October 22, 2004: Volume 62, Number 7

Geologist Jack Shroder '61 to talk on geology, tracking terrorists

Jack Shroder '61, the geologist who tracked 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.

One of the most sought-after specialists in the wake of the September 11 attacks, Shroder 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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