| Fall 2009 |
Speakers Club |
November 3, 2009 |
Graduate Student John Moore, Geologist Analyzes Earliest Shell-Covered Fossil Animals |
November 3, 2009 |
Graduate Student Andrew Rich, UCSB Scientists Say Size of Area Lagoons Can Be Predicted, Hleping Steelhead Trout Recovery |
October 1, 2009 |
Professor Tanya Atwater, now emeritus, has been awarded the Leopold von Buch Medal of the German Geosciences Society (DGG). |
| August 25, 2009 |
UCSB scientists propose antartctic location for 'missing' ice sheet |
| July 21, 2009 |
Summer and the 2009 Earth Science Department Newsletter! |
| July 2, 2009 |
Leslie Edgerton, Department Manager retires after 37 years of UCSB service! Best of ALL in your future and Thank you. |
| June 5 , 2009: |
This is just a reminder that the Geologic Applications of GIS poster session will be held this friday from 4-6 pm on the roof of Webb hall.
Students from GS176 will be presenting their independent research projects that focus on using GIS to solve a wide range geologic problems.
What: Geologic Applications of GIS poster session
When: Friday June 5th 4pm-6pm
Where: the roof of webb hall (where else would we be on a friday
evening)
Why: come see some great research posters, have a beverage and a snack and hang out with all the other geologist/earth scientists
Who: everyone is welcome to attend |
| June 3 , 2009: |
The end of the year award ceremony is happening tomorrow, Wednesday June 3rd, at 4pm |
| June 1 , 2009: |
It is always a special occasion when one of our professors receives recognition from his/her peers. I am so pleased to announce that Professor Doug Burbank has been selected as the 2009 winner of the Don J. Easterbrook Distinguished Scientist Award by the Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division of the Geological Society of America.
The description of what it takes to earn this accolade is given below:
"An individual who has shown unusual excellence in published research, as demonstrated by a single paper of exceptional merit or a series of papers that have substantially increased knowledge in Quaternary geology or geomorphology, shall be designated the Don J. Easterbrook Distinguished Scientist. The intent of the Easterbrook Award is to recognize an individual whose research has constituted significant advancements in Quaternary geology and geomorphology."
This award, established in 1999, has been given 9 times. Our Department now has 1/3 of the recipients!!! Besides Doug, Professors Ed Keller and Tom Dunne have been honored as the Don J. Easterbrook Distinguished Scientist.
Congratulations Doug. We are all very proud of your accomplishments.
Cheers from the Chair,
Ralph |
| May 31 , 2009: |
I wanted to let you all know that Burch Fisher has just been awarded a NASA Fellowship that is renewable for up to 3 years. These fellowships are highly competitive and again reaffirms the quality of our graduate students.
This is wonderful news for Burch. So be sure to congratulate him.
Cheers from the Chair,
Ralph |
| May 26 , 2009: |
Earth Science Speakers Club this Wednesday, May 27th: abstract link
Speaker 1: Andy Rich- UCSB Graduate Students
Title: Scale of small coastal lagoons of Santa Barbara County, from Gaviota to Rincon Point.
Speaker 2: Joseph Lalicata- UCSB Graduate Student
Title: ODP 1241: Pleistocene Isotope Stratigraphy and CaCO3 Dissolution Patterns in the Equatorial Pacific
When: Wednesday May 27th, 2009 @ 3:30 pm
Where: Webb Hall 1100 |
| May 18 , 2009: |
A reminder about the Department of Earth Science Speakers Club this Wednesday, May 20th, Jon Payne-Stanford University. Visit our calendar for May. |
| May 4 , 2009: |
I am really pleased to announce that Professor Dave Valentine has been selected as this year's recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research.
This is a high honor that is well deserved. Please join me in congratulating Dave.
Ralph Archuleta, Earth Science Chair |
| April 14 , 2009: |
Professor Doug Burbank has been named a recipient of the 2009 Academic Senate Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award. |
| March 31 , 2009: |
UCSB Earth Science Professor Emeritus Jim Kennett will be on the PBS show NOVA on Tuesday, March 31 at 8:00 pm. Here is the program description:
Last Extinction
Explores provocative new hypothesis [a cosmic impact] about what killed off
America's mammoths and other large animals.
