Events for Fall 2006-2007 - Caltech: Geological and Planetary Sciences

September 25 2006 04:00 PM

David Stevenson, George Van Osdol Professor of Planetary Science, Caltech

The Beginning of Earth History

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

September 28 2006 04:00 PM

GPS students, Caltech

2006 Division Field Trip in Tien Shan Foreland Basin, Xinjiang, China

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

September 29 2006 12:00 PM

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

October 02 2006 04:00 PM

Donald Dingwell, professor of mineralogy and petrology, University of Munich

Experimental Volcanology: Can Mechanistic Understanding Enhance Crisis Response?

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

October 04 2006 03:40 PM

Peter B. Rhines, professor of oceanography and atmospheric sciences, University of Washington

Fire and Ice: Dynamics of Climate Variability at High Latitude

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

142 Keck

October 05 2006 04:00 PM

John P. Platt, professor of earth sciences, University of Southern California

Mechanics of Intracontinental Transforms and the Tectonics of California: An Alternative Approach

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

October 06 2006 12:00 PM

Janet Hering, professor of environmental science and engineering, Caltech

Reviewing for Journals & Funding Agencies

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

October 09 2006 04:00 PM

William Ellsworth, Earthquake Hazards Team

A Look Under the Hood into the Earthquake Machine: New Results from the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

October 11 2006 03:40 PM

Phil Hugenholtz, head

A Tale of Two Sludges: Metagenomic Analysis of Two Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR) Sludge Communities

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

142 Keck

October 12 2006 04:00 PM

Don Dingwell, professor of earth and environmental science, University of Munich

Highly Siderophile Element Solubility in Silicate Melts

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

October 13 2006 12:00 PM

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

October 16 2006 04:00 PM

Brian G.J. Upton, professor emeritus of petrology, University of Edinburgh

The Gardar Alkaline Province, South Greenland

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

October 18 2006 03:40 PM

Dr. Wulf Blankenfeldt, Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany

Kissing Butterflies and Chips Bag: Unraveling the Chemistry of Phenazine Biosynthesis

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

142 Keck

October 19 2006 04:00 PM

Chris H. House, assistant professor of geosciences, Pennsylvania State University

Genes Sequences, Gene Content, and Gene Order: Trying to Find a "Genomic" Record for Geobiology

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

October 20 2006 12:00 PM

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

October 25 2006 03:40 PM

Fitnat H. Yildiz, assistant professor, environmental toxicology, UC Santa Cruz

Molecular Basis and Consequences of Phenotypic Variation in Vibrio Cholerae

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

142 Keck

November 02 2006 04:00 PM

George Rossman, professor of mineralogy, Caltech

Characterization of Nanofeatures in Minerals

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

November 03 2006 12:00 PM

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

November 08 2006 03:40 PM

Professor Erik Christensen, University of WisconsinMilwaukee

Modeling PAH and PCB Sources and Degradation in Aquatic Sediments Based on Factor Analysis with Nonnegative Constraints

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

142 Keck

November 09 2006 04:00 PM

Alan L. Smith, professor of geological sciences, California State University, San Bernardino

Volcanic Studies of Pyroclastic Volcanoes in the Lesser Antilles

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

November 10 2006 12:00 PM

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

November 15 2006 03:40 PM

Jenny Ayla Jay, assistant professor, UCLA

Importace of Biofilms in Environmental Mercury Methylation and Persistence of Enteric Bacteria in Beach Sediments

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

142 Keck

November 16 2006 04:00 PM

Abby Kavner, assistant professor, UCLA

Stable Isotope Electrochemistry of Zinc

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

November 17 2006 12:00 PM

King-Fai Li, graduate student in environmental science and engineering, Caltech

The Outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

November 22 2006 03:40 PM

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar—CANCELLED

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

142 Keck

November 23 2006 04:00 PM

No Seminar, Thanksgiving Holiday

Geology Club Seminar—CANCELLED

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

November 24 2006 12:00 PM

ESE & Society Discussion Group—CANCELLED

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

November 29 2006 03:40 PM

Charles S. Shapiro, professor of physics, San Francisco State University, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Massive Releases of Radioactivity—A Retrospective Look

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

142 Keck

November 30 2006 04:00 PM

George D. Wardlaw, UC Santa Barbara

Biodegradation in the Subsurface as a Selective Filter for Natural Petroleum Emissions

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

December 01 2006 12:00 PM

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room