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Throughout the Fall and Winter terms, the Department of Geological Sciences hosts the William T. Smith Lecture Series that brings in distinguished speakers from other universities and research institutions.
The organizer for this year's lecture series is Dr. Lynn Walter.
Lectures are Friday afternoons from 4:00 to 5:00 pm, in Room 1528 C.C. Little Building. A reception is held following the lecture in 2540 C.C. Little. The events are free and open to the public.
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September
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12
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Y. John Chen, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Geophysics Peking University
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Wenchuan 8.0 Earthquake on May 12, 2008
Co-sponsored by the Center for Chinese Studies and the Association of Chinese Professors. |
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19
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John Eiler, California Institute of Technology
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Reconstructing Earth-surface temperatures in the deep geological past |
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26
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Ann Pearson, Harvard University
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Individual-compound radiocarbon analysis: Applications to the marine environment |
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October
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3
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Ellen Martin, Univeristy of Florida
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Nd isotopes across Ocean Anoxic Event 2 (Cenomanian/Turonian) in the tropical North Atlantic |
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10
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GSA Meeting
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No lecture
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17
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Fall Break Week
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No lecture
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24
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Meredith Nettles, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
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Glacier acceleration, glacial earthquakes, and ice loss at Greenland's outlet glaciers |
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31
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Pat Shanks, US Geological Survey, Denver
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The Influence of Sublacustrine Hydrothermal Vents on Yellowstone Lake: Geochemical Fluxes, Vent Craters, Hydrothermal Explosions, and Fluid Circulation |
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November
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7
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Brenda Hall, University of Maine
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Late Quaternary history of the grounded ice sheet in the Ross Sea, Antarctica: Implications for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet |
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14
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Alison Shaw, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Volatile Studies at the MARGINS Focus Sites: Highlights and Progress |
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21
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Peter Molnar, University of Colorado, Boulder
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Gradual closing of the Indonesian Seaway and the onset of Northern Hemisphere ice ages: Linked by El Nino
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28
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Thanksgiving
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No lecture
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December
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5
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Blaire Van Valkenburgh, UCLA
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Sociality in sabertooths? New evidence from Rancho La Brea |
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12
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AGU Meeting
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No lecture
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Smith Lectures Fall 2008
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Smith Lectures Winter 2008
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Smith Lectures Fall 2007
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Lectures Winter 2007
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Smith Lectures Fall 2006
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Smith Lectures Winter 2006
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Smith Lectures Fall 2005
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Smith Lectures Winter 2005
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Department Lecture Series Fall 2001 - Winter 2004
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