Geology & Geophysics Lecture Series
Special lectures are hosted by the department to help expand student's access to a wide range of topics and distinguished academics. Financial support for the lecture series is provided by the LJ Wilbert Endowment, Grover E. Murray Educational Fund, and the Marathon Oil Distinguished Speaker Series Fund.
Spring 2025 Schedule
Seminars now on Wednesdays! At 3:20 p.m., we begin with refreshments the in the Clarence Cazalot Marathon Oil Atrium of Howe Russell Kniffen Geoscience Complex. Seminars begin at 3:45 p.m. in E130 Howe-Russell-Kniffen. Networking continues after the seminar in the Atrium. #GeauxGeology #LSUGG
| Date | Lecture Topic | Faculty Host(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 22 (rescheduled to new date) |
Aaron Regberg, NASA Johnson Space Center Rocks from Space and Microbes from Earth: Geomicrobiology at NASA |
Prof. Doran |
| January 29 | Allan Scardina, Upstream Decisions, LLC. The Orange Basin Offshore Namibia and South Africa: An Aggressive Passive (Passive Aggressive?) Margin Basin |
Prof. Henry |
| February 12 | Peter Lippert, University of Utah What are magnetic biomarkers and what can they tell us about Cenozoic climate change in the North Atlantic Ocean? |
Prof. Forte |
| February 19 | Jim Schiffbauer, University of Missouri Tales of taphonomy: From the Ediacaran to the Mazon Creek, what we can learn from studies of fossil preservation |
Prof. Karunatillake |
| February 26 | Achim Herrmann, LSU G&G Se isotopes in carbonate rocks as a potential redox-proxy: Challenges and Opportunities |
Prof. Snow |
| March 5 | Mardi Gras Holiday ends | |
| March 12 | LSU Geology & Geophysics Open House for Undecided Undergraduates | All |
| March 21 (F) Friday |
Elizabeth Chamberlin, Univ. Netherlands Mississippi Delta evolution reconstructed through luminescence dating |
Prof. WIlson |
| March 26 | Pamela Kempton, Kansas State University Evolution of a mid-ocean ridge over 61 million years |
Prof. Dugtrow |
| April 2 | LSU Spring Break | |
| April 9 | Becky Totten, University of Alabama A journey from below sea level to the Doomsday Glacier: How polar changes affect the Gulf Coast |
Prof. Warny |
| April 16 | Aaron Palke, Gemological Institute of America The Internal World of Gemstones: Inclusions as Geological Time Capsules |
Prof. Dutrow |
| April 23-25 | LSU G&G Rock Stars, Student Poster Presentations | Prof. Luttrell |
| End of semester |