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Seminar

Friday Seminars

Fall semesters ESS F492/692

A captivating seminar series featuring top researchers delving into a specific topic related to Earth System Science.

Spring semesters GEOS F482/682

This is a seminar series on a geologic or geophysical theme of current interest.

Spring 2026 schedule - Fridays at 3:30 in Reichardt 202 unless otherwise noted.  For more information contact Jochen Mezger: jemezger@alaska.edu

Past seminar recordings

 

Date	Speaker and title	Presentation type
1/23/2026	Karen Williams, 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Geophysical Institute Post Doctoral Geodetic and Geodynamic Constraints on Vertical Land Motions in the Chesapeake Bay	In person and Zoom	No recording
1/30/2026	Trevor Waldien, South Dakota Mines Why is Alaska Curved? Tectonic development of the Alaskan Orocline	In person and Zoom
2/6/2026	John Eichelberger, Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks Geothermal Energy in Your and Alaska's Future	In person and Zoom
2/13/2026	Theron Finley, Surficial Geologist, Yukon Geological Survey Quaternary activity on the Rocky Mountain - Tintina - Kaltag fault system	Zoom
2/20/2026	Department of Geosciences Graduate Research	In person and Zoom	No recording
2/27/2026	No Seminar
3/6/2026	Susan DeBari, Western Washington University, Ocean Discovery Distinguished Lecturer Marine tephra records tell big stories – Highly explosive volcanism and rifting in paradise (the Hellenic Arc, Greece)	In person and Zoom
3/14/2025	No Seminar
3/20/2026	Kristin Morrell, UC Santa Barbara
3/27/2026	Jenna Zechmann, GIS analyst, ADGGS Fairbanks Active on land faults in subduction zones	In person and Zoom
4/3/2026	Rupashree Saha, Postdoc, Alaska Stable Isotope Facility, 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Data-guided insights into Earth's crust–mantle evolution and plate tectonics	In person and Zoom
4/10/2025
4/17/2025
4/24/2025	Dan O'hara, USGS Mendenhall postdoc Investigating the potential for volcanic island flank collapse and tsunami generation within the Pacific and Indian Oceans	In person and Zoom