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.

For the Spring 2021 Seminar Series, we will have them via zoom.

https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93151275736?pwd=RExYUUZNUmdKeWJaZGZTSjgrUVhQUT09

Following is the current  Seminar Series schedule:

Date	Time	Topic
January 14th 2021	3:30pm	"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
January 21st 2021	3:30pm	"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
January 28th 2021	3:30pm	“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
February 3rd 2021 UF Water Institute Lightning Talk	12-1PM	“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 Environment Resilience (FIBER))
February 4th, 2021	3:30pm	“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
February 11th 2021	3:30pm	TBA Dr. Ann Ojeda Assistant Professor Department of Geosciences Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849
February 18th 2021	3:30pm	“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
February 23rd 2021 UF Water Institute Distinguished Faculty Fellow	3:30pm	TBA Dr. Nancy Denslow Professor And Director Of Aquatic Toxicology Department of Physiological Sciences, Veterinary Medicine University of Florida Gainesville, Florida
February 25th, 2021	3:30PM	“Oxygen and evolution during the middle earth” Dr. Don E. Canfield Professor Institute of Biology University of Southern Denmark Odense M, Denmark
March 4th 2021	3:30pm	TBA
March 11th 2021	3:30pm	TBA
March 18th 2021	3:30pm	TBA
March 25th 2021	3:30pm	TBA
March 31st, 2021 UF Water Institute Early Career Faculty Fellow	3:30pm	TBA Dr. Alexander J. (A.J.) Reisinger Assistant Professor Soil and Water Sciences Department University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
April 1st 2021	3:30pm	TBA Dr. Julia Diaz Assistant Professor Geosciences Research Division Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA
April 8th 2021	12 PM	TBA Dr. Jessica Barnes Assistant Professor Department of Planetary Sciences Lunar and Planetary Laboratory University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona
April 15th 2021	3:30pm	TBA Dr. Adam Holt Assistant Professor Department of Marine Geosciences Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami Miami, Florida