Geologic Quirks of the Sandias Free Lecture by Dirk Van Hart

Popular, local geologist, Dirk Van Hart, will discuss the geology of the Sandia Mountains in lay terms.  Find out how the people and history of the area were shaped by these beautiful, haunting peaks.

Dirk began his professional career in 1965 as a petroleum geologist.  During the next two decades the geologist’s typical gypsy life took Dirk and his family to Oklahoma, Texas, California, Guatemala, and Ecuador.  In 1986 he moved to Albuquerque where he contracted out for geological exploration projects in Italy and Belize. In 1994, Dirk joined a Sandia National Laboratories technical team tasked to characterize the geology of Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque.  He is currently retired and loves sharing his knowledge of geology and the Sandia/Rio Grande area with the public.  

Free.

Event will be held at Viva Events Hall, 1420 A, South Camino del Pueblo (NM 313) in Bernalillo.

For info: 505-867-5351, 505-792-4851, www.nmmonuments.org, http://home.comcast.net/~friendsofcsm