NYESTA Summer Field Conference 2025

August 5th-7th

Hudson Highlands Region

Engaging teachers with local Earth Science phenomena, specifically tectonic plates

See the NYS science standards covered here

Hosted by NYESTA 

in conjunction with

Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
of Columbia University

&

Rutgers University

CTLE Hours Available

Field trips:

Geology of the Western Hudson Highlands led by Dr. Alec Gates

Sterling Hill Mining Museum – Fluorescent Minerals

plus

Tour of the LDEO campus facilities including Core Lab, Tree Ring Lab,  and Geochemistry, Lab led by Dr. Michael Passow

Talk by Dr. Juan Martinez, Senior Research Staff Assistant at the Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN) of the Columbia Climate School.  

Awards Dinner Guest Speaker: Dr. Folarin Kolawole

Title of talk: “Active or Reactive? The Seismogenic Faults of the Newark Passive Margin, New Jersey

Guest Scientists: Dr. Michael Passow, Dr. Folarin Kolawole, Dr. Alec Gates, Dr. Juan Martinez

See the Event Page for more details and specific conference events.

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