Seminar Schedule : Spring 2013
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Houston offers its seminars on most Friday afternoons during the fall and spring semesters. Time: Most seminars are held at 4:00 pm. A change of times will be noted under the date of the seminar. Location: Unless otherwise noted, all seminars will be held in room 117 of the Science and Research Building 1. A change of rooms will be noted in red (bold) in the Date column.
Date
Speaker
Presentation
01/18/13
Dick Bishop
RSK [UK] Ltd.World oil supply in transition
01/25/13
Rosalind Armytage
University of HoustonBuilding the Earth: perspectives from meteorites and Moon rocks
02/01/13
Wendy Nelson
University of HoustonA continent divided: Geochemical insights into the birth of the East African Rift System
02/08/13
James Farquhar
University of MarylandPathways for Neoarchean pyrite formation constrained by mass-independent sulfur isotopes
02/15/13
Richard Gordon
Rice UniversityGlobal Plate Motions, Shrinking Plates, and the Azimuths of Transform Faults
02/22/13
Julia Wellner
University of HoustonAntarctica's Glacial History: The Sedimentary Record on the Continental Shelf
03/01/13
Franco Einaudi
NASAThe science and impact of climate change
03/4/13
Donald C. Lawton
University of CalgaryMilton B. Dobrin Memorial Lecture
What lies beneath? Post-earthquake seismic imaging and insights: Christchurch, New Zealand
03/08/13
No seminar
03/15/13
Spring Break - No seminar
03/22/13
Jay Quade
University of ArizonaThe Growth of the Central Andes
03/29/13
Anne Peslier
Jacobs Technology at NASA-JSCANSMET, the Antarctic Search for Meteorites
04/05/13
Mohamed Sultan
Western Michigan UniversityIntegrated Hydrologic Investigations: Case Studies from Africa
04/12/13
Dan Cohan
Rice UniversityAir quality responses to emissions trends
04/19/13
Rasmus Andreasen
University of HoustonDating the time of crystallization of iron
meteorites. Timescales for core formation, cooling history, and
implications for parent body size.
04/26/13
Student
Research Day - No Seminar
05/03/13
Semester over – No seminar