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Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream is a Neutrino Day favorite. Although we'll miss eating our ice cream cones this year, Micheal Dowding and the Society of Physics Students at South Dakota School of Mines share a bit about the science behind this tasty treat!
Bill Roggenthen is a Research Scientist with the Dept. of Geology and Geological Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT). He has been working with the development of the project since its inception over 19 years ago and has been involved in numerous experiments related to geology and geophysics underground. Roggenthen's talk will focus on the relation between the exposures of rock in the Open Cut and local-regional geology.
The Open Cut in Lead, SD offers a geologic glimpse on the formation of the region and North America. Bill Roggenthen's talk will focus on the relation between the exposures of rock in the Open Cut and local-regional geology.