Events
October 2007
Monday, October 1st, 2007
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Using Transport Processes Active in Submarine Landscapes to Constrain Environmental Conditions on the Surfaces of Planets and Moons with Dense Atmospheres
David Mohrig,
associate professor of geological sciences,
Jackson School of Geosciences,
The University of Texas at Austin,
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Hubbert's Peak, the Coal Question, and Climate Change
David Rutledge,
Tomiyasu Professor of Electrical Engineering and chair,
division of engineering and applied science,
Caltech,
Monday, October 8th, 2007
4:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Neogene Magmatism and the Geodynamic Evolution of the Central Andean Puna Plateau
Suzanne Mahlburg Kay,
professor of geological sciences,
Cornell University,
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
New Insights into the Biogeochemical Dynamics of the Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane: Lessons from Three Extreme Environments
Samantha B. Joye,
professor of marine sciences,
University of Georgia,
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Micron-Scale Characterization of Sulfur Cycling in Microbial Mats: A Combined NanoSIMS and FISH Approach
David Fike,
O. K. Earl Postdoctoral Scholar in Geobiology,
Caltech,
Monday, October 15th, 2007
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
South Polar Residual Cap of Mars: History and Current Changes
Peter Thomas,
senior research associate in astronomy,
Cornell University,
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Understanding Recent Atmospheric Circulation Trends: The Relative Impacts of Oceanic vs. Atmospheric Radiative Forcing
Clara Deser,
senior scientist,
climate and global dynamics division,
National Center for Atmospheric Research,
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Iron Isotopic Variations in Magmatic and Metamorphic Rocks: Exploring Terra Incognita
Nicholas Dauphas,
Assistant Professor,
Department of the Geophysical Sciences,
University of Chicago,
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: California and Beyond
David B. Lobell,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Local Responses to Regional Climate Change in East Africa during the Pliocene and Pleistocene: The Isotopic Record of Pedogenic Carbonates from the Turkana and Awash Basins
Naomi Levin,
fellow,
department of geology and geophysics,
University of Utah,
Monday, October 29th, 2007
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Recycling of the Deep Lithosphere Beneath the North China Craton
Roberta Rudnick,
Professor,
Department of Geology,
University of Maryland,
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
3:40pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Mass Dependent and Mass Independent Fractionation of Mercury Isotopes in Aquatic Systems
Bridget Bergquist,
postdoctoral fellow in geological sciences,
University of Michigan,