Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, July 18, 1990 TAG: 9007180082
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV16 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG LENGTH: Short
The symposium will celebrate Bloss's career as an educator, writer and former head of the geology department.
Bloss's success includes his invention of the BAR, an automatic refractometer for optical measurements; a mineral - blossite - named after him, and the publications of several textbooks in crystallography, crystal chemistry, optical crystallography and spindle-stage microscopy.
Talks and papers by some of the leading geological scientists will be presented at the Department of Geological Sciences. A banquet will be held at the Blacksburg Marriott.
The event is open to the public. Registration costs $50 for professionals and $10 for non-professionals and students. The professional fee covers the banquet; others may attend for $25.
For information on the symposium, call 231-6521.
by CNB