Seminar Schedule
Please join us throughout the semester to learn more about a variety of topics in the areas of geology, environmental science, and more!
Time and Location (unless otherwise noted): 5:00-5:50 PM, CSU Chico, PHSC 202
| Date | Speaker | Title | Video Link |
Mon Feb 16 | Dr. Bethany Ehlmann, California Institute for Technology, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Mineralogical Society of America Distinguished Lecturer | Roving Mars with Curiosity: Geochemistry and Mineralogy at Gale Crater (Note: PHSC 213 @ 4:00PM) | Video not Available |
| Tues Feb 24 | David Schmidt, University of Washington: EarthScope Distinguished Lecturer | The Silent Life and Quivering Fits of the Cascadia Subduction Zone | Video not Available |
| Tues Mar 10 | Michelle Sneed, USGS; Groundwater Resources Association Distinguished Speaker | Land Subsidence: The Low Down on the Drawdown | Video not Available |
| Tues Mar 24 | Todd Greene, Geological & Environmental Sciences, CSU Chico co- sponsored by CWE | Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and its potential impacts to groundwater resources |  |
| Tues April 7 | Hawaii Fieldtrip participants, CSU, Chico | A report on the Geology of Hawaii: prehistoric, historic, and active volcanic processes | Video not Available |
| Tues April 21 | Richard Allen, UC Berkeley: GeoPRISMS Distinguished Lecturer | When Plates Collide: Imaging the roots of Cascadia’s volcanoes | Video not Available |
| Tues May 5 | Kurtis Burmeister, University of the Pacific | Exploring the third dimension in compressional tectonic systems when data are limited; insights from geologic mapping & fabric analysis | Video not Available |