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8th October 2003, 07:39 AM
Fieldtrip: The Geology of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
by
Dr. Raymond "Slick" Beiersdorfer
Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH 44555
rebeiersdorfer@ysu.edu
and
Mark C. Wheeler, M.Sc.
President and Principal Geologist
Crawford Consulting
San Jose, CA 95113
mark@crawfordconsulting.com
Located 10 miles west of Las Vegas, Nevada, the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is an excellent location to examine the geology of the Spring Mountains. Features exposed include the Keystone and Red Spring Thrust Faults, Paleozoic carbonates and "petrified sand dunes" in the Jurassic Aztec Sandstone. The results of six hundred and fifty million years of Earth history in the region will be viewed.
The fieldtrip will include driving the 13-mile Red Rock scenic drive and some non-strenuous walking along trails within the canyon. The estimated duration of the fieldtrip is 3 to 4 hours. This fascinating tour will depart after the convention from the Tuscany Hotel and Casino on Sunday, January 18. The tour is limited to only 25 people, so make your reservations today. Fieldtrip participants will provide their own transportation and admission costs to visit the canyon. Admission into the park is $5.00 per car for a day pass. It’s recommended that you dress warmly, as the temperature in Las Vegas in January is a high of 56 degrees Fahrenheit. R.S.V.P. for this event by writing to Kelli at kelli@randi.org
Raymond E. Beiersdorfer
Raymond E. Beiersdorfer, a.k.a. Dr. Ray a.k.a. Slick, is a Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Youngstown State University in Ohio, but as a participant in the Federal Witness Protection Program, he still thinks he's Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople. He has received the YSU Distinguished Professorship Awards in Scholarship (1997, 2003) and Teaching (1998). He also won the YSU University Scholars Provost Award for Teaching in 1997 and the National Science Teachers Association Ohaus Award for College Science Teaching in 1995. In addition to his Ph.D., which he did not earn from Oxford, Harvard, Yale, or Stanford, he has a license to practice jocularity from the Chuckle Institute for the Humor Impaired. He has served 10 years at Youngstown State University where he has mentored dozens of students, all of whom unfortunately are now under indictment. Professor Beiersdorfer has admittedly contributed to the destruction of scores of trees and shrubbery by publishing more than a dozen journal articles or chapters in the geological and science education literature. The quality of these publications reflects his life-long commitment to mediocrity and his professional motto: "Go for the Bronze!" He has been a Convenor, Field Trip Leader and Invited Speaker for the International Geological Correlation Program Project 294: Very-low grade metamorphism. He has worked for NASA investigating the geochemistry of synthetic soils for use in long duration space missions and Lunar and Martian Outposts. Despite the fact that he is a terrible singer, his most recent DVD “Geology Rocks!” has received enthusiastic praise at conferences and living rooms nationwide. His performance art work generates enormous local media coverage. His name was recently mentioned on the International Space Station. Dr. Beiersdorfer hoped to spend his first sabbatical attending Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus's Clown College. Instead he was the Research and Education Fellow at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Studies (CIRES) at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His appointment to this distinguished fellowship really shocked his parents who expected him to have his own talk show by now.
Mark C. Wheeler
Mark Crawford Wheeler is a geologist earning a living as an environmental consultant in San Jose, California. Mr. Wheeler is a California Registered Geologist and he carries his license to practice geology with him at all times. He received his B.S in Geology from Haverford College and his M.S in Geology from the University of California, Davis, where he was a fellow graduate student with the then pre-Dr. Raymond E. Beiersdorfer. Mr. Wheeler is the proud owner of a two-person firm, Crawford Consulting, Inc., a spin-off from a previous firm he started in 1992. Mr. Wheeler has 25 years of professional experience in hydrogeology, geology, geochemistry, and environmental science, including 17 years as an environmental consultant in California. He has been the project manager, technical program manager, or project geologist for over 50 sites involving subsurface characterization, geologic and hydrogeologic evaluation, water quality assessment, and remedial measures implementation. Mr. Wheeler’s work on the isotopic composition of sulfate in acid mine drainage as a measure of bacterial oxidation was published in the journal Nature, and he has been an invited speaker on environmental investigations at the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences in New Zealand. His favorite kind of work is monitoring landfills for leakage of chemical contaminants to groundwater. He also enjoys toxic waste pits and pesticide residue ponds, and likes to boast about his investigation of solvent leakage from a Titan Missile Base.
by
Dr. Raymond "Slick" Beiersdorfer
Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH 44555
rebeiersdorfer@ysu.edu
and
Mark C. Wheeler, M.Sc.
President and Principal Geologist
Crawford Consulting
San Jose, CA 95113
mark@crawfordconsulting.com
Located 10 miles west of Las Vegas, Nevada, the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is an excellent location to examine the geology of the Spring Mountains. Features exposed include the Keystone and Red Spring Thrust Faults, Paleozoic carbonates and "petrified sand dunes" in the Jurassic Aztec Sandstone. The results of six hundred and fifty million years of Earth history in the region will be viewed.
The fieldtrip will include driving the 13-mile Red Rock scenic drive and some non-strenuous walking along trails within the canyon. The estimated duration of the fieldtrip is 3 to 4 hours. This fascinating tour will depart after the convention from the Tuscany Hotel and Casino on Sunday, January 18. The tour is limited to only 25 people, so make your reservations today. Fieldtrip participants will provide their own transportation and admission costs to visit the canyon. Admission into the park is $5.00 per car for a day pass. It’s recommended that you dress warmly, as the temperature in Las Vegas in January is a high of 56 degrees Fahrenheit. R.S.V.P. for this event by writing to Kelli at kelli@randi.org
Raymond E. Beiersdorfer
Raymond E. Beiersdorfer, a.k.a. Dr. Ray a.k.a. Slick, is a Professor of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Youngstown State University in Ohio, but as a participant in the Federal Witness Protection Program, he still thinks he's Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople. He has received the YSU Distinguished Professorship Awards in Scholarship (1997, 2003) and Teaching (1998). He also won the YSU University Scholars Provost Award for Teaching in 1997 and the National Science Teachers Association Ohaus Award for College Science Teaching in 1995. In addition to his Ph.D., which he did not earn from Oxford, Harvard, Yale, or Stanford, he has a license to practice jocularity from the Chuckle Institute for the Humor Impaired. He has served 10 years at Youngstown State University where he has mentored dozens of students, all of whom unfortunately are now under indictment. Professor Beiersdorfer has admittedly contributed to the destruction of scores of trees and shrubbery by publishing more than a dozen journal articles or chapters in the geological and science education literature. The quality of these publications reflects his life-long commitment to mediocrity and his professional motto: "Go for the Bronze!" He has been a Convenor, Field Trip Leader and Invited Speaker for the International Geological Correlation Program Project 294: Very-low grade metamorphism. He has worked for NASA investigating the geochemistry of synthetic soils for use in long duration space missions and Lunar and Martian Outposts. Despite the fact that he is a terrible singer, his most recent DVD “Geology Rocks!” has received enthusiastic praise at conferences and living rooms nationwide. His performance art work generates enormous local media coverage. His name was recently mentioned on the International Space Station. Dr. Beiersdorfer hoped to spend his first sabbatical attending Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus's Clown College. Instead he was the Research and Education Fellow at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Studies (CIRES) at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His appointment to this distinguished fellowship really shocked his parents who expected him to have his own talk show by now.
Mark C. Wheeler
Mark Crawford Wheeler is a geologist earning a living as an environmental consultant in San Jose, California. Mr. Wheeler is a California Registered Geologist and he carries his license to practice geology with him at all times. He received his B.S in Geology from Haverford College and his M.S in Geology from the University of California, Davis, where he was a fellow graduate student with the then pre-Dr. Raymond E. Beiersdorfer. Mr. Wheeler is the proud owner of a two-person firm, Crawford Consulting, Inc., a spin-off from a previous firm he started in 1992. Mr. Wheeler has 25 years of professional experience in hydrogeology, geology, geochemistry, and environmental science, including 17 years as an environmental consultant in California. He has been the project manager, technical program manager, or project geologist for over 50 sites involving subsurface characterization, geologic and hydrogeologic evaluation, water quality assessment, and remedial measures implementation. Mr. Wheeler’s work on the isotopic composition of sulfate in acid mine drainage as a measure of bacterial oxidation was published in the journal Nature, and he has been an invited speaker on environmental investigations at the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences in New Zealand. His favorite kind of work is monitoring landfills for leakage of chemical contaminants to groundwater. He also enjoys toxic waste pits and pesticide residue ponds, and likes to boast about his investigation of solvent leakage from a Titan Missile Base.