Fall 2008


Sep18

Anatomy and evolution of a source to sink depositional system in the Gulf of Mexico
Speaker: Carlos Pirmez, Shell

Time: 4:00
Location: CAS B36

Sep25

Notes From a Tropical Cave: New geologic proxies for hurricanes, El Niño events, and volcanic eruptions
Speaker: Amy Frappier, Boston College

Time: 4:00
Location: CAS B36

Oct2

Tropical sea surface temperature changes in a warmer world
Speaker: Amy Clement, University of Miami, RSMAS

Time: 4:00 pm
Location: CAS B36

Oct9

An Inverse Problem to Infer the Paleoflow Condition from Turbidites
Speaker: Federico Falcini, University of Rome

Time: 4:00 pm
Location: CAS B36

Oct16

Quantitative sedimentology on Mars
Speaker: Doug Jerolmack, University of Pennsylvania

Time: 4:00 pm
Location: CAS B36

Oct23

The Importance of Orographic Precipitation to the Cloud Forests of Monteverde, Costa Rica
Speaker: Andrew Guswa, Smith College

Time: 4:00 pm
Location: CAS B36

Oct30

The origin of continental crust: quantifying the relative roles of igneous and weathering processes on crustal composition
Speaker: Cin-Ty Lee, Rice University

Time: 4:00 pm
Location: CAS B36

Nov6

Unintended consequences of humans’ enormous ability to move earth
Speaker: Roger Hooke, University of Maine

Time: 4:00 pm
Location: CAS B36

Nov13

Mechanisms for 3-D Flow in the Mantle Wedge at Subduction Zones
Speaker: Mark Behn, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Time: 4:00 pm
Location: CAS B36

Nov19

The base of the oceanic seismogenic zone: implications for understanding earthquake processes
Speaker: Greg Hirth, Brown University

Time: 4:00 pm
Location: CAS B12
*NOTE ROOM AND DATE CHANGE*

Dec4

Exploring Oceanic Magmatism Through Silicate Melt Inclusions
Adam Kent, Oregon State University

Time: 4:00 pm
Location: CAS B36