Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - AEG Dinner Meeting

Topic:      Geology of Athens, Greece. A Case of Urban Geology for Land Use, Construction of Major Engineering Structures, Hazard Assessment, and Sustainable Development.

 

Time:     5:30 – Social Hour, 6:30 – Dinner, 7:30 – Program

Place:     Ivar's Salmon House, west of the UW, 401 NE Northlake Way, Seattle; 206-632-0767

RSVP:      Please RSVP with your dinner entre preference (Alder-grilled coho salmon; rotisserie roasted ½ chicken; or vegetarian pasta).  Email Paul Zehfuss at aegmeetings@gmail.com or call Paul at Shannon & Wilson at 206-695-6828. Please RSVP by 5 PM on Monday, May 24th.   No shows will be billed.

 

Cost:       $35- members; $40-non-members; $10 for students.  Non-members always welcome!  Our gracious sponsor Aspect Consulting has made it possible for the AEG Washington Section to provide free meals to a limited number of geology/environmental students with advance approval.  Please contact Paul Zehfuss for more information.    Pay by check or cash only.  Make check payable to AEG.       

 
Speaker: Paul Marinos (2010 AEG Jahns Distinguished Lecturer), National Technical University of Athens  

     
Abstract:

Unlike most capital cities, Athens does not have a history of continuous expansion. It is one characterized by the glory of the golden age of the 5th century BC, followed by decline and near annihilation and then resurgence in the 19th century when it became the capital of independent Greece. Water shortage due to climatic and hydrogeologic conditions led to the imposition of the 6th century BC Solonian rules for ground water management. To face groundwater scarcity Athenians constructed impressive aqueducts and long tunnels. These were developed mainly during roman times (c 150AC). Dr Marinos will provide a brief review of the way that the ancient Athenians practiced geology in founding their city, and will then discuss the regional and local geologic conditions and geologic hazards that may be present in the metropolitan area including ground instability, seismic hazards, and erosion and sediment transport from the adjacent mountains. Dr Marinos will also discuss the geological and geotechnical data that have been compiled and processed through a relational database system developed by the Geotechnical Division of the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens.

Bio:

Dr Paul Marinos has extensive industrial experience having served as consultant, independent reviewer and member of consulting boards or panel of experts on major civil engineering projects in Greece and around the world. Dr Marinos and his team conduct research on a variety of applications of geology to engineering, mainly rock mass characterization, with special emphasis to tunnel design. His work also covers landslides, dam geology, and engineering in karstic terrain. Dr Marinos has authored or co-authored over 300 papers in journals or major conference proceedings. He was a key or invited lecturer in more than 40 conferences or special events and he has given lectures to universities and workshops, and has edited proceedings published by international publishers. Dr Marinos is a member of the Editorial Board of a number of prominent journals including Engineering Geology, Bulletin of the International Association of Geology, Landslides, Environmental Geology, Rock Mechanics and Environmental and Engineering Geosciences. 

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Dr Paul Marinos will be visiting Washington May 24-28, 2010. His lecture schedule is listed below. While here, he will present on a variety of topics. Please consider attending more than one of his lectures.

Paul Marinos (2010 AEG Jahns Distinguished Lecturer) – Washington Lecture Schedule
Date	Time	Place	Topic
Monday, May 24, 2010	4:00 pm	Western Washington University (WWU), Bellingham, Environmental Sciences (ES) Room 100	4) Rock Mass Characterization
Tuesday, May 25, 2010	4:30 pm	University of Washington (UW) Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept. (CEE), Seattle, More Hall, Room 225	5) Geology in Dam Engineering
Wednesday, May 26, 2010	5:30 pm	AEG Dinner Meeting, IvarÕs Salmon House, 401 NE Northlake Way, Seattle	6) Geology of Athens, Greece
Thursday, May 27, 2010	3:30 pm	University of Washington (UW) Earth and Space Sciences Department (ESS), Seattle. Johnson Hall Room 102.	4) Rock Mass Characterization

  
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2009-2010 AEG WASHINGTON SECTION CALENDAR

 
2009-2010 Dinner Meetings:

            

á       October 15, 2009 - Bo McFadden (GeoEngineers), MicrosoftÕs West Campus Development, Redmond, Washington.

á       November 19, 2009 – Frank Shuri (Golder Associates) speaks on the White King Uranium Mine, Environmental and Geotechnical Investigations and Mitigation. La Quinta, Tacoma.

á       December 14, 2009 – Holiday Party, Personal slide shows from AEG members and family, Pizza and beer, gift raffle, food drive. Duane Kreuger, the current AEG President, will give a 10-20 minute presentation on the status of AEG at the national level. PiecoraÕs Pizza, Seattle.

á       January 28, 2010 – Red Robinson (Shannon & Wilson) and Rich Sage (Sound Transit), Beacon Hill Tunnel (joint meeting with ASCE), Red Lion Inn, Bellevue.

á       February 18, 2010 - David Williams, author of Stories in Stone: Travels Through Urban Geology.  IvarÕs Seafood, Seattle.

á       March 25, 2010 – Randy Giles (WSDOT), Chuck Vita (URS), and Norm Norrish (Wyllie & Norrish Rock Engineers Inc.), Snoqualmie Pass 6-Lane Widening Project (joint meeting with ASCE), Red Lion Inn, Bellevue.

á       April 22, 2010 – Dave Norman (State Geologist – WA DNR) talks on Division's activities, status of library, etc., La Quinta, Tacoma.

á       May 26, 2010 – Paul Marinos (2010 AEG Jahns Distinguished Lecturer). Geology of Athens, Greece. A Case of Urban Geology for Land Use, Construction of Major Engineering Structures, Hazard Assessment and Sustainable Development.

 

2009-2010         Field Trips:

May 14-16, 2010 – Field trip to the North Olympic Peninsula. This is part one of a two part field trip being organized jointly by AEG and AWG (Association for Women Geoscientists). Preference will be given to active AEG and AWG members up until March 31st. Starting April 1st the trip will have open registration for anyone who is interested. Please contact Chip Barnett, the field trip registrar, at olympicfieldtrip2010@gmail.com for more information. (The field trip is full, but the waiting list is empty)

 

Several student field trip scholarships will be awarded to active AEG student members as a result of the generosity and support provided by Shannon & Wilson, Kleinfelder, and Boart Longyear.

Please contact Doug Anderson, the AEG Field Trip Chair, at leg516@thewiredcity.net for more information on the student scholarships. (The student scholarships have been awarded)