Saturday, March 16th, 2019 10am-3pm at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Dig into geology and discover the Earth at your feet! Enjoy hands-on activities and watch demonstrations of volcanic eruptions. Explore the Museum and check out displays and activities on geology, fossils, gems, minerals and much more from Florida and around the world! A …
Thurs., Aug 29th 3:30PM "Building inclusive learning communities through technology-enabled geoscience field experiences" Dr. Anita Marshall Department of Geological Sciences University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
Thurs., Sept5th 3:30pm "Intracratonic rotations of Dharwar Craton, India: Weighing the Paleomagnetic Evidence" Dr. Anthony Pivarunas Department of Geological Sciences University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
Thurs., Sept. 12th 3:30pm “Exploring volcanoes in central Iceland as analogs for planetary surfaces.” Dr. Jacob Richardson NASA Postdoctoral Fellow NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD
Thurs., Sept. 19th 3:30pm "The Importance of Quantitative Skills: How Even the Worst Geology Student Can Make a Career!" Dr. Victor J. Ricchezza Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Geosciences University of South Florida Tampa, Florida
Thurs., Sept 26th 3:30pm Seminar Rescheduled to a later date
Thurs., Oct 3rd 3:30pm "Understanding the causes and consequences of mass extinction events." Dr. Courtney Sprain Department of Geological Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611
Thurs., Oct 10th 3:30pm Science, Scientists, and the Public: Opportunities to engage a new generation. Dr. Megan Ennes Florida Museum of Natural History Thompson Earth Systems Institute University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-7800
Thurs., Oct 17th 3:30pm “Temporal Resolution of Paleontological Samples” Dr. Michal Kowalewski Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida
Mon., Nov 12th J. Wayne Reitz Union RM 3320 3:30pm "Starting from the Problem and Working Backwards" Dr. John Doherty J. Wayne Reitz Union RM 3320 Groundwater Foundation Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecturer
Thurs,. Oct 24th 3:30pm “Do glaciers matter in global elemental cycles?” Dr. Jon Hawkings National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Florida State University 1800 E. Paul Dirac Dr. Tallahassee, FL 32310-3706
Thurs., Oct 31st 3:30pm “Eye of newt, toe of frog: tales of amphibian evolution from deep-time to the present” Dr. David C. Blackburn Associate Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida
Thurs., Nov 7th 3:30pm "Modelling and assessing lava flow hazards" Dr. Elisabeth Gallant School of Geosciences University of South Florida Tampa, FL
Thurs., Nov 14th 3:30pm "Relamination and the differentiation of continental crust” Dr. Bradley R. Hacker Professor of Geology Dept of Earth Science and Earth Research Institute University of California, Santa Barbara CA
Thurs., Nov 21st 3:30pm “Model predictions versus observations of hurricane rain bands” Dr. Corene Matyas Department of Geography University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
Thurs., Jan. 9th 3:30 pm "Soil Carbon: A passive recorder and an active driver of global climate change" Dr. Tim Gallagher Postdoctoral Fellow Jackson School of Geosciences University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
Thurs., January 16th 3:30 pm "Coral Calcification in a Changing Ocean” Dr. Weifu Guo Associate Scientist Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA
Thurs., Jan. 23rd 3:30 pm "Preindustrial greenhouse gas emissions have warmed the tropics for thousands of years" Dr. Samantha Bova EOAS Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ
Tues., Jan 28th 3:30 PM “Can evidence of past sea-level change inform Antarctic mass loss and future sea-level rise?” Dr. Daniel Gilford Postdoctoral Associate Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ
Thurs. Jan. 30th 3:30 pm No Seminar
Thurs., Feb 6th 3:30 pm TBA
Thurs., Feb 13th Reitz Union RM 3320 3:30 pm TBA Dr. Wendy Bohon Geologist & Science Communication Specialist IRIS: Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Washington, DC
Thurs., Feb 20th 3:30 pm “Integrative molecular biogeochemistry of soil organic matter with global environmental change” Dr. Myrna Simpson Professor & Associate Director of the Environmental NMR Centre University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
Thurs., Feb 27th 3:30 pm “Generation of Enriched Mantle Sources: Evidence from Volatiles and Light Stable Isotopes” Dr. Jackie Dixon Professor of Geological Oceanography University of South Florida St. Petersburg, FL
Spring Break No Seminar
Thurs., March 12th 3:30 pm TBA Dr. Bryndan Durham Assistant Professor Department of Biology University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Thurs., March 26th Zoom Meeting 3:30 pm “Lacustrine Records of Indian Summer Monsoon Variability and Links to Human Activity From China” Dr. Aubrey Hillman Assistant Professor School of Geosciences University of Louisiana Lafayette, LA
Tues. March 31st Zoom Meeting 3:30 PM "Glacial Ocean Dynamics: Insight into the ocean's role in climate through a simplified physical model and deep-sea coral measurements" Dr. Sophia K.V. Hines Lamont Postdoctoral Research Fellow Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Columbia University Palisades, NY
