Seminar Series
The Earth and Environmental Sciences Department invites experts to speak and share their research with students and faculty. Please join us to learn about a variety of fascinating topics in earth and environmental science. Snacks and refreshments will be served. All are welcome!
Spring 2019
EESC Seminar Series: Colleen Dalton, Brown University
Colleen Dalton: Seismological constraints on the evolution of oceanic lithosphere
February 12
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Devlin Hall, 201
EESC Seminar Series: Richard Gaschnig, UMass Lowell
Richard Gaschnig: Modern and Mesoproterozoic examples of integrated multi-mineral approaches to sedimentary provenance research
February 19
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Devlin Hall, 201
EESC Seminar Series: Ana Cohen, Natural Resource Defense Council
Ana Cohen: TBD
February 26
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Devlin Hall, 201
EESC Seminar Series: Susan Lang, Univ. South Carolina
Susan Lang: Linking microbial activity to fluid circulation and rock lithology in serpentinizing environments
March 12
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Devlin Hall, 201
EESC Seminar Series: Dorsey Wanless, Boise State University
Dorsey Wanless: TBD
March 26
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Devlin Hall, 201
Documentary screening of "The Human Element" directed by Jim Balog '74
James Balog '74 will be on campus for a screening of his new film, "The Human Element." Mr. Balog has been a photographer for almost 40 years, focusing his work on one of the most important issues of our era: the human modification of nature. This innovative and visually stunning film will take a look at how humans interact with earth, air, fire and water.
March 29
4:00 PM
Devlin Hall, 008
Contact
Ethan Baxter
EESC Seminar Series: Chris Sommerfield, University of Delaware
Chris Sommerfield : A comparative study of marsh accretion in two estuaries of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast
April 02
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Devlin Hall, 201
Dr. Sylvia Earle: "The World is Blue" - Green Week Keynote Speech
Dr. Sylvia Earle was named TIME magazine's first "Hero for the Planet" and "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress. She’s a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, former Chief Scientist of NOAA, and the founder of Mission Blue: The Sylvia Earle Alliance. During her talk, "The World is Blue," she will give a firsthand account of what she has seen during her 7000+ hours of diving and explain the urgency of protecting our oceans.
April 08
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
McGuinn Hall, 121
Contact
ecopledge@gmail.com
EESC Seminar Series: Tara Pisani-Gareau, Boston College
Tara Pisani-Gareau: Green week, Oceans panel discussion
April 09
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Devlin Hall, 201
EESC Seminar Series: Bob Anderson, University of Colorado, Boulder
Bob Anderson: The debris-covered glacier – rock glacier continuum and its geomorphic consequences
April 16
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Devlin Hall, 201
EESC Seminar Series: Jonathan Krones, Boston College
Jonathan Krones : Accounting for non-hazardous industrial waste in the United States
April 30
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Devlin Hall, 201
EESC Seminar Series: Peter Kelemen, Columbia University
Peter Kelemen: Early Results from the Oman Drilling Project
May 06
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Devlin Hall, 201