Seminar Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Glass
110 AIME BuildingSchool of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Georgia Institute of Technology Title: "It's a Gas! Gas! Gas! A new look at the role of iron in the ancient greenhouse" Abstract: Methane and nitrous oxide are potent greenhouse gases that contribute to modern climate change, and may have maintained habitable temperatures in ancient anoxic, iron-rich oceans when
Seminar Speakers: Fred Andrus and Christine Bassett
110 AIME BuildingFred Andrus Title: “Beer, garbage, and raw sewage: my research in Archaeology” Christine Bassett Title: “Geological Methods in Archaeology”
Seminar Speaker: Geoffrey Tick
110 AIME BuildingTitle: “The Impact of Transport Processes on the Persistence and Remediation of Groundwater Contaminant Plumes” Abstract: Contamination of groundwater by chemicals used in industrial, commercial, and other applications continues to pose significant threats to human health and the environment. Examples of compounds of concern include chlorinated solvents (e.g., trichloroethene, tetrachloroethene, carbon tetrachloride), 1,4-dioxane, methyl tertiary-butyl
Seminar Speaker: Katie McKay
110 AIME BuildingTitle: "Researching in a cave down under: A cave monitoring study in Cathedral Caverns, AL"
Welcome reception
Bevill Building Room 2006There will be a lunch reception at noon in Room 2006 Bevill as part of orientation for new graduate student teaching assistants. All faculty, staff, and graduate students are invited. Please come and meet our new students and faculty.
Seminar Speaker: Dr. Peng Jiang
110 AIME BuildingDesert Research Institute Title: "Precipitation storm properties affected by climate change and their impact on hydrological processes"
Seminar Speaker: Dr. Jianwei Li
Tennessee State University Title: "Investigation of climate-soil interaction and microbial mechanisms via an integrated experiment-model approach"
Seminar Speakers: Alex Nicosia and Rhiannon Garrard
110 AIME BuildingAlex Nicosia Title: "Comparing Gastrolith Structures from Cambaridae Collected in Alabama" Rhiannon Garrard Title: "The t-fADE Model and the Role of Retention on Contaminant Dispersion in Saturated Porous Media"
Seminar Speakers: Ozgur Turkmen, Taylor Woods and Claudia Rubio
110 AIME BuildingOzgur Turkmen Title: "Subsurface Structural Geology and Tectono-stratigraphy of the Off-shore Akcakoca-Amasra Area, Western Black Sea Basin, Turkey" Taylor Woods Title: "The Role of Grain Size and Shape on the Electrical Conductivity of Volcanic Ash" Claudia Rubio Title: "Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Characterization – Offshore Colombia"