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 2024 seminar schedule
All seminars are on Monday at 4 p.m. and will be conducted in-person in SEM 234. 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. Contact Joel Scheingross for questions.
Fall 2024 Seminar Schedule
| Date |
Seminar title |
Presenter |
Affiliation |
| 8/26/2024 |
Introductions to faculty and students
|
Scott McCoy
|
University of Nevada, Reno |
| 9/9/2024 |
So you’re thinking about a career in economic geology and mineral exploration…
|
Moira T. Smith |
SEG International Exchange Lecturer |
| 9/16/2024 |
Process-based understanding of flood hazards
|
Guo Yu |
Desert Research Institute (DRI) |
| 10/18/2024 |
Mechanics of the energy balance in rivers under current and future climates: A case study of the San Joaquin River, California
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|
Erin Bray |
San Francisco State University (SFSU) |
| 10/21/2024 |
The subtle geomorphic signature of unusual events
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|
Tyler Doane |
Desert Research Institute (DRI) |
| 10/28/2024 |
Understanding Earth’s paleoenvironmental evolution (on long timescales)
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|
Erik Sperling |
Stanford |
| 11/4/2024 |
Seismogenic faulting in Northeastern Asia
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|
Wang-Ping Chen |
UIUC, emeritus |
| 11/18/2024 |
Porphyry copper ore formation driven by crustal anatexis during flat-slab subduction: Insights from the Laramide Belt, SW USA
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|
Tom Lamont |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) |
| 12/2/2024 |
Graduate student presentations
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|
TBA |
University of Nevada, Reno |