2026 Long Island Geologist Conference Program

Geology of Long Island and Metropolitan New York

Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026

Location: Earth and SpaceBuilding, Stony Brook University

9:30 AM	Welcome Remarks	Steven Jaret
9:40AM	Creating and Developing Meaningful Project Based Instruction using the USGS’ Latest Earthquake Application	Melzer, L. M	New York City Department of Education; TheManhattan International High School
10:00AM	A.I., Machine Learning, and Ethical Decision-Making in Sustainable Infrastructure: A Hurricane SandyModeling Perspective	Izaguirre Cortez, B., Rezki. A, Najarro Lima, M., Marsellos, A.E.	Hostra University
10:20AM	An Approach to Assessing Shoreline Dynamics on Fire Island Using Multi-Sensor Satellite Imagery(2005–2024)	Lawlor, J., Marsellos, A.E.	Hostra University
10:40AM	A Microscopy-Based Approach to Characterizing Particulate Contaminants in Snowfall onSuburban Long Island, New York	Colucci, D., Schwartz, J., Singh, I., Marsellos, A.E	Hofstra University
11:00AM	Comparison Of Sedimentary Environments Between Central And Eastern Long Island Sound.	Law, E.¹, McHugh, C.^1,2, Nitsche, F.², Kenna, T.²	¹Queens College, CUNY ²Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory ofColumbia University
11:20AM	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
11:40AM	Break
11:50AM	U-Pb Dating of Long Island Detrital Zircons to Further Knowledge of Provenance	Michels, C. Rasbury, T. Wooton, K. Hatton, K.	Stony Brook University
12:10PM	Impacts of Major Storm Flooding on Harbor Water Quality in New York City using Time Series and SpatialAnalysis	Carvan, S.C., Carvan, Z.C., Marsellos, A.E.	Hofstra University
12:30 PM	Radiocarbon ages constrainLaurentide retreat from the Ronkonkoma terminal moraine	Ali, G. A., Elbaroudy, L.	Stony Brook University
12:50PM	Break
1:30PM	Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Using Granular Activated Carbon under Complex AqueousConditions	Peritore, B. Wang, Z. Li, Q. Padhye, L. P.	Stony Brook University
1:50PM	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
2:10PM	Redox Driven Fe And S Speciation In A Kaolinite-IlliteUnconsolidated Sedimentary System	Alfonso, V.M.,Glotch, T.D.,Ehm, L.,Northrup, P.	Stony Brook University
2:30PM	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
2:50 PM	Break
3:00PM	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 ²Wildlife Conservation Society
3:20PM	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 ²Montana State University
3:40PM	New York City Geothermal Heat Pump Systems: Geological Constraints Six Case Studies	Askins, D. Epstein, S.	M&J Engineering PC Geoval Consulting LLC NY
4:00PM	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
4:20PM	Geological Controls on Constructability – An ExcavationGuide for New York City	Merguerian, C. Merguerian, J. M	Duke Geological Laboratory