After leaving Binghamton,I got married and received my MS in Geology from UMASS. My wife Julie and I have three boys; Jascha, age 18; Alex, 12; and Sam, 7. We live in suburban Philadelphia. This summer, we rented a cabin on the Chenango River for a few days and I had the opportunity to bore my kids with a tour of all the places I lived and hung out in Bighamton when I was there -- horribly boring for them, but great memories for me!

If any alumni or students ever manage to pass through Spokane, stop by for a visit.

My own work has focused first on urban hydrology, then ground water/surface water interactions in the Great Lakes and in alpine settings and now om assessing ground-water recharge and how to get the urban planning process to incorporate it. My only contacts with other geoalumni are with Laurie (Sajor) and Dave Thomas and Bob Loucks, so it'd be great to hear from others too.

E&P geologist with Phillips Petroleum Bartleville, Stavanger & London '76-81. Chief geologist with International Energy Development Corp - which was transformed into the Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co (KUFPEC)in PERTH West Australia, '81-'86. Chief geologist with Bridge Oil (bought by Parker & Parsley) in Sydney '87-'95. Exploration manager/chief geologist with Santos in Adelaide South Australia 1996-2001. Opted for public service job in Jan 2002, Director of the Petroleum Group in the State's Resource & Energy Group.

Bill Frederick

On the personal side I reside in Danville, CA, 35 km east of San Francisco, 2km from the northern Calaveras fault, and on the footwall of the Mt. Diablo blind thrust (and I do have earthquake insurance). Ronni and I have been married for 29 years. Our daughter Dara teaches first grade locally, and our son Mark is about to set off to LA to become a famous actor and allow us to continue to live in the style we've become accustomed to!

I graduated with an MS in metamorphic geology from UNC Chapel Hill in 2004. I had a short stint working on air quality issues with the EPA before I moved to Houston, TX to take a job as a hydrocarbon geologist with Anadarko Petroleum. Currently I am drilling wells in a large gas field in east Texas, but I am hoping to start a new position in exploration geology focused on either the Rocky or Appalachian Mountains.

I bought my first house about a year ago (9/06) and have since spent much of my time at Home Depot, the nursery (spending too much money on my new found love of gardenting), playing with a local concert band, and travelling.  (updated 10/17/07)

Hi everybody and especially all of you who came to teas from 1978-83!!!!

Defended my Dissertation and obtained my Ph.D. degree (University of Missouri, Columbia) this year. It was about time, because my son David, who has just started kindergarten, was catching up fast! I'll try from now on to keep in touch a little more.

On the personal side, my wife (Barbara Moran '80) and I celebrate our 20th anniversary this year, and our son (the first and only child) celebrates his 5th birthday. We've just bought our first home.

Life is pretty good.

Married to Judy, three children: Ben - Vanderbilt graduate; David at University of Kentucky; Jamie in 6th grade. Jamie is the only possible geologist, but hasn't made up her mind yet.

Went to work for cement raw materials supplier ..been there ever since - 18 years...now Sr.VP-Operations. As much into ocean shipping (Charter Parties, stevedoring, nautical law, contracting, inland transport, Miss River Operations, barging.....) as geology - Once the geology of a source is determined, it's static, so operations is the mainstay.

Still, SUNY - B comes into play with :
Bauxite - Dominican Republic
Gypsum - Jamaica, Newfoundland, Spain
High Purity Limestone (Flux for Blast Furnaces) - Dom Rep
Finished and Unfinished (Clinker) Cement - Thailand, China, Korea, Colombia, Venezuela, Greece, Spain...etc...
Anhydrite - Jamaica
Blast furnace and steel making slag - Italy, Argentina, US

Drop a line if you are so inclined...would like to hear from you.

I continue to serve as volunteer for several professional societies: as Associate Editor of AAPG Bulletin and on SPE technical committees. I have served the well logging society, SPWLA, in a variety of elected offices, as editor of their technical journal, "The Log Analyst" (now "Petrophysics") and on various technical committees.

