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February 2026
Monday, February 2nd, 2026
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
"Seismology on solar system terrestrial bodies"
Philippe Lognonné,
Directeur, Observatoire InSight,
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris,
Université Paris Cité,
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
4:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
The Evolution of Amino Acids under Asteroidal Aqueous Alteration
Yuanyuan He,
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate,
Department of Geochemistry,
Caltech,
Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Microbial Navigation and Biofilm Morphodynamics in Subsurface Environments
Joaquin Jimenez-Martinez,
ETH Zurich and Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology,
Monday, February 9th, 2026
4:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
"Abundant Ammonia and Nitrogen Rich Organic Matter in Samples from Asteroid Bennu: An Inventory for the Origin of Life"
Dr. Daniel Glavin,
Senior Scientist,
Sample Return in the Solar System Exploration Division,
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,
Tuesday, February 10th, 2026
4:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
Spatiography of the Earth–Moon–Sun System: Resonances, Gateways, and Tidal Boundaries
Aaron Rosengren,
Assistant Professor,
Jacobs School of Engineering and the Center for Astrophysics & Space Studies at UC San Diego,
Wednesday, February 11th, 2026
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Morphodynamics of Hanging Ice Dams in Northern Rivers
Gary Parker,
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
Friday, February 13th, 2026
4:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar
The hunt for the explosive aftershock sequence.
Nicholas van der Elst,
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Joint CPS/GPS seminar
Chirality and the electron spin- A miraculous match
Ron Naaman,
Professor Emeritus,
Department of Chemical and Biological Physics,
Weizmann Institute of Science, Isreal,
4:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
The Many Faces of Mars During its Recent Past
Lucas Lange,
NASA Postdoctoral Fellow,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Land-Atmosphere Interactions and the Changing Hydrologic Cycle
Kirsten Findell,
Research Physical Scientist,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Friday, February 20th, 2026
4:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar
Unraveling the connection between mantle flow, lithospheric stress, faults, and rivers.
Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni,
Louis B. and Martha B. Slichter Endowed Chair in Geosciences,
Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences,
University of California, Los Angeles,
Monday, February 23rd, 2026
4:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
"Advances in the Forecasting of Man-made and Natural Earthquakes"
Jean-Philippe Avouac,
Earle C. Anthony Professor of Geology and Mechanical and Civil Engineering Director, Center for Geomechanics and Mitigation of Geohazards,
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
4:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
Miscibility of major planet forming materials at high pressure and temperature
Lars Stixrude,
Professor,
Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences,
UCLA,
Wednesday, February 25th, 2026
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Watson Lecture: Chasing Sustainable Battery Chemistries for the Future with Kimberly See
Kimberly See,
professor of chemistry,
- Public Event
Friday, February 27th, 2026
4:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar
Determining the c-value in the modified Omori's law for early aftershock decay following moderate-size earthquakes at interplate and intraplate regions
Zhigang Peng,
Professor of Geophysics,
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences,
Georgia Institute of Technology,