| NOVA Annandale | Geology | Bentley | Talks and seminars | |
"The geological history of the mid-Atlantic region," Smithsonian Resident Associates Program, Summer 2012.
"Geological outreach in the digital age," Structural Geology and Tectonics Forum, Williamstown, MA, Summer 2012.
"Snowball Earth," George Mason University GeoClub, Fairfax, VA, Spring 2012.
"The facts that have scientists concerned about Earth's changing climate," NOVA Annandale Climate Change Symposium; Annandale, VA, Spring 2012.
"The geologic history of Shenandoah National Park," The Village at Rockville, Rockville, MD, Spring 2012.
"South Africa: a geological safari in search of the other Big Five," Geological Society of Washington, Washington, DC, Spring 2012.
"Why bother blogging geoscience?" American Geophysical Union fall meeting Communicating Your Science workshop, San Francisco, CA, Fall 2011.
"The geologic history of Shenandoah National Park," Potomac Appalachian Trail Club annual dinner, Vienna, VA, Fall 2011.
"A national blog as a medium for student engagement," Geological Society of America annual meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Fall 2011. [video]
"Two months of rock and road: my 2011 North American geology road trip," Mineralogical Society of Washington, DC, Fall 2011.
"History before history: the geologic saga of Washington, DC," Walkingtown DC walking tour; Washington, DC, Fall 2011.
"A mechanical model for high–strain zones: development of multi-scale fabrics modeled by a multi-order Eshelby approach." Presented by Dazhi Jiang, with CB as co-author. Deformation localization in rocks: New approaches. Penrose Conference in Cap de Creus, Spain, Summer 2011.
"Digital links, Real connections: Three tales of the benefits of blogging," AGU/AMS Summmer Policy Colloquium, Summer 2011.
"Bedrock Geology of Washington, DC," DC Science Writers Association, Summer 2011.
"Geology of the Billy Goat Trail and Berma Road," C&O Canal National Historical Park, Spring 2011.
"Geology along the C&O Canal," Potomac Conservancy; Lockhouse 8 River Center, MD, Spring 2011.
"Using gigapan to create a virtual Virginia for geology," Virginia Department of Geology and Mineral Resources symposium, Spring 2011.
"Three cool things that happened to me because I blog about geology," VCCS Science Peer Conference, Fall 2010.
"Ocean Acidification," Green Club movie screening, NOVA Annandale, Fall 2010.
"History before history: the geologic saga of Washington, DC," Walkingtown DC walking tour; Washington, DC, Fall 2010.
"Bedrock Geology of Washington, DC," DC Science Writers Association, Fall 2010.
"Digital links, real connections: three tales of how blogging helps build community," SERC 'Role of Two-Year Colleges in Geoscience Education and in Broadening Participation in the Geosciences' Planning Workshop, Annandale, VA, Summer 2010.
"State of the Geoblogosphere 2010," American Geophysical Union Public Information Committee meeting, Washington, DC, Summer 2010.
"State of the Geoblogosphere 2010," Geological Society of America NE/SE joint section meeting, Baltimore, MD, Spring 2010.
"Why geologists are concerned about climate change," Washington Latin Public Charter School, Washington, DC, Spring 2010.
"How to make a Smartboard movie or die trying," Power Up Your Pedagogy conference, NOVA Annandale, Spring 2010.
"Smartboards: How to use them or die trying," Achieving the Dream forum, NOVA Annandale, Fall 2009.
"Field trips as a tool for recruitment, retention, and education," Geological Society of America annual meeting, Portland, OR, Fall 2009.
"Touring and exploring: the role of field trips in geologic learning." MSSE capstone defense, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, Summer 2009.
"Geology along the C&O Canal," Potomac Conservancy; Lockhouse 8 River Center, MD, Summer 2009.
"Saving energy, money, and civilization itself: NOVA is going green" NOVA Classified Staff Cross-Campus Day, Spring 2009.
"Charles Darwin, Geologist," NOVA Annandale Darwin/Lincoln 200th Birthday Celebration, Annandale, VA, Spring 2009.
"New technologies in geology instruction," NOVA Power Up Your Pedagogy Conference, Annandale, VA, Winter 2008. [video]
"Using new technologies in geology instruction," VCCS Science Peer Conference; Wintergreen, VA, Fall 2008.
"A geologist's perspective on climate change," Chinn Park Regional Library; Woodbridge, VA, Fall 2008.
"Two months of rock and road: a North American geology road trip," NOVA Annandale Science Seminar series; Annandale, VA, Fall 2008.
"Rise of the geoblogosphere," Geological Society of Washington; Washington, DC, Fall 2008.
"History before history: the geologic saga of Washington, DC," Walkingtown DC walking tour; Washington, DC, Fall 2008.
"Geology along the C&O Canal," Potomac Conservancy; Lockhouse 8 River Center, MD, Summer 2008.
"Geology along the C&O Canal," National Science Foundation; Arlington, VA, Spring 2008.
"History before history: the geologic saga of Washington, DC," Walkingtown DC walking tour; Washington, DC Spring 2008.
"A geologist's perspective on climate change," NOVA Manassas Climate Change Teach-In; Manassas, VA, Spring 2008.
"Meltdown: How an invisible gas is changing our world," NOVA Annandale Climate Change Symposium; Annandale, VA, Spring 2008.
"Geology along the C&O Canal," George Mason University GeoClub, Fairfax, VA, Spring 2007.
"History before history: the geologic saga of Washington, DC," Walkingtown DC walking tour, Washington, DC, Spring 2007.
"Three months of rock and road: a North American geology roadtrip," George Mason University GeoClub, Fairfax, VA, Fall 2007.
"Rock fabric in the Sierra Crest Shear Zone, California: implications for crustal-scale transpressional shear zones," George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, Fall 2004.
"Rock fabric in the Sierra Crest Shear Zone, California: implications for crustal-scale transpressional shear zones,." Geology M.S. thesis defense, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, Fall 2004.