For the benefit of well-logging and petrophysics professions, I maintain a bibliography of well-log related scientific and technical literature that is published annually by SPWLA. I also contribute occasional technical-meeting posters and published review papers on well-logging technology and applications.

I've been pretty busy doing applied hydrogeology and groundwater modeling since graduating. All the projects that I deal with are multi-million dollar budgets and seem to be never ending. I'm actively involved with the Association of Engineering Geologists (AEG) and a member of NYSCPG, CNYAPG, BAPG, NHGS, GSA and IAMG. I plan on applying for the professional geologist license in NY once the bill is passed.Since my last blurb on the alumni webpage, a few things changed.

(Updated 4/15/08)
After three years in New England, I transferred to Haley & Aldrich’s Rochester Office and took on several board and committee positions with NYSCPG and BAPG and volunteered with the NGWA. After three years in Rochester, I was pretty burned out with environmental work and was not doing what I really wanted to do. So I left H&A and headed south to Tampa to revitalize my career at PBS&J. I have been strictly dealing with classical hydrogeology for the water resources industry in Southwest Florida with workloads ranging from population estimates to large scale groundwater modeling and impact modeling to water use permits for municipalities and private clients. Florida is a hydrogeologist’s dream state and work is bountiful. Since moving down here, I picked up another two PG licenses (FL and MS) adding a few more letters to my CV (up to seven states licenses now). Outside of work, I’m chairing the Ground Water Modeling Interest Group and chairing the Deep Ground Water Investigations Interest Group for the NGWA, I’m a contributing author to the NGWA water well standards manual (in progress), and worked as a contributing author, on the behalf of FAPG-AIPG, of the Pasco County, Florida’s geologic hazard (sinkhole) ordinance. I am also volunteering/participating in the NGWA mentoring program.

A few months after returning to the U.S. I started my employment with OSM in the field of mine land (primarily coal mined land) reclamation. Most of what I do are geotechnical investigations, but the assignments have always been pleasantly varied.

Hope all my ex-friends and acquaintances are well.

Personally: Not much new, Playing lots of music in a Jazz Band (Conga/Shekere/Cajon/etc).

Oh, also working on building an internet empire.

Prior to working for the Fund, spent nine years working on Lake Erie issues as supervisor of the Lake Erie Geology Group for the Ohio Geological Survey in Sandusky, Ohio. Research focused on nearshore coastal processes, erosion and sediment transport in riverine and nearshore systems, sand resource management, Great Lakes hydrology and water levels, wetlands hyrdology and restoration, dam removals, and physical controls on aquatic habitat.

I am currently trying to build a Chesapeake Bay stick-up crab skiff; I'll let you know if it sinks or floats.

I have two children, and life is good.

Quite a ways from driving an OCC bus, eh?

My daughter was just born when I started graduate school at SUNY and my twin sons were just born when I finished. Now, she is a Junior in college and they are Sophomores in high school. Linda and I are very happily living in Castro Valley. We occasionally attend Binghamton alumni gatherings in the Bay Area.

I'm married, no kids, but many dogs. My wife (Nancy) & I show and occasionally breed Komondors. We are also both AKC approved dog show Judges.

I worked for Amoco for 13.5 years, and have been an independent geologist (I am officially president of my own company, Coal Creek Resources, Inc.)ever since (1997-present). I work in the oil and gas business, and focus mainly on natural gas exploration in Oklahoma.
(Email address updated 7/25/06)

Each semester for the past five years I have conducted field trips in the Adirondack/Caatskill region for Rowan University geology students. I have been fortunate in being able to combine my interest in geology with my love for teaching.

Upon retirement, I relocated from New Jersey to the Albany, New York area and married Barbara Muller. Barbara and I have enjoyed extensive travel in Europe, Africa, South America and the United States.

Ms. Landon, an independent petroleum geologist affiliated with Thomasson Partner Associates in Denver, Colorado, is actively involved in petroleum exploration and production and teaches industry courses worldwide. She received her Bachelor's degree in geology from Knox College in Illinois and her Master's from the State University of New York at Binghamton. Her career in the petroleum industry began in Denver with Amoco Production Company in 1974. Early experience included exploration throughout the Rocky Mountains, Alaska, and the Midcontinent. In 1987, she was transferred to Houston as Exploration Training Manager for Amoco. Her career as a consultant and independent began in 1990, when she returned to Denver. Currently she consults for several companies and develops exploration ideas in the United States.

