Colloquia

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Fall 2009 Colloquium

Colloquium Kick-Off and New Student Welcome

Dr. Thomas Anderson, Chair, Geology & Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
4 - 5 p.m., Reception Immediately Following
Thaw Hall, Room 203
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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Fall 2009 Colloquium

"Particle-by-Particle Primer and Pot Luck Projects-Applications of Scanning Electron Microscopy"

Stephen Kennedy, PhD Senior Scentist, RJ Lee Group, Inc., Monroeville, PA
4 - 5 p.m., Reception Immediately Following
Thaw Hall, Room 203
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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Fall 2009 Colloquium

"Radiogenic isotope tracking of dust feeding the arid to hyperarid soils of the Atacama Desert, Chile"

Brian Stewart, Associate Professor, Department of Geology & Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh
4 - 5 p.m., Reception Immediately Following
Thaw Hall, Room 203
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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Fall 2009 Colloquium

No Colloquium today due to G-20 Summit

Colloquium will continue on October 1, 2009
4 - 5 p.m., Reception Immediately Following
Thaw Hall, Room 203
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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Fall 2009 Colloquium

"What Happens After the Orogeny?"

Elizabeth Goeke, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Geology & Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh Johnstown
4 - 5 p.m., Reception Immediately Following
Thaw Hall, Room 203
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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Fall 2009 Colloquium

"Iron and Dissolved Organic Matter-Mediated Oxidation-Reduction Geochemistry in Natural Waters"

Dr. J. Alexandra Hakala, Physical Scientist, Geosciences Division, Office of Research and Development, Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Lab, Pittsburgh, PA
4 - 5 p.m., Reception Immediately Following
Thaw Hall, Room 203
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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Fall 2009 Colloquium

See Attached Announcement

Christopher Purcell and Alan Mur, Geology and Planetary Science Graduate Students
4 - 5 p.m., Reception Immediately Following
Thaw Hall, Room 203
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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Fall 2009 Colloquium

"Geophysical characterization of subsurface CO2"

Dr. William Harbert
4 - 5 p.m., Reception Immediately Following
Thaw Hall, Room 203
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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Fall 2009 Colloquium

"Morphodynamics of Transitional Meandering Channels: A Closer Look into Planform Evolution"

Dr. Jorge Abad, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
4 - 5 p.m., Reception Immediately Following
Thaw Hall, Room 203
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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Fall 2009 Colloquium

"Rock to Regolith Conversion: Producing Hospitable Substrates for Terrestrial Ecosystems"

Dr. Robert C. Graham, Soil & Water Sciences Program, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California at Riverside
4 - 5 p.m., Reception Immediately Following
Thaw Hall, Room 203
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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Fall 2009 Colloquium

"Emplacement of Flood Basalt Flow Fields"

Dr. Steven Self, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
4 - 5 p.m., Reception Immediately Following
Thaw Hall, Room 203
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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Fall 2009 Colloquium

"Geochemistry of the Azores: Magma Chambers & Mantle Plumes"

Dr. Elizabeth Widom, Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, Ohio
4 - 5 p.m., Reception Immediately Following
Thaw Hall, Room 203
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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Fall 2009 Colloquium

Thanksgiving Holiday

No Colloquium
4 - 5 p.m., Reception Immediately Following
Thaw Hall, Room 203
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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Fall 2009 Colloquium

"Late Quaternary Climate History of Tibet from the Sediments of Qinghai Lake"

Dr. Junqing Yu, Institute of Salt Lake Studies, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qinghai Province, China
4 - 5 p.m., Reception Immediately Following
Thaw Hall, Room 203
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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Fall 2009 Colloquium

"American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting - Practice Talks"

Geology & Planetary Science Graduate Students
4 - 5 p.m., Reception Immediately Following
Thaw Hall, Room 203
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