| Meeting Date |
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End Time |
| Friday, October 17, 2025 |
11:00am |
01:00pm |
| Friday, October 24, 2025 |
11:00am |
02:00pm |
| Meeting Date |
Start Time |
End Time |
| Friday, October 17, 2025 |
11:00am |
01:00pm |
| Friday, October 24, 2025 |
11:00am |
02:00pm |
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Charles Merguerian
Charles Merguerian
Charles Merguerian
Principal
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Dr. Merguerian is internationally recognized as the leading authority on the geologic structure and tectonics of New York City. He is the Principal of Duke Geological Laboratory in Stone Ridge, NY, Professor Emeritus and former Chairman of Geology at Hofstra University, Curatorial Associate at Yale University and has a broad range of expert consulting experience with the United States Geological Survey, the California- and Connecticut State Geological Surveys, New York City DEP, Con Edison, many prominent private mega-construction joint ventures as well as geotechnical and engineering firms and sits on the PPP Advisory Board of Star America Company. Since 1972, Merguerian has gathered over a half century of professional experience in geologic mapping and structural analysis of complexly deformed metamorphic terrains, plutonic- and volcanic districts and areas underlain by sedimentary- and glacial strata throughout the United States. His chief geological expertise encompasses basic geologic mapping, petrography, ductile- and brittle-fault analysis, tectonics, and earthquake-hazard assessment of crystalline terrains with forays into the fields of astro-, sedimentary- and glacial geology. He has performed pure- and applied research and has published yearly since 1977 over 240 maps, papers, guidebooks, technical reports and abstracts from such widely separated areas as NY, NJ, CT, MA, CA, and NV. For more information, view his publications here [https://www.dukelabs.com/Publications/PubsPdf/DLPubs.html].
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Mickey Merguerian
Mickey Merguerian
Mickey Merguerian
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Mickey Merguerian bridges geology and heavy civil construction, applying hard science to real-world deep foundation and excavation challenges. With over two decades in the field, he has led geological investigations, cost modeling, and pre-bid risk assessments for some of the most complex infrastructure projects in NYC, including the Second Avenue Subway, East Side Access, and Con Edison's underground networks.
Currently a Heavy Civil Estimator at Skanska, Mickey specializes in geotechnically intensive scopes like caissons, shafts, and SOE systems. As Principal of Dukelabs DSC Inc., he supports contractors and owners with differing site condition claims, lithologic modeling, and foundation design support grounded in field-based geologic work.
His publications, such as "Tectonostratigraphy of Paleozoic New York City Schistose Rocks" (Stonybrook University Conference on Geology of Long Island and Metropolitan New York, 2025), "Geological Solutions: Pre-Bid Risk Assessment and As-built Claims in the NY Metropolitan Region" (ASCE Metro Section, 2022) and "Stratigraphy, Structure, and Tectonics of New York City" (NYSGA, 2016), reflect his commitment to integrating applied geology into construction workflows.
Mickey's work is practical, tested, and field-driven. Science with steel-toed boots.
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