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Scheduled Seminars at WWU Geology

Aproximately 4-8 times per quarter, the Geology department schedules seminar talks that are free of charge and open to the public. These are generally one of four types of talks: invited speakers who will discuss their current or recent research; members of the Geology department discussing their current research; new Masters students defending their proposed research plans; or outgoing Masters students presenting their completed projects. The public is invited to all of these, although some geological background will be necessary to follow most of the content. In addition, seating is limited in most cases, so large groups (such as a school group) cannot readily be accomodated without ample notice - contact the department office in such cases.

The schedule of talks for a quarter is generally posted near the beginning of that quarter, and is subject to revision.

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Past Events:

Sean Gallen Friday, June 13th at 4:00 pm CF 225 An Investigation of the Magnetic Fabrics and Paleomagnetism of the Ghost Rocks Formation, Kodiak Islands, Alaska Masters Thesis Defense
Robert Isaacson Thursday, June 12th at 4:00 pm CF 225 Metamorphic Evolution of the Wentachee Block, Suiattle River Region, North Cascades Washington Masters Thesis Defense
Chris Ward Thursday, June 12th at 2:00 pm CF 225 Paleomagnetism and detrital zircon geochronology of the Skeena Group, British Columbia Masters Thesis Defense
Susan Dickerson Friday, June 6th at 12:00 pm ES 100 Modeling the hydrologic effects of climate change forecasts in the Nooksack River Basin Masters Proposal Defense
Dennis Feeney Friday, May 30th at 4:00 pm ES 100 Timing and Nature of Post-Collapse Sedimentation in Kulshan Caldera, North Cascades Washington Masters Thesis Defense
Mike Larrabee Friday, May 30th at 12:00 pm ES 100 Hydrologic Assessment of Ebey's Prairie, Whidbey Island, Washington Masters Proposal Defense
Eric Cheney, Univ. of WA Tuesday, May 27th at 4:00 pm ES 100 Multiple Myths (Public Misconceptions) about Mineral Resources Invited Speaker
Gerry Griesel Friday, May 23rd at 4:00 pm CF 125 Kinematic analysis of a Cretaceous thrust zone, Cascade crystalline core, Washington Masters Thesis Defense
Andy Wiser Friday, May 23rd at 2:00 pm CF 105 Magnetic Fabric Analysis of Slope Failure, Turbidity Currents, and Depositional Processes Along the Foreslope of the Fraser River Delta Masters Thesis Defense
Cristina Stout Friday, May 23rd at 12:00 pm ES 100 Petrogenesis of Adakite-Like Magmas in the Forearc of the Southernmost Cascades, California Masters Proposal Defense
Perry Ponshock Friday, May 16th at 12:00 pm ES 100 Synmetamorphic Fluid Flow Direction and Composition, Cascades Core, WA Masters Proposal Defense
Brandon Mijal Wednesday, May 14th at 4:00 pm CF 125 Holocene and Latest Pleistocene glaciation in the Sawtooth Mountains, central Idaho Masters Thesis Defense
Beth Pratt-Sitaula, Central WA Univ. Tuesday, May 13th at 4:00 pm ES 100 Glaciers, Climate, and Topography Invited Speaker
Sam Bruno Friday, May 9th at 12:00 pm ES 100 An investigation of the mechanics of the Ring Creek Lava flow Masters Proposal Defense
Nigel Davies Friday, May 2nd at 12:00 pm ES 100 The Holocene glacial history of the Upper Green River Lakes drainage, Wind River Range, Wyoming Masters Proposal Defense
Patricia Kelley, NAGT & UNC-Wilmington Tuesday, April 29th at 4:00 pm ES 100 The Arms Race from a Snail's Perspective: Evolution of the Naticid Gstropod Predator-Prey System Invited Speaker
David Hirsch, WWU Friday, April 25th at 12:00 pm ES 100 Understanding metamorphic grain size variations Faculty Presentation
Jeff Vervoort, Washington State Univeristy Tuesday, April 22nd at 4:00 pm ES 100 Using new chronologic and isotopic tools to constrain the geological evolution of western North America Invited Speaker
Curtis Clement Friday, April 18th at 12:00 pm ES 100 Prediction of Sediment yield from Swift Creek Landslide using the Distributed Hydrology-Soil-Vegetation Model Masters Proposal Defense
Don Easterbrook, WWU Tuesday, April 8th at 4:00 pm ES 100 The record–breaking cold winter of 2007-08 and 10 years of global cooling: where is global climate heading? Faculty Presentation
Todd Belanger Wednesday, March 19th at 4:00 pm PH 146 Structural Geology of the Central San Juan Islands, Northwest Washington Masters Thesis Defense
Brendan E Hodge Friday, March 14th at 4:00 pm ES 100 Characterizing surface deformation from 1981 to 2007 on Mount Baker, Washington with campaign GPS resurvey of trilateration network Masters Thesis Defense
Jason Gaber Tuesday, March 11th at 4:00 pm ES 100 Comparing the Geomorphology of Earth & Mars Undergrad Student Presentation
Bernie Housen, WWU Friday, March 7th at 12:00 pm PH 146 Pockmark craters of Bellingham Bay and Elsewhere Faculty Presentation
Sue DeBari, WWU Friday, February 29th at 12:00 pm PH 146 Magmatic Processes in Island Arcs: a tour of the crust from the bottom on up Faculty Presentation
Tom Badger, WA Dept. of Transportation Tuesday, February 26th at 4:00 pm CF 125 Seismogenic Landslides Invited Speaker
Scott Babcock, WWU Friday, February 22nd at 12:00 pm PH 146 Scenic Geology of Kauai Faculty Presentation
Eric Cheney, University of Washington Tuesday, February 19th at 4:00 pm CF 125 Is the Chiwaukum Graben on the Eastern Flank of the Cascade Range of Washington an Eocene Extentional Basin? Invited Speaker
Pete Stelling, WWU Friday, February 15th at 12:00 pm PH 146 The caldera forming eruption of Fisher Volcano, Alaska Faculty Presentation

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