Jeffrey Hyman, Los Alamos National Laboratory Berthoud 306/ Zoom, 4PM, Monday, May 1, 2023 The Interplay of Multiple Scales in Fractured Media on Flow and Transport Properties Abstract: In low-permeability fractured media, such as granites and shales, flow and the associated transport of dissolved solutes is controlled primarily by fractures embedded within the rock matrix. […]
Mines Geology Trail Tour, 4 PM, Thursday, August 31, 2023 with Dr. Stephen A. Sonnenberg MEET AT BERTHOUD HALL’S WEST ENTRANCE STEPS AND BRING A WATER BOTTLE
Van Tuyl Lecture, Berthoud 241/ Zoom, 4-5 PM Arnoud Slootman, CSM Geology & Geological Engineering Post-Doctorate Carbonate Platform Slopes: Outcrops, Experiments and Models Resedimented carbonates are important building blocks of carbonate platforms and adjacent slopes. Shallow-water carbonate environments may be prolific producers of skeletal and non-skeletal sediments. Excess sediment is exported off-platform and may accumulate […]
Van Tuyl Lecture, Berthoud 241/ Zoom, 4-5 PM Dorrik Stowe, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland VANISHED OCEAN: How Tethys Re-shaped the World Abstract: A hundred million years ago, a mighty ocean dominated the equatorial world. Its vast waters bore witness to many of most dramatic episodes in the story of our planet. It played host to a […]
Sara Warix, CSM Geology & Geological Engineering/ Geophysics PhD Candidate 2023 Student Research Fair Winner, 4-5PM, Berthoud 241 'Impacts of Climate Change on Headwater Stream Discharge and Chemistry' Abstract: In the western U.S., climate change is causing more precipitation to fall as rain rather than snow and it is currently unclear how, where, and when […]
Weimer Distinguished Lecture, Dr. Donna S. Anderson, Geology & Geological Engineering, Friedhoff Hall, 3:30-6PM 'Golden’s Mining Roots and Legacies: A Journey in Geoheritage' Abstract: Gold in Golden? Clay, beer, sewers, brick, and spark plugs? Aggregate, paved streets and open space? Clear Creek and tubing? Golden’s 160+year mining history left these and other legacies, forming a […]
Van Tuyl Lecture, February 12, 2024, Berthoud 204, 12-1pm Greg Tucker, University of Colorado Community Resources for Modeling Earth's Dynamic Surface Abstract: Computer simulations of earth's geomorphic and sedimentary processes provide valuable insight into how landscapes, seascapes, and depositional basins evolve. Simulation models embody quantitative concepts about how geologic systems work, and as "living hypotheses" […]
DI&A Van Tuyl Lecture, March 11, 2024, Berthoud 243, 12-1pm Leigh Stearns, University of Kansas Lots of Data, No Diversity: Exploring Machine Learning Algorithms and Strategies to Build Community in Glaciology Abstract: As the cryosphere undergoes unprecedented changes due to global warming, artificial intelligence has emerged as a powerful tool in advancing research, monitoring, and risk […]
GGE Department: Student Research Fair with Geophysics Sponsored by ConocoPhillips What: A presentation/competition celebrating student research in Geology & Geological Engineering and Geophysics When: Thursday, March 28, 2024, 4-6pm in Grand Ballroom, Ben Parker Student Center Why: Share your research and engage in scholarly discussion with your colleagues, faculty, and guests from across campus and […]
Van Tuyl Lecture, April 1, 2024, Berthoud 204, 12-1pm Kaustubh Thirumalai, University of Arizona "Individual Foraminifera as Tracers of Paleomonsoon Intensity and Methane Seepage History from Indian Margin Sediments" Abstract: Sediments accumulating offshore the Indian subcontinent hold a rich record of southern Asian paleoclimate change, where freshwater outflow is primarily driven by Indian Summer Monsoon […]
Van Tuyl Lecture, April 15, 2024, Berthoud 204, 12-1pm Kevin Rosso, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Probing Ion Relaxation Dynamics at Mineral-Water Interfaces for Advances in Understanding Electrical Geophysical Signatures of the Subsurface Abstract: Electrical geophysical sensing techniques such as resistivity tomography and spectral induced polarization hold promise for real-time monitoring of distributions of strain, porosity, […]