Ms. Landon has served two terms on the Board of Earth Sciences and Resources of the National Research Council and currently serves as the Chairman of the Committee on Earth Resources. The Governor of Colorado appointed her to serve on the Advisery Committee of the Colorado Geological Survey from 1991-1998 and, in 1996, she was appointed by Secretary of the Interior Babbitt to the National Cooperative Mapping Advisery Committee. She has also been active in several professional organizations serving as President of the American Institute of Professional Geologists, Treasurer of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, and President of the American Geological Institute. During 2001, she was President of the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists. In 1999, GSA awarded her the status of Fellow. She has received the Distinguished Service Award and Honorary Membership from the AAPG and the Martin Van Couvering Award and Ben H. Parker Memorial Medal from AIPG.

She has published and presented papers relating to exploration and was editor of Memoir 59: Interior Rift Basins published by AAPG.

I think Bay Area alum should get together and have "tea" sometime!

I went to work for Shell at their Bellaire Research Center in Houston in 1980, before actually finishing the dissertation. I got married in 1984, and was immediately transferred to New Orleans. One Kid, daughter Rachel, in 1985. In 1986, The oil industry fell apart, and our whole province ceased to exist. I took a "package", spent a year getting Ph.D, stuff published and looking for a geology job.

Facing reality, my first wife and I invested everything we had in starting up the first desktop publishing service bureau in New Orleans in 1987. We also taught computer graphics and desktop publishing at Tulane's University College Microcomputer Training Center. Second Kid, Benjamin, 1988. 1991: divorce, business goes under.

In 1992, I was able to land a Research-Assistant Professor position at the University of Miami with Robert Ginsburg, who had been on my Masters Committee. Recognizing that I'd never be able to live in the same city as my children if I stayed in geology, I started taking education courses. (Now begins the part that was published in the alumni newsletter.)

I began teaching high school science in Dade County, Florida in 1994, leaving a post as research faculty at the University of Miami. Once Certified in Florida, I sought a job in New Orleans where my children from my first marriage (Rachel, 16 & Benjamin, 13) live. In 1996, I remarried (Glenny Pipes Warzeski) and began teaching at St. Martin's Episcopal School in the New Orleans area. A year later, I became Science Department Head.

In 1999, we suffered a devastating loss when my youngest step-daughter, Gifford Riess, was murdered by an ex-boyfriend. She was 23, and a rookie New Orleans Police Officer (with 2 college degrees!).

One of the accomplishments of which I am proudest is helping Glenny to address the many ways in which the "system" failed both Gifford and her attacker, in a state which is routinely in the top two for per-capita domestic/dating homicides. Glenny has catalyzed a systemic change which extends from new attitudes and practices on the part of police, to domestic violence actually being included in the curricula of the professional schools (Law, Social Work, Medicine, Nursing, Criminal Justice) whose graduates have to deal with victims and abusers.

We also forced a law through the legislature this year which extends to victims in dating relationships the same protections (e.g. a protection order within 24 hours, vs. the 12 days it took Gifford with a family full of attorneys, and two law firms) that are available to domestic violence victims. The law took effect August 15th, 2001. The chief opposition to the bill was from people who considered it a plot to obtain legal protection for gays and lesbians, or an attempt to broaden the term "family" to include same-sex relationships. We blew these objections out of the water via Glenny's testimony about Gifford's experiences, and through direct lobbying of every state senator and representative. Sometimes the magic works.

Final update: I was (finally) able to pass the department chairmanship onto someone else, so am gleefully just a science teacher again!

