corners
UTIG logoInstitute for Geophysics
Jackson School of Geosciences
Department of Geological SciencesBureau of Economic Geology
Institute for Geophysics
News Main
Seminars
In The News
Spotlights
News Releases
Contacts
Experts Guide
Field Work
Calendar
JSG Meetings

 News & Events
UTIG Seminars

Brown Bag Seminars

Previous Seminar Schedules

SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Fall 2009


Date/Time Speaker, Affiliation Host Title of Talk
11 Sept
10:30 AM
Dr. Tip Meckel, Research Associate, Gulf Coast Carbon Center, Bureau of Economic Geology Charles Jackson, UTIG

"Monitoring of Carbon Sequestration"

18 Sept
10:30 AM *BEG Conf. Room
Dr. Laurence Padman, Senior Scientist, Earth & Space Research

Jack Holt, UTIG

"Ice-shelf/ocean Interactions Measured From Space"

 

25 Sept
10:30 AM
No Seminar Today

 

 

02 Oct
10:30 AM
No Seminar Today

 

 

09 Oct
10:30 AM
No Seminar Today

 

 

16 Oct
10:30 AM
Dr. Kurt L. Frankel, Assistant Professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology

Jack Holt, UTIG

"Rates of Deformation and the Distribution of Strain Along an Evolving Segment of the Pacific-North America Plate Boundary"

23 Oct
10:30 AM *BEG Conf. Room
Dr. Omar Ghattas, Department of Geological Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences, University of Texas at Austin

Charles Jackson, UTIG

"Towards uncertainty quantification with high fidelity ice sheet models"

You are invited to watch this live broadcast!
30 Oct
10:30 AM
Dr. Matt Hornbach, Research Associate, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG)

Charles Jackson, UTIG

"Hunting the Source of the 1692 Port Royal Tsunami:  New Insights into Jamaican Tectonics and Geohazards"

You are invited to watch this live broadcast!
05 Nov
Thursday
10:30 AM *BEG Conf. Room
Dr. Gary L. Pavlis, Professor of Geological Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Gail Christeson, UTIG

"Three-dimensional, Converted Wave Imaging of the Mantle: Applications to the Earthscope Transportable Array"

You are invited to watch this LIVE BROADCAST
13 Nov
10:30 AM *BEG Conf. Room
Dr. Ian Eisenman, Postdoctoral Scholar in Environmental Science and Engineering, Caltech, and NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington

Charles Jackson, UTIG

"Is Arctic sea ice approaching a tipping point?"  

You are invited to watch this LIVE BROADCAST
20 Nov
10:30 AM
UTIG Fellowship Recipient: Jason Stephens

Gail Christeson, UTIG

"Tectonic and depositional evolution of an active forearc basin based on 2-D multi-channel seismic reflection data, Sandino Basin, offshore Nicaragua"

You are invited to watch this LIVE BROADCAST
27 Nov
10:30 AM
Thanksgiving Holiday

 

 

04 Dec
10:30 AM
Dr. Andria Bilich, NOAA

Sean Gulick, UTIG

"Beyond Geodesy: GPS Applications to Seismology and Climate Studies"
 

11 Dec
10:30 AM
Dr. Oliver Elison Timm, Postdoc, University of Hawaii Charles Jackson, UTIG "African Humid Periods during the last 130,000 years"
22 Jan
10:30 AM
Dr. Deborah Kelley, Associate Professor, University of Washington Gail Christeson, UTIG TBA
29 Jan
10:30 AM 
Dr. Patrick Heimbach Charles Jackson, UTIG Theme: Ice-Ocean Interactions and Data Assimilation
5 Feb
10:30 AM  *BEG Conf. Room
Dr. Claudia Benitez-Nelson, Associate Professor, University of South Carolina Gail Christeson, UTIG TBA
12 Feb
10:30 AM 
     
19 Feb
10:30 AM 
     
26 Feb
10:30 AM  *BEG Conf. Room
     
5 Mar
10:30 AM  
     
12 Mar
10:30 AM 
     
19 Mar
10:30 AM 
Spring Break-No Seminar Today    
26 Mar
10:30 AM 
     
2 Apr
10:30 AM 
Good Friday-No Seminar Today    
9 Apr
10:30 AM 
     
16 Apr
10:30 AM 
     
23 Apr
10:30 AM 
     
30 Apr
10:30 AM 
     
7 May
10:30 AM 
     
14 May
10:30 AM 
     

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
Summer 2009
Spring 2009
Fall 2008
Spring 2008
Fall 2007
Spring 2007
Fall 2006
Spring 2006
Fall 2005
Spring 2005
Fall 2004
Spring 2004
Fall 2003
Spring 2003
Fall 2002
Spring 2002
Fall 2001
Spring 2001
Fall 2000


Footer
About UTIG Mission Statement Strategic Plan Directions to UTIG History Academic Partners
Overview TXESS Revolution IPY Learning Activites Wired Antarctica GK-12 Program Teachers in the Field
Support UTIG Industry Sponsors Sponsored Projects
News Main Seminars In The News Spotlights News Releases Contacts Experts Field Work Calendar JSG Meetings
Overview Directory Research Staff Technical Staff Administrative Staff Students Alumni Standing Committees Job Opportunities
Research Main Active Projects Archived Projects Climate Continental Margins Earthquake Seismology Energy Gas Hydrate Studies Natural Resource Exploration Neotectonics Planetary Geophysics Plate Boundary Processes Plate Models Polar Studies Quantitive Geophysics Sea-Level Fluctuations
Overview Technical Support Seismic Data Center Current Meter Archive Library OBS Facilities TexSeis Earthquake Center Hockley Seismic Station Contribution Search
Overview