The Department of the Earth Sciences offer the seminar series to introduce students to cutting-edge research projects.

Upcoming Seminar

Date: Friday, March 31, 2023
Time: 4 pm
Location: Online
Speaker: Dr. Lin Li
Researcher
Department of Geosciences
University of Arizona
Title: Outward and upward growth of north-central Tibet: Constraining mechanisms that build high elevation, low relief plateaus

Quantitative constraints of paleoelevation of large orogenic belts and plateaus shed light on continental dynamics and the influence of tectonics on regional to global climate change. The surface uplift history of the Hoh Xil Basin in north-central Tibet is yet poorly constrained.

This study reports both carbonate formation temperatures and depositional ages to explore paleoelevation history. We provide the first quantitative evidence of a long-hypothesized early–middle Miocene phase of surface uplift of 1.0 ± 0.7 km in the Hoh Xil Basin. Results of this study demonstrate the significance of sub-surface geodynamic processes, i.e., convective removal, crustal flow, and magmatic inflation, in driving localized surface uplift and flattening of plateau surface during the late stage of large orogenic plateau formation.

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Past Seminars

December 2022

Dr. Erika Rader (University of Idaho)
Beyond Thermal: VNIR Imaging of Molten Lava

March 2022

Dr. Atsuhiro Muto (Temple University)
Revealing Deep Secrets: Geophysical Investigations of Subglacial Controls on Ice-Sheet

November 2021

Dr. Camila Martinez (University in Medellin, Colombia)
Paleoclimatic and Paleoaltitudinal Inferences Based on the Neotropical Plant Fossil Record

November 2020

Dr. Emily Martin (Smithsonian Institution)
Cracking through Enceladus’s Ice Shell with Tectonic Pit Chains

October 2019

Dr. Nick Perez (Texas A&M)
Exploring Impact of Shallow-Subduction on the Upper Plate: Central Andes of Peru

February 2019

Dr. Basil Tikoff (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
The Jagged Western Edge of North America: The Profound Influence of Precambrian Rifting on Subsequent Mountain Building.