
"Geology of Long Island and Metropolitan New York"
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Earth and Space Sciences Building - SUNY Stony Brook
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9:30 am |
Welcome |
Steven Jaret |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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11:40 |
Break |
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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 |
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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 |
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12:30 |
Radiocarbon ages constrain Laurentide retreat from the Ronkonkoma terminal moraine |
Ali, G. A., Elbaroudy, L. |
Stony Brook University |
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12:50 |
Break |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2:50 |
Break |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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4:20 |
Geological Controls on Constructability – An Excavation Guide for New York City |
Merguerian, C. Merguerian, J. M |
Duke Geological Laboratory |
