Events

Geology Department Invited Speaker Seminars

The Geology Department Seminars feature research presentations by guest speakers who specialize in different fields of Geology.

Please join us every other Tuesday at 4pm in ES 100. All are welcome!

Date	Location	Speaker	Presentation
Sept 30	ES 100	Dr. Bernie Housen (WWU Geology)	How to Get the Most From Your Geology Department Experience
Oct 14	ES 100	Dr. Cailey Condit (University of Washington)	The Petrology and Rheology of Slow-slip Subduction Zones
Oct 21	ES 100	Jonathan Chan (Geology M.S. pending)	Thesis presentation: "Reconstructing climate during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum from soil carbonate stable isotopes in the Green River basin of southwest Wyoming, U.S.A."
Nov 18	ES 100	Dr. Tshering Lama Sherpa (University of Washington)	Magnitude, Architecture, and Timing of Collisional Orogenesis in Eastern Nepal Himalaya

Please join us for research and informational presentations delivered by Geology students (undergraduate and graduate), staff and faculty!

Enjoy your lunch while listening to all the fascinating endeavors the Geology Department is involved with!

After the talks, there will be time for questions. All are welcome!

Date	Location	Speaker	Presentation
Oct 10	CF 120	Dr. Jackie Caplan-Auerbach (WWU Geology)	How to Apply to Grad School in the Geosciences
Oct 17	CF 120	Robert Almy (M.S. Geology '77, WWU)	Water Resources Management; Two Examples: Central Oregon and Santa Barbara County
Oct 31	CF 120/Zoom	Dr. Jackie Caplan-Auerbach (WWU Geology) & Christine Smith and Jeffrey Smith (Northwest Navigation)	The Tracy Arm Landslide: Scientific and Personal Perspectives on the 2^nd Largest Landslide Tsunami Ever Recorded
Nov 7	CF 120	Craig Gabrielson (Geology M.S. pending)	Thesis Presentation: "Resolving the Magmatic and Tectonic Structure of the Tanaga Volcanic Cluster, Aleutian Arc, Alaska, Using Double Difference Earthquake Relocation and Tomography"
Nov 14	CF 120	Dr. Bob Mitchell (WWU Geology)	Washington Geologist Licensing