Thurs., April 16th 3:30 pm High Latitude Hydrology: Water in a changing World Dr. Jonathan Martin Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer Professor, Associate Chair Department of Geological Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Victor Perez will defend the dissertation entitled: "Florida's Chondrichthyan Fossil Record (Eocene-Pleistocene)" This event will take place VIA Zoom at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020. If you have any questions about this event, please e-mail Diana Adams (dragon13@ufl.edu) …
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Angel Barbosa will defend the dissertation entitled: "The accretion of the Panama Arc to the Northern Andes: geographic extension, magmatic and exhumation response of the continental margin.” This event will take place VIA Zoom at 2 p.m. on Friday, May …
You are invited to attend a thesis defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Caitlin Lebel will defend the thesis entitled: "Larger Benthic Foraminiferal Response to the Eocene-Oligocene Transition in Florida .” This event will take place VIA Zoom at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8th, 2020. If you have any questions about this event, please …
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Peter Chutcharavan will defend the dissertation entitled: "Ice sheet histories and sea-level change during the Last Interglacial and Termination I inferred from fossil corals: an interdisciplinary approach .” This event will take place VIA Zoom at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 9th, 2020. If …
You are invited to attend a thesis defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Harshit Saini will defend the thesis entitled: “Controls on wetland phosphorous distributions in Big Cypress Wetlands, South Florida” This event will take place VIA Zoom at 3 pm. on Tuesday, July 14th, 2020. If you have any questions about this …
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Hailey Johnson will defend the dissertation entitled: "Reusable Geoscientific Software Design and Applications in Coastal Morphology Research and Education .” This event will take place VIA Zoom at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 31st, 2020. If you have any questions about …
Thursday August 6th Zoom Meeting 3:00 Pm “Biomolecule-Mineral Interactions in the Origins of Life and in Bone Biomineralization” Dr. Nita Sahai Department of Polymer Science, Department of Geology, Integrated Bioscience Program University of Akron https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97701363528?pwd=dTVITzhvRzZTZzNSTXZCcW1CeUUvdz09
Thursday, September 3rd Zoom Meeting 3:30 PM “New gas from old carbon: using radiocarbon and clumped isotopes to understand methane emissions from permafrost thaw ponds” Dr. Peter Douglas Assistant Professor Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences McGill University Montreal, Quebec
Thursday, September 10th Zoom Meeting 3:30 PM “Extraterrestrial seismology: 1 (Martian) year of InSight on Mars and plans for Dragonfly on Titan” Dr. Mark Panning Research Scientist, Jet Propulsion Lab/California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA
Thursday, September 17th Zoom Meeting 3:30 PM “A brief introduction to machine learning and the need for trans-disciplinary machine learning research” Dr. Alina Zare Professor Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Thursday, September 24th Zoom Meeting 3:30 PM “The Importance of Geoethics in an Uncertain World” Dr. David Mogk Senior Research Scientist Department of Earth Sciences Montana State University Bozeman, Montana
Thursday, October 1st Zoom Meeting 3:30 PM “Coupled trace element and stable isotope proxies in stalagmites reveal both abrupt arid events and periods of past wetter climate in the Middle East region” Dr. Stacy Carolin Research Associate Department of Earth Sciences University of Cambridge United Kingdom
Thursday, October 8th Zoom Meeting 3:30 PM “Extinction at the end-Cretaceous set the origin of modern Neotropical rainforests” Dr. Carlos Jaramillo Staff Scientist, Endowed Chair in Paleobiology Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Balboa, Ancón Panamá, República de Panama
Thursday, October 15th Zoom Meeting 3:30 PM “Broader Impacts 3.0: TESI, SEFS & Beyond” Dr. Bruce MacFadden Distinguished Professor, Florida Museum of Natural History Director, UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Thursday, October 22nd Zoom Meeting 3:30 pm “Multiproxy records of the end-Devonian Hangenberg Crisis in the Appalachian Basin, USA” Dr. Aaron Martinez Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences University of California – Riverside Riverside, CA
Tuesday, October 27th Zoom Meeting 3:30 pm “Managing the consumption of essential natural resources” Dr. Samuel J. Smidt Soil and Water Sciences Department University of Florida *Note this is a Tuesday seminar
Thursday, October 29th Zoom Meeting 3:30 pm Neodymium isotopes as a tracer for ocean circulation across the last glacial cycle Dr. Tom Williams Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Geological Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Thursday, November 5th Zoom Meeting 3:30 pm "The Geologic History of Florida—Three Unresolved Issues Amongst Many” Dr. Albert C. Hine Retired-Emeritus, Professor College of Marine Science University of South Florida (USF) St. Petersburg, FL
Thursday, November 12th Zoom Meeting 3:30 PM “Integrating virtual fieldwork, paleontology collections, and visualization tools to enhance geoscience instruction for diverse audiences” Dr. Lisa White Director of Education and Outreach Museum of Paleontology University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA
