Spring 2009


Feb27

Geochemical insights on the petrological processes occuring in the Lau back-arc/Tonga arc system
Stephane Escrig
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University

Time: 1:00 pm
Location: STO 141C

Mar27

Mantle anisotropy and the unearthing of Earth’s internal flows
Einat Lev
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science, MIT

Time: 1:00 pm
Location: STO 141C

Apr10

Compositional dependence of seismic wave velocities in obducted slices of the Earth’s upper mantle
Karen Godfrey
Department of Earth Sciences, Boston University

Time: 1:00 pm
Location: STO 141C

Apr24

Shear-wave anisotropy beneath Nicaragua and Costa Rica: Implications for flow in the upper mantle
David Abt
Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University

Time: 1:00 pm
Location: STO 141C

May1

Non-equilibrium stable isotope partitioning in igneous environments: The ominous case of oxygen
John Eiler
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, Caltech

Time: 1:00 pm
Location: STO 141C