Distinguished Lecturer Series
(The Distinguished Lecturer Series meets on Mondays at 3:30 pm in Geology Room 105 unless otherwise indicated*. Refreshments will be served. Questions should be emailed to
Tammy Rittenour (tammy.rittenour@usu.edu)
SPRING 2012
| Jan 9: |
Departmental meet & greet |
| Jan 16: |
MLK Day (no seminar) |
| Jan 23: |
Steve Thornock (USU) 'Use of a Toughbook PC for geologic field mapping in the Salton Basin, CA: Benefits and Pitfalls' |
| Jan 30: |
Edward Evenson (Lehigh University) 'Glaciohydraulic supercooling, basal freeze-on, debris entrainment and deposition at modern glacier margins: Is the present the key to the past?' Cianna Wyshnytzky Host |
| Feb 6: |
Steve Holbrook (University of Wyoming) 'Arcs, Continents, and the Andesite Paradox' - GeoPRISMS Distinguished Lectureship Program Katie Potter Host |
| Feb 13: |
Thesis Progress Reports: James Kessler, Robin Nagy |
| Feb 20: |
Presidents Day (no seminar) |
| Feb 21: (tues): |
Tom Lachmar (USU) 'Mexican Volcanoes and Swiss Alps: Recent Adventures of a Climbing Geologist |
| Feb 27: |
Bridget Smith-Konter (University of Texas, El Paso) 'Locked, Loaded, and Looming? Exploring Earthquake Cycle Stress History of Seismically-active Faults of the San Andreas Fault System' - EarthScope Lecture Series Mitch Prante Host |
| March 5: |
Clive Neal (University of Notre Dame) 'How LIPs Talk to US: Origins, Evolution, and Environmental Impact of Large Igneous Provinces' - Ocean Leadership Distinguished Lecture Natalie Bursztyn Host |
| Mar 12-16: |
Spring Break (no seminar) |
| Mar 19: |
No Seminar - ExxonMobil visit |
| Mar 23: (Fri) |
Thesis Progress Reports: Ryan Jensen |
| Mar 26: |
Jerry Fairley (University of Idaho) 'Assessing fractured basalts as a reservoir for sequestering waste carbon dioxide' James Kessler Host |
| April 2: |
Lisa Stright (University of Utah) 'Outcrop and subsurface modeling of deep-water channel deposits' Dave Richey Host |
| April 9: |
Todd Campbell (USU School of Education and Leadership) 'Reification of Five Types of Modeling Pedagogies with Model-Based Inquiry (MBI) Modules for Science Classrooms' Co-sponsored by the Provost's Office - Library rm 154 |
| April 13: (Fri): |
Charles Mueller (USGS) 'Overview of the USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps' |
| April 16: |
Scott Burns (Portland State University) 'The Mystery of Terroir – the Relationship of Geology, Soils, and Climate to Wine' - Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecture in Engineering Geology Liz Petrie Host |
| April 23: |
Department Award Ceremony |
All lectures are held at 3:30 on Mondays in Geology rm 105 unless stated otherwise
Refreshments will be provided
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