Year: 2025
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Andy Fisher wins the NEXTies “Brainwave Award”
The “Brainwave Award” recognizes groundbreaking research, innovation, or scientific discovery. It was awarded to Andy Fisher in 2025 for his research into urban flooding, saltwater intrusion, and freshwater supply in the Pajaro River Valley.
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October 22, 2025 – Hadar Cohen Sadon, UC Santa Cruz
Speaker: Hadar Cohen Sadon, UC Santa Cruz Title: The Role of the Reactive Iron-to-Sulfate Ratio in Organic Matter Preservation and the δ³⁴S Record of Sedimentary Rocks Time: Wednesday, Oct 22 at 12:00pm PST Location: EMS B210 Abstract: Microbial sulfate reduction (MSR) occurs in oxygen-depleted environments and is one of the most effective processes shaping global sulfur…
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October 20, 2025 – Voon Hui Lai, Australian National University
Speaker: Voon Hui Lai, Australian National University Title: Advancing Fault and Coastal Monitoring with Fibre Optic Sensing Time: Monday, Oct 20 at 1:00pm PST Location: EMS C332 Abstract: Understanding and monitoring environmental hazards, ranging from catastrophic events like landslides and debris flows to gradual processes such as ground subsidence, requires high-resolution, long-term observational data. However, these processes often…
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October 24, 2025 – Ian McBrearty, Stanford University
Speaker: Ian McBrearty, Stanford University Title: Enhanced Earthquake Detection with Graph Neural Networks Time: Friday, Oct 24 at 12:00pm PST Location: EMS B210 Abstract: Developing accurate earthquake catalogs is an essential goal in seismology, where improved catalogs can enhance our view of active seismogenic processes, fault network distributions, velocity models of the Earth, and earthquake…
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October 29, 2025 – V.K. Pedersen, Aarhus University, Denmark
Speaker: V.K. Pedersen, Aarhus University, Denmark Title: The influence of Quaternary erosion and deposition on solid Earth deformation, ice sheets, and sea level Time: Wednesday, Oct 29 at 12:00pm PST Location: EMS B210 Abstract: For decades, scientists have studied the interactions between ice sheets, the solid Earth, and sea level. However, the role of surface processes…
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*CANCELLED* October 15, 2025 – Margaret Duffy, UC Berkeley
Speaker: Margaret Duffy, UC Berkeley Title: Atmospheric Mechanisms of the Pattern Effect Time: Wednesday, Oct 15 at 12:00pm PST Location: EMS B210 Abstract: Climate feedbacks are expected to amplify over time due to the “pattern effect.” The pattern effect describes the influence of the pattern of surface warming on global climate feedbacks. In particular, delayed…
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October 31, 2025 – Burkhard Militzer, UC Berkeley
Speaker: Burkhard Militzer, UC Berkeley Title: Phase Separation At High Pressure Explains Why Uranus and Neptune Generate so Unusual Magnetic Fields Time: Friday, Oct 31 at 12:00pm PST Location: EMS B210 Abstract: It was a major surprise when the Voyager 2 spacecraft discovered that Uranus and Neptune have disordered, nondipolar magnetic fields. For many years, it…
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October 10, 2025 – Franck Marchis, SETI
Speaker: Franck Marchis, Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute Title: Stargazing and Beyond: A Global Network of Citizen Astronomers Time: Friday, Oct 10 at 12:00pm PST Location: EMS B210 Abstract: Astronomy is a science that inspires everyone, which makes it a great tool for expanding scientific literacy. It also has a uniquely powerful ability to…
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Alum Richard Gordon awarded the 2025 Walter H. Bucher Medal by the American Geophysical Union
The Walter H. Bucher Medal is given annually to a senior scientist in recognition of original contributions to the basic knowledge of crust and lithosphere.
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October 8, 2025 – Scott Winton, UC Santa Cruz
Speaker: Scott Winton, UC Santa Cruz Title: Resolving environmental challenges with wetland biogeochemistry Time: Wednesday, Oct 8 at 12:00pm PST Location: EMS B210 Abstract: Wetlands are among the world’s most valuable ecosystems, providing critical nutrient cycling and climate regulation services, but have historically been degraded and mismanaged leading to massive losses in natural capital. In…
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October 1, 2025 – Qing Ji, Stanford University
Speaker: Qing Ji, Stanford University Title: Turbulent seismoacoustic imprints during a hurricane landfall Time: Wednesday, Oct 1 at 12:00pm PST Location: EMS B210 Abstract: The landfall of Hurricane Isaac along Louisiana’s Gulf Coast in August 2012 was witnessed by the seismoacoustic Transportable Array (TA) stations on its track. We analyze the imprints of Isaac’s landfall…
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October 3, 2025 – Tyler Anderson, LLNL
Speaker: Tyler Anderson, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Title: Using Chlorine Isotopes As A Probe To Understand Planetary Processes Time: Friday, Oct 3 at 12:00pm PST Location: EMS B210 Abstract: The processes of planetary formation and evolution involve very high temperatures which can cause losses of elements. Volatile elements, like chlorine, are lost most easily…