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Upcoming Events

Thursday, November 21st, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar

Arms 151 (Buwalda Room)
Position-Specific Isotope Analysis for Life Detection and Beyond: Applications in astrobiology, environmental sciences and chemical forensics
Cornelia Rasmussen, Research Associate, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin,
Friday, November 22nd, 2024
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Caltech Postdocs Launch – November 22, 2024

Caltech Hall 9th Floor
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
Building Seismic Resilience for a Carbon-Neutral Future and in Urban Environments
Patricia Persaud, Associate Professor, Geosciences, The University of Arizona,
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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DIX Planetary Science Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
Jack Kiraly, Director of Government Relations, The Planetary Society,
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar

South Mudd 365
Title TBD
5:00pm – 6:00pm
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Setting Sail to Ocean Worlds: The Science of the Europa Clipper Mission

Ramo Auditorium
  • Public Event
Thursday, December 5th, 2024
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Special Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
Xin Wang, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Science,
Ling Chen, Professor Geophysics, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Science,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar

Arms 151 (Buwalda Room)
Ting Zhang, Professor, College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University,
Dongfeng Li, Assistant Professor, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University,
Friday, December 6th, 2024
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
Earthquakes and slow slip events controlled by fault zone fluid transport
So Ozawa, Assistant Professor (Research Associate), Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo,
Monday, January 6th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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The Thomas J. and Earleen Ahrens Seminar in Geological and Planetary Sciences

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
What makes a planet "giant"?
Ravit Helled, Professor, Department of Astrophysics, University of Zurich,
Friday, January 10th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
Shujuan Mao, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin,
Monday, January 13th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
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Friday, January 17th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
Jonathan Aurnou, Professor, Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences (EPSS), University of California Los Angeles,
Friday, January 24th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
Sylvain Barbot, Associate Professor, Earth Sciences, University of Southern California,
Monday, January 27th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Michael Lamb

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Friday, January 31st, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
Taiyi Wang, Postdoctoral Fellow, Geophysics, California Institute of Technology,
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
Friday, February 7th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
Rick Aster, Professor of Geophysics, Department of Geosciences, Colorado State University,
Monday, February 10th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
Friday, February 14th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
Boaning Wu, Postdoctoral Scholar- Research Associate, Earth Sciences, University of Southern California,
Friday, February 21st, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
Jie Deng, Assistant Professor of Geosciences, Department of Geosciences, Princeton University,
Monday, February 24th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Rob Phillips

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Friday, February 28th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
Kim Bak Olsen, Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University,
Monday, March 3rd, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
Tuesday, March 4th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
Landscape dynamics dictate the evolution of biodiversity on Earth
Tristan Salles, Associate Professor, Geophysics at the School of Geosciences, University of Sydney,
Friday, March 7th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
Seulgi Moon, Associate Professor of Geomorphology, Department of Earth, Planeatry, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles,
Monday, March 10th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
Friday, March 14th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Seismo Lab Seminar

South Mudd 256 (Benioff Room)
Carl Tape, Professor of Geophysics, Department of Geosciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks,
Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Brian Jacobson

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Monday, March 31st, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
Monday, April 7th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
Monday, April 14th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
Monday, April 21st, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
Yaakov Weiss, Senior Lecturer Institute of Earth Sciences, The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
7:30pm – 8:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Smruthi Karthikeyan

Beckman Auditorium
  • Public Event
Monday, April 28th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
Matthew McCarthy, Professor, Physical and Biological Sciences Division Ocean Sciences Department Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz,
Monday, May 5th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
Justin Strauss, Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Darmouth College,
Monday, May 12th, 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar

Arms 155 (Robert P. Sharp Lecture Hall)
TBD
Eric Dunham, Professor, Department of Geophysics, Stanford University,