DATE

SPEAKER / HOST

TITLE / TOPIC

Sept. 3

Brent Thompson, OU Career Services
Lynn Soreghan, OU

What is Career Services?
Ice (and Dust) in Tropical Pangaea

Sept. 10

Katie Keranen, OU

Geophysical Probing of Active Tectonic Regions: Deformation and Seismicity in the East African Rift, the Aleution Arc, and the Pacific Northwest

Sept. 17

Darrell Henry, LSU / David London

Tourmaline: Can it record geologic information like a DVD?

Sept. 24

Bob Gregory, SMU / Barry Weaver

The Slow and Fast Oxygen Isotope Cycles: Consequences for Interpreting Oxygen Isotope Distributions in the Crust

Oct. 1

Ze’ev Reches, OU

Why Do Earthquakes Occur: Lessons Learned from Laboratory Experiments?

Oct. 8

Victoria Hamilton, Southwest Research Institute / Andy and Megan Madden

The Minerals of Mars: Stories of Fire and Water

Oct. 15

James Webster, American Museum of Natural History / David London

Volatiles in Augustine Volcano Magma and Magmas of Other Subduction-Related Volcanoes

Oct. 22

Clive Neal, Notre Dame / Barry Weaver

The Moon: Still Inspiring the World 40 Years After Apollo

Oct. 29

Laura Crossey and Karl Karlstrom, UNM / Randy Keller

Travertines, Springs, and Continental Smokers

Nov. 5

Craig Beasley / SEG Distinguished Lecturer

Lessons Learned from Simultaneous Source Investigations

Nov. 12

Susan Hough, USGS / Randy Keller

The 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes: Mainshocks, Aftershocks, and Beyond

Nov. 19

Bill Pramik, Petroleum Geo-Services / Roger Young and Kurt Marfurt

Seismic Signal and Seismic Noise, What’s the Difference, Why Does it Matter, and What Can We Do About It?

Nov. 26

NO COLLOQUIUM / THANKSGIVING BREAK

Dec. 3

Callum Hetherington, Texas Tech / David London

From Detritus to Diagenesis: Accessory Mineral Stability and Textures and Their Role in Provenance Studies

Dec. 10

Rodger "Tim" Denison, UT Dallas / Charles Gilbert

Strontium Isotopes in Phanerozoic Seawater