TUESDAY OCTOBER 3rd - 7pm UWM Student Union – Ballroom (Free tickets required) Affiliation: Kathy Sullivan was the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 2014 to 2017, […]

Affiliation:UWM Department of Geosciences Title: Various Titles

There is no Colloquia on October 26 due to the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America.

This THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 01, 2017 from 3:30-4:30 in LAP 160 will be the field camp information session for students who are planning to complete their field camp requirement this year. The most important parts of this session are the experiences and impressions of students […]

Affiliation: UW-Madison Title: A Record of Earthquakes and Fault Mechanics Written in Stone Abstract: An exhumed fault zone can preserve a record of earthquakes that extends over hundreds of thousands to millions of years. Recent studies indicate that such archives of earthquake […]

Affiliation: Professor of Physics and Environmental Science, Trinity College Title: Estimating the Likelihood of Concrete Failure Through Rock-magnetic Measurements Abstract: Over the past decades pyrrhotite-containing aggregate has been used in concrete to build basements and foundations in central Connecticut. The sulphur […]

Affiliation: Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey Title: Discovering hidden folds and faults in the Precambrian: Refining Baraboo-interval stratigraphy and deformation in southern Wisconsin Abstract: TBA

In the spirit of communicating science in plain words, the Up-Goer Five Challenge dares you to explain your scientific interests using only the 1000 most common words in the English language. It is Inspired by this xkcd comic which describes the Saturn V moon rocket using such limited words.

Ellen Cowen, Appalacian State University Title: Alaskan Tidewater Glacier Cycle: Can Sediment Flux overcome Climate Change? Host: John Isbell Abstract:

Eric Carson, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Title: The River That Flows Uphill: Late Cenozoic evolution of the lower Wisconsin River valley, stream piracy, and Quaternary reorganization of North American mid-continent drainage systems Host: Elmo Rawling Abstract: