U of M Geosciences

Owen Anfinson, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Geosciences, University of Calgary

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:30:43 PDT

Monday, April 30, at 4:10 p.m. in CHCB 304, Owen Anfinson, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Geosciences, University of Calgary, will give a talk entitled “New Insights into Arctic Tectonics and the Geologic History of a Missing Continent: U-Pb, (U-Th)/He, and Hf Isotopic Data from the Franklinian Basin, Canadian Arctic Islands

Dr. Gene-Hua C Ng

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:00:48 PDT

Dr. Gene-Hua C Ng from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California, will give a presentation Monday, 4/23/2012 at 4:10 p.m. in CHCB 304 entitled “Assessing Ecohydrological Controls on Vegetation Dynamics in the Mojave Desert: An Integrated Data and Model Approach.”

Monday, April 16, 2012, at 4:10 p.m. in CHCB 304, Dr. Lee Liberty

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:55:30 PDT

Dr. Lee Liberty, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, will give a talk entitled “Neotectonics and Related Hazards of the Pacific Northwest: Insights from Seismic Reflection Data.”

Tuesday, April 10, at 10:00 a.m. in CHCB 333, Richard Aram

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:06:45 PDT

Richard Aram from ConocoPhillips will give a presentation entitled “Examples of Geoscience Work in the Energy Industry.” Please plan to attend!

April 9, at 4:10 p.m. in CHCB 304, Dr. Lucy Marshall

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:17:29 PDT

On Monday, April 9, at 4:10 p.m. in CHCB 304, Dr. Lucy Marshall, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, will give a talk entitled “New Directions in Modeling Catchment Hydrologic Connectivity and Predictive Uncertainty.”

Monday, March 26, at 4:00 p.m. in CHCB 304, Lindsay Ann MacKenzie, UM Ph.D. Candidate

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:47:38 PDT

Lindsay Ann MacKenzie, UM Ph.D. Candidate, will give a talk entitled "The trials, tribulations and the great rewards of research abroad" Lindsay MacKenzie and Adam Johnson

Monday, March 19, at 4:10 p.m. in CHCB 304, Andrew Hennes

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 08:17:29 PDT

Andrew Hennes, President, Montana Geological Society, will give a presentation entitled “Unconventional Rocks: The Technology and Challenges of Sourcing Energy from Slope-Formers, Aquicludes, and Condensed Sections.”

Dr. Michael Hofmann - Monday, March 12, at 4:10 p.m.

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:30:19 PST

On Monday, March 12, at 4:10 p.m. in Charles Clapp 304, Dr. Michael Hofmann, UM Geosciences, will give a talk entitled “Characterizing Architecture and Heterogeneity of Fluvial Reservoirs.”

Dr. Lowell Miyagi - March 5, 4:10 PM CHCB 304

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:09:13 PST

Dr. Lowell Miyagi Adjunct Assistant Professor Department of Earth Sciences Montana State University will give a talk entitled: "Lattice Preferred Orientation in the Lowermost Mantle: What can Seismic Anisotropy Tell Us about Deformation (and Mineralogy)?"

Dr.Joel Brown Postdoctoral Researcher - Monday, February 27th, 4:10 pm, CHCB 304

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:48:08 PST

On Monday, February 27, at 4:10 p.m. in Charles Clapp 304, Dr.Joel Brown, Postdoctoral Researcher, UM Dept. of Geosciences, will give a talk entitled “Cirque Glacier Sensitivity to 21st Century Warming.” Refreshments will be served.

Dr. Cliff Riebe - Monday, February 13th, 4:10 pm, CHCB 304

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:14:58 PST

Geosciences Spring Seminar Monday, February 13th, 4:10 pm, CHCB 304.

Please join us for Dr. Cliff Riebe's (University of Wyoming) talk "Gauging the Reproductive Potential of Salmon Spawning Substrates".

Seminar Talk - February 6th at 4:10pm in room CHCB 304

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:08:22 PST

Dr. Jim Sears will present: “Transforming Siberia along the western margin of Laurussia: Paleomagnetic and geologic evidence.”

Amy Singer (PhD student) will present her recent research from Friday Harbor Laboratories at University of Washington: “Infernal Macroinvertebrate Diversity of East and West Sound, Orcas Islands: Use of Multibeam and In-Situ sampling to characterize soft-sediment communities.”

