Spring 2026 SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Life and Lithification: What Silicified Microfossils Can (and Can’t) Tell Us.
Dr. Ashley Manning Berg
Mesa College – Professor
Host: Dr. Rafael Almeida
January 28, 2026
1 pm – CSL 422
Dating Lithospheric processes using apatite U-Pb petrochronology and microstructural analysis
Dr. Margo Odlum
UC San Diego and Scripps Institute of Oceanography – Assistant Professor
Host: Dr. Rafael Almeida
February 18, 2026
1pm – CSL 422 or via zoom
TBA
Dr. Thomas Lamont
University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Assistant Professor
Host: Dr. Liam Courtney-Davies
March 4, 2026
1pm – CSL 422 or via zoom
California Professional Geologist License
Josh Goodwin, PG, CEG
Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists
Host: Dr. Jessica Whiteside
March 18, 2026
1pm – CSL 422 or via zoom
TBA
Dr. Tomas Capaldi
UC San Diego and Scripps Institute of Oceanography – Assistant Professor
April 8, 2026
1pm – CSL 422 or via zoom
TBA
Dr. Alice Gabriel
UC San Diego and Scripps Institute of Oceanography – Associate Professor
April 29, 2026
1pm – CSL 422 or via zoom