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.

Edwin Schauble
schauble@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.

DateSpeakerTitle
Jan. 19, 2012 German Prieto
The Bucaramanga Nest: A Natural Lab for Understanding the Physics of Intermediate-depth Earthquakes
Jan. 26, 2012 Michael Jura
Is the Earth Normal?
Feb. 2, 2012 P.U.P.A. Gilbert
Mapping the Amorphous-to-Crystalline Transitions in CaCO3 Biominerals
Feb. 9, 2012 Troy Carter
An overview of fusion energy research: taming turbulence and transport in magnetized plasmas
Feb. 16, 2012 Max Werner
ESS Colloquium
Feb. 23, 2012 Yoshihiro Kaneko
Towards inferring fault rheological properties and predicting future earthquake patterns from seism
March 1, 2012 Britney Schmidt
Europa's Great Lakes
March 8, 2012 Raj Dasgupta
Ingassing, Storage, and Outgassing of Terrestrial Carbon through Geologic Time
March 15, 2012 An Yin
Cenozoic evolution of the Himalayan Drainage System