GEOLOGY OPEN NIGHTS
Geology Open Nights are part of a science lecture series which are open to the public. The Geology lectures are usually presented by faculty on aspects of their research, expertise or a topic of public interest.
This series is offered in conjunction with our Astronomy, Physics and Ecology and Evolution Departments. The links to their lecture schedules can be found below.
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Geology Open Night lectures will be held in person in
Earth & Space Sciences, Room 001
If you have any questions or would like to be added to our emailed announcements, please contact the Geology Open Night Coordinator: william.holt@stonybrook.edu
Spring 2025
Geo Open Nights will take place in Earth & Space Sciences, Room 001
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| DATEFriday, February 28, 2025 7:30PM |
SPEAKERTroy Rasbury | TITLEDrilling in the Japan Trench: Exploring the Recurrence Rates and Reasons for Tsunamigenic Earthquakes |
| DATEFriday, March 28, 2025 7:30PM |
SPEAKERPaul Northrup | TITLE |
| DATEFriday, April 25, 2025 7:30PM |
SPEAKERWeisen Shen | TITLEHot Rocks and Frozen Ice, and Things in Between |
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
Fall 2024
Geo Open Nights will take place in Earth & Space Sciences, Room 001
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| DATEFriday, September 27, 2024 7:30PM |
SPEAKERQingyun Li | TITLEGeotechnical Practices in the Energy and Climate Context - a Geochemical Perspective |
| DATEFriday, October 25, 2024 7:30PM |
SPEAKERJoel Hurowitz | TITLE |
| DATEFriday, November 22, 2024 7:30PM |
SPEAKERLianxing Wen | TITLEFin Whales Around the Southern Wake Island: Stories From Hydroacoustic Deciphering of Their Voices |
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
Spring 2024
Geo Open Nights will take place in Harriman Hall, Room 137 for the Spring 2024 semester
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| DATEJanuary 26, 2024 7:30PM |
SPEAKERDeanne Rogers | TITLEA Planetary Geologist's Swiss Army Knife: The Impact Crater |
| DATEFebruary 23, 2024 7:30PM |
SPEAKERGregory Henkes | TITLE |
| DATEMarch 22, 2024 7:30PM |
SPEAKERWilliam Holt | TITLEEarthquakes, Mountain Building, and Ancient Rivers in Western North America: Unraveling the Mystery of the Music Mountain Formation |
| DATEApril 26, 2024 | SPEAKERLars Ehm | TITLEGeology in Disaster Movies Does Hollywood get it right? |
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
Fall 2023
Geo Open Nights will take place in Harriman Hall, Room 137 for the Fall 2023 semester
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| DATESeptember 29, 2023 7:30PM |
SPEAKERMarina Gemma | TITLESecrets of the Solar System: Using meteorites and returned samples to reveal planet-forming environments |
| DATEOctober 27, 2023 7:30PM | SPEAKERGuleed Ali | TITLE
How to use the geologic record to understand the Earth's climate future |
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
Spring 2023
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| DATEJanuary 27, 2023 7:30 PM | SPEAKERTianqi Xie | TITLEThe impact of the impact, what does feldspar say? |
| DATEFebruary 24, 2023 7:30 PM Zoom Only - Register above |
SPEAKERHanna Nekvasil | TITLE |
| DATEMarch 24, 2023 7:30PM | SPEAKERBaosheng Li | TITLE |
| DATEApril 28, 2023 7:30 PM | SPEAKERTimothy Glotch | TITLE
What is the Solar System Made Of? |
Fall 2022
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| DATESeptember 23, 2022 7:30 PM | SPEAKERKaushik Mitra | TITLEWhy is Mars Red? The Battle Between Iron and Manganese Oxidants on Mars |
| DATEOctober 28, 2022 7:30 PM |
SPEAKERIndhu Varatharajan | TITLESpectroscopy as a tool for exploring the surface composition of Mercury: Unveiling the mysteries of Mercury using datasets from NASA MESSENGER and future ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury |
Spring 2022
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| DATEJanuary 28, 2022 7:30 PM via zoom | SPEAKERJoel Hurowitz | TITLEOne year after landing - An update on the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover's mission to Jezero crater, Mars |
| DATEFebruary 25, 2022 7:30 PM via zoom |
SPEAKERQingyun Li | TITLEMineral alteration in gas/oil shale during fracking |
| DATEMarch 25, 2022 7:30 PM via zoom |
SPEAKERScott McLennan | TITLEReturning Samples from Mars: After 50 Years of Planning, Will it Finally Happen? |
| DATEApril 22, 2022 7:30 PM via zoom |
SPEAKERWeisen Shen | TITLEA Song of Fire and Ice: decadal investigation of the Antarctic geothermal heat flux and its implications on the Antarctic Ice Sheet instability |
Fall 2021
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| DATESeptember 24, 2021 7:30 PM via zoom |
SPEAKERTimothy Glotch | TITLEA decade of science and exploration with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: Setting the stage for the next phase of robotic and human exploration of the Moon |
| DATEOctober 22, 2021 7:30 PM via zoom |
SPEAKERLianxing Wen | TITLEEver-changing Earth and earthquake triggering |
Spring 2021
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| DATEFebruary 26, 2021 7:30 PM via zoom |
SPEAKERDeanne Rogers | TITLEThe OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission |
| DATEMarch 26, 2021 7:30 PM via zoom |
SPEAKERDonald Weidner | TITLEStudying the Earth's interior with synchrotron X-rays |
| DATEApril 23, 2021 7:30 PM via zoom |
SPEAKERBrian Phillips | TITLEUseful impurities in minerals and how to find them with a big magnet and a radio |
FALL 2020
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| DATESeptember 25, 2020 7:30 PM via zoom |
SPEAKERDaniel Davis | TITLEUsing Geophysical Tools to Explore the Dynamic Evolution of Long Island and its Coasts |
| DATEOctober 23, 2020 7:30 PM via zoom |
SPEAKERMarine Frouin | TITLEAn Introduction to Luminescence Dating |
SPRING 2020
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| DATEFebruary 28, 2020 | SPEAKERGregory Henkes | TITLEThe Environments of Human Evolution in East Africa |
| DATEMarch 27, 2020 | SPEAKERBrian Phillips | TITLECANCELLED Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) to Locate Impurities in Minerals That Can Tell Us Something About Their History |
| DATEApril 17, 2020 | SPEAKERDeanne Rogers | TITLECANCELLED TBD |
FALL 2019
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| DATENovember 22, 2019 | SPEAKERJohn Parise | TITLEThe Stone Age Did Not End Because of a Lack of Stones: Materials Production as a Reflection of Economic Power |
| DATEOctober 25, 2019 | SPEAKERWilliam Holt | TITLEA Trek Across Western North America Through Geological Time |
| DATESeptember 27, 2019 | SPEAKERTroy Rasbury | TITLEBoron in Long Island Fresh Water |