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"Geology of Long Island and Metropolitan New York"

Sunday, April 19, 2026

Earth and Space Sciences Building - SUNY Stony Brook

 

9:30 am

Welcome

Steven Jaret

 

9:40

Creating and Developing Meaningful Project Based Instruction using the USGS’ Latest Earthquake Application

Melzer, L. M.

New York City Department of Education; The Manhattan International High School

10:00

A.I., Machine Learning, and Ethical Decision-Making in Sustainable Infrastructure: A Hurricane Sandy Modeling Perspective

Izaguirre Cortez, B., Rezki. A, Najarro Lima, M., Marsellos, A.E.

Hofstra University

10:20

An Approach to Assessing Shoreline Dynamics on Fire Island Using Multi-Sensor Satellite Imagery (2005–2024)

Lawlor, J., Marsellos, A.E.

Hofstra University

10:40

A Microscopy-Based Approach to Characterizing Particulate Contaminants in Snowfall on Suburban Long Island, New York

Colucci, D., Schwartz, J., Singh, I., Marsellos, A.E.

Hofstra University

11:00

Comparison Of Sedimentary Environments Between Central And Eastern Long Island Sound.

Law, E.1, McHugh, C.1,2, Nitsche, F.2, Kenna, T.2

1 Queens College, CUNY
2 Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory ofColumbia University

11:20

GIS-Based Flood Risk Assessment of Fire Island, NY: A LiDAR-Derived DEM Analysis from Robert Moses to Watch Hill

Runkel, M. Marsellos, A.E.

Hofstra University

11:40

Break

 

 

11:50

U-Pb Dating of Long Island Detrital Zircons to Further Knowledge of Provenance

Michels, C. Rasbury, T. Wooton, K. Hatton, K.

Stony Brook University

12:10

Impacts of Major Storm Flooding on Harbor Water Quality in New York City using Time Series and Spatial Analysis

Carvan, S.C., Carvan, Z.C., Marsellos, A.E.

Hofstra University

12:30

Radiocarbon ages constrain Laurentide retreat from the Ronkonkoma terminal moraine

Ali, G. A., Elbaroudy, L.

Stony Brook University

12:50

Break

 

 

1:30

Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Using Granular Activated Carbon under Complex Aqueous Conditions

Peritore, B. Wang, Z. Li, Q. Padhye, L. P.

Stony Brook University

1:50

Integrating GIS, R, and a Digital Sewage Capacity Model for Flood Reconstruction and Simulation: Insights from the Brooklyn October 2025 Flood

Persaud, D., Moore, O., Mercaldo, D., Marsellos, A.E

Hofstra University

2:10

Redox Driven Fe And S Speciation In A Kaolinite-Illite Unconsolidated Sedimentary System

Alfonso, V.M., Glotch, T.D., Ehm, L., Northrup, P.

Stony Brook University

2:30

From Seasonal Stability to Event-Driven Dynamics: A Spectral Analysis of Groundwater Response to Winter Conditions Near JFK Airport, New York

Mighty, M., Neville, J., Bernhardt, L., Tsakiri, K.G., Marsellos, A.E.

Hofstra University

2:50

Break

 

 

3:00

Marsh Migration & Erosion on the Long Island South Shore

Lopez, S. T.1 Ma, E.1,2 D’Andrea, R.1, Watson, E. B.1

1Stony Brook University
2Wildlife Conservation Society

3:20

Lead isotopes of Boulders on Stony Brook Campus and Granites of Branford, Connecticut

Hatton, K.1, Kennedy, R.2, Milo, O.1, Huang, B.1 , Labartino, D.1, Vaska, A.1, Rasbury, E.T 1

1Stony Brook University
2Montana State University

3:40

New York City Geothermal Heat Pump Systems: Geological Constraints Six Case Studies

Askins, D. Epstein, S.

M&J Engineering PC Geoval Consulting LLC NY

4:00

Fracture Occurrence Paleozoic Serpentine and Woolmsac Formation (Manhattan Schist A) Geophysical Responses Staten Island’s Deepest Borehole New York City

Epstein S. Askins, D.

Geoval Consulting LLC NY M&J Engineering P.C

4:20

Geological Controls on Constructability – An Excavation Guide for New York City

Merguerian, C. Merguerian, J. M

Duke Geological Laboratory