Undergraduate Recruitment Seminar
Biology 127Learn about exciting research and opportunities within the Department of Geological Sciences. Dr. Nearing - "Computer Modeling for Hydrology and Water Resources" Dr. Genareau - "From the Earth to the
Seminar Speakers: Kaydee West and Christine Bassett
110 AIME BuildingKaydee West Title: "What Fossils Can Tell Us About the Past: A Stable Isotope Approach" Christine Bassett: Title: "Fact or Fiction? Neoglacial Sea Ice off the Coast of Unalaska, Alaska"
Seminar Speaker: Dr. Yurena Yanes
110 AIME BuildingUniversity of Cincinnati Assistant Professor Title: "Environmental and Anthropogenic Drivers of Ecological Change: Lessons Learned from Land Snails"
Seminar Speakers: Elizabeth Bollen and Ginny Andrews
110 AIME BuildingElizabeth Bollen Title: "A Tale of Two Chronometers: Lu-Hf vs. Sm-Nd Garnet Ages in Proterozoic Rocks, New Mexico" Ginny Andrews Title: "Using NASA and NOAA Satellite Data to Improve Volcanic
CANCELED Seminar Speaker: Dr. Marc Fries
110 AIME BuildingResearch Scientist at the Planetary Sciences Institute NASA Title: "Modern Meteorite Fall Recovery – New Technologies such as Twitter, Lightning Sensors, and Weather Radar" Advances in “crowdsourcing” and publicly available
Seminar Speaker: Dr. Samantha Hansen
110 AIME BuildingTitle: “Imaging Slab Detachment within the Western Hellenic Subduction Zone.”
Seminar Speaker: Dr. Shane Schoepfer
110 AIME BuildingWestern Carolina University Geology Department Assistant Professor Title: "Extinction and Recovery in a Lost Ocean: The Permian-Triassic Transition in the Cache Creek Terrane of British Columbia"
Seminar Speakers: Shawn Dawley and Carmen Atkins
110 AIME BuildingShawn Dawley Title: "Statistics and Distribution of Extreme Events in Surface and Groundwater in the Lake Tuscaloosa Watershed" Carmen Atkins Title: "Minor and Trace Element Analysis on Smackover Facies using
Seminar Speakers: Shuo Chen and Yihuai Lou
110 AIME BuildingShuo Chen Title: "Effects of Agricultural Land Use on the Sources and Reactivity of Dissolved Organic Matter in Subtropical Streams" Yihuai Lou Title: "Seismic Fault Attribute Estimation Using a Local
Seminar Speakers: Greg Gushurst and Rebecca Greenberg
110 AIME BuildingGreg Gushurst Title: "Lithospheric Structure and Plate Locking Mechanism of the Central Andes Subduction: Combined Modelling of Satellite and Terrestrial Gravity Data" Rebecca Greenberg Title: "Crude Oil Recovery from Saturated