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RSES seminar series
The RSES seminar series features talks by leading scientists from Australia and beyond in the areas of geology, geochemistry, geophysics, geobiology, climate and ocean geosciences.The series is held in-person on Thursdays from 4:00pm at Jaeger 1 seminar room, unless otherwise noted. It is also streamed via zoom ( ID 606 666 0101 ; password jaeger), and whenever possible, the recorded talks are made freely available at our YouTube channel. All seminars are open to the public.
For any enquiries or speaker nomination, please contact seminar.convenor.rses@anu.edu.au .
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Upcoming seminars
Past seminars
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Past events
24
Jun
2021
Diversifying Oceanography: The Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School in Ghana »
Brian, Paige and Ebenezer will share their experience in developing Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School in Ghana.
17
Jun
2021
The status and next steps of event attribution in Climate Science »
This talk will discuss on extreme event attribution, a new field in climate science.
10
Jun
2021
AusSeabed: Making seabed mapping data easily accessible »
This presentation highlights current progress and forward plan of seabed mapping in Australia.
03
Jun
2021
What First Row Transition Elements can tell us about the lithological make-up of the mantle »
Using First Row Transition Elements (FRTEs) to study mantle heterogeneity which controls petrological and geochemical differences of erupted mafic lavas worldwide
29
May
2021
When Did Earth Become Habitable »
Exploring different assumptions on understanding the rock records to infer when and how life arose
27
May
2021
Redox Revolutions - Earth and Beyond »
Explore how solid Earth evolution modulates oxygenation of Earth's surface environment with implication on searching for life outside Earth
20
May
2021
Alternate careers in geology? The collector's market for rocks, minerals, and fossils »
Exploring the history of natural history market.
13
May
2021
Seismic ocean thermometry using land-based seismometers and hydrophones »
Using travel time change of acoustic waves to infer ocean temperature changes
06
May
2021
Monsoons, Megadroughts and Migration: Paleo Perspectives from Southeast Asian Cave Records »
Mick will report evidence from cave stalagmite climate records and what they can tell us about the impact of ocean atmospheric teleconnections on rainfall history which leads to disruptions of ancient civilizations in mainland Southeast Asia.
29
Apr
2021
How to make a REE deposit »
John Mavrogenes will talk about the process of making a REE deposit.
22
Apr
2021
My 10 year journey exploring the statistics of Earth Science data »
Moran Medalist Dr Janice Scealy digging up Earth's statistics
15
Apr
2021
Enrichment in H2O and elevated Fe oxidation states are linked to material recycling in Izu-Bonin-Mariana lavas »
In this talk, Maryjo will show how elevated water and trace element concentrations can be used to distinguish different types of basalts, and inform our understanding of subduction system.
01
Apr
2021
Climate change and mining or how mining will save the world; why the minerals industry will be a vital part of the transition to a low-CO2 future »
Climate change mitigation will require a significant decrease in the CO2 emissions associated with transport and energy generation. However, the material requirements for this transition are often neglected when developing plans and policy around combating climate change.
25
Mar
2021
From small swirls up to the global ocean circulation: how ocean eddies affect the Earth’s climate »
A glimpse at the ocean shows basin-scale currents accompanied with lots of smaller swirls, which we call 'eddies'.
18
Mar
2021
What do diamonds and marine calcifiers have in common? »
A medley of research topics.
