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October 2019
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
From the equator to the pole in a unified turbulence and convection parameterization
Yair Cohen,
Caltech,
Thursday, October 3rd, 2019
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
"Modern halite deposition dynamics in the Dead Sea: Lessons for the deposition of thick halite sequences" & "Fluvial incision and coarse gravel redistribution across the modern Dead Sea shelf as a result of base-level fall"
Ido Sirota,
Graduate Student,
Institute of Earth Sciences,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Haggai Eyal,
Graduate Student,
Institute of Earth Sciences,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Monday, October 7th, 2019
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Combining astrophysics and geology to study the formation of Earth
Seth A. Jacobson,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences,
Northwestern University,
Tuesday, October 8th, 2019
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Dix Planetary Science Seminar
Chasing Extinct Elements and Mysterious Carriers: Isotope Constraints on Solar System Formation
Francois Tissot,
Assistant Professor of Geochemistry,
Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Recent trend of air pollution in China - a sectorially resolved emission-inventory based evaluation
Shu Tao,
Peking University,
Thursday, October 10th, 2019
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
2H/1H variation in microbial lipids is controlled by NADPH metabolism
Reto Wijker,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
Monday, October 14th, 2019
8:45am
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12:30pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
On the origin of Earth's water and the formation of the Moon
Gerrit Budde,
Postdoctoral Scholar in Geochemistry,
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences,
California Institute of Technology,
Tuesday, October 15th, 2019
12:00am
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Dix Planetary Science Seminar
Planet formation goes to extremes: the "ultra-short-periods" and the "super-puffs"
Fei Dai,
Postdoctoral Scholar in Planetary Science,
Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
Wednesday, October 16th, 2019
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Modeling the terrestrial biosphere in the Earth system: moving beyond the incorrect but useful paradigm
Gordon Bonan,
National Center for Atmospheric Research,
8:00pm
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9:30pm
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Watson Lecture - Causality: From Aristotle to Zebrafish
Frederick Eberhardt,
Professor of Philosophy,
Caltech,
- Public Event
Thursday, October 17th, 2019
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
The geomorphology of the ocean floor: Advances in the assessment of marine hazards and natural resources
Aaron Micallef,
Senior Scientist,
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel,
Monday, October 21st, 2019
4:00pm
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Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
The Mechanics of Slow Earthquakes and Lab Earthquake Prediction
Chris Marone,
Professor,
Department of Geosciences,
Penn State University,
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019
4:00pm
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Dix Planetary Science Seminar
"Earth as an Exoplanet: A Two-dimensional Alien Map" & "Regional Structural Orientation of the Mt. Sharp Group Revealed by In-situ Dip Measurements and Stratigraphic Correlations on the Vera Rubin Ridge"
Siteng Fan,
Graduate Student,
Planetary Science,
Caltech,
Nathan Stein,
Graduate Student,
Planetary Science,
Caltech,
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Estimation of model parameters using a genetic algorithm
Pieter Houtekamer,
Environment Canada,
Thursday, October 24th, 2019
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
Discovery and characterization of a novel prokaryotic nanocompartment in the freshwater cyanobacteria Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942
Robert J. Nichols,
Graduate Student,
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology,
University of California Berkeley,
Monday, October 28th, 2019
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The James R. and Shirley A. Kliegel Lecture in Geological and Planetary Sciences Seminar
Origins of Life Systems Chemistry
John D. Sutherland,
Professor Group Leader,
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology,
Cambridge Biomedical Campus,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Exploration: The Globe and Beyond
Exploring Jupiter
Candice Hansen-Koharcheck,
Senior Scientist,
Planetary Science Institute,
- Public Event
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
4:00pm
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Dix Planetary Science Seminar
Perks and Pitfalls of Pebble Accretion — Implications for Planet Formation in the Inner and Outer Disk
Mickey Rosenthal,
Graduate Student,
UC Santa Cruz,
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
4:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Interconnected biological and physical controls on ocean carbon uptake: The influence of winter ventilation on the ocean's biological carbon pump
Hilary Palevsky,
Boston College,
Thursday, October 31st, 2019
4:00pm
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Geology Club Seminar
"Understanding sand transport at active Martian dune fields" & "Facies Distribution in Cryogenian Cap Carbonate Sequence, Naukluft Mountains, Namibia"
Kevin Roback,
Graduate Student,
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,
Dustin Morris,
Graduate Student,
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences,
Caltech,