Seminar Series Fall 2011
All seminars take place on Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m. in202 Williamson Hall unless otherwise stated.
September 1
Introducing the Geological Sciences Faculty
Dr. Paul A. Mueller, Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Florida
NOTE TIME/DAY/LOCATION CHANGE:
September 9 : FRIDAY : 9AM : 282 J. WAYNE REITZ UNION
presented by the Florida Climate Institute
“Climate Change Science in a Skeptical Era”
Dr. Chris Field, Director of the Department of Global Ecology
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Stanford University
September 15
No seminar this week
September 22
“Ancient Lithospheric Source for
Quaternary EM1-like Lavas in Hispaniola”
Dr. George Kamenov, Associate In Geochemistry, and
Dr. Michael R. Perfit, Chair and Professor of Geology
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Florida
September 29
“Global Sea Level Change in the
20th Century and Recent Satellite Results”
Dr. Robert G. Dean, Graduate Research Professor Emeritus
Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering
University of Florida
NOTE TIME/DAY/LOCATION CHANGE:
October 6 : THURSDAY : 3:30PM : 209 EMERSON ALUMNI HALL
presented by the Florida Climate Institute
“Climate Projections for Florida: Can We Trust the Models?”
Dr. Katherine Hayhoe,
Research Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences
Department of Geosciences
Texas Tech University
October 13
GSA Week – no seminar this week
October 20
“Applied Geoscience in the Public and Private Sectors”
James Anderson, ExxonMobil
Kendall Fountain, Plum Creek Timber Company
David Podmeyer, DuPont Titanium Technologies
Department of Geological Sciences Advisory Board Members
University of Florida
October 27
“Half Full or Half Empty . . . Or Just Right”
This is intended to be an experimental seminar. Presented will be an earth science question, for which we do not have the answer. As it is a multidisciplinary question, we hope to receive input from all in attendance and, perhaps, come to some answer to the question.
Dr. Andrea Dutton, Assistant Professor, and
Dr. Mark Panning, Assistant Professor
Dr. Andrew Zimmerman, Associate Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Florida
November 3
“The Indo-Asian Collision and Asian Tectonics: Insights from Geodynamic Modeling”
Dr. Mian Liu, Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Missouri -- Columbia
November 10
“Shells and Grains in Time and Space:
Time-averaging and Temporal Resolution of Sedimentary Records”
Dr. Michal J. Kowalewski, Incoming Professor
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
November 17
“TITLE TBA”
Dr. James W. Jones, Director of the Florida Climate Institute and
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
University of Florida
November 24
Thanksgiving Day Holiday -- no seminar this week
December 1
“Connecting Science, Public Outreach, and
Policy-making for Sea Level Rise Adaption Planning in
Coastal Communities and Ecosystems”
Dr. Kathryn I. Frank, Assistant Professor
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
University of Florida
