September 2016
Fred Schroeder, “Careers in the Petroleum Industry”
Fred Schroeder, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Visiting Geoscientist, will speak on, “Careers in the Petroleum Industry.” Fred W. Schroeder is an independent consultant with over 35 years of industry experience. His experience includes 3D survey design, fault interpretation, and analyzing potential reservoirs, sources and seals. Additionally, Schroeder has designed, developed and delivered numerous in-house training classes from introductory to advanced levels. He has traveled extensively through the Visiting Geoscientist Program, offering traditional lectures and short courses. Fred Schroeder is one of the most…
Find out more »October 2016
Matthew Huber, “A Critique of Market-based Climate Policy”
Matthew Huber, Associate Professor of Geography, Syracuse University. Title: "A Critique of Market-based Climate Policy." Matt Huber will be discussing his book, "Lifeblood: Oil, Freedom, and the Forces of Capital," which was published in 2013 (University of Minnesota Press). This work, stemming from his dissertation research at Clark University, explores a deeper and more complex explanation for our 'oil addiction' that extends beyond the usual culprits. Huber is an associate professor in the geography department at Syracuse University and his teaching and…
Find out more »Steven Holbrook, “Water, Weathering and Fractures: A Geophysical Perspective on Porosity in Earth’s Critical Zone”
Steven Holbrook, University of Wyoming. Title "Water, Weathering and Fractures: A Geophysical Perspective on Porosity in Earth’s Critical Zone” This lecture is part of the K. Douglas Nelson Lecture Series and is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.
Find out more »Breakfast with Dr. Steven Holbrook
Dr. Holbrook is a geophysicist who works with crustal-scale marine reflection and refraction seismic surveys. In addition to his marine geophysics research, he also has an interest in near-surface environmental geophysics as it pertains to watershed hydrology. Dr. Holbrook is a co-founder of the WyCehg (Wyoming Center for Environmental Hydrology and Geophysics). WyCEHG (pronounced "Y-Keg") was established in July 2012 by a $20 M grant from the National Science Foundation's EPSCoR program -- the largest research grant ever awarded to the University of Wyoming. …
Find out more »November 2016
Bethany Neilson, “Permafrost and Beaver Dam Complexes: How do they influence river temperature and the role of groundwater exchanges?”
Bethany Neilson, Utah State University, will present “Permafrost and Beaver Dam Complexes: How do they influence river temperature and the role of groundwater exchanges?” This seminar is part of the Department of Earth Sciences K.D. Nelson Lecture Series and is free and open to the public.
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