About the Speaker Series
Earth Talks Speaker Series is hosted each semester by the Geoscience Department.
The series serves as a forum through which experts from academia, government and the private sector, as well as WSU students and faculty, share their experiences and research results with the WSU Geoscience community.
The series also provides a venue for discussions of professional, educational, and employment issues related to Geology, Natural Resources, Earth Science teaching, and other related disciplines.
Spring 2019 Events
| Jan. 14 |
Geoscience Teaching Assistant Orientation Geoscience Faculty and Staff - Winona State University |
4pm - SLC 120 |
| Jan. 21 |
No Event - MLK Day |
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| Jan. 28 |
Prevent. Act. Challenge. Teach. (PACT) Training - An Opportunity to prevent gender-based violence (GBV) at WSU WSU RE Initiative |
4pm - SLC 120 |
| Feb. 4 |
TBA | 4pm - SLC 120 |
| Feb. 11 |
Assembling Minnesota: Integration of 140 Years of Government, Academic, and Industry Geologic Studies into a Seamless Statewide GIS Database Dean Peterson - Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth |
4pm - SLC 120 |
| Feb. 18 |
How your Burger is Warming the Planet Michelle Courtright (event co-sponsored by the WSU Sustainability Office and WSU Student Green Fee) |
4pm - SLC 120 |
| Feb. 25 |
Fluid flow and deformation in the Wildhorse fault zone, Pioneer Mountains, Idaho Rory McFadden - Gustavus Adolphus College |
4pm - SLC 120 |
| March 4 |
TBA |
4pm - SLC 120 |
| March 11 |
No Event - Spring Break |
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| March 18 |
TBA | 4pm - SLC 120 |
| March 25 |
Alumni Spotlight Jess Strom and Ken Oanes |
4pm - SLC 120 |
| April 1 |
Geology outside of the outcrop: what can you do with your degree? Doug Portis - Pioneer Natural Resources |
4pm - SLC 120 |
| April 8 |
TBA |
4pm - SLC 120 |
| April 15 |
A geochemical glimpse into hydrothermal systems Jaime Barnes - University of Texas, Austin; GeoPRISMS Distinguished Lecturer |
4pm - SLC 120 |
| April 22 |
Measuring tectonic deformation with new methods using lidar and optical imagery data: Examples from the San Andreas fault system Stephen Delong - U.S. Geological Survey |
4pm - SLC 120 |
| April 29 |
Geoscience Student Research Presentations Geoscience Majors - Winona State University Student Presenters to be announced at a later date |
4pm - SLC 120 |
