Bruce Luyendyk is available for public lectures on the topics below.

These are short and illustrated (PowerPoint or Keynote) and open for questions. Click here to contact Bruce’s publicist for booking.

FORCE Marie Byrd Land expeditions

The subject of his book Mighty Bad Land: A Perilous Expedition to Antarctica, this lecture covers:

  • The science objectives of the expeditions
  • What it takes to work in the Antarctic wilderness
  • Life in the Antarctic almost thirty years go
  • What the expedition results mean today

Antarctica and Climate Change

This lecture gives an up-to-date look at recent questions.

  • Is the Antarctic ice sheet growing or shrinking?
  • How do we know which?
  • What is Antarctica’s impact on sea-level rise?

Zealandia

Zealandia is the newest discovered continent, either the 7th or 8th, depending on your count.

  • Where is Zealandia?
  • Why is it a continent?
  • Why was it only recently discovered?

PAST

Coast Geological Society: Tuesday, May 21, 6– 9 PM at Poinsettia Pavilion, Ventura

San Diego Association of Geologists: Tuesday, March 19, Tom Ham’s Lighthouse Harbor View Room (see March 19 2024 in past meetings)