Special Seminars Department of Earth Science 


2014-03-05 11:00: The Precambrian ocean through an experimental lens: New constraints on authigenesis in ferruginous systems (Nick Tosca   (St Andrews, UK))

2014-03-05 12:00: Separating the multiple processes that define chemical weathering using multiple isotope ratios. (Ed Tipper     (St Andrews, UK))

2014-03-05 13:30: Quantifying palaeoaltimetry and surface uplift on long time scales: An example from the Miocene central Alps. (Marion Campani (Frankfurt, Germany/Durham, UK))

2014-03-05 14:30: Experimental constraints on hydrothermal circulation in mid-ocean ridges: Fluid-mineral equilibria vs. phase separation (Nicholas Pester (LBNL, USA))

2015-03-04 09:00: Planetary accretion, differentiation and the oxidation state of the Earth's mantle.       (Dr Helen M. Williams, Durham University, UK)

2015-03-04 10:00: Excess 182W in the Moon: Constraints on the late veneer and lunar origin. (Dr Thomas Kruijer - University Muenster, Germany)

2015-03-04 11:15: Sulphides - Geochemical messengers from the mantle (Dr Ekaterina Kiseeva - Oxford University, UK)

2015-03-04 12:15: Crystal records from the Deep: A unique archive of magmatic processes from source to surface (Dr Philipp Ruprecht, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University)

2015-03-04 14:00: Generation of mantle heterogeneities (Dr. James Day, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, California, USA)

2015-03-04 15:00: Veritas in Vanadium? High Temperature Applications of a Nascent Stable Isotope System (Dr Julie Prytulak, Imperial College, London, UK)

2015-07-06 14:00: Post-Perovskite - Extreme properties at extreme conditions. (David Dobson, UCL)

2015-07-09 14:00: Diamond formation at its role in the Earth's deep carbon cycle (Dan Frost, Bayreuth)

2015-09-09 10:00: Probing rheologic properties of crustal and fault zone materials using the ambient wavefield (Gregor Hillers	Universite Joseph Fourier, Grenoble)

2015-09-09 11:00: Signature of ponding slabs in the mantle transition zone: the role of akimotoite  (Sanne Cottaar, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge)

2015-09-09 12:00: New constraints on the elastic and anelastic structure of the Earth's mantle. (Stephanie Durand - Universite de Claude Bernard Lyon 1)

2015-09-09 14:00: Minding the Gap: The Local Tsunami Warning Problem (Diego Melgar, Seismological Laboratory, University of California Berkeley)

2015-09-09 15:00: Seismological constraints on the density structure of Earth's lowermost mantle (Paula Koelemeijer - Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zurich)

2015-09-10 09:00: Seismic signatures of melt on the move (Jon Tarasewicz)

2016-02-10 09:00: Getting inside the heads of early vertebrates (Samantha Giles,    University of Oxford)

2016-02-10 10:00: Unravelling form and function in the fossil record: a multidisciplinary approach (Laura Porro,     University of London, Royal Veterinary College)

2016-02-10 11:15: Developmental and palaeobiological insights on the early evolution of Panarthropoda (Javier Ortega-Hernandez,    University of Cambridge)

2016-02-10 12:15: Taphonomic insights into the Ediacaran biosphere (Alex Liu,    University of Bristol)

2016-02-10 14:00: Integrating macroecology and macroevolution to study the record of species¹ responses to global change (Erin Saupe,  Yale)

2016-02-10 15:00: Understanding the diversification of tetrapods in deep time: rock record biases, constraints and physical drivers (Richard Butler,     University of Birmingham)

2016-02-29 16:00: Rheology of olivine: the cold side (Patrick Cordier - University of Lille)

2016-03-03 13:00: Core formation, composition, and dynamics: new insights from experiments, theoretical calculations, and modeling (James Badro - IPGP, Paris)

2016-03-23 11:30: Intraplate volcanism in Australia: insights from seismic imaging and geodynamic modelling (Nicholas Rawlinson,  School of Geosciences Geology and Petroleum Geology,  University of Aberdeen )

2016-04-27 09:00: From micromechanics to macroscopic tectonics (David Wallis	University of Oxford)

2016-04-27 10:00: Extension in Compressional Orogens: The Shakhdara Gneiss Dome (Dr Konstanze Stübner, Universitat Tübignen, Germany)

2016-04-27 11:15: Structural and metamorphic perspectives on episodic tremor and slow slip (Dr Ake Fagereng, University of Cardiff)

2016-04-27 12:15: A network approach to faults and fractures (Casey Nixon    University of Bergen, Norway)

2016-04-27 14:00: Granular segregation in dunes and avalanches (Nathalie Vriend, DAMTP)

2016-04-27 15:00: Eclogite in the Trans-Hudson Orogen, Canada: Himalayan-style continental subduction in the Paleoproterozoic (Owen Weller, Geological Survey of Canada)

2017-03-01 09:00: The Composition of Rocky Planetary Bodies: Earth and Exo-planetary (Amy	Bonsor, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, UK )

2017-03-01 10:00: Geophysical influences on surface habitability - from Earth to rocky exoplanets (Lena	Noack, Department of Reference Systems and Geodynamics, Brussels, Belgium)

2017-03-01 12:05: Abiotic chemical cycling on Earth and beyond (Ollie	Shorttle, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK)

2017-03-01 14:00: Characterising exoplanet interiors (Caroline Dorn, National Centre for Space Research & Planetary Sciences University of Bern, Switzerland)

