Abstracts

• 17033 From Rocks to Numbers - an Unexpected Journey From the career perspective, I've had two major twists - one into geophysics and one into homeland security. Both overstretched my limited math abilities, but depended mightily on "where I'd been" and "what I'd learned" in my career. From Rocks to Numbers - an Unexpected Journey
  From Rocks to Numbers - an Unexpected Journey
• 20884 Bent and Broken - Confessions of a Structural Geologist This is a more technical presentation combining theory, laboratory and field observations into developing structural concepts and how it has evolved into an exploration model. Bent and Broken - Confessions of a Structural Geologist
  Bent and Broken - Confessions of a Structural Geologist
• 17034 Energy and National Security Modern society is not sustainable without energy. However, society’s choices, while often contentious, create both problems and possibilities for the future. Energy and National Security
  Energy and National Security
• 17032 Fracking - A Curse or a Blessing? This is a less-technical education topic. It can be condensed to an hour or given as 2 two-hour sessions. It stresses selected controversial aspects of fracking that touch some combination of environment and economics and includes a short video of how fracking is done. Fracking - A Curse or a Blessing?
  Fracking - A Curse or a Blessing?
• 20883 Oil and Politics This is a brief look at the interplay of the oil business and geopolitics. Of particular note is the role that the Middle East has and continues to play in the international energy equation and how events far away can affect the U.S. job market. Oil and Politics
  Oil and Politics