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| March 30 , 2009: |
Spring 2009 quarter begins |
| March 13-27 , 2009: |
SPRING BREAK |
| March 16-20 , 2009: |
FINALS WEEK |
| March 13 , 2009: |
UCSB: Seismologist Ralph Archuleta Wins Award for Earthquake Research. award article link Congratulations! |
| March 13 , 2009: |
11:00 AM Dean Nevins’ Ph.D. defense presentation in MSI 1305 |
| March 11 , 2009: |
Speaker:John Alroy, UCSB National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis
Title: "The dynamics of evolution and extinction in the Phanerozoic fossil record" view abstract
Where: Webb Hall 1100 @ 3:30 pm |
| March 4 , 2009: |
Speaker:Ralph Archuleta, UCSB Department Chair of Earth Science
Title: "Where Do the Large Amplitude Ground Motions Come From?" view abstract
Where: Webb Hall 1100 @ 3:30 pm
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| February 25 , 2009: |
Department Chair Ralph Archuleta , UCSB Department of Earth Science, proudly congratulates Professor David Lea, UCSB Earth Science, in being selected as a 2009 Leopold Leadership Fellow.
Many of you may be aware of David’s genuine concern that the science related to global climate change goes beyond the classroom. In winter and spring of 2007 David spearheaded a campus-wide program Science and Society program on global warming. Several years ago he initiated an upper division GE course (GS 130) on global warming so that all UCSB students would have the opportunity to understand the scientific framework for this important issue that will affect us for a very long time.
http://www.leopoldleadership.org/content/ (for more information about this award)
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| February 25 , 2009: |
Speaker: Lorraine Lisiecki, UCSB Department of Earth Science
Title: "Atlantic overturning responses to ice volume and orbital forcing" view abstract
Where: Webb Hall 1100 @ 3:30 pm
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| February 18 , 2009: |
Speaker: David Sandwell, Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Title: "Geodetic Imaging of the Earthquake Cycle: Tide Gauges, GPS, and InSAR" view abstract
Where: Webb Hall 1100 @ 3:30 pm
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| February 11 , 2009: |
Speaker: Jan Schmedes, ICS, UCSB
Title: "Spatial Interdependency of earthquake source parameters inferred from dynamic rupture modeling" view abstract
Where: Webb Hall 1100 @ 3:30 pm
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| February 4 , 2009: |
Speaker: Sue Trombore, UC-Irvine
Title: "The age of carbon respired from terrestrial ecosystems" view abstract
Where: Webb Hall 1100 @ 3:30 pm
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| February 1 , 2009: |
Graduate Application Deadline.
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| January 28, 2009: |
Speaker: Leila Carvalho, UCSB Geography
Title: "Can Climate natural variability on decadal timescales cause anti-persistence in global temperature?" view abstract
Where: Webb Hall 1100 @ 3:30 pm
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| January 21, 2009: |
Speaker: Frank Corsetti, USC
Title: "An Iconoclast's Guide to Stromatolites"
Where: Webb Hall 1100 @ 3:30 pm
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| January 16, 2009: |
You are cordially invited to attend Emily Peterman’s Ph.D. defense presentation:
"The Development and Use of Monazite and Garnet Geochronology with Application to Tectonic Processes"
1:00 PM MSI (1302)
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| January 14, 2009: |
Jacob Israelachvili presents at this week's Speaker's Club presentation
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| January 7, 2009: |
UCSB Earth Science Professor Ed Keller presents at this week's Speaker's Club presentation
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| January 1, 2009: |
Graduate application deadline extended to February 1, 2009
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| November 14, 2008: |
New Geochemistry Lab
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| November 2, 2008: |
New faculty member Lorraine Lisiecki win's Subaru Women of the Year
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| October 8, 2008: |
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| October 1, 2008: |
Ken Macdonald elected a Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science
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| July 1 , 2008: |
Jim Mattinson Fulfills Chair duties, more research
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| June 15 , 2008: |
Earth Science gets new iMac computers for lab
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| April 10, 2008: |
Ralph Archuleta awarded top Seismology award
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| January 15, 2008: |
Professor Doug Burbank in the news
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