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Events for Winter 2009-2010

January 04 2010 04:00 PM
Blair Schoene, assistant professor of geosciences, Princeton University
Volcanoes to Plutons; New Methods for Interpreting High-Precision U-Pb geochronology
Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
January 05 2010 04:00 PM
Junjun Liu, researcher in planetary sciences, Caltech
Formation of Jets and Equatorial Superrotation on Giant Planets
Planetary Science Seminar
365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room
January 07 2010 04:00 PM
Tom Rockwell, professor of geological sciences, San Diego State University
Comparison of Long Paleoseismic Records of Earthquakes on the San Jacinto and San Andreas Faults versus the North Anatolian Fault: A View into Complex Versus Simple Fault Systems
Geology Club Seminar
151 Arms, Buwalda Room
January 08 2010 04:00 PM
Tom Heaton, professor of engineering seismology, Caltech
Simulated Deformations of Seattle High-Rise Buildings from a Hypothetical Giant Cascadian Earthquake
Dix Seismo Lab Seminar
256 S. Mudd, Benioff Room
January 11 2010 04:00 PM
David Battisti, professor of atmospheric sciences, University of Washington
Climate and Landscapes
Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
January 12 2010 04:00 PM
Matthew Golombek, JPL
Opportunity and HiRISE Observations of Craters, Ripples and Rocks at Meridiani Planum: Constraints on Ripple Migration and Accumulation of Meteorites
Planetary Science Seminar
365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room
January 13 2010 04:00 PM
Will Berelson, professor of Earth science
Insights from a Coastal Ocean Time Series—Biogenic and Lithogenic Sedimentation
Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
January 14 2010 09:00 AM
Matthew Berbee, energy LEED-EB manager, Caltech
The North Mudd Retro-Commissioning Project
ESE & Society Discussion Group
151 Arms, Buwalda Room
January 14 2010 04:00 PM
Geology Club Seminar—cancelled
Geology Club Seminar
151 Arms, Buwalda Room
January 15 2010 04:00 PM
Tarje Nissen-Meyer, postdoctoral research associate in geosciences, Princeton University
Global Seismic Sensitivity: A full-wave Technique for Forward and Inverse Modeling
Dix Seismo Lab Seminar
256 S. Mudd, Benioff Room
January 19 2010 04:00 PM
David Jewitt, professor, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, UCLA
Small But Significant: Irregular Satellites and Main Belt Comets
Planetary Science Seminar
365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room
January 20 2010 04:00 PM
James Randerson, professor, Earth system science, UC Irvine
Fire Contributions to Contemporary Changes in the Global Carbon Cycle and Climate System
Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
January 20 2010 04:00 PM
César Fuentes, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
TNOs on HST, Lessons from the Archive
Planetary Science Seminar
January 21 2010 09:00 AM
Zhihong Tan, graduate student in environmental science and engineering, Caltech
Smog in the Pearl River Delta
ESE & Society Discussion Group
151 Arms, Buwalda Room
January 21 2010 04:00 PM
Tanya Atwater, professor of Earth science, emeritus, UC Santa Barbara
Visualizing and Animating the Earth: Plate Tectonics, Ice Ages, and Other Geo-tales
Geology Club Seminar
256 S. Mudd, Benioff Room
January 25 2010 11:00 AM
Kickoff of the Linde + Robinson Laboratory Renovation Project
See event detail for location
January 25 2010 04:00 PM
Heather Knutson, research fellow in astronomy, UC Berkeley
From Hot Jupiters to Super-Earths: A Survey of Exoplanetary Atmospheres
Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
January 26 2010 04:00 PM
Giuseppe Mitri, senior postdoctoral scholar in planetary science, Caltech
Interior Structure, Evolution and Mountains of Titan
Planetary Science Seminar
365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room
January 27 2010 04:00 PM
Simona Bordoni, assistant professor of environmental science and engineering, Caltech
Why Is Monsoon Onset Rapid?
Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
January 28 2010 09:00 AM
Dae Jung Kwon, graduate student in environmental science and engineering, Caltech
Drinking Water Management in Korea
ESE & Society Discussion Group
151 Arms, Buwalda Room
January 28 2010 04:00 PM
Craig Manning, professor of geology and geochemistry, UCLA
New Perspectives on Subduction Zone Fluids
Geology Club Seminar
254 South Mudd Laboratory
January 29 2010 04:00 PM
Gregor Hillers, postdoctoral scholar in geophysics, Caltech
Spontaneous Tectonic Tremor Associated With The San Jacinto Fault, Southern California: Activity Pattern And Source Region
Dix Seismo Lab Seminar
254 South Mudd Laboratory
February 01 2010 04:00 PM
A. Hope Jahren, professor of geochemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Unexpected Photosynthetic Responses to Geologic Levels of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
February 02 2010 04:00 PM
Brian Jackson, NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Close-in Extra-Solar Planets and Tide
Planetary Science Seminar
365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room
February 03 2010 04:00 PM
Julien Emile-Geay, assistant professor of Earth sciences, USC
Low-Frequency Tropical Pacific Sea-Surface Temperature over the Past Millennium: Reconstruction and Error Estimates
Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
February 04 2010 09:00 AM
Ian Eisenman, postdoctoral scholar in environmental science and engineering, Caltech
Arctic sea ice retreat: Observations and Predictions
ESE & Society Discussion Group
151 Arms, Buwalda Room
February 04 2010 04:00 PM
Itai Haviv, postdoctoral scholar in geology, Caltech
Uplift and Exhumation along the Arun River (Eastern Nepal): Implications for the Mechanism of Uplift of the High Himalaya and the Coupling between Erosion and Tectonics
Geology Club Seminar
151 Arms, Buwalda Room
February 05 2010 04:00 PM
Alex Hutko, postdoctoral fellow, USGS
Imaging Large Earthquake Ruptures within 30 Minutes from Origin Time
Dix Seismo Lab Seminar
256 S. Mudd, Benioff Room
February 08 2010 04:00 PM
Isamu Matsuyama, research fellow in Earth and planetary science, UC Berkeley
Rotational Stability of Earth and Mars
Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
February 09 2010 04:00 PM
David Paige, Professor of Earth and space sciences, UCLA
LRO Diviner Radiometer Observations of the Lunar Polar Regions
Planetary Science Seminar
365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room
February 10 2010 04:00 PM
Christopher Charles, professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Holocene Evolution of the El Nino/Southern Oscillation Phenomenon
Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
February 11 2010 09:00 AM
Sossina Haile, professor of materials science and chemical engineering, Caltech
Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage: Creating a Sustainable Future
ESE & Society Discussion Group
151 Arms, Buwalda Room
February 11 2010 04:00 PM
Michael Lamb, assistant professor of geology, Caltech
Reading River-flood Dynamics from Offshore Deposits
Geology Club Seminar
151 Arms, Buwalda Room
February 12 2010 04:00 PM
Dave Stegman, assistant professor of geodynamics, UC San Diego
What Is the Sound of One Plate Subducting?
Dix Seismo Lab Seminar
256 S. Mudd, Benioff Room
February 15 2010 04:00 PM
Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar—cancelled
Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
February 16 2010 04:00 PM
Jonathan Mitchell, professor of Earth and space sciences, UCLA
Elastic Ice Shells of Synchronous Moons: Implications for Europa and Titan
Planetary Science Seminar
365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room
February 17 2010 04:00 PM
David Lea, professor of paleochimatology, paleoceanography, geochemistry, UC Santa Barbara
Topic to be announced.
Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
February 18 2010 09:00 AM
ESE & Society Discussion Group—cancelled
ESE & Society Discussion Group
151 Arms, Buwalda Room
February 18 2010 04:00 PM
Doug Yule, associate professor of geological sciences, California State University, Northridge
Can megathrust-type earthquakes happen in the NW Himalaya?