Tuesday, November 17th Co-Sponsered with the UF Water Institute Register in advance for this meeting: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwtdemqrzIoHdJ1CnJ6T4LIXIR2huiLnbLv After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 3:30 PM “Insights from Geocognition research about how to effectively engage public audiences with climate change-related information” Dr. Karen McNeal Molette Endowed Professor, …
Thursday, November 19th Zoom Meeting 3:30 PM TBA Dr. Robyn Dahl Assistant Professor Department of Geology Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
Thursday, December 3rd Zoom Meeting 3:30 pm TBA Dr. Ryan Paerl Assistant Professor Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences NC State University Raleigh, NC
"The changing nature of fluvial erosion on early Mars" Dr. Alex Morgan Research Geologist, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution Washington, District of Columbia
"Dynamos in Rocky Planets: A Tour of the Solar System and Beyond." Dr. Joseph O’Rourke Assistant Professor School of Earth and Space Exploration Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
“Integrating virtual fieldwork, paleontology collections, and visualization tools to enhance geoscience instruction for diverse audiences” Dr. Lisa White Director of Education and Outreach, Museum of Paleontology University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA Zoom webinar: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92501595135 Passcode: 923762
February 3rd Wednesday 12-1 PM UF Water Institute Lightning Talk “Environmental Justice and Water” Dr. Kevin Ash (UF Geography) Dr. Simone Athayde (FIU Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies) Dr. Joel Correia (UF Center for Latin American Studies) Dr. Jason von Meding (UF ME Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management, Florida Institute for Built …
“Life Detection in the 2020s: (Re)Designing Instruments to Search for Molecular Signs of Life Beyond Earth” Dr. Mary Beth Wilhelm Research Scientist Space Science & Astrobiology Division NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA
"Geohealth: Studying Interconnections Between People and Their Shared Environment" Dr. Ann Ojeda Assistant Professor Department of Geosciences Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849
“Development of modern ocean circulation during the Cenozoic” Dr. Jim Wright Professor Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University (Ocean Discovery Lecture Series) New Brunswick, NJ
UF Water Institute Distinguished Faculty Fellow Ecotoxicology in the 21st century Dr. Nancy Denslow Professor And Director Of Aquatic Toxicology Department of Physiological Sciences, Veterinary Medicine University of Florida Gainesville, Florida
“Oxygen and evolution during the middle earth” Dr. Don E. Canfield Professor Institute of Biology University of Southern Denmark Odense M, Denmark
TBA
“Probing the Spectrum of Slip Modes on Faults and their Interactions” Dr. Bertrand Rouet-Leduc Research Scientist II Geophysics Group Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, New Mexico
"Autonomous Extraction of Millimeter scale Deformation in InSAR time series using deep learning” Dr. Bertrand Rouet-Leduc Research Scientist II Geophysics Group Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, New Mexico
“Automated landslide detection from satellite data using machine learning algorithms" Dr. Chunli Dai Research Scientist, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University Columbus OH
"Mapping natural hazards using satellite remote sensing" Dr. Chunli Dai Research Scientist, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, Ohio State University. Columbus, OH
"Discovery of Submarine Volcanic Eruptions in Satellite Imagery: A Machine Learning-Based Approach" Dr. Tushar Mittal Postdoctoral Fellow (EAPS Distinguished Crosby Fellow) Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
"Earth's Largest Volcanoes: Understanding the Magmatic System of Large Igneous Provinces" Dr. Tushar Mittal Postdoctoral Fellow (EAPS Distinguished Crosby Fellow) Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
Insights into the Subglacial Environment through Machine Learning Emma “Mickey” MacKie Ph.D. candidate Department of Geophysics Stanford University Stanford, CA
Non-Parametric Strategies for Simulating Subglacial Topography Emma “Mickey” MacKie PhD candidate Department of Geophysics Stanford University Stanford, CA
Data-driven synthesis of broadband earthquake ground motions using artificial intelligence. Dr. Manuel Florez Torres Post-Doctoral Scholar in Geophysics California Institute of Technology Seismological Laboratory Pasadena, CA
Observational insights into the diversity and complexity of earthquake source processes. Dr. Manuel Florez Torres Post-Doctoral Scholar in Geophysics California Institute of Technology Seismological Laboratory Pasadena, CA
March 31st 3:30 pm UF Water Institute Early Career Faculty Fellow “Nutrient Dynamics along the Urban Watershed Continuum” Dr. Alexander J. (A.J.) Reisinger Assistant Professor Soil and Water Sciences Department University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
“Friend or foe? Interrogating the ecophysiology of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in marine systems” Dr. Julia Diaz Assistant Professor Geosciences Research Division Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA
TBA Dr. Jessica Barnes Assistant Professor Department of Planetary Sciences Lunar and Planetary Laboratory University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona
TBA Dr. Adam Holt Assistant Professor Department of Marine Geosciences Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami Miami, Florida
