Fall 2020 SEMINAR SCHEDULE

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Dave Kimbrough
Continental accretion and evolution of the southwest North American continental margin; new insight from detrital zircon U-Pb provenance data

Dr. Dave Kimbrough, Professor, San Diego State University – Geology
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 – 1 pm
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Jillian Maloney

Active margin stream evolution over the most recent sea-level cycle

Dr. Jillian Maloney, Assitant Professor, San Diego State University – Geology
Wednesday, September 9th, 2020 – 1 pm
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Circumbinary Planets at the Kepler-TESS (K-T) Boundary

Dr. William Welsh, Professor, San Diego State University – Astronomy
Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 – 1 pm
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Transboundary sediment loads and water quality in the Tijuana River Watershed

Dr. Trent Biggs, Professor, San Diego State University – Geography
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 – 1 pm
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Isotopic evidence for multiple recycled sulfur reservoirs in the Mangaia mantle plume

Dr. James Dottin, III, Post-Doc, University of Maryland – Geology
Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 – 1 pm
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Mini GSA

Dr. Allen Gontz, Sarina Mazzone, Elyse Dilloway, Ryley Hill, and Dr. Samantha Bova
Wednesday, October 7th, 2020 – 1 pm

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Lithium from geothermal brines (from well to wheels)

Derek Benson, Chief Operating Officer, EnergySource – Geothermal Energy
Wednesday, October 14th, 2020 – 1 pm
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Earthquake Sources: Examples from Indonesia and Southern California

Dr. Valerie Sahakian, Assistant Professor, University of Oregon – Department of Earth Sciences
Wednesday, October 21st, 2020 – 1 pm
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Chasing a wave: seismic velocities from North America to Asia

Dr. Anna Foster, Assistant Professor, Yachay Tech University, Ecuador – Geology
Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 – 1pm
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Anthropogenic impact: using stable isotopes and aqueous data to probe DIC exchange and pollution in a tropical estuary

Dr. Hendratta Ali, Associate Professor, Fort Hayes State University – Geology
Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 – 1 pm
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Geologic framework controls on sediment availability and shoreface morphology at the Rockaway Peninsula, NY

Dr. Emily Wei, USGS Researcher VI, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Florida
Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 – 1 pm
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