After BNY I went on for a PhD in Seismology at Cambridge.  I've been with the DoD for over a decade now, the consistent job theme has been limiting the proliferation of nuclear WMD.  My wife Sally Beerbower (Dick Beerbower's daughter) and I recently celebrated our 15th wedding annversary-- we met at a Geology Tea in 1985 while working on our respective MA's.  We live in DC and find the whole region has a lot to offer. (updated January, 2008)

After 8 years of graduate school (whew!) I found a passion with teaching Earth Science. Currently, I teach Earth Science and Oceanography at SUNY/Westchester Community College and I am loving every minute of it! I also work with the E&O Division of IRIS, assisting with the SCEC E-cubed project (part of the greater Digital Library for Earth Science and Engineering project), writing entries for a web-based Encyclopedia of Earthquakes.

I live in Westchester County, NY with my 2 cats, Kona and Papaya.

And there WAS one other Geology major in my optometry school class!

I vividly recall working in Dave Jenkins' un-air conditioned hydrothermal lab during the summer of '88 - the hottest on record - with all those ovens cooking. I think I passed out once or twice.

I live in Schuylerville ("Old Saratoga"), a small town on the Hudson River, with my wife Martha and our beagle Willie in a 150+ year old house that we have been restoring for the past 10 years. Still a few years to go on that project.

In 1997 I began working for Chevron in Lafayette, LA as a Geophysicist on Gulf of Mexico Shelf projects. Currently, I am working for Chevron Texaco as a Geophysicist in the Nigeria Exploration group.

I am married with two children.

After graduating from Binghamton, I worked briefly (1.5 years) for a Kansas City regional engineering company (Burns and McDonnell) before being sufficiently disallusioned with the environmental industry to jump ship to oil and gas. Together with the help of Amerada Hess Corporation, I completed a PhD (2001) in seismic migration at Rice University under Manik Talwani. After working for Hess for a year in their seismic processing group, I left (2002) for a geophysical advisor role at GX Technology. GXT specialize in time and depth imaging for both Majors and Independents in Houston and abroad.

(Updated 4/30/08)  Since 2005 I have been working as an independent consultant in Houston, Texas. I am a 50% partner in a small consulting company called Agile Seismic LP specializing
in bringing high end 3D seismic processing and imaging to small to mid-sized independents. We have 5 major clients and are actively engaged in projects ranging: seismic acquisition, processing, depth imaging and prospect generation.

Past professional stops include: Veritas DGC, GX Technology, Amerada Hess, Harc/GTRI and Burns and McDonnell. I defended a PhD in geophysics at Rice University under Manik Talwani
(with the financial and technical support of Amerada Hess) in 2001.

On a personal note - I have lived happily in Houston for over 11 years. My wife Rosemarie and I recently celebrated 5 years of marriage and are the proud parents of 3 year old Madeline Frances
and 1 year old John Alexander.

I know there are plenty of alums working in Houston - if any read this note - pls feel free to contact me for a beer or chat.  -Ted.

I am now living just south of the Adirondack Park in New York State and work part time as both a licensed New York State whitewater raft guide and for an outdoor equipment retailer.

I live in Juniata County, at the base of Tuscarora Mountain. A colleague tells me that that the relief at my home (1600 ft) is the greatest in PA.

In 1992, I started as an environmental consultant with CA Rich Consultants, Inc. Sea Cliff, NY. In 1995, I co-founded R & C Formation, Ltd., 30 Broadway, Suite 6, Massapequa, NY.

On a personnal note, I am married to Sandra, whom I met at SUNY-B, and we have two boys - Micheal (6) and Justin (4). I am always happy to receive the Newsletter and read about classmates and professors. I was glad to read up on Jennifer Coates - glad to see your doing well. Also glad to read about Dick Naslund and family in Chile. I remember Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology well (don't quiz me on it), and wish I was more serious student in following up on Skaegaard trip. That was one of the best experiences I ever had.

Congratulations to Jen Monteith on the baby and to Herm Roberson (Tell Matt I said Hello). One last note, we may be very busy this summer and have been kicking around the idea of an intern. If there is any interest, give me a call (516) 797-7330, or email.

Sincerely, Rob Heiss.

I live in Nashua, New Hampshire with my software engineer wife and two kids, ages 10 and 16. Whenever I can spare the time I spend as much time hiking and backpacking in the mountains of New Hampshire and Maine.

Would love to hear from some of the old crowd!

As a sideline, I carve emu and ostrich eggs and turn pieces of shell into jewelry, bowls, nightlights, et al. and sell them at the renaissance faires in AZ and NY.

I have two grown sons and am about to become a grandmother (of course I'm much too young to be in such a position!) Feel free to email me if you want to know anything more!

I think about the "hoot" we had during our 6-week Maine fieldwork experience quite often. Makes me realize what I great program I graduated from. Hope I can get up for a "Tea" on a warm, spring Friday sometime...Ahhhhhhh!

Cindy, Lorraine & Vinnie...last time I saw you was on the Kittery Formation...How've you been?

In my down-time, I have prospected here in GA, and its not much easier for someone with a BS in geology than anyone else. Just some good times and plenty of work. I spend a good deal of time assisting in the rebuild/maintenance of steam locomotives and other railway equipment at the museum in Chattanooga, TN. Another great bunch of people to work and "play" (ie operate what we fix) with. I don't know if geology will ever be a serious part of my future endeavors, but thats just the way things work out. So, keep tracking the polar wobble, engineer for the quakes, contain that pollution, find those mineral deposits, renew the ground water, and all those other things geoscience allows.

From my office in Baltimore I get to see some of the countries foulest air....guess I picked the right place to work if I actually want to "do something".

On the personal side, still single, but happily co-habiting with two cats, and loving being back on the east coast- if I never live in Arizona again, it'll be too soon.
(updated 9/4/03)

Personal: same old
(updated 11/6/03)

I have two kids, Heather who is 8 and Tommy who is 7. They comsume most of my time and energy these days.

Indeed.

Ocean Acoustics is very much like seismology. The only real difference is the absence of S waves. To make up for that, the processing is much more sophisticated. I am really enjoying the change.

My family is doing well. My little girl is now approaching two.
(Updated 11/18/03)

Molnia was awarded a Ph.D. in marine geology from the University of South Carolina in 1972, a M.A. in marine geology from Duke University in 1969, and a B.A. in geology from Harpur College, State University of New York at Binghamton in 1967. Molnia has conducted glacial, marine, remote sensing, and coastal research in equatorial, temperate, sub-polar, and polar regions for nearly 35 years. Molnia's current research interest are glacial processes, impacts of changing climate, shallow marine geology, remote sensing, and glacial-marine sedimentation.

Most of Molnia's studies have focused on Alaska. His interest in Alaskan glaciers began in 1968. For more than a decade, Molnia has led an interdisciplinary research group studying environmental and climate changes at the Bering and Malaspina Glaciers, the two largest glaciers in continental North America. These studies are focused on use of remote-sensing to monitor environmental and climate change, coastal erosion and sedimentation, and glacier processes.

Molnia has authored, coauthored, or edited more than 200 articles, abstracts, and maps, as well as several books. In his capacity as the Forum Editor of GSA TODAY, the newspaper of the Geological Society of America, Molnia wrote more than 100 monthly columns. Molnia is the author of Alaska's Glaciers (1981, 1993), Glaciers of Alaska (2001) and the Alaska chapter of the Satellite Image Atlas of the Glaciers of the World (in press).

Since 1992, Molnia has investigated marine contamination and radioactive waste disposal issues in the Arctic and the Russian Far East. He served as science coordinator for a Japan-Russia-US Study Group on Dumped Nuclear Waste in the Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, and the North Pacific Ocean. The Group conducted international workshops in 1995 and 1996. Both workshops created a highly productive Japan-Russia-US dialogue for developing cooperation on dealing with liquid and solid nuclear waste disposal problems. From 1992 to 1994, Molnia chaired the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) Arctic Contamination Technical Planning Committee which conducted the international Workshop on Arctic Contamination in May 1993. In 1997, Molnia was appointed to the Advisery Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS) Advisery Board on Pollution Control and Prevention.

Bruce F. Molnia
12718 Laurel Grove Way
Fairfax, VA 22033
bmolnia@cox.net
703-620-3155

I'm married with one wonderfully charming son, Jackson, who will soon turn two (and we hope won't be too terrible).