UTIG SEMINAR SERIES
Spring 2012
Our next seminar is a special seminar on Thursday, Feb. 16th, featuring Dr. David Faraggi, Rector of the University of Haifa, Israel. Dr. Faraggi will speak on "The University of Haifa, Towards Globalization and the Creation of a Center of Excellence in Marine Sciences." Our regular Friday (Feb. 17th) seminar features Dr. Katrina Edwards who will speak on "The Deep Biosphere in Igneous Ocean Crust."
| Date/Time | Speaker, Affiliation | Host | Title of Talk |
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20 Jan 10:30 AM |
Deborah Eason, University of Hawaii | Nick Hayman, UTIG | "Iceland’s Melting Experiment: Deglaciation and Volcanism in the Western Volcanic Zone" Click for Archived Broadcast |
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27 Jan 10:30 AM |
Rodrigo Fernandez-Vasquez, UTIG | Charles Jackson, UTIG | "Spatial and Timescale Variability of Glacial Erosion Rates from Patagonia and Antarctic Peninsula Tidewater Glaciers (46°-65° S)"
Click for Archived Broadcast |
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03 Feb 10:30 AM |
Joanne Tudge, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Kylara Martin/Sean Gulick, UTIG |
"Velocity-Porosity Relationships of the Nankai Trough, Japan: Dependence on Stress Path and Tectonic History" Click for Archived Broadcast |
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10 Feb 10:30 AM |
Dwight Coleman, Rhode Island School of Oceanography | Jamie Austin, UTIG | "Telepresence and the URI Inner Space Center – A New Paradigm for Ocean Exploration"
Click for Live Link |
16 Feb 3:00 PM |
Dr. David Faraggi, Rector, University of Haifa | Jamie Austin, UTIG | "The University of Haifa, Towards Globalization and the Creation of a Center of Excellence in Marine Sciences"
Click for Live Link |
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17 Feb 10:30 AM |
Katrina Edwards, University of Southern California | Nick Hayman, UTIG | "The Deep Biosphere in Igneous Ocean Crust"
Click for Live Link |
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24 Feb 10:30 AM |
Seth Stein, Northwestern University | Sean Gulick, UTIG | "What New Madrid Shows about Intracontinental Earthquakes" Click for Live Link |
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02 Mar 10:30 AM |
Eric Larour, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA | Ginny Catania, UTIG | "Data Assimilation of Ice Flow Models in Antarctica and Greenland"
Click for Live Link |
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09 Mar 10:30 AM |
Jeffrey Andrews-Hanna, Colorado School of Mines | Jack Holt, UTIG | "Valles Marineris: The Making of Mars’ Giant Canyon System"
Click for Live Link |
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16 Mar 10:30 AM |
No Seminar | Spring Break | |
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23 Mar 10:30 AM |
Michael Bevis, Ohio State University | Fred Taylor, UTIG | |
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30 Mar 10:30 AM |
TBA | ||
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06 Apr 10:30 AM |
Lowell Stott, University of Southern California | Deborah Khider, UTIG | "The Fingerprint of Geologic Carbon on Glacial/Interglacial Atmospheric CO2" Click for Live Link |
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13 Apr 10:30 AM |
Karen McNeal, Mississippi State University | Kathy Ellins, UTIG | |
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20 Apr 10:30 AM |
Suzanne Carbotte, Columbia University | Gail Christeson, UTIG | |
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27 Apr 10:30 AM |
Anthony Broccoli, Rutgers University | Charles Jackson, UTIG | |
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04 May 10:30 AM |
UTIG Fellowship Holders | Gail Christeson, UTIG |
Pre-Seminar Coffee at 10:00 a.m. Seminars are usually held on Fridays at 10:30 a.m. but check the day of the
week on your calendar to be certain. There are exceptions. The Institute's seminars are held at:
Institute for Geophysics (directions)
J.J. Pickle Research Campus, Bldg. 196, Rm 1.603
10100 Burnet Road (R2200)
Austin TX 78758-4445
Phone: (512) 471-6156
Previous Seminar Schedules