Colloquia and Seminars
THURSDAYS AT 4:00PM in MACMILLAN 115
The Geological Sciences Colloquium Series is generally presented every Thursday afternoon at 4pm in MacMillan 115 during the academic year. Leading scientists from a variety of research institutions make up the pool of our special guest speakers. These sessions are open to the public.
Directions to the Department of Geological Sciences.
SPRING 2012 COLLOQUIA (Please check back frequently. As speakers are confirmed, this site will be updated. Please note that there are also some Tuesday colloquia in spring 2012)
Feb. 2 Frank Pazzaglia, Lehigh University, "Tectonics and topography of the Cenozoic Appalachians"
Feb. 9 Julie Brigham-Grette, UMass Amherst,"Arctic vunerability to climate variability over the past 3.6 myr: lessons from sediments drilled at El'gygytgyn Crater Lake, Western Beringia"
Feb. 16 Annual Geo Career Day
Feb. 23 J.B. Madeleine, "An introduction to Martian global climate models and applications to Mars climate history"
Feb. 28 Baylor Fox-Kemper, "Modelling oceans, climate and the future of El Nino"
March 1 Robert Hazen, Carnegie Inst., "Mineralogical co-evolution of geosphere and biosphere"
March 8 Ryan Sriver, "Improving our understanding of climate feedbacks and uncertainty: Implications for interpreting past and possible future climates" CANCELLED. TO BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE.
March 13 Pedro DiNezio, "Tropical pacific climate change: Past and future" Held in MacMillan, rm.117
March 15 Jung-Eun Lee, "Paleoclimate: An isotopic view"
March 20 Chris Brierley, "Beyond conventional climate sensitivity: Understanding early pliocene warmth" Held in MacMillan, rm. 117
March 29 Spring recess, no colloquium
April 5 Susan Solomon (Sponsored by ADVANCE), "A tale for our times: Something for everyone about climate change and the reasons for climate gridlock"
April 12 Andrew Davis, Chicago, TBA
April 19 Steven Shirey, Carnegie, "Crust and mantle evidence for the onset of the supercontinent cycle at 3 Ga"
April 26 Mutch Lecture TBD
May 3 Alan Condron, UMass Amherst, "Meltwater routing and its ability to trigger the Younger Dryas"
May 10 Jason Head, "The Cenozoic fossil reptile record as a paleoclimatic indicator"