Seminar Archive

GeoSSS offers a great opportunity for everyone in Archaeology, Geography, and Geology to not only present their research but also to stay informed about what colleagues in Geosciences are currently working on. It's a great platform for practicing conference presentations, sharing research projects with a multidisciplinary audience, and for postgraduate researchers to...

Please join us for a research seminar presented by Gretchen Früh-Green, senior research scientist at the Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology of ETH Zurich. The Seminar will take place at 1pm on 2nd November in Meston Lecture Theatre 2. All are welcome to attend. Abstract: Progressive interaction of seawater with mantle-dominated...

Ana Belen Marin-Arroyo (Universidad de Cantabria/McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research)  will present a brown bag talk at noon on her work the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition.  Bring your lunch. 

Please join us for an Earth Science Research Seminar presented by Dr. Hannah Watkins of the University of Aberdeen on “Characterising and predicting fracture patterns in a sandstone fold-thrust belt”. All are welcome to attend.

Please join us for a research seminar given by Dr. Simona Colombelli of the University of Naples on “Real-time prediction of the earthquake magnitude: is it feasible?” All are welcome to attend. Abstract: The rupture process of an earthquake is the result of a complex and random combination of many factors,...

Please join us for a research seminar given by Dr. Joris Eggenhuisen of Utrecht University on “Eurotank Studies of Experimental Deepwater Sedimentology”. All are welcome to attend. Abstract: After 70 years of intensifying attention, the link between turbidite sandstones and turbidity currents remains a fascinating puzzle from an academic perspective, and of...

Please join us for a research seminar given by Dr. Ian Lawson of St. Andrews on “Carbon dynamics and ecological change in Amazonian peatlands”. All are welcome to attend.

Please join us for a research seminar given by Dr Danni Pearce of the University of Aberdeen on “Reconstructing Younger Dryas glaciation in the Tweedsmuir Hills, Scotland: Style, dynamics and palaeo-climatic implications". All are welcome to attend.

Please join us for a research seminar given by Dr. Alessandro Decarlis of EOST/University of Strasbourg on “The tectono-stratigraphic evolution of distal magma-poor rifted margins: examples from the Alpine Tethys”. All are welcome to attend.

Please join us for a research seminar given by Dr. Gareth Johnson of the University of Edinburgh on “Security of CO2 Storage: The Relative Role of Trapping Mechanisms”. All are welcome to attend. Abstract: A critical aspect of Carbon Capture and Storage is ensuring the security of stored CO2 injected into...