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Kristopher Kusnerik will defend the dissertation entitled: "Freshwater Conservation Paleobiology: Understanding the Historical Ecology of Spring-Fed River Systems in Florida Using Fossil and Modern Mollusks.” This event will take place via Zoom at 1 pm. on Friday, June 18th, 2021. …
You are invited to attend a thesis defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Lauren Judge will defend the thesis entitled: "Biosignature Preservation Potential in Manganese Oxides" This event will take place via Zoom at 1 pm. on Friday, June 25th, 2021. If you have any questions about this event, please e-mail Diana Adams …
"Freshwater Conservation Paleobiology: Using Fossils to Understand the History of Change to Florida's Springs and Rivers" Dr. Kristopher Kusnerik Dept. of Geological Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL
“Initiation and Long-Term Instability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet” Dr. Amelia Shevenell Associate Professor College of Marine Science University of South Florida St. Petersburg, FL
"Investigating regional and global process through seismology and geodynamic models" Dr. Arushi Saxena Postdoctoral Research Associate Dept. of Geological Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL
“Assessing the local signals of natural and anthropogenic climate change along a steep elevational gradient in the northern Andes” Dr. Daniel Ruiz-Carrascal Associate Research Scientist Department of Ecology Evolution and Environmental Biology International Research Institute (IRI) for Climate and Society Columbia University New York, NY
“Carbon dynamics in Amazon floodplains: Implications for the C cycle” Dr. João Henrique Fernandes Amaral Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences University of Florida Gainesville FL
The stories rivers tell: Using aquatic signals to detect change in Arctic watersheds Dr. Arial Shogren Dr. Arial Shogren Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Please note this is a Tuesday Seminar
“The URGE program at UF: What did we learn, what can we do?” Dr. Anita Marshall Lecturer Dept. of Geological Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL URGE (Unlearning Racism in the GEosciences) is a national NSF supported program to (1) deepen the community’s knowledge of the effects of racism on the participation and retention …
"Deep Earth Recycling: Water and Basalt" Dr. Kiran Chotalia Postdoctoral Research Associate Dept of Geological Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL
TBA Dr. Lindsay Bloch Collections Manager, Florida Archaeology and Ceramic Technology Laboratory Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida Gainesville, FL
TBA Erin Dillon Graduate Student Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology University of California Santa Barbara, CA
"The challenge of producing quantitative rainfall estimates from Yucatan Peninsula speleothems" Dr. Martin Medina-Elizalde Associate Professor Department of Geosciences University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
"How do we form granite on Mars without plate tectonics?” Dr. Arya Udry Associate Professor Dept. of Geoscience University of Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, NV
“Palynology, Rocks and Earth's History: A Holistic Approach” Dr. Francisca (Franca) Oboh-Ikuenobe Professor Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO Please Note this is a Tuesday Seminar
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Han Byul Woo will defend the dissertation entitled: "The use of Seismic Interferometry to Identify Crustal Velocity Structure and Other Applications in Environmental Geology” This event will take place via Zoom at 2 pm. on Wednesday, November 10th, 2021. If …
Veterans Day – No Seminar
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Madison Flint will defend the dissertation entitled: "Evaluating Environmental Controls on Nitrous Oxide Processing in Carbonate Aquatic Systems” This event will take place via Zoom at 2 pm. on Tuesday, November 16th, 2021. If you have any questions about this …
Thanksgiving– No Seminar
“Atmospheric Deposition Impacts on Ocean Chemistry and Biology” Dr. Adina Paytan Research Scientist and Lecturer Institute of Marine Sciences Earth & Planetary Sciences Department Ocean Sciences Department University of California Santa Cruz, CA
Discussion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Department of Geological Sciences DEI Initiatives Committee Department of Geological Sciences University of Florida
"Evaluating the anomalous palaeomagnetic field behavior at a critical time of Earth's evolution - the Ediacaran period (635-538 Ma)" Dr. Daniele A. Thallner Post-Doctoral Research Associate Geological Sciences University of Florida
“The pervasive role of organic matter-mineral interactions in the global carbon cycle” Dr. Timothy Eglinton Department of Earth Sciences Geological Institute ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
“Water Resources in Florida: Extension at the intersection of science and human experience” Dr. Lisa Krimsky 2021 Water Institute Distinguished Faculty Fellow Regional Specialized Agent, Florida Sea Grant, Indian River Research and Education Center, University of Florida
“Large Scale Dynamics of Marine Dissolved Organic Carbon” Dr. Dennis A. Hansell Department of Ocean Sciences Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami
UF’s Climate Communications Summit Dr. Jennifer Elise Foerster Dr. Faith Kearns Angela Bradbery Hub Brown College of Journalism & Communications, the Florida Climate Institute, and the UF Office of Sustainability University of Florida
