Department of Geological Sciences

The University of Florida Department of Geological Sciences Seminar Series
is a weekly event during the fall and spring semesters that take place in
room 100 Williamson Hall (Bless Auditorium) unless otherwise noted.
Following is the current  Seminar Series schedule:

Date	Time	Topic
January 9th 2020	3:30pm	"Soil Carbon: A passive recorder and active driver of global climate change" Dr. Tim Gallagher Postdoctoral Fellow Jackson School of Geosciences University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
January 16th 2020	3:30pm	“Coral Calcification in a Changing Ocean” Dr. Weifu Guo Associate Scientist Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods hole, MA
January 23rd 2020	3:30pm	"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
January 28th 2020	3:30pm	“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
January 30th 2020	3:30pm	No Seminar
February 6th 2020	3:30pm	TBA
February 13th 2020 Reitz Union RM. 3320	3:30pm	TBA Dr. Wendy Bohon Geologist & Science Communication Specialist IRIS: Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Washington, DC
February 20th 2020	3:30pm	“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
February 27th 2020	3:30pm	“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
March 5th 2020	3:30pm	Spring Break No Seminar
March 12th 2020	3:30pm	TBA Dr. Bryndan Durham Assistant Professor Department of Biology University of Florida Gainesville, FL
March 19th 2020	3:30pm	TBA
March 26th 2020	3:30pm	Carbon Processing in Aquatic Critical Zones: Biogeochemical Challenges in the 21st Century. Dr. Thomas Bianchi Professor Jon L. and Beverly A. Thompson Endowed Chair Department of Geological Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL
March 31st	3:30pm	"Characterizing explosive eruptions in Alaska, Hawaii, and the Cascades" Dr. Alexa Van Eaton Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory Vancouver, Washington
April 2nd 2020	3:30pm	TBA Dr. Ryan Mathur Department Chair & Associate Professor Juniata College Huntingdon, PA
April 9th 2020	3:30pm	TBA Dr. Patricia Gregg Assistant Professor Department of Geology University of Illinois Urbana, IL
April 16th 2020	3:30pm	TBA Dr. Jonathan Martin University of Florida Term Professor Department of Geological Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL