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October 2026
Friday, October 2nd, 2026
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Seismo Lab Seminar
Imaging Geofluids with Passive Seismology: From Magmatic, Hydrothermal, to Groundwater Systems
Dr. Fan-Chi Lin,
Professor,
Department of Geology & Geophysics,
University of Utah,
Monday, October 5th, 2026
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
The Role of Academia in Lithium and Critical Mineral Exploration
Tuesday, October 6th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Special Seismo Lab Seminar
Non-diffusive behaviors of Earth's lithosphere
Dr. Lijun Liu,
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
"Coupled astrophysical and geochemical models of terrestrial planet formation as probes of early Solar System evolution"
Gabriel Nathans,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Seismo Lab Brown Bag Seminar
The Science of Storytelling: A simple formula for high-impact science
Dr. Chad A. Greene,
Glaciologist and Remote Sensing Scientist,
Sea Level and Ice Group,
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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ESE: EAS Trailblazers Seminar
Understanding Atmospheric Composition Using Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling and Observations
Laura H. Yang,
Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering,
Washington University,
4:00pm
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6:00pm
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Thursday, October 8th, 2026
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
"The Zircon Record of Magma Redox Evolution Across the Great Oxidation Event"
Shane Houchin,
California Institute of Technology,
Monday, October 12th, 2026
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
"How Earth became habitable in the Hadean"
Jun Korenaga,
Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences,
Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences,
Yale University,
Tuesday, October 13th, 2026
12:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
Detecting and Interpreting Biosignatures with the ELTs and HWO
Ligia Coelho,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
Thursday, October 15th, 2026
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
"Redox-driven mineral and organic associations in Jezero Crater, Mars"
Joel Hurowitz,
Stony Brook University,
Friday, October 16th, 2026
12:00pm
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Monday, October 19th, 2026
4:00pm
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The James R. and Shirley A. Kliegel Lectureship in Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
'The Crumbling Watertower'
Niels Hovius,
Professor, Institute for Earth and Environment Sciences,
Department of Geomorphology, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences,
University of Potsdam,
Tuesday, October 20th, 2026
8:15am
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Seismo Lab Seminar
Characterizing Faults and Avalanches – South Island, New Zealand Aotearoa
Dr. Meghan Miller,
Australian National University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar
"Exoplanet System Age as a New Dimension of Giant Planet Formation, Structure, and Evolution"
Stephen Schmidt,
PhD Candidate and NSF Graduate Research Fellow,
Johns Hopkins University,
Wednesday, October 21st, 2026
12:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The Pyrocene: Burning Through the Earth System
Douglas Hamilton,
Asst Professor Aerosol, Earth System Modelling, Wildfires, Biogeochemical Cycles,
Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences,
North Carolina State University,
Thursday, October 22nd, 2026
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
"Beyond "healthy vs. sick": clues on how to make stable isotopes actually useful in medicine"
Esther Lahoud-Heilbronner,
California Institute of Technology,
Monday, October 26th, 2026
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Where did life begin?
Benjamin Tutolo,
Professor of Earth, Energy, and Environment,
Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment,
University of Calgary,
Tuesday, October 27th, 2026
4:00pm
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2026
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
The Fate of Subducted Waters: Examples of Transport and Transformation Below the Mixed Layer
Leah Johnson,
Principle Oceanographer,
Applied Physics Laboratory, (APL),
University of Washington,