“Lakes During the Saharan Holocene Humid Period: Highland vs Lowland Sites” Dr. Philipp Hoelzmann Professor Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
"Biogeochemical cycling of iron and sulfur in glacially influenced Arctic fjord sediments" Dr. Laura Wehrmann Associate Professor School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (SoMAS) Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
“Paleo-perspectives on ice-sheet flow and decay” Dr. Lauren M. Simkins Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Sciences University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Matthew Conlin will defend the dissertation entitled: Assessing Storm-Driven Evolution of Coastal Morphology Through the Use and Development of Numerous Observational Techniques This event will take place in person in Room 265 and also via Zoom at 1 pm. on …
“Understanding organic preservation through characterization of insoluble macromolecular organic matter” Dr. Carina Lee Postdoctoral Researcher Universities Space Research Association Lunar Planetary Institute Houston, TX
Spring Break No Seminar
“Groundwater effects on multiple ecosystem services across scales” Dr. Jiangxiao Qiu 2021 Water Institute Early Career Faculty Fellow Assistant Professor School of Forest, Fisheries & Geomatics Sciences, Ft Lauderdale Research and Education Center University of Florida
“Revealing Rhythms of Ice Ages with Paleomagnetism” Dr. Brendan Reilly IODP Ocean Discovery Lecture Series 2021-2022 Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego
“History of aquatic ecosystems in the karst mountains of the Lacandon Forest, Chiapas, Mexico” Dr. Liseth Perez Scientific Associate Institute of Geosystems and Bioindication (IGeo) Technische Universität Braunschweig Braunschweig, Germany
TBA Dr. Sean Hixon Max Planck Institute Jena, Germany
Water Politics: Governance, Justice, and the Right to Water Dr. Farhana Sultana Associate Professor, Department of Geography and the Environment at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Syracuse University
You are invited to attend a thesis defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Louis Grimmelbein will defend the thesis entitled: Comparative Analyses of Live and Dead Mollusks as a Tool for Assessing Human Impact on Seagrass Ecosystems along the Northern Gulf Coast of Florida This event will take place via Zoom at 11 …
You are invited to attend a thesis defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Carmi Thompson will defend the thesis entitled: Paleoecology of the Florida Shell and Fill Quarry This event will take place via Zoom at 10 am. on Wednesday, June 29th, 2022. If you have any questions about this event, please e-mail Diana …
You are invited to attend a thesis defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. James Kowalski will defend the thesis entitled: The Particle Size Specific Magnetic Record of IODP Sites U1302/03: Fingerprinting Late Pleistocene Laurentide Ice Sheet Instabilities in the North Atlantic Sediment Record This event will take place via Zoom at 2 pm. …
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Yitan Wang will defend the dissertation entitled: Lower Crustal Densities from Converted Seismic Body Waves: Development and Applications This event will take place via Zoom and in room 265 Williamson Hall at 11 am on Friday, July 8th, 2022. If …
Meet and Greet Dr. Ellen Martin and Dr. Anita Marshall https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall22
Life on Ice; working for science in Antarctica Stephen Forguson Engineer Department of Geological Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall22
"Computational geoarchaeology across scales" Dr. Nicolas Gauthier Assistant Curator of Artificial Intelligence Florida Museum of Natural History Gainesville, FL https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall22
"Revealing Deep Secrets: Geophysical Investigations of Subglacial Controls on the Ice-Sheet Stability" Dr. Atsuhiro Muto Associate Professor Dept. of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University Philadelphia, PA https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall22
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Peng Jiang will defend the dissertation entitled: Textural and In-situ Chemical and Isotopic Analyses of Accessory Mineral Phases: Method Developments and Applications to the Central Damara Orogen and the Northern East Pacific Rise. This event will take place via Zoom and in …
Possible Interstellar Mechanisms Leading to Life’s Homochirality Dr. George Cooper Scientist NASA Ames Research Center Moffett, CA https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall22
Canceled https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall22
"The importance of the far-field forces to drive plate motions, with applications to the dynamics of the North American and South American plate" Dr. Shangxin Liu Post-Doctoral Researcher Department of Geological Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall22
The Laramide Orogeny: Current understanding of the structural style, timing, and spatial distribution of a classic foreland thick-skinned tectonic system Dr. Arlo Weil Marion Bridgman Slusser Professor in the Sciences, Chair, and Professor of Geology Department of Geology Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA
No Seminar Career Day
The tournament's goal is to provide funding for various UF Department of Geological Studies' projects. Proceeds from the tournament will be used to support field trips and enhance field experiences for undergraduate geology majors.
