Dr. Carl Stock, paleontology professor at University of Alabama, will give the program on "Biogeographic Barriers".

Background: Dr. Stock received his PhD from the University North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has been teaching paleontology and geology and the University of Alabama for a little over 30 years. His research focus includes topics in invertebrate paleontology, stromatoporoids, paleobiogeography, and Ordovician/Silurian/Devonian.

BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the McWane Science Center. Park in the deck on "Level C", go through doors marked Special Event Center, and follow signs to meeting. The business meeting begins at 7:00, followed by the program around 7:45 or 8pm.