Geology Club Seminar
151 Arms, Buwalda Room
February 19 2010 04:00 PM
Wei Leng, University of Colorado at Boulder
Energetics and Heat Budget of Earth’s Mantle Convection
Dix Seismo Lab Seminar
256 S. Mudd, Benioff Room
February 22 2010 04:00 PM
Carl Wunsch, professor of physical oceanography, MIT
Trends in the Ocean Circulation: Facts and Fantasies
Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
February 23 2010 04:00 PM
Michelle Selvans, graduate student in geological and planetary sciences, Caltech
Internal Structure of Planum Boreum from MARSIS Data
Planetary Science Seminar
365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room
February 24 2010 04:00 PM
Isabella Velicogna, assistant professor of Earth system science, UC Irvine
Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar—cancelled
Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
February 25 2010 09:00 AM
Usha McFarling, communications director, Caltech
A Cold Climate: The Challenge of Communication the Climate Change Story in a Declining Media Environment
ESE & Society Discussion Group
February 25 2010 04:00 PM
Richard Hervig, professor of chemistry, Arizona State University
Fluorine in the Earth: Where Is It and What Can It Tell Us?
Geology Club Seminar
151 Arms, Buwalda Room
March 01 2010 04:00 PM
Peter Shearer, professor of geophysics, UC San Diego
Lessons Learned from the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake
Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
March 03 2010 04:00 PM
Jason Antenucci, associate professor and deputy director, University of Western Australia
Short and Long-term Climatic Impacts on Water Circulation in Lake Tanganyika, East Africa
Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
March 04 2010 04:00 PM
Robert Gaines, assistant professor of geology, Pomona College
The Chengjiang Drilling Project: Evidence for the Mechanism of Burgess Shale-type Fossil Preservation
Geology Club Seminar
151 Arms, Buwalda Room
March 05 2010 04:00 PM
Brad Aagaard, research geophysicist, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park
Ground Motion Simulations of Scenario Earthquake Ruptures of the Hayward Fault
Dix Seismo Lab Seminar
254 South Mudd Laboratory
March 08 2010 04:00 PM
Robert M. Hazen, Professor of Earth Science, George Mason University
Mineralogic Co-evolution of the Geo- and Biospheres
Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
March 09 2010 04:00 PM
Hal Levison, Southwest Research Institute
Oort Cloud Formation—The Role of the Sun's Birth Cluster
Planetary Science Seminar
365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room
March 10 2010 04:00 PM
Robinson Fulweiler, assistant professor of marine geochemistry, Boston University
Climate Change Impacts on Biogeochemical Cycling in a Temperate Estuary
Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
March 11 2010 04:00 PM
Whitney Behr, graduate student in Earth sciences, USC
Naturally Constrained Profiles of the Strength of the Middle Crust Near the Brittle-Ductile Transition
Geology Club Seminar
151 Arms, Buwalda Room
March 12 2010 04:00 PM
Maren Boese, postdoctoral scholar in geophysics, Caltech
Recent Research and Developments in Earthquake Early Warning
Dix Seismo Lab Seminar
254 South Mudd Laboratory
March 16 2010 04:00 PM
Candice Hansen, JPL
Topic to be announced.
Planetary Science Seminar
365 S. Mudd, Salvatori Room
March 17 2010 04:00 PM
Zanna Chase, assistant professor of chemical oceanography, Oregon State University
The Past 30,000 Years on the Southern Chile Margin: Ventilation, Productivity and Weathering
Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall
March 18 2010 04:00 PM
Andrew F. Thompson, NERC postdoctoral fellow in applied mathematics and theoretical physics, University of Cambridge
Drift, Jump, Mix: Jet-Topography Interactions in the Southern Ocean
Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
155 Arms, Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall

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