Events
Geology Department Invited Speaker Seminars
Every other Tuesday @ 4pm
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8 | ES 100 | Dr. Jesse Hahm (Simon Fraser University) | Physical controls on wetted channel extents in headwater catchments |
| Apr 22 | ES 100 | Dr. Michelle Muth (University of Washington) | Experimental insights into sulfur behavior during mantle melting |
| May 6 | ES 100 | Dr. Sean LaHusen (USGS) | Geologic Controls on Deep-Seated Landslides |
| May 13 | ES 100/Zoom | Mattie Horne (M.S. Geology pending) | Master's Thesis Defense: Making Earth Science Accessible: Using Exploration-Based Activities and 3D-Modeled Fossils as Tools to Introduce Geoscience Concepts in the Classroom |
| May 20 | Zoom | Taylor McCombs (M.S. Geology pending) | Master's Thesis Defense: Experimental Investigation of Calcium and Magnesium Sulfides: Implications for Mercury’s Unusual Sulfide Mineralogy |
Geology Lunch Talks (GLT)
Fridays @ 12pm
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4 | ES 100 | WWU URGE Pod | Spring Quarter URGE Meeting |
| Apr 11 | ES 100 | WWU URGE Pod | Geology Department Scholarships |
| Apr 18 | Zoom | Dr. Ragupratim Rakshit (Jagannath Barooah College) | From Discourses to Systems - Adaptive Management in the Brahmaputra River Basin, India |
| Apr 25 | ES 100 | Ellen Nelson (University of Wisconsin-Madison) | Oblique Convergence along the Cretaceous margin of western North America |
| May 2 | ES 100 | Megan Wilson, Ceci Howes, Baylee McDade, & Kelly Johnson (WWU MS Geology) | Justice and Equity in Geosciences: What has been done and how we can move forward (Report and musings from GEOL 597E) |
| May 9 | ES 100/Zoom | Madelyn Cook (M.S. Geology pending) | Master's Thesis Defense: Using mineral records to unveil the magmatic history of the rhyolite of Separation Creek, Three Sisters, Oregon |
| May 16 | ES 100/Zoom | Spencer Moore (B.S. Geology pending) | Senior Thesis: Where there’s smoke there’s sulfur: Reaction networks and stable isotopes in hydrothermal vents |
| May 23 | ES 100 | Hannah Zeien (B.S. Geology pending) | Senior Thesis: Fault Kinematics of Lopez and Darrington-Devil Mountain Fault Zone, Cascadia |
| May 23 | ES 100 | Carson Rader (B.S. Geology pending) | Senior Thesis: The Last Blast: Age and timeline of Mount Baker’s most recent magmatic eruption |
| Jun 6 | ES 100 | Preston Gowan (B.S. Geology pending) | Senior Thesis: The Role of Silica on the Melting Properties of Enstatite Chondrites, and Implications for Mercury's Mantle-Crust Differentiation |
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