Barbara Tewksbury, the William R. Kenan Professor of Geosciences, will present a short talk to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake on Tuesday, April 18, at 7 p.m. in room G041 of the Science Center. The talk will be followed by a screening of the classic geology film "San Francisco: City That Waits to Die." The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Geology Club.
Tewksbury specializes in the study of structural and planetary geology and plate tectonics, whose shifting can cause earthquakes. She has published papers for many journals including the Journal of Structural Geology, Geological Society of America Bulletin, and Journal of Geoscience Education. Tewksbury has received many grants from the National Science Foundation to run workshops to promote reform in geoscience education and to instruct geoscience faculty in effective and innovative teaching methods in the geosciences. She was named New York State Professor of the Year Award in 1997 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Tewksbury specializes in the study of structural and planetary geology and plate tectonics, whose shifting can cause earthquakes. She has published papers for many journals including the Journal of Structural Geology, Geological Society of America Bulletin, and Journal of Geoscience Education. Tewksbury has received many grants from the National Science Foundation to run workshops to promote reform in geoscience education and to instruct geoscience faculty in effective and innovative teaching methods in the geosciences. She was named New York State Professor of the Year Award in 1997 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
