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The Newly Remodeled Johnson Hall Grand Opening
Friday April 28th, 2006

Johnson Hall Profile Johnson Hall Front Door

We are celebrating the Grand Opening of the newly remodeled Johnson Hall as part of "Washington Weekend" festivities on Friday April 28th, 2006.  Below is a partial schedule of the activites.  The formal opening ceremony and reception is at 5 pm out in the courtyard, with remarks by UW President Mark Emmert and special guest speaker Glenn Farley, but many other activities will be ongoing through-out the day.  Building tours will leave from the reception area at 4:00, 4:30, and 5:30 pm.  Stop on by and check it out !!  You can do a quick photo tour by visiting the New Johnson Hall Photo webpage. 

Speaker Title of Talk Time Room
Bernard Hallet Perfect balance of erosion and uplift in the Himalaya 10:30-11:30 JHN-026
Ralph Haugerud     Evolution of the Puget lowland landscape 11:30-12:30 JHN-026
Terry Swanson Glacial history of the Puget Lowland 12:30-1:30 JHN-026
Robert Winglee Advances in Space Propulsion 1:30-2:30 JHN-026
Tom Pratt / Brian Sherrod Active faults in the Puget Sound Region 1:30-2:30 JHN-102
Steve Malone / Bill Steele The Continuing Eruption of Mount St Helens 2:30-3:30 JHN-102
Brian Atwater / Jody Bourgeois Tsunamis!! 3:30-4:30 JHN-102
Mark Emmert, Glenn Farley, and Robert Winglee Johnson Hall Grand Opening Ceremony & Reception 5:00-6:00 Courtyard


Activities / Lab Visits Contact Time Room
Rockin' On Theresa Kayzar 9:00-5:00 JHN Lobby
World Wide Lightning Network Bob Holzworth 9:00-5:00 JHN Lobby
NASA Spacegrant / Resource Center Julie Lutz 9:00-5:00 JHN-141
Mineral Interactive Displays Michael Harrell 9:00-5:00 JHN-127
Minerals under the Microscope Michael Harrell 9:00-5:00 JHN-127
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network Bill Steele / Steve Malone 9:00-5:00 ATG-146
Stable Isotope Lab Eric Steig 1:00-5:00 JHN-302
Enivronmental Geochemistry Ron Sletten 1:00-3:00 JHN-305
Geology of your neighborhood Kathy Troost 3:00-5:00 JHN Lobby
Advance Plasma Propulsion Lab Robert Winglee 1:00-5:00 JHN-270
Microprobe Scott Kuehner 4:00-6:00 JHN-424
GIS  ( Geographic Information Systems ) Harvey Greenberg 4:00-6:00 JHN-376



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University of Washington
Johnson Hall 070 •  Box 351310
4000 15th Avenue NE • Seattle, WA  98195-1310
Phone 206-543-1190  •  Fax 206-543-0489 
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