Events and Seminars

To explore past Seminar Series, please use the links to the left. Alternatively, use the search bar in the upper right corner of this page to find a specific speaker or institution.

All Seminars are located in the L.L. Sloss Room (Tech F285) on Friday mornings from 10-11 a.m. CT  

If you have any questions or would like to request to be added to the seminar email list, please contact our Program Assistant.

fall 2023 Seminars

Sept 22 - Sloss Graduate Research Symposium Part 1, NU - EPS
An annual presentation on the research & accomplishments of our graduate students

Sept 29 - Sloss Graduate Research Symposium Part 2, NU - EPS
An annual presentation on the research & accomplishments of our graduate students

Oct 06 - Ted Present, California Institute of Technology 
Biogeochemical Signals in the Sedimentary RecordBiogeochemical Record

Oct 13 - Caio Ciardelli, NU - EPS
Adjoint Waveform Tomography of South America

Oct 20 - Robin Mattheus & Mitchell Barklage, Illinois State Geological Survey – Prairie Research Institute

Sediment-transport and sand-distribution patterns along the Illinois coast of Lake Michigan 

Oct 27 - Elita Li,  Purdue University 
Listening to cities: a noisy, fun, and informative data mining experience

Nov 03 - Steve Jacobsen, NU - EPS 
The Future of Mineral SciencesThe Sciences

Nov 10 - Miquela Ingells, Penn State
Diagenesis, disequilibrium, and the terrestrial carbonate record

Nov 17 - Dan Horton, NU - EPS 
Community-engaged Research in the Earth and Environmental SciencesEnvironmental Sciences

Dec 01 - Dan Ibarra, Brown University 
Ancient Lakes and Lithium: Connecting Past Warm-Wet States to an Emerging Natural Resource