Dr. Shane D. Schoepfer, Western Carolina University The End-Triassic Mass Extinction in the Paleo-Pacific Ocean The end-Triassic mass extinction was one of the most severe in earth history, and the first to affect a predominantly modern marine fauna. However, due … Continued
Zoom webinar ID:969 1093 3469 UNC Institute of Marine Sciences Abstract: Extreme sea-surface gravity waves, frequently referred to as rogue waves, pose threats to offshore platforms and shipping due to the difficulties in predicting where and when they will occur. … Continued
Dr. Anna Ruth Halberstadt, University of Massachusetts Amherst Antarctic Ice Sheet Stability During Warm Periods: Integrating Numerical Modeling with Geologic Data The Antarctic ice sheet is a major contributor to sea level rise, but its response to future warming is … Continued
Zoom webinar ID:969 1093 3469 Duke University Marine Lab Host: Rick Luettich
Dr. Craig Nichol, The University of British Columbia Supporting Students Towards Careers and Professionalism in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Modern Earth science related departments typically encompass a broad suite of disciplines, often including geographic, atmospheric, oceanographic and environmental sciences. … Continued
Zoom webinar ID:969 1093 3469 Highly migratory species are inherently difficult to manage as they regularly move in response to ocean conditions and cross human-imposed jurisdictional boundaries. Many migratory predators species face multiple anthropogenic threats including being shipstrikes and interacting … Continued
Dr. Emily M. Stewart, Florida State University The Intertwined Fates of Lithospheric Carbon and Life on Earth Planet Earth has supported life for billions of years. Despite dramatic changes in the surface environment and the deep Earth, our climate has … Continued
Brian McAdoo, Duke University Planetary Health and Disaster Justice With the onset of the Anthropocene, disasters are becoming increasingly commonplace as a supercharged climate produces increasingly frequent and powerful events that impact a variety of vulnerable and marginalized communities. Unfortunately, … Continued
Dr. Bradley Tolar, University of North Carolina Wilmington Monitoring Seasonal Dynamics of Thaumachaeota Ecotypes in Coastal Marine Systems Thaumarchaeota are among the most abundant organisms on the planet and play a key role in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonia to … Continued
Dr. Anna Ruth Halberstadt, University of Massachusetts Amherst Antarctic Ice Sheet Stability During Warm Periods: Integrating Numerical Modeling with Geologic Data The Antarctic ice sheet is a major contributor to sea level rise, but its response to future warming is … Continued
Dr. Donald Fisher, Penn State University Interseismic Deformation, Fluid Flow, and Great Subduction Zone Earthquakes: Insights from Exposures of the Subduction Interface Field observations of rocks deformed along the subduction interface and flow laws for grain scale deformation mechanisms together … Continued
Dr. Maggie Ellis Curry, NC State University Spatio-temporal Evolution of Tectonics and Topography in the Pyrenees Mountains The Pyrenees Mountains of France and Spain are an asymmetric, doubly-vergent orogen that formed due to mostly Cenozoic convergence of the European and … Continued
Doug Edmonds, Indiana University Bloomington Avulsions and the Secret Lives of Rivers One of the most dramatic, yet rarely witnessed, events is when a river avulses (or moves) to a new spot in the adjacent floodplain. Avulsions have caused some … Continued
Dr. Jeff Catalano, Washington University in St. Louis The Hidden Lives of Iron Minerals: Trace Element Fate During Dynamic Surface Transformation Natural environments host an array of chemical compounds that enhance the reactivity of iron oxide minerals, natural forms of … Continued