Colorado Geological Survey Lecture, April 26, 2024, Berthoud 241, 2pm Ittai Gavrieli, Geological Survey of Israel The Dead Sea: Past and Present as Keys to its Future in Light of the Water Shortage in the Levant Abstract: The Dead Sea (DS), the lowest place on the continental Earth is a hyper-saline terminal lake. The brine […]
Van Tuyl Lecture, September 9, 2024, Berthoud 205, 12-1pm Eric Roberts, Colorado School of Mines Geology and Geological Engineering A New High-Latitude K/PG Boundary Section from Antarctica: Implications for Plate Tectonics, Paleoclimate and the Timing and Origin of the First Bird Fossils Abstract: This talk will present results from Antarctic fieldwork conducted over three seasons […]
Mines Geology Trail Tour, 4 PM, Thursday, September 12, 2024 with Dr. Stephen A. Sonnenberg MEET AT BERTHOUD HALL’S WEST ENTRANCE STEPS AND BRING A WATER BOTTLE
Van Tuyl Lecture, October 7, 2024, Marquez 126, 12-1pm Kenny Swift Bird, Colorado School of Mines Geology and Geological Engineering GE/ GP 2024 Student Research Fair Winner Quantifying Metal(oid) Source-sink Dynamics in an Alpine Headwaters Stream Abstract: Metal(loid) impacts to streams are pervasive across the western U.S. from both natural and legacy mining sources, impacting […]
Van Tuyl Lecture, October 28, 2024, Student Center Ballroom B, 12-1pm Ryan Emanuel, Duke University Environmental Justice for Earth and Environmental Sciences Abstract: Earth and environmental scientists sometimes think about our research as supporting efforts to promote environmental justice (i.e., environmental science for environmental justice). This framing is often true and can yield impactful science, […]
Van Tuyl Lecture, November 4, 2024, Berthoud 205, 12-1pm Anita Marshall, University of Florida The GeoSPACE Field Course - A New Model for Accessible Inclusive Field Education Abstract: Field education is an important part of undergraduate training in the geosciences. Studies show that field education has many benefits to students academically, professionally and personally. However, […]
Van Tuyl Lecture, November 18, 2024, Berthoud 205, 12-1pm Matthew Steele-MacInnis, University of Alberta Old Problem, New Solution: Molten Salts and the Origins of Magnetite-apatite Deposits Abstract: The origins of magnetite-apatite (aka iron-oxide-apatite, or IOA) deposits have been deeply controversial for nearly a century, mostly because the fluids that form these deposits have remained elusive. […]
Van Tuyl Lecture, April 7, 2025, Berthoud 205, 12-1pm Ryan Gold, United States Geological Survey Shaking Ground: Mitigating Geologic Hazards through Science Abstract: Earthquakes, landslides, and geomagnetic storms can cause damages and losses to life and property. The mission of the U.S. Geological Survey's Geologic Hazards Science Center (GHSC) is to mitigate losses from those […]
Van Tuyl Lecture, April 14, 2025, Berthoud 205, 12-1pm Paul Santi, CSM Geology and Geological Engineering Reducing Risk from Landslides and Debris Flows: How to Respond when Mother Earth Doesn’t Love You Abstract: As populations continue to push into the wildland-urban interface and climate change produces more severe storms and expanded wildfire impacts, tools for […]
Van Tuyl Lecture, April 14, 2025, Berthoud 205, 12-1pm Zane Jobe, CSM Geology and Geological Engineering How Sedimentary Geology can Predict Hotspots of Microplastic and Trash in Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans Abstract TBA: This lecture is scheduled in a hybrid format. If you would like to join the meeting please: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, […]
Van Tuyl Lecture, April 21, 2025, Berthoud 205, 12-1pm Ben Livneh, University of Colorado, Boulder Burning Questions: Unraveling Wildfire Ripples from Water Quality to Landslides Abstract: Wildfires fundamentally alter the dynamics of both water quality and landscape stability, presenting a cascade of challenges across multiple scales. This presentation synthesizes recent research investigating two interrelated consequences […]
Van Tuyl Lecture, April 28, 2025, Berthoud 205, 12-1pm Molly Patterson, Binghamton University, New York Spatially Variable Response of Antarctica's Ice Sheets to Orbital Forcing During the Pliocene Abstract: Variations in Earth’s orbit pace global ice-volume/sea-level changes, but the variability in the response for different sectors of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) to orbitally-forced climate […]
