CNYAPG upcoming events

PDH Credit- October 2026 Meeting: Molly Patterson, Ph.D. (Binghamton University), "The Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to 2°C: Keep Cool and Crary On" (Wednesday, October 07, 2026)

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Abstract:

The SWAIS2C project is an international partnership of 10 countries and the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) that aims to investigate the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in a warmer-than-present world from geological archives.

Here we present the initial scientific findings from the SWAIS2C project’s 217 m-long drill core recovered during the 2025/26 field season from beneath Crary Ice Rise (CIR), West Antarctica (83° 1.6002’S, 172° 37.5546’W). Drilling at CIR represented a significant technical challenge, requiring melting a ~523 m deep access hole through the ice and then rock drilling into the frozen bedrock below with the Antarctic Intermediate Depth Drill (AIDD) system. The AIDD system successfully cored to 228.12 m below seafloor (mbsf) with 96% core recovery. We divide the core into five lithostratigraphic units (LSU) based on the abundance of varying amounts of mud, sand, gravel and biogenic content as well as the stacking patterns of lithologies. We interpret the facies succession within our core in terms of advance and retreat of the ice sheet. Natural gamma ray downhole logging data supports the placement of these unit boundaries. Initial biostratigraphic age estimates from the lowermost lithostratigraphic unit suggests a maximum age of middle Mio-cene (~17 Ma). The entire record appears to represent discrete intervals of time separated by unconformities evident in seismic profiles that spans from the middle Miocene to Holocene, although this requires verification. The sedimentary packages provide the first direct evidence, recovered below the modern WAIS, for a dynamic, climate sensitive, WAIS from the mid-Miocene onwards. Successful integration of hot water drilling and the AIDD system provides a basis for future subglacial drilling endeavors in the Antarctic deep field where observations are lacking but are urgently needed to better constrain the likely response of WAIS to future warming.

No PDH Credit- October 2026 Meeting: Molly Patterson, Ph.D. (Binghamton University), "The Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to 2°C: Keep Cool and Crary On" (Wednesday, October 07, 2026)

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Abstract:

PDH Credit- November 2026 Meeting: Allie Thompson, Ph.D. Candidate (Syracuse University), "Isotopic Evidence of West Coast Hydroclimate Change During the Last Interglacial" (Wednesday, November 04, 2026)

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMT

No PDH Credit- November 2026 Meeting: Allie Thompson, Ph.D. Candidate (Syracuse University), "Isotopic Evidence of West Coast Hydroclimate Change During the Last Interglacial" (Wednesday, November 04, 2026)

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMT

CNYAPG 2026 Landslide Field Trip - Morning Session (Sunday, November 08, 2026)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Meeting Place: Baltimore Woods Nature Center

4007 Bishop Hill Rd, Marcellus, NY 13108

Please bring your own high-visibility vest and closed-top shoes (safety-toed boots are recommended). Please also bring safety glasses if you plan to use a rock hammer at the outcrop stop. It is also recommended that you protect yourself against biting insects. This field trip will proceed rain or shine.

Limit = 14 participants.

Attendees desiring PDH credits must pay for PDH credits at the time of registration (see the check box on your registration invoice).

Course Instructor: Guy Swenson, P.G. (Ramboll)

Arrive at Baltimore Woods Nature Center at 8:00 a.m. We will leave the meeting point at 8:30 a.m. Participants will carpool from the meeting point to all stops.

Field Trip Outline:

Introduction

Health & Safety

Objectives

Bedrock Geology of Area

Glacial Geology of Area

Overview of Field Trip Stops

Stop at Marcellus Shale Outcrop

Stop for View of Disappearing Lake Area

Landslide Stop

Learning Assessment Questions

CNYAPG 2026 Landslide Field Trip - Afternoon Session (Sunday, November 08, 2026)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Meeting Place: Baltimore Woods Nature Center

4007 Bishop Hill Rd, Marcellus, NY 13108

Limit = 14 participants.

Attendees desiring PDH credits must pay for PDH credits at the time of registration (see the check box on your registration invoice).

Course Instructor: Guy Swenson, P.G. (Ramboll)

Arrive at Baltimore Woods Nature Center at 1:00 p.m. We will leave the meeting point at 1:30 p.m. Participants will carpool from the meeting point to all stops.

Field Trip Outline:

Introduction

Health & Safety

Objectives

Bedrock Geology of Area

Glacial Geology of Area

Overview of Field Trip Stops

Stop at Marcellus Shale Outcrop

Stop for View of Disappearing Lake Area

Landslide Stop

Learning Assessment Questions

PDH Credit- December 2026 Meeting: Richard Smith, Ph.D. and Stella Woodward, Ph.D. (Global Aquatic Research, LLC) (Wednesday, December 02, 2026)

Wed, 02 Dec 2026 22:00:00 GMT

No PDH Credit- December 2026 Meeting: Richard Smith, Ph.D. and Stella Woodward, Ph.D. (Global Aquatic Research, LLC) (Wednesday, December 02, 2026)