2017-03-01 15:00: A hitchhiker’s guide to planet evolution: how to unravel the coevolution of planet interiors, their fluid envelopes, and life (Vlada Stamenkovic, Department of Geological and Planetary Sciences, Caltech, USA)

2018-02-20 09:15: Paleoenvironments and Evolutionary Dynamics in the Context of Human Evolution. (Faysal Bibi, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany)

2018-02-20 10:15: Is modern biodiversity exceptional for the Phanerozoic? (Roger Close, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK )

2018-02-20 11:15: The Dinosaur Resurrection: How the end-Cretaceous Mass Extinction Gave Rise to Modern Birds. (Daniel Field, Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath, UK)

2018-02-20 12:15: Ocean chemistry and the rise of metazoans. (Romain Guilbaud, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, UK )

2018-02-20 14:00: Quantifying physiological rates in ancient algae. (Harry-Luke McClelland, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St Louis, US )

2018-02-20 15:00: Understanding the evolution of early terrestrial ecosystems: Bridging geological and biological boundaries. (Ria Mitchell, Materials Research Centre, Swansea University, UK)

2019-03-04 10:00:  Isotopic constraints on the origin of glacial-interglacial CO2 (Dr Thomas  Bauska    University of Northumbria,)

2019-03-04 11:00: Microgeodynamics: How forces between dislocations control plate-scale deformation (Dr David Wallis    Utrecht University)

2019-03-04 11:50: Vaporising Earth: an experimental approach (Dr Paolo Sossi    ETH Zürich    )

2019-03-04 14:00: New adventures in marine silicon isotope studies (Dr Kate Hendry    University of Bristol  )

2019-03-04 14:50: Experimental volcanology: Understanding volcano dynamics and unrest signals using laboratory testing (Dr Jackie Kendrick    University of Liverpool )

2019-03-06 10:00: Constraining the Timescales and Distances of Solid Migration in the Early Solar System (Dr James Bryson    University of Cambridge    )

2019-03-06 11:00: Modelling ore properties for efficient mining - Indium deportment in a massive sulphide ore (Dr Max Frenzel    Helmholtz Institute Freiberg, Germany    )

2019-03-06 11:50: Ambient Noise Imaging of the Klyuchevskoy Volcanic Group, Kamchatka. (Dr Robert Green    GFZ Potsdam, Germany    )

2019-03-06 13:30: Densities and structure of silicate melts to core mantle boundary conditions (Dr Sylvain Petitgirard    ETH Zürich    )

2019-03-06 14:15: Interactions Between Iron and Sulfur in Magmas and Their Effects in Different Tectonic Settings (Dr Duane Smythe    University of Oxford  )

2019-03-06 15:05: Linking high latitude and tropical climate change in the Last Glacial period (Dr Rachael  Rhodes    University of Northumbria  )

2019-03-11 09:00: Merging radar with models: Getting new geophysical insights into the subsurface system of ice sheets (Dr Wing Yin Chu    Stanford, USA    )

2019-03-11 13:00: Reading Biominerals to Understand Past and Future Climates (Dr Oscar Branson    Australian National University  )

2019-03-11 13:50: Fluids in the Earth (Dr Dionysios Foustoukos    Geophyical Labs, Carnegie Institution of Washington, USA  )

2019-03-11 14:40: Icy ocean world interiors (Dr Douglas Hemingway    Carnegie Institution for Science    )

2019-03-11 15:30: The meteorite dichotomy and its implications for the growth history of Jupiter (Dr Thomas Kruijer    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA   )

2019-03-11 16:20: Elucidating redox conditions in ancient environments using iron mineralogy (Dr Sarah  Slotznick    Berkely, USA    )

2022-05-31 12:00: Investigating the role of ozone-depleting substances in driving observed and projected Arctic climate change (Mark England, University of California, Santa Cruz)

2022-06-17 12:00: Chemistry-Climate interactions: Using hierarchies of numerical models (Dr Alison Ming DAMTP, University of Cambridge)

2022-06-23 12:00: Reconstructing Aerosol Cycling in the Earth’s Deep Past: The Case of Dust (Dr Nicholas Heavens (Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado) )

2022-06-30 12:00: Title to be confirmed (Dr Sian Kou-Giesbrecht (Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis))

2022-07-06 12:00: The global biological microplastic particle sink (Dr Karin Kvale (GNS Science, New Zealand))

2022-07-07 12:00: Glacial-Interglacial backgrounds determine millennial-scale climate activity (Prof Xu Zhang (State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Resources and Environment (TPESRE), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences))

2022-07-12 12:00: Freshwater forcing and abrupt climate change: insights from high-resolution models (Dr Alan Condron (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution))

2022-07-13 12:00: Climatic implications of deep ocean turbulence (Dr Ali Mashayek (Imperial College, London))

2022-09-07 10:00: Cryptic fragmentation, cryptic capture: syn-eruptive sintering and the assembly of lava during silicic eruptions (Dr Jamie Farqharson)

2022-09-07 11:00: Data-driven Slow Earthquake Dynamics (Dr Adriano Gualandi)

2022-09-07 12:00: Magnetotellurics on the Earth and Moon: A Fusion of Geophysics, Space Physics and Planetary Science (Dr Fiona Simpson)

2022-09-07 14:00: Learning aerosol and cloud microphysics from observations and high resolution modeling (Dr Kara Lamb)

2022-09-07 15:00: Formation and geophysics of metal-rich planetary bodies (Dr Saverio Cambioni)