Geosciences seminars
The Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering (DGSE) maintains an outstanding seminar program with invited speakers of international stature, which enables our graduate students to interact with leaders and innovators in their fields. DGSE seminars are open to the local and University geoscience community eager to learn about the latest topics in geological science and engineering research.
Fall 2025 seminar schedule
All seminars are on Monday at 4 p.m. and will be conducted in-person in DMSC 103 unless otherwise noted. Flyers with titles and abstracts are typically distributed about one week before the talk. Please email the department to be added to the announcement distribution list. Email Philipp Ruprecht with questions.
| Date | Seminar title | Presenter | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 8, 2025 | Where and how in the crust is the magma stored during continental break-up? Examples from the Afar rifting system | Juliette Pin | University of Nevada, Reno (Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering) |
| September 22, 2025 | More than just a map: programs, priorities, value and outcomes from framework geologic mapping | William Andrews | University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology) |
| September 29, 2025 | Landslide failure through the lens of fault mechanics | Noah Finnegan | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| October 6, 2025 | Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica: The global threat that no one has heard of | Ted Scambos | National Snow and Ice Data Center |
| October 13, 2025 | Permafrost and river meandering in Arctic floodplains | Madison Douglas | University of California, Berkeley |
| October 27, 2025 | High-elevation meteorological networks in the Andes and Himalaya: New findings and operational challenges | Baker Perry | University of Nevada, Reno (Department of Geography) |
| November 3, 2025 | A tale of earthquakes and landscapes: What landscapes can tell us about subduction zone earthquake cycles | Bar Oryan | University of California, San Diego (Scripps Institution of Oceanography) |
| November 10, 2025 | The expression and mechanics of plate boundary-scale shear zones in the lithospheric mantle | Alex Lusk | U.S. Geological Survey |
| November 24, 2025 | To be announced | Adam Kent | Oregon State University |
| December 1, 2025 | Walker Lane in focus: Large-scale InSAR mapping of crustal deformation, and strain partitioning in earthquake swarms | Yu Jiang | University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada Seismological Laboratory) |
| December 8, 2025 | The challenge of volcano monitoring, eruption forecasting and protecting vulnerable populations | Jake Lowenstern | U.S. Geological Survey |