Seminar Schedule

Looking to attend geology and environmental sciences seminars? The department sponsors several seminars throughout the year, bringing notable speakers from around the country. Check out the seminar schedule below for this year’s presentations.

Seminars take place Fridays at 3 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at the locations noted in the schedule below. Seminars are free and open to the public. Please direct any questions about this schedule to the seminar coordinator, Miki Nakajima by email at mnakajima@rochester.edu.

Spring 2025
(Every Friday at 3 p.m. unless otherwise noted)
DateLocationSpeakerTopic
January 31Sloan Auditorium, 101 Goergen HallDominique Segura-CoxStreamers Feed Protostellar Disks at the Dawn of Planet Formation
February 7Sloan Auditorium, 101 Goergen HallMary Droser <cancelled>
February 14Sloan Auditorium, 101 Goergen HallJosh RussellOcean-bottom seismology:  A window int mantle dynamics, convection, and grain size
February 21Sloan Auditorium, 101 Goergen HallDoug JerolmackFagility of Soft Earth Materials
February 28Sloan Auditorium, 101 Goergen HallSydney LoudenDetermining the Optimal Conditions for Methane Removal via Aerobic Microbial Oxidation
March 7Sloan Auditorium, 101 Goergen Hall
March 14Sloan Auditorium, 101 Goergen Hall
March 21Sloan Auditorium, 101 Goergen Hall
March 28Sloan Auditorium, 101 Goergen Hall
April 4Sloan Auditorium, 101 Goergen HallMary DroserAnimals, Sediments, Slime, Muck, and Goo:  The Record of Earth's Early Animals and their Environments with Implications for Discovering Life Elsewhere
April 11Sloan Auditorium, 101 Goergen HallMichael Dyonisius
April 18Sloan Auditorium, 101 Goergen HallHannah Horowitz
May 2Sloan Auditorium, 101 Goergen HallJessica Haskins
May 9Sloan Auditorium, 101 Goergen HallSumana RoyPhosphorus and Halogens in the Early Earth:  Insights from Partitioning Experiments and Diffusion Studies