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Preceding Year
2021
Following Year
January, 2021

  • Spring 2021 speakers forthcoming

    Thanks to all our speakers for a great virtual colloquium this Fall 2020! Stay tuned for the speaker list for ...

    Monday, January 18, 2021, 08:00am -

  • 2021 Colloquium Speakers

      Feb 24      Rob Sherrell (RU DES/EPS, https://marine.rutgers.edu/team/rob-sherrell/, host=Greg M)                     Title: Recent ice melting in Antarctica: impacts on trace element biogeochemistry in the Southern Ocean Mar 10     Brenda ...

    Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 08:00am - 05:00pm

  • James Bourke, Rutgers University

    Jan 27      James Bourke (EPS, website, host=Vadim L)                     Title: A tale of six plates: Seismological properties and geodynamical responses on subduction ...

    Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:30am - 12:30pm

  • Virtual Annual Open House

    The 53rd Annual Open House will be held virtually this year on Saturday, January 30, 2021 between 9:30 am and 2 pm.Join ...

    Saturday, January 30, 2021, 09:30am - 02:00pm

February, 2021

  • Virtual Hydrothermal Vents Late Night

    Take a dive to the ocean floor to learn about the mysteries of hydrothermal vents! During this event, participants will ...

    Wednesday, February 03, 2021, 06:00pm - 07:30pm

  • David Goldberg, Lamont-Doherty

    Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences Spring 2021 Colloquium Series Hosted on WebEx contact Ken Miller kgm@rutgers.edu for url Disposing of CO2 ...

    Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 11:30am - 12:30pm

  • Ask A Geologist: The Bugs & the Bees!

    Our 'Ask A Geologist' series is back!Join us for our first presentation of the semester, by Chelsea Abegg, Soils and ...

    Friday, February 19, 2021, 01:00pm - 02:00pm

  • Rob Sherrell, Rutgers University

    Feb 24      Rob Sherrell (RU DES/EPS, https://marine.rutgers.edu/team/rob-sherrell/, host=Greg M)                     Title: Recent ice melting in Antarctica: impacts on trace element biogeochemistry in the Southern Ocean

    Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 11:30am - 12:30pm

March, 2021

  • Virtual Sharks Late Night

    Take a dive beneath the waves to learn about the ocean's greatest predators, the sharks! During this event, participants will ...

    Wednesday, March 03, 2021, 06:00pm - 07:30pm

  • Paint-Along Event: Sharks!

    Our online Paint-Along Series will continue this Spring, with a Shark-themed Painting Event!Join Museum Co-Director, Dr. Lauren Adamo, as she demonstrates ...

    Tuesday, March 09, 2021, 06:30pm - 08:00pm

  • Brenda Ekwurzel, Union of Concerned Scientists

    Mar 10     Brenda Ekwurzel (Union of Concerned Scientists, https://www.ucsusa.org/about/people/brenda-ekwurzel, host=Gail A). Title: Climate Attribution Science: Advances in time for 21st Century Societies?

    Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 11:30am - 12:30pm

  • Ask A Geologist: Glacial Landscapes

    Join us for a presentation by Dr. Lucas Zoet, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, Madison. ...

    Friday, March 12, 2021, 01:00pm - 02:00pm

  • Lisa Tauxe, Scripps/UCSD

    Mar 24     Lisa Tauxe (Scripps Institute of Oceanography, https://ltauxe.scrippsprofiles.ucsd.edu/, host=Christina V)                    Title: Hunting the Magnetic Field

    Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 11:30am - 12:30pm

  • Paul Olsen "Mass extinctions in the Late Triassic, real and perceived."

    Paul Olsen (LDEO/Columbia, https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/user/polsen) Hosted by: Ken Miller, Dennis Kent, Carl Swisher and Jim Wright.

    Wednesday, March 31, 2021, 11:30am - 12:30pm

  • Virtual Spanish Tour of the Geology Museum

    Gira Virtual en EspañolJoin us on Wednesday, March 31st for a bilingual tour about the history of the Rutgers Geology Museum ...

    Wednesday, March 31, 2021, 06:30pm - 07:30pm

April, 2021
May, 2021

  • Virtual Meteorites Late Night

    Take a trip with us into outer space! During this event, participants will learn what makes a meteorite a meteorite, ...

    Wednesday, May 05, 2021, 06:00pm - 07:30pm

  • Ask A Geologist: Coastal Dunes

    Join us for a presentation by Dr. Rosana Grafals Soto, Associate Professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Cayey. Dr. ...

    Friday, May 14, 2021, 01:00pm - 02:00pm

September, 2021

  • EPS Fall 2021 Colloquium Schedule

    All colloquia are virtual.  *Four of the colloquia will be during the evening.  September 15, 2021 - 11:30am                   Emulating natural processes ...

    Tuesday, September 07, 2021, 08:00am - 05:00pm

  • Peter Kelemen - Columbia University

    Emulating natural processes for engineered carbon mineralization  

    Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 11:30am - 11:45am

  • John Schmelz Ph.D. defense

    New insights on the evolution of the US mid-Atlantic continental margin and new insights on the evolution of the US ...

    Friday, September 17, 2021, 01:30pm - 02:30pm

  • Sean Gulick - University of Texas

    Life and Death by Impact: Drilling for Clues

    Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 07:00pm - 08:00pm

  • Jennifer Walker – Rutgers University

    Common Era sea-level budgets along the US Atlantic coast

    Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 11:30am - 12:30pm

October, 2021
November, 2021

  • Virtual Polar Late Night

    Join us on Wednesday, November 3rd and travel to the the Poles, Earth's coldest places!This virtual, online event will include ...

    Wednesday, November 03, 2021, 06:00pm - 07:30pm

  • Jonathan Overpeck – University of Michigan

    Climate change and the aridification of North America and beyond

    Wednesday, November 03, 2021, 07:00pm - 08:00pm

  • Sean Kinney – Columbia University

    Re-evaluating the timescale of rift and post-rift magmatism on the Eastern North American Margin

    Wednesday, November 10, 2021, 11:30am - 12:30pm

  • Ask A Geologist: Ocean Turbulence

    Join us for a presentation by about ocean turbulence by Dr. Sally Warner, Assistant Professor of Climate Science and Physics ...

    Thursday, November 18, 2021, 06:00pm - 07:00pm

December, 2021

  • Virtual Geologic Cores Late Night

    Join us on Wednesday, December 1st and learn about geologic cores, a favorite tool of geoscientists!This virtual, online event will ...

    Wednesday, December 01, 2021, 06:00pm - 07:30pm

  • Karen Lloyd – University of Tennessee, Knoxville

    Slow, energy-efficient, and mysterious life deep within Earth's crust

    Wednesday, December 01, 2021, 07:00pm - 08:00pm

  • Danielle Santiago-Ramos, Princeton University

    A multi-isotope investigation of material exchanges across Earth’s reservoirs: From marine sedimentary diagenesis to arc volcanism

    Wednesday, December 08, 2021, 11:30am - 12:30pm

  • Ask A Geologist: Water Sustainability

    Join us for a presentation about water sustainability by Rutgers alumnus, Sean Stevenson, Natural Resource Specialist at Bluetriton Brands! Sean ...

    Thursday, December 16, 2021, 06:00pm - 07:00pm

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