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Carolina Ortiz Guerrero will defend the dissertation entitled: Research and outreach in Idaho's geology: Timescales and conditions for decoupled crustal flow in the Pioneer Mountains Core Complex, and impacts of Google-Earth electronic field trips in K-12 environments. This event will take …
TBA Dr. Lina Perez Angel Post Doctoral Researcher Brown University Providence, RI https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall22
“Holocene Patterns of Volcanism and Climate from Sediment Cores from Mono Lake, Eastern Sierra Nevada, California” Dr. Susan Zimmerman Staff Scientist Laurence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, CA https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall22
Application of Atom Probe Tomography to Meteoritics. Dr. Julia Cartwright Assistant Professor Department of Geological Sciences University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall22
Craton control on sediment-hosted metal deposits Dr. Anne Glerum Scientist GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences Potsdam, Germany https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall22
Mesoscale barrier-system dynamics in response to sea-level rise: New insights from the Virginia Barrier Islands Dr. Christopher Hein Associate Professor Virginia Institute of Marine Science Gloucester, VA https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall22
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Megan Borel will defend the dissertation entitled: Extensional Tectonics and the 3D Development of the Pioneer Metamorphic Core Complex, Idaho This event will take place via Zoom and in room 265 Williamson Hall at 10 am on Thursday, December 8th, …
“Hydrogeology on the front lines of climate change” Dr. Nathan Young Postdoctoral Research Fellow Université Laval Quebec City, Canada Room 3320 Reitz Union https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Spring23
“Ecohydrology of reactive interfaces: Biogeochemical processes across the surface water-groundwater continuum” Dr. Frederick Cheng Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Colorado State University Ft. Collins, CO Room 3315 Reitz Union https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Spring23
"Integrating data and models for sustainable decision-making in hydrology" Lijing Wang PhD Candidate Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Stanford University Stanford, CA Room G310 Reitz Union https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Spring23
"Elucidating Anomalous Transport in Geological Formations from Microscopic to Field Scales" Dr. Seonkyoo Yoon Postdoctoral Associate Department of Earth Sciences University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Room G330 Reitz Union https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Spring23
"Ancient water in the Thar Desert: what gypsum can contribute to climate science " Dr. Alena Giesche Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Geology Colby College Waterville, MA Room G310 Reitz Union https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Spring23
“Sea level reconstructions for past warm periods” Dr. Oana Dumitru Post-Doctoral Research Scientist Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Columbia University Palisades, NY Room G320 Reitz Union https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Spring23
"Novel perspectives on the water cycle and critical zone from the late Quaternary through the present" Dr. Tyler Huth Post-Doctoral Research Associate Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences Washington University St. Louis, MO Room G310 Reitz Union https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Spring23
“Lessons from the past that inform our future: Perspectives on tectonics, climate, and paleoenvironmental change” Dr. Jonathan Obrist-Farner Associate Professor Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO Room G330 Reitz Union https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Spring23
"Stable and radiogenic Ca isotopes yield fundamental insight into complex geologic processes" Dr. Michael Antonelli Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Earth Sciences ETH Zurich Zurich, Switzerland Room G330 Reitz Union https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Spring23
"Building Continental Crust: Insights from magma evolution in the Sierra Nevada batholith" Dr. Madeline Lewis Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Purdue University West Lafayette, IN Room G330 Reitz Union https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Spring23
You are invited to attend a thesis defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Meridith Miska will defend the thesis entitled: "Tracing Archean-Proterozoic Crustal Evolution in Northern Michigan Using U-Pb Age and Hf Isotopic Compositions of Detrital Zircons" This event will take place via Zoom and in room 265 Williamson Hall at 10:15 am on …
"Subduction through the lens of arc geochemistry" Dr. Stephen Turner Lecturer Department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA Room G330 Reitz Union https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Spring23
We are excited to celebrate the department’s 75 years of achievement in teaching and research alongside alumni and friends who have been part of our amazing journey. In 1948 the UF’s Department of Geology was formally authorized to grant BA, BS, MS, and MST degrees. Since then, we have become a vibrant department with a robust PhD program, 25 faculty, and a strong interdisciplinary teaching and research record. We also changed our name to the Department of Geological Sciences in 1999 to emphasize our broader disciplinary scope. Many of our remarkable alumni and friends have provided essential support to our program over the years, contributing substantially to our success. We hope you will be able to join us for our celebration this March to reconnect with old friends, make new friends, and share in our bright future.
“Volatiles, bubbles, and timescales of magma ascent in explosive volcanic eruptions” Dr. Chelsea Allison Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Geosciences Baylor University Waco, Texas Room G310 Reitz Union https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Spring23
TBA Room 3315 Reitz Union https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Spring23
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A panel of four distinguished spring activists and scientists will present their perspectives on how to evaluate the health of Florida springs. Topics that will be discussed include increasing nitrogen levels, the role of dissolved oxygen, and the change in flow rates in the springs.
