Spring Geology Colloquium Schedule
Every Friday during the spring quarter, speakers from across the country discuss topics of importance to the greater Cincinnati community. Colloquia are held at 4:00 p.m. in 201 Braunstein, and are preceded by refreshments at 3:30 p.m. in the Durrell Geology Museum, 308 Geology-Physics. All events are free and open to the public.
May 7
Brenda Hanke, Cincinnati Museum Center
Title: TBA
May 14
Fred Mackenzie, University of Hawaii
John L. Rich Lecture, noon, (301 Braunstein)
Coastal ocean environmental change during the Industrial Era and projections for the future
At 4:00 p.m., The MAGic Phanerozoic model for the geochemical cycling of major rock-forming components and relevance to ocean-atmosphere evolution
May 21
Ed Landing, New York State Museum
Rising sea-levels and death of the deep and shallow seas: An early Paleozoic model for late-state global warming
May 28
Mark Ghiorso, The University of Washington
Melting and melt production in the Earths mantle
June 4
Danita Brandt, Michigan State University
Lagerstatte and Luck: The role of the type Cincinnatian in the development of paleontology in North America
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