Events

Dr. Rona Donahoe, Professor of Environmental Geochemistry Title: Geochemistry:The Science and Some of its Applications Abstract:This talk will provide an introduction to the field of geochemistry and an overview of the analytical instrumentation available for student use in the Department of Geological Sciences. Specific examples of the application of low-temperature geochemistry to address real-world problems

David Godsey Energen Sr. VP Exploration & Geology Title: "How Are We Analyzing Our Resource Plays.... and What Do We Really Know About Them?" Hosted by the AAPG Student Chapter

Jordan Faltys Title: "Characterization of Inclusions in Terrestrial Impact-Formed Zircon: Constraining the Formation Conditions of Hadean Zircon from Jack Hills, Western Australia" Joe Booth Title: "Recovery of Crude Oil from Saturated Porous Media as a Function of Geochemistry and Wetting-Phase Dynamics for Multiple Remediation Flushing Strategies"

David Godsey Energen Sr. VP Exploration & Geology Title: "The Permian Basin: An overview of the geology, stratigraphy, productive trends hydrocarbon generation and current industry focus plays" Hosted by The UA AAPG Student Chapter

Title: "Seismic-Scale Geometries and Sequence-Stratigraphic Architecture of Early Cretaceous Syn-Post Rift Lacustrine Carbonate Systems, Presalt Section, South Atlantic Margins" Abstract: Regional and detailed seismic stratigraphic analyses of Early Cretaceous (Aptian) presalt carbonate sections in the offshore South Atlantic reveal the complex stratigraphic architecture of lacustrine carbonate systems developed during late- and postrift tectonic phases. The

Title - "Evolving Crustal Architecture in Magmatic Arcs: an Example from Fiordland New Zealand"

Shell Exploration Manager, Retired Western State Colorado University Adjunct Professor Title: "Energy: The Big Transition, The Future of America's Energy" Hosted by Dr. Marcello Minzoni

Dr. Malcolm Ross Rice University/Adjunct Faculty and Lecturer Shell GameChanger Title: "Some Surprising Ways that Plate Tectonic, Paleogeographic, and Paleoclimatic Models are used in Resource (Hydrocarbon and Mineral) Exploration"

Boone Abbott Title: "Quantifying Mass Transfer Processes in Groundwater as a Function of Molecular Structure Variation for Multicomponent NAPL Sources" Rongchang Liu Title: "Seismic Data Decomposition Using Space Dictionary Learning" Rachel Mohr Title: "Evaluating Microstructure Preservation using Scanning Electron Microscopy in an Extinct Bivalve, Lahillia larseni"

Ed Picou Picou Consulting Title: "Micropaleontology and Exploration of the Gulf of Mexico"