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Nov 4 4:00PM
ESB 5104-06

Colloquium

Earth’s extremes in the past, present, and future: Future Extremes

Speaker: Prof. Natalia Nolde (UBC Statistics), Prof. Carlos Molina Hutt (UBC Civil Engineering), and Dr. Matthias Jakob (EOAS)
Hosted by: Rachel White
Oct 28 4:00PM
ESB 5104-06

Colloquium

Earth’s extremes in the past, present, and future: The June/July 2021 heatwave in BC

Speaker: Greg West (BC Hydro), Kate Weinberger (UBC Public Health), Chris Rodell (EOAS), Christina Draeger (EOAS), Rachel White (EOAS)
Hosted by: Rachel White
Oct 7 4:00PM
ESB 5104-06

Colloquium

How are large datasets transforming earth and planetary science 3. Lightning talks by EOAS faculty--Data Analysis: Are we getting the right answer for the right reason? How to improve the physical interpretability of modern data science

Speaker: EOAS Faculty
Hosted by: Ali Ameli and Lindsey Heagy
Sep 23 4:00PM
ESB 5104-06

Colloquium

How are large datasets transforming earth and planetary science 2. Lightning talks by EOAS faculty--How do autonomous platforms change our sampling strategies?

Speaker: EOAS Faculty
Hosted by: Anaïs Orsi
Sep 16 4:00PM
ESB 5104-06

Colloquium

How are large datasets transforming earth and planetary science 1. Lightning talks by EOAS faculty on how they use satellite data

Speaker: EOAS Faculty
Hosted by: Mark Jellinek and Anaïs Orsi
Aug 26 10:00AM
EOAS Zoom

Thesis Defense

Carbon Mineralization in Ultramafic Mine Tailings Via CO2 Injection

MSc Thesis Defense
Speaker: Eric Wynands
Supervised by: Dr. Greg Dipple
Aug 20 10:00AM
EOAS Zoom

Thesis Defense

Using Microbial Fuel Cells for the remediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifers

MSc Thesis Defense
Speaker: Constanza Nicolau del Roure Eylerts
Supervised by: Dr. Roger Beckie
Aug 5 1:00PM
EOAS Zoom

Thesis Defense

An experimental and in situ application of stable isotopes and fatty acids to investigate the trophic ecology of moon jellyfish (Aurelia spp., Linnaeus 1758)

MSc Thesis Defense
Speaker: Jessica Schaub
Supervised by: Dr. Brian Hunt
May 6 1:45PM
EOAS Zoom

Thesis Defense

Hydrocarbons in soil as pathfinders for base and precious metal exploration: an orientation study at the Mt. Washington epithermal au-ag-cu prospect, British Columbia, Canada

MSc Thesis Defense
Speaker: Pearce Luck
Supervised by: Dr. Roger Beckie
May 5 12:30PM
EOAS Zoom

Thesis Defense

Establishing Efficacy of Honey as a Biomonitor for Metal Distribution and Lead Source Apportionment in Urban Environments

PhD Thesis Defense
Speaker: Katy Elizabeth Smith
Supervised by: Dr. Dominique Weis
May 3 1:00PM

Seminar

Broadening Participation and Engagement of Students from Racial and Ethnic Groups Underrepresented in STEM and the Geosciences via a Near Surface Geophysics Field Experience

Speaker: Dr. Kristina Keating
Apr 29 11:00AM
ESB 5104-06

Colloquium

Risk and Responsibility in Public Engagement by Climate Scientists

Speaker: Simon Donner
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UBC Geography
Hosted by: The Climate Emergency Committee
Apr 28 1:00PM

Seminar

It's more than what they know: spatial skill and conceptual understanding impact student interpretation skill

Speaker: Dr. Bailey Kreager
Apr 26 1:00PM

Seminar

A Framework for Teaching Teamwork Skills from the Perspective of Geoscience Employers

Speaker: Dr. Samuel Nyarko
Apr 26 9:00AM
EOAS Zoom

Thesis Defense

Short term electric load forecasting for British Columbia, Canada: An exploration of the use of numerical weather prediction data as a predictor in an artificial neural network

MSc Thesis Defense
Speaker: Eve Wicksteed
Supervised by: Dr. Roland Stull
Apr 23 11:00AM
ESB 5104-06

Colloquium

EOAS Honours Theses Posters!

Speaker: Honours Students in EOAS Programs
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EOAS
Hosted by: May Ver
Apr 22 11:00AM
ESB 5104-06

Colloquium

The statistics and physics of midlatitude heat extremes

Speaker: Karen McKinnon
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UCLA
Hosted by: Rachel White
Apr 21 1:00PM

Seminar

How flexible are worldview boundaries between academic science and Indigenous community science? An instructional approach to worldview congruency for STEM learning.

Speaker: Dr. Shandin Pete
Apr 19 1:30PM

Seminar

Skill development and the future of science education

Speaker: Jacqueline Dohaney
Apr 19 11:00AM
EOAS Zoom

Thesis Defense

Formation and preservation of brucite and awaruite in a serpentinized ophiolite, central BC: implications for carbon sequestration and nickel recovery

Speaker: Katrin Steinthorsdottir
Supervised by: Dr. Greg Dipple