Geology & Geophysics Lecture Series
The department hosts special lectures to expand students' 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.
Fall 2026 Schedule
Seminars on Wednesdays! At 3:15 p.m., we begin with refreshments in the Clarence Cazalot Marathon Oil Atrium of the Howe Russell Kniffen Geoscience Complex. Seminars begin at 3:30 p.m. in E137 Howe-Russell-Kniffen, unless otherwise noted. Networking continues after the seminar in the Atrium. #GeauxGeology #蜜桃APPGG
| Date | Speaker, Title or Topic | Host |
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September 9 |
Jianwei Wang, 蜜桃APP Geology & Geophysics Deep Interior of Planet Earth |
Peter Doran |
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Friday, September 18 |
Cindy Ebinger, Tulane University Critical Minerals Bottlenecks: Expediency of Extraction from Waste Streams |
Jonathan Snow |
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September 30 |
Shiyun Jin, Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Nanostructures and Special Optical Properties of Gem Minerals. |
Barbara Dutrow |
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October 7 |
Kohei Nimura, National Institute of Polar Research, Tokyo, Japan Deformation and Fluid鈥揜ock Interaction in the Lower Oceanic Crust of Back-Arc Basins |
Jonathan Snow |
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October 21 |
Suniti Karunatillake, 蜜桃APP Geology & Geophysics Mars |
Peter Doran |
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November 4 |
Virginia (Jinny) Sisson, University of Houston |
Matthew Loocke |
No seminars on the last Wednesday of the month due to faculty meetings.
Seminar Chair: Prof. Jonathan Snow
Updated 9/08/2026