Wed, 02 Dec 2026 22:00:00 GMT

PDH Credit- January 2027 Meeting: Nathan Young, Ph.D. (SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry) (Wednesday, January 06, 2027)

Wed, 06 Jan 2027 22:00:00 GMT

No PDH Credit- January 2027 Meeting: Nathan Young, Ph.D. (SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry) (Wednesday, January 06, 2027)

Wed, 06 Jan 2027 22:00:00 GMT

PDH Credit- February 2027 Meeting: Laura DeMott, Ph.D. (USGS) (Wednesday, February 03, 2027)

Wed, 03 Feb 2027 22:00:00 GMT

No PDH Credit- February 2027 Meeting: Laura DeMott, Ph.D. (USGS) (Wednesday, February 03, 2027)

Wed, 03 Feb 2027 22:00:00 GMT

PDH Credit- March 2027 Meeting: Keith White, P.G. (Arcadis) (Wednesday, March 03, 2027)

Wed, 03 Mar 2027 22:00:00 GMT

No PDH Credit- March 2027 Meeting: Keith White, P.G. (Arcadis) (Wednesday, March 03, 2027)

Wed, 03 Mar 2027 22:00:00 GMT

PDH Credit- April 2027 Meeting: William Hooker (Cornell University), CNYAPG 2026 Student Grant Recipient (Wednesday, April 07, 2027)

Wed, 07 Apr 2027 21:00:00 GMT

No PDH Credit- April 2027 Meeting: William Hooker (Cornell University), CNYAPG 2026 Student Grant Recipient (Wednesday, April 07, 2027)

Wed, 07 Apr 2027 21:00:00 GMT

PDH Credit- May 2027 Meeting: Adam Carey, P.G. (EA Engineering, Science, & Technology, Inc.) (Wednesday, May 05, 2027)

Wed, 05 May 2027 21:00:00 GMT

No PDH Credit- May 2027 Meeting: Adam Carey, P.G. (EA Engineering, Science, & Technology, Inc.) (Wednesday, May 05, 2027)

Wed, 05 May 2027 21:00:00 GMT

CNYAPG upcoming events

*PDH Credit*- October 2026 Meeting: Molly Patterson, Ph.D. (Binghamton University), "The Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to 2°C: Keep Cool and Crary On" (Wednesday, October 07, 2026)

*No PDH Credit*- October 2026 Meeting: Molly Patterson, Ph.D. (Binghamton University), "The Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to 2°C: Keep Cool and Crary On" (Wednesday, October 07, 2026)

*PDH Credit*- November 2026 Meeting: Allie Thompson, Ph.D. Candidate (Syracuse University), "Isotopic Evidence of West Coast Hydroclimate Change During the Last Interglacial" (Wednesday, November 04, 2026)

*No PDH Credit*- November 2026 Meeting: Allie Thompson, Ph.D. Candidate (Syracuse University), "Isotopic Evidence of West Coast Hydroclimate Change During the Last Interglacial" (Wednesday, November 04, 2026)

CNYAPG 2026 Landslide Field Trip - Morning Session (Sunday, November 08, 2026)

CNYAPG 2026 Landslide Field Trip - Afternoon Session (Sunday, November 08, 2026)

*PDH Credit*- December 2026 Meeting: Richard Smith, Ph.D. and Stella Woodward, Ph.D. (Global Aquatic Research, LLC) (Wednesday, December 02, 2026)

*No PDH Credit*- December 2026 Meeting: Richard Smith, Ph.D. and Stella Woodward, Ph.D. (Global Aquatic Research, LLC) (Wednesday, December 02, 2026)

*PDH Credit*- January 2027 Meeting: Nathan Young, Ph.D. (SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry) (Wednesday, January 06, 2027)

*No PDH Credit*- January 2027 Meeting: Nathan Young, Ph.D. (SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry) (Wednesday, January 06, 2027)

*PDH Credit*- February 2027 Meeting: Laura DeMott, Ph.D. (USGS) (Wednesday, February 03, 2027)

*No PDH Credit*- February 2027 Meeting: Laura DeMott, Ph.D. (USGS) (Wednesday, February 03, 2027)

*PDH Credit*- March 2027 Meeting: Keith White, P.G. (Arcadis) (Wednesday, March 03, 2027)

*No PDH Credit*- March 2027 Meeting: Keith White, P.G. (Arcadis) (Wednesday, March 03, 2027)

*PDH Credit*- April 2027 Meeting: William Hooker (Cornell University), CNYAPG 2026 Student Grant Recipient (Wednesday, April 07, 2027)

*No PDH Credit*- April 2027 Meeting: William Hooker (Cornell University), CNYAPG 2026 Student Grant Recipient (Wednesday, April 07, 2027)

*PDH Credit*- May 2027 Meeting: Adam Carey, P.G. (EA Engineering, Science, & Technology, Inc.) (Wednesday, May 05, 2027)

*No PDH Credit*- May 2027 Meeting: Adam Carey, P.G. (EA Engineering, Science, & Technology, Inc.) (Wednesday, May 05, 2027)