This Week in Geosciences (TWIG)

Week of October 16-22, 2006


Speakers:	Dr. Timothy A. "Tip" Meckel (BEG)
Topics:	Sediment compaction in deltaic plains – Numerically modeled compaction rates, stratigraphic influences, and potential consequences for lateral and vertical facies successions
Series/Event:	Soft Rock Seminar
Date & Time:	Monday, 10/16, Noon
Location	GEO 3.222

Speakers:	Dr. Fei Chen (NCAR, Boulder, CO)
Topics:	Land Surface Modeling In Numerical Weather Prediction Models
Series/Event:	Physical Climatology Seminar
Date & Time:	Tuesday, 10/17, 9:30-10:50 a.m.
Location	GEO 2.202 (Dr. Yang’s GEO 377P/387H Class)

Speakers:	Russell Young (UT DGS MS)
Topics:	Young: Seismic reservoir characterization using porosity estimated from pre-stack Seismic data
Series/Event:	DGS Technical Sessions
Date & Time:	Tuesday, 10/17, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Location	GEO 2.324 (Boyd Auditorium)

Speakers:	Todd Housh (UT DGS)
Topics:	Early Colonial Trade Patterns in the Southern Plains Elucidated by Pb Isotopes of Musket Balls
Series/Event:	PGST Brown Bag Seminar
Date & Time:	Wednesday, 10/18, Noon-1:00 p.m.
Location	GEO 3.222

Speakers:	Dr. Seth Stein (Northwestern University)
Topics:	Giant Earthquakes: Why, Where, When and What We Can Do
Series/Event:	Institute for Geophysics IRIS/SSA Lecture
Date & Time:	Wednesday, 10/18, 5:30-7 p.m.
Location	UTIG Building 800 (2nd level)

Speakers:	Dr. Fei Chen (NCAR, Boulder, CO)
Topics:	Challenges In Developing An Integrated Mesoscale Urban Modeling System
Series/Event:	Physical Climatology Seminar
Date & Time:	Thursday, 10/19, 9:30-10:50 a.m.
Location	GEO 2.202 (Dr. Yang’s GEO 377P/387H Class)

Speakers:	Dr. Seth Stein (Northwestern University)
Topics:	Ultralong Period Seismic Study of the December 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Implications for Tsunami Hazards
Series/Event:	Institute for Geophysics Seminar
Date & Time:	Thursday, 10/19, 11 a.m.-Noon
Location	UTIG Room 800 (Mid Level, above parking garage)

Speakers:	Dr. Jules Browaeys (BEG)
Topics:	Decomposition of anisotropic elastic tensors and symmetry classes
Series/Event:	Exploration Geophysics Seminar
Date & Time:	Thursday, 10/19, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Location	GEO 4.216B

Speakers:	Dr. David Mohrig (UT DGS)
Topics:	Impact of Unsteady Sediment Transport on Evolution of Earth Surface Topography and Interpretation of the Stratigraphic Record
Series/Event:	DGS Technical Sessions
Date & Time:	Thursday, 10/19, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Location	GEO 2.324 (Boyd Auditorium)

Speakers:	Dr. Bruce Hart (Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, currently on sabbatical ConocoPhillips, Houston)
Topics:	Curvature for stratigraphic and structural interpretation
Series/Event:	Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar
Date & Time:	Friday, 10/20, 11 a.m.
Location	Main Conference Room, Bldg 130, J. J. Pickle Research Campus

Speakers:	Dr. Brian Horton (UT DGS)
Topics:	Sedimentary record of initial growth of the Tibetan plateau during the India-Asia collision
Series/Event:	Institute for Geophysics Seminar
Date & Time:	Friday, 10/20, 11:00 a.m.-Noon
Location	UTIG Room 800

Speakers:	Dr. Fei Chen (NCAR)
Topics:	Investigating Mesoscale Land-Atmosphere Interactions And Their Impacts On Precipitation Under The NCAR Water Cycle Across Scales Program
Series/Event:	Hydro Brown Bag Seminar
Date & Time:	Friday, 10/20, Noon
