2024 - 2025 Jahns Distinguished Lecturer

Dr. John Kemeny

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. John Kemeny has been selected by AEG and GSA-EEGS as the Richard Jahns Distinguished Lecturer for 2024-2025. Dr. Kemeny has over 40 years of experience in the applied geoscience fields through a career that has included working at a  geomechanics consulting company, post-doc at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 33 years as Professor at the University of Arizona, and co-founder of a successful startup company that became a world leader in vision-based rock fragmentation measurement software and point-cloud based rock mass characterization software. 

This lecture series honors the late Dr. Jahns by promoting student awareness of environmental and engineering geology through annual lectures at academic institutions.  The Jahns lecturer additionally typically visits AEG Chapters during the year.

Available presentations:

  • Innovative Monitoring and Characterization Technologies (with the help of AI) for Combatting Geologic/Hydrologic Hazards Associated with Climate Change
  • Everyday Geospatial: New Technologies and Methods that Anyone Can Afford for 3D Field Scanning, Point Cloud Processing, Rock Mass Characterization, and Slope Stability
  • Why is that Unstable-Looking Rock Slope Still Standing, and When Can We Expect It to Fail: a gentle introduction to time-dependent rock fracturing and rock bridges
  • Entrepreneurship in Applied Geology: Why your next career move could be an innovative small business startup
  • Rock Mechanics, Geomechanics, Rock Engineering: What’s It All About?

Learn more about the above presentations

Check the AEG calendar for upcoming scheduled presentations

Request a presentation:
To book a Jahns lecture, contact John Kemeny ([email protected]) and propose a primary and alternate date for your event.