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Events Calendar

Unless noted, all listed events are open to the general public. The following events occur during the academic year.

Moores Lecture
April 1 | 12-1PM
Title: Deformational processes around the down-dip limit of seismicity in subduction zones:  the view from the rocks.
Description: I’ll cover what field and microstructural investigations tell us about how displacement is accommodated in the subduction channel at depths of around 40 km, how wide the deformation zone is, and what surface signals we might expect to be able to detect. My discussion will be based on what we see in the Franciscan of the northern Coast Ranges, on Catalina, in the Sanbagawa belt of Japan, and elsewhere.
Speaker: Dr. John Platt
1309 Earth and Physical Sciences

Friday Lunch Talk
April 3 | 12-1PM
Fossil Displays
Speaker: Various Speakers
1348 Earth and Physical Sciences

Friday Lunch Talk
April 10 | 12-1PM
Science Communication
Speaker: Gwyn Chilcoat and Julia Walker
1348 Earth and Physical Sciences

Friday Lunch Talk
April 17 | 12-1PM
GSA Section Practice Talks and Poster Session
Speaker: Various Speakers
1348 Earth and Physical Sciences

Friday Lunch Talk
April 24 | 12-1PM
QE and Prospectus Check-In
Speaker: Mike Oskin
First Year Talks: Erik, Sara, Sylverius, Liuliu
1348 Earth and Physical Sciences

Friday Lunch Talk
May 1 | 12-1PM
First Year Talks
Speaker: Lucy, Loïs, Jocelyn 
1348 Earth and Physical Sciences

Friday Lunch Talk
May 8 | 12-1PM
National Labs
Speaker: Nik Huerta
1348 Earth and Physical Sciences

Friday Lunch Talk
May 15 | 12-1PM
Mesozoic Oceanic Arc Rocks of Western Mexico
Speaker: Cathy Busby 
1348 Earth and Physical Sciences

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