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.
Upcoming Events: |
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 |
