aaron Mayes,
Maria Figueroa, and Colin Robins: April 2008
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