Events for Spring 2004-2005 - Caltech: Geological and Planetary Sciences

March 28 2005 04:00 PM

Christopher Goldfinger, associate professor, Oregon State University

Turbidite Paleoseismology: Testing the Method on the Cascadia Subduction Zone and the Northern San Andreas Fault

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

March 31 2005 09:00 AM

ESE & Society Discussion Group

114 E. Bridge

March 31 2005 04:00 PM

Kevin Hand, Graduate student, Stanford University

Experimental Simulations of European Surface Electron Irradiation Chemistry and Implications for a Sub-Surface Ocean

Geology Club Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

April 04 2005 04:00 PM

Christopher Bretherton, Professor, University of Washington

Some Roles of Clouds in the Tropical Climate System

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

April 06 2005 03:40 PM

Andre Nel, Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles

Air Pollutants in Asthma and Cardiovascular Disease: Role of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

142 Keck

April 07 2005 09:00 AM

Marlon G. Boarnet, Professor, University of California, Irvine

The Obesity Epidemic: What Role for Planning?

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

April 07 2005 04:00 PM

Susannah Porter, Professor, University of California at Santa Barbara

Proterozoic Protozoa

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

April 11 2005 04:00 PM

Daniel Vielzeuf, Visiting Professor in Geology, University of Marseilles, France

Chemical Heterogeneities and Diffusion in Garnet as Markers of the Dynamics of Geological Systems

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

April 13 2005 03:40 PM

Kenneth Bruland, Professor of Ocean Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz

Iron and Macronutrients in Coastal Upwelling Regimes: Central California and Peru

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

142 Keck

April 14 2005 09:00 AM

Elizabeth Moule, Co-founder

Green Architecture and Smart Growth

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

April 18 2005 04:00 PM

Paul Wallace, assistant professor, University of Oregon

Volatile Recycling in Subduction Zones: Integrating the Melt Inclusion and Volcanic Gas Records

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

April 20 2005 03:40 PM

Richard Luthy, Silas H. Palmer Professor, Stanford University

New Views on Sediment Chemistry, Toxicity, and Treatment (If You Are a Clam, You're Not Necessarily What You Eat!)

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

142 Keck

April 21 2005 09:00 AM

James Potter

Environmental Enforcement

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

April 21 2005 04:00 PM

Dawn Sumner, Associate Professor, University of California at Davis

Neutron Computer Tomography and the Search for Life in Rocks

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

April 25 2005 04:00 PM

Donald Lowe, professor, Stanford University

Tectonically Driven Atmospheric Change and Climate Collapse as a Recurring Control on Precambrian Biological Evolution: A specific example from 3.2-2.7 Ga

James R. and Shirley A. Kliegel Lecture in Geological and Planetary Sciences

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

April 27 2005 03:40 PM

Paul Quay, Professor, University of Washington

Estimating Primary Production Rates in the Ocean: Recent In Situ Versus Traditional In Vitro Methods

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

142 Keck

April 28 2005 09:00 AM

Richard Wildman, Caltech

The Modern Biodiversity Crisis

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 02 2005 04:00 PM

Mihai Ducea, Associate Professor, University of Arizona

Crustal Scale Mass Transfer in Convergent Plate Tectonics Settings: Mechanisms, Magnitudes, and Rates

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

May 04 2005 03:40 PM

Raffaele Ferrari, Victor Starr Assistant Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Upper Ocean Dynamics

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

142 Keck

May 05 2005 09:00 AM

Sossina Haile, Caltech

Fuel Cells and Their Role in a Sustainable Energy Future

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 09 2005 04:00 PM

Takamitsu Ito, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington

The Biogeochemistry and Residual Mean Circulation of the Southern Ocean

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

May 11 2005 03:40 PM

Patricia Maurice, Professor, Director, Center for Environmental Science and Technology, University of Notre Dame

Fe-NOM Interactions and the Photodegradation of Natural Organic Matter

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

142 Keck

May 12 2005 09:00 AM

Ashley Jones, Caltech

How to Deal with Radioactive Waste: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle?

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 12 2005 04:00 PM

Stephane Mazzotti, Geological Survey of Canada

Thermal State, Dynamics, and Tectonic Evolution of the Canadian Cordillera

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 16 2005 04:00 PM

Judith Chester, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University

Characterization of Fault Structure Relevant to Earthquake Mechanics

Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

May 18 2005 03:40 PM

Craig Criddle, Associate Professor, Stanford University

Bioremediation of Atomic Bomb Wastes: Adventures in the Near-Source Zone

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

142 Keck

May 19 2005 09:00 AM

Annmarie Eldering, JPL

It Doesn't Take a Rocket Scientist: How an Environmental Engineer Works at JPL

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 19 2005 04:00 PM

Hagit Afek, Caltech

Topic to be announced

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 23 2005 04:00 PM

Richard Allmendinger, Professor, Cornell University

Deformation and Rotation at Instantaneous and Geologic Time Scales in the Central Andes: Real-Time Oroclinal Bending and Other Conundrums

James R. and Shirley A. Kliegel Lecture in Geological and Planetary Sciences

155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

May 25 2005 03:40 PM

Sabeeha Merchant, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Homeostatic Mechanisms in Algae for Trace Element Utilization

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

142 Keck

May 26 2005 09:00 AM

Gretchen Aleks, Caltech

Environmental Cooperation and Economic Fairness

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 26 2005 04:00 PM

Cody Nash, Caltech

Geology Club Seminar

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

May 31 2005 10:00 AM

Adam Sobel, Associate Professor, Columbia University

The Role of Surface Fluxes and Ocean Coupling in the Madden-Julian Oscillation

Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room

June 02 2005 09:00 AM

Sujatha Jahagirdar

Clean Water-Clean Air Advocate for Environment California

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room

June 09 2005 09:00 AM

ESE & Society Discussion Group

151 Arms, Buwalda Room