Guest speaker: Frankie Jackson TODAY 11/14

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:53:35 PST

“Dinosaur Eggs & nesting Horizons: unraveling the biology of extinct taxa”
4:00 CHCB #304 TODAY 11/14
Dept. of Earth Sciences, MSU

Sigma Xi Lecture - October 20 - Noon

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:19:37 PDT

Dr. Dan Peterson
Animal Science, California Polytechnic State University
“Biotagrifoonability: Biotechnology in Agriculture to Support Food Security and Sustainability”
Thursday, October 20, 2011
12-1 PM Clapp Building, Room 304

Monday, October 17, at 4:10 p.m. in CHCB 304, David Trexler

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:04:03 PDT

On Monday, October 17, at 4:10 p.m. in CHCB 304, David Trexler from Two Medicine Dinosaur Center, Bynum, will give a presentation entitled “A Paleontologic Perspective on U.S. History and Global Climate.”

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011,4:00 P.M CHCB304 - Dr.James Sears

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:02:06 PDT

On Monday, September 19 2011, at 4:00 p.m. in CHCB 304 - Dr. James Sears will give a presentation entitled: ICOSAHEDRAL BREAKUP OF A ONE-PLATE WORLD: WHEN PLATONICS SUPPLANTS TECTONICS

Monday, September 12, at 4:00 p.m. in CHCB 304, Jonathan Calede

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:24:54 PDT

On Monday, September 12, at 4:00 p.m. in CHCB 304, Jonathan Calede, Doctoral Student, Department of Biology, University of Washington, and the Burke Museum, will give a presentation entitled “Habitat Partitioning Among Burrowing Rodents in the Oligocene-Miocene of the Northwestern United States.”

Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 11:45 a.m. in CHCB 304, Jim Zaslaw

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:17:45 PDT

On Thursday, September 8, at 11:45 a.m. in CHCB 304, Jim Zaslaw from the Comanche Exploration Corporation will give a presentation (informal discussion) entitled “Oil and Gas Exploration/Production: If I want to be employed, what do I need and what’s happening out there from an Independent viewpoint?” Lunch will be provided if you sign-up on the sheet posted by the Geosciences Office door, CHCB 311. You must sign-up for the lunch by 5:00 p.m. on September 1.

May 2, 2011 at 4:10pm - Dr. Steve Harlan

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:53:49 PDT

Monday, May 2, 2011 at 4:10p.m. in CHCB 304: Dr. Steve Harlan, National Science Foundation, will give a talk entitled "Paleomagnetism and geochronology of Proterozoic mafic dikes of SW Montana"

April 25, 2011 at 4:10pm - Dr. Robert Gaines

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:00:04 PDT

Monday, April 25, 2011 at 4:10p.m. in CHCB 304: Dr. Robert Gaines, Pomona College, will give a talk entitled "Resolving the puzzle of Burgess Shale-type fossil preservation in the Cambrian: new evidence from the Chengjiang drilling project"

April 18, 2011 at 4:10pm - Dr. Karen Lund

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:11:16 PDT

Monday, April 18, 2011, at 4:10 p.m. in CHCB 304: Dr. Karen Lund, U.S.G.S. Denver, will give a talk entitled "Cambrian-Neoproterozoic continental margin, central Idaho batholith province: Implications for snowball earth and Rodinia rift models"

April 19, 2011 at NOON - Dr. Reed Lewis

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:44:01 PDT

Dr. Reed Lewis from the Idaho Geological Survey will give a special seminar talk on April 19 at noon in CHCB 304. His title is “In search of the megashear: structure and stratigraphy of Proterozoic rocks in the Beaverhead Range, Idaho and Montana.”

April 12, 2011 at 7:30pm - Dr. Anna-Louise Reysenbach

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:50:27 PDT

Tuesday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. North Underground Lecture Hall, Dr. Anna-Louise Reysenbach will give a talk entitled “From there to here, from here to there, funny microbes are everywhere (at deep-sea vents).”

April 11, 2011 at NOON - Dr. Anna-Louise Reysenbach

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:03:12 PDT

April 11, 2011 at NOON in CHCB 304: Dr. Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Portland State University, will give a talk entitled "From mantle to microbe: Geology shapes microbial communities of hydrothermal vent deposits"

ConocoPhilips - Free Seminar - Tuesday, March 29 - EL 154

noreply@blogger.com (umgeosciences) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:10:07 PDT

Oil exploration past and future: what does Unconventional mean?
examples from Montana
by Rich Aram, ConocoPhillips director, geoscience training

free pizza and beverages

Tuesday, March 29: 12:00-1:00pm
Career Services Library EL154