October 15, 2004: Volume 62, Number 6

'61 Union grad to talk on geology, hunt for bin Laden

Jack Shroder, the scientist whose geological expertise helped in tracking Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, will talk about his adventures in a free public lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Nott Memorial at Union College.

One of the most sought-after specialists in the wake of the September 11 attacks, Shroder (a 1961 Union graduate) deduced bin Laden's whereabouts in the Tora Bora region of Afghanistan from geological clues in a CNN video.

Shroder has since advised FBI and high-ranking government officials, and given many lectures and interviews. With a specialty in geomorphology, studying landforms and "reading" surfaces to tell what lies beneath, he leads the Afghanistan Studies Center at the University of Nebraska-Omaha – the only institution of its kind in the West.

Shroder, the Regents Professor of Geology and Geography at the University of Nebraska – Omaha, will speak on "Geoscience Adventures in the Hindu Kush and Himalaya: Terrorist Terrains to Tectonic Aneurysms."

The talk is part of the College's Perspectives at the Nott lecture series.

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