Colloquia – Dr. Beth Conerty
Lapham Hall N101 3209 N Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WIThursday, October 17 2019 Prof. Beth Conerty, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Title: Great Technology to Industry Adoption, the Long Road of Commercialization Host: Paradis/Klapper Abstract: A disconnect exists between scientific research in an academic lab and the implementation of a […]
Colloquia – Steve Techtmann
Lapham Hall N101 3209 N Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WIThursday, October 24, 2019 Prof. Steve Techtmann, Michigan Tech Title: Microbial Community Response to Heavy and Light Crude Oil in the Great Lakes Host: Paradis Abstract: Portions of the Great Lakes are at risk for oil contamination due to oil […]
Colloquia – Mark Felice
Lapham Hall N101 3209 N Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WIThursday, October 31, 2019 Prof. Mark Felice, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Title: Methane transport and microbial community response during field-scale soil methane release experiments Host: Paradis Abstract: TBA
Field Camp Orientation
Lapham Hall N101 3209 N Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WIThursday, November 7 2019 Field Camp Orientation
Colloquia – Chris Atchison
Lapham Hall N101 3209 N Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WIThursday, November 14 2019 Prof. Chris Atchison, University of Cincinnati Title: Moving beyond tradition: Rethinking field-based teaching and learning in the geosciences Host: Paradis Abstract: Regardless of the discipline, field-based coursework places an implicit prerequisite on the physical ability needed […]
Harris Byers – Dissertation Defense
Lapham Hall Room 380 3209 N. Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, United StatesTitle: Quantifying the Variability in Heavy Metal Concentrations in Produce Grown in Metals-Rich Soil Abstract: Childhood Pb exposure is associated with a multitude of poor health outcomes. In food-insecure areas, growing fresh produce in residential backyard gardens is one option for […]
Colloquia – Ross Powell
Lapham Hall N101 3209 N Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WIThursday, November 21, 2019 Prof. Ross Powell, Northern Illinois University Title: The Glacial Yo yo – Inferring Glacial Regime and Ice Dynamics from Past Sedimentary Records Host: Isbell Abstract: TBA
Thesis Defense – Evvan Plank
Lapham Hall Room 241The Dynamics and Speciation of Arsenic in Drinking Water Wells in Eastern Wisconsin Abstract: Arsenic typically develops in Eastern Wisconsin groundwater as a result of oxidation of sulfide bearing minerals in the limestone bedrock (Schreiber et al. 2000). Naturally occurring […]
Colloquia – Chris Fielding
Lapham Hall N101 3209 N Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WIThursday, December 5, 2019 Prof. Chris Fielding, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Title: The end-Permian mass extinction from a high southern palaeolatitude perspective Host: Isbell Abstract: The dominant view of the continental biosphere at the close of the Permian asserts […]
Colloquia – Dr. Brandon Curry
Lapham Hall N101 3209 N Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WIThursday, December 12, 2019 Dr. Brandon Curry, Senior Quaternary Geologist from the Illinois State Geological Survey Title: From Source to Sink, Late Devonian Algal Cysts Delivered to the Gulf of Mexico During the Last Glaciation Host: Isbell Abstract: A long-term […]