Central Ohio’s Geology in Core and Outcrop Workshop
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey and the Ohio Geological Society in cooperation with DLZ-Ohio, Inc., invite engineering and geoscience professionals to unravel the mysteries of the near-surface geology of central Ohio. Workshop attendees will earn professional development hours while learning about the diagnostic environmental and geologic characteristics; hydrogeologic properties; general engineering characteristics; potential environmental and geologic hazards; and economic uses for each mapped, geologic unit. Participants will have the unique opportunity to use and critique preliminary fact sheets for a planned field guide. Hands-on exercises will bring geologic units alive through comparisons of concise unit descriptions with core examples and outcrop photographs. Also, a series of short cores from boreholes will test each participant’s interpretative skills, demonstrate the utility of the field guide in simulated field settings, and provide insight to the diverse, stratigraphic relationships of central Ohio near-surface geologic units.
Who should attend
Engineering and geoscience professionals—particularly entry-level geoscientists and engineers, geologists, and drillers who work in central Ohio and want to gain knowledge on local geology.
When
Tuesday, April 20, 2010, from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Where
Horace R. Collins Laboratory, 3307 South Old State Road, Delaware, Ohio 43015
Professional Development Hours: 7.0
Cost
$100 before April 13
$120 after April 13
Please make checks and money orders payable to the Ohio Geological Society.
Seating is limited to the first 70 participants.
Contact Information
Workshop registration is available by completing and mailing the registration form to the ODNR Division of Geological Survey, 2045 Morse Road, Bldg. C-1,Columbus, OH 43229-6693. Direct all questions to Greg Schumacher at (740) 548-7348, ext. 25 or by e-mail at greg.schumacher@dnr.state.oh.us.