Past Seminars

This page has a list of seminars from the past few years.

Rockfest Seminar Schedule

2021/2022 Earth Sciences Seminars

** denotes a day other than a Thursday

23-Sep-21	12:00PM Eastern Time	Dr Sandra Taylor EMSL PNNL	Resolving crystal growth and incorporation mechanisms at the nanoscale using atom probe tomography”
07-Oct-21	12:00PM Eastern Time	Catherine Macris Purdue University Mineral Society of America Distinguished Lecturer
21-Oct-21
28-Oct-21	12:00PM Eastern Time	D.A Kellett	“Thermochronological record of the northern Canadian Shield” Geological Survey of Canada,
04-Nov-21	12:00PM Eastern Time	J.Kotkova	Are metamorphic microdiamonds from Bohemia forever? Jana Kotková Czech Geological Survey, Prague, and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
18-Nov-21	12PM Eastern Time	M. MacInnis, University of Alberta	The iron-oxide problem, and the carbonate-sulfate solution Abstract and Bio
06-Jan-22	12PM Eastern Time	Dr. Nita Sahai University of Akron	Coevolution of Biomolecules by Mineral -and Metal-Catalysis in the Emergence of Life
20-Jan-22
27-Jan-22	2 PM Eastern Time	Zhongwen Zhan, California Institute of Technology	Geophysical sensing on submarine cables: a cocktail of two communities
03-Feb-22	12 PM Eastern Time	Thomas Kruijer,Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Isotopic constraints on early Solar System evolution and planetary differentiation
17-Feb-22	12 PM Eastern Time	Danielle Fraser, Canadian Museum of Nature
03-Mar-22	12 PM Eastern Time	Marc Laflamme, UTM	The Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory – a multidisciplinary, undergraduate, team-based capstone research project
15-Mar-22	12 PM Eastern Time	Jim Mungall Carleton University GAC 2021 Howard Street Robinson Medalist	How do layers form in layered intrusions (and why should we care)”. Abstract and bio for Jim can be viewed here.
21-April-2022	12 PM Eastern Time	Chen Zhu, Indiana University 2021-2022 Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecturer	How Are Geochemical Reactions in Aquifers Connected to Climate Change Mitigation? Abstract	Seminar Room ES 2093 Earth Sciences Building

17 September 2020	Zoom meeting at noon Eastern Time	Laura Waters New Mexico Institute of Technology	Mineralogical Society of America’s distinguished lecturer	Why doesn’t continental crust evolve to its fullest potential? Register for this Seminar here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqceCgqjosG9Ax8rCSKwwgXRUJ5lfJj0m9
01 October 2020	Noon	John Geissman University of Texas at Dallas		TBA
22 October 2020 *Special Seminar*	Noon	Judith Kinnard		The Bushveld Complex, South Aftrica – The First Hundred Years A tribute to Tony Naldrett
05 November 2020	Noon	Philips Ahzegbobor Aizebeokhai		Near-surface characterization using geoelectrical resistivity method: field examples, challenges and opportunities
19 November 2020		Mads Huuse		Glaciation of the North Sea Basin
14 January 2021	Noon	Sarah Hirschorn	Nuclear Waste Management Organization	Characterizing Sites for a Deep Geological Repository for Canada’s Used Nuclear Fuel
28 January 2021	Noon	Stephanie Olsen	Purdue University	Oxygenic Photosynthesis on an Anoxic Earth: Implications for Exoplanet Life Detection
11 February 2021		Zachary E. Ross	California Institute of Technology	3D fault architecture controls the dynamism of earthquake swarms

Past Seminars:

ES Seminars Schedule 2019 – 2020

Time: Noon (unless otherwise stated)

Place: ES2093 “Seminar Room”