Distinguished members of Earth and Space Sciences community give presentations on their latest research. The ESS colloquia provide an arena for the exchange of ideas and a chance to discuss recent scientific advancements.
Abby Kavner
akavner@igpp.ucla.edu
Thursday
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
3656 Geology
The Colloquia are preceded by "Cookies n' Coffee" in the Commons Room (Geology 3680) from 3:30pm - 4:00pm.
Purpose: The purpose of the Colloquium Series is to present hot topics of broad scientific interest in an exciting and accessible way. It is distinct from the specialized talks in sub-fields of the Department held on every day of the week.
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2012 |
Bethany Ehlmann |
The Earliest Aqueous, Habitable(?) Environments on Mars: A View from Orbit |
| April 12, 2012 |
Thure Edward Cerling |
Environments of Human Evolution in Africa: the Isotope Evidence |
| April 19, 2012 |
Hilke Schlichting |
Recent Insights into Planet Formation and Debris Disks |
| April 26, 2012 |
Paul Weiss |
Precise Assemblies, Clusters, Superatoms, and Cluster-Assembled Materials |
| May 3, 2012 |
John Grotzinger |
Mars Science Laboratory: The Search for Habitable Environments |
| May 10, 2012 |
Christian Fischer |
Ancient Stone Sculptures: A Nexus between Archaeometry and the Geosciences |
| May 17, 2012 |
Susannah Porter |
Life before, during, and after the first Snowball Earth glaciation |
| May 24, 2012 |
Christy Till |
Experimental Insights into Melt Generation at Convergent Plate Margins |
| May 31, 2012 |
Ariel Anbar |
Calcium Isotope Biomarkers in Biomedicine (and Human Space Exploration) |
| June 7, 2012 |
Bruce Jakosky |
Mars climate change and the 2013 MAVEN mission to Mars |