“Holocene hydroclimate stability in the Southeastern United States documented by two lake sediment records” Dr. Aubrey Hillman Assistant Professor Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Studies University at Albany, State University of New York Albany, New York Room 100 In Williamson Hall https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Spring23
“Probing Earth’s seafloor to understand Space: Impact Craters, Plumes and True Polar Wander” Dr. Sonia Tikoo-Schantz Assistant Professor School of Sustainability Stanford University Stanford, CA Room 100 in Williamson Hall https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Spring23
TBA Room G330 Reitz Union https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Spring23
You are invited to attend a Dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Molly Anderson will defend the Dissertation entitled: Petrogenesis of the 8°20' N Seamount Chain: Modeling Mantle Heterogeneity and Melting in the Near‐Ridge Environment This event will take place via Zoom and in room 265 Williamson Hall at 1PM on Friday, …
Meet and Greet Dr. Ellen Martin and Dr. Anita Marshall Room 100 Williamson Hall https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall23
TBA Room 100 Williamson Hall https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall23
"Dynamic history of the inner core constrained by seismic observations" Dr. Daniel Frost Assistant Professor School of the Earth, Ocean, and Environment University of South Carolina Columbia, SC Room 100 Williamson Hall https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall23
"The Ocean’s Role in Ice Age Cycles: Evidence from Seafloor Sediment Proxies" Dr. Cassandre Stirpe Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Geological Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL Room 100 Williamson Hall https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall23
“An Overview of the Florida Geological Survey” Guy “Harley” Means P.G. Florida State Geologist Florida Department of Environmental Protection Tallahassee, FL Room 100 Williamson Hall https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall23
You are invited to attend a thesis defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Laura Mulrooney will defend the thesis entitled: Geochemistry and Geochronology of the Eocene Pioneer Intrusive Suite: Pioneer Metamorphic Core Complex South Central Idaho This event will take place via Zoom at 10:00 am on Wednesday, October 4th, 2023. If you …
“Latitude is Little Thing that Makes a Big Difference: Reconstructing the Last 120 Million Years of Geography of Tibet for Tectonic, Geodynamic, and Climate Models.” Dr. Peter Lippert Associate Professor Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Room 100 Williamson Hall https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall23
You are invited to attend a thesis defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Stephanie Killingsworth will defend the thesis entitled: Geochemistry of Fossil Shark Teeth ad Age Proxies for Neogene Sites of Florida This event will take place via Zoom and in room 265 Williamson Hall at 2:00PM on Wednesday, October 11th, 2023. …
"Constraining Seismic Structures of Crust and Upper Mantle with Body-Wave Analyses" Dr. Hyunsun Kang Visiting Scholar Department of Geological Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL Room 100 Williamson Hall https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall23
You are invited to attend a thesis defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Jacob Gaddy will defend the thesis entitled: Spatial and temporal cycling of dissolved organic matter in South Florida treatment wetlands This event will take place via Zoom and in room 265 Williamson Hall at 2:00PM on Wednesday, October 18th, 2023. …
“Scientific World Building: a Cascadian example” Dr. Menno Fraters Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Geological Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL Room 100 Williamson Hall https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall23
"Evolution of the core & paleomagnetosphere since 4 Ga: Modeling variations in dipole field strength and magnetic shielding on million-to-billion year timescales" Dr. Richard Bono Assistant Professor Earth, Oceans and Atmospheric Sciences Department Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Room 100 Williamson Hall https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall23
"A particle tracking model to forecast Sargassum along the Mexican Caribbean coast" Dr. Ruben Morales Research Staff Mexican Institute of Water Technology Jiutepec, Mexico Room 100 Williamson Hall https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall23
“The future of the Rio Grande Basin: How will climate change, competition for water, and migration increase the cost of water for urban residents?” Dr. Alex Mayer Professor of Civil Engineering Director, Center of Environmental Resource Management College of Engineering University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX Room 100 Williamson Hall https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 …
"India, South China and True Polar Wander in the Tonian: New Constraints from the Harohalli Alkaline Province" Dr. Joseph Meert Professor Department of Geological Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL Room 100 Williamson Hall https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall23
“Biogeochemical mineral weathering in the warming Arctic and implications for Arctic carbon cycling” Dr. Andrea Pain Assistant Professor Center for Environmental Science University of Maryland Cambridge, MD Room 100 Williamson Hall https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95850783411 Password: Fall23
"The origins of mantle heterogeneity and the extent of mantle mixing throughout time" Dr. Eugenia Hyung Postdoctoral Scholar Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences Harvard University Cambridge, MA Room 2340 Reitz Union Zoom Password: Spring24
"Volcanic Gases Reflect Magma Stalling and Launching Depths" Dr. Shuo “Echo” Ding Associate Research Scientist Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Columbia University Palisades, NY Room G310 Reitz Union Zoom Password: Spring24
"Fluids Underground: Investigating how fluids move in Earth using rocks and experiments " Dr. Emmanuel Codillo Postdoctoral Fellow Earth & Planets Laboratory Carnegie Institution for Science Washington, DC. Room 2335 Reitz Union Zoom Password: Spring24
"Redox Heterogeneity of the Upper Mantle: Evidence from Primitive Lavas" Dr. Robert “Willie” Nicklas Postdoctoral Researcher Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA Room 2335 Reitz Union Zoom Password: Spring24
TBA Room 100 Williamson Hall Zoom Password: Spring24
“Applications of machine learning to quantify and understand a warming Arctic.” Dr. Leigh Stearns Professor Department of Geology University of Kansas Lawrence, KS Room 100 Williamson Hall Zoom Password: Spring24
“On the importance of copper and its isotope expressions on Earth.” Dr. Ryan Mathur Professor and Department Chair Department of Geology Juanita College Huntingdon, PA Room 100 Williamson Hall Zoom Password: Spring24
You are invited to attend a thesis defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Ranpeng Li will defend the thesis entitled: Exploring Mantle Convection Styles through Earth's History: The Role of Phase Transitions." This event will take place via Zoom and in room 265 Williamson Hall at 10:00 Am on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 …
“Cognition-guided learning, teaching and curriculum in geoscience courses” Drs. Stephen Reynolds and Julia Johnson School of Earth & Space Exploration Arizona State University Tempe, AZ Room 100 Williamson Hall Zoom Password: Spring24
“Biogeochemical cycling in lake beds: A tale of two lakes.” Dr. Allyson Tessin Assistant Professor Department of Earth Sciences Kent State University Kent, OH Room 100 Williamson Hall Zoom Password: Spring24
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Andrew Oberhelman will defend the Dissertation entitled: Carbon Cycling in the Carbonate Critical Zone This event will take place via Zoom and in room 265 Williamson Hall at 12:30PM on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 If you have any questions about …
“From Surface to Core: How Plate Tectonics Affects Material Cycling through Earth’s Deep Interior and the Generation of Earth’s Magnetic Field.” Dr. Juliane Dannberg Assistant Professor Department of Geological Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL Room 100 Williamson Hall Zoom Password: Spring24
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TBA Dr. Elizabeth Sibert Assistant Scientist Geology & Geophysics Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA Room 100 Williamson Hall Zoom Password: Spring24
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Nicole Greco will defend the Dissertation entitled: Quantitative grain size analysis of water column and sub-seafloor sediments in ice-proximal environments as influenced by glacial meltwater and sediment discharge This event will take place via Zoom and in room 265 Williamson …
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Jing Lyu will defend the Dissertation entitled: "Pyrogenic Carbon in Soil and Comparison of Quantitative Methods" This event will take place via Zoom and in room 265 Williamson Hall at 2:00PM on Wednesday, March 27th, 2024 If you have any …
“The Evolution and Biogeochemical Impacts of Bioturbation.” Dr. Lidya Tarhan Assistant Professor Earth & Planetary Sciences Yale University New Haven, CT Room 100 Williamson Hall Zoom Password: Spring24
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. McKenna Holliday will defend the Dissertation entitled: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Western North American Landscape Evolution and the Associated Hazards This event will take place via Zoom and in room 265 Williamson Hall at 12:00PM on Monday, April 1st, 2024 …
“Modeling barrier islands and fluvio-deltaic systems across time scales: Insights from a moving-boundary approach.” Dr. Jorge Lorenzo-Trueba Professor Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Montclair State University Montclair, NJ Room 100 Williamson Hall Zoom Password: Spring24
TBA Room 100 Williamson Hall Zoom Password: Spring24
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Denise Buckner will defend the Dissertation entitled: Predicting the mixed signal of organics on Mars: ancient biotic, meteoritic abiotic, or UV-altered meteoritic? This event will take place via Zoom and in room 265 Williamson Hall at 2:00PM on Monday, April …
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Daniel Astudillo Manosalva will defend the Dissertation entitled: The petrology of the lunar interior and its early magmatism addressed through a modeling, analytical and experimental approach. This event will take place via Zoom and in room 265 Williamson Hall …
TBA Dr. Katherine (Katy) Serafin Assistant Professor Department of Geology University of Florida Gainesville, FL Room 100 Williamson Hall Zoom Password: Spring24
You are invited to attend a dissertation defense in the Department of Geological Sciences. Brian Kelly will defend the Dissertation entitled: Investigating Rupture Properties of Large Earthquakes for Seismic Hazard Mitigation This event will take place via Zoom and in room 265 Williamson Hall at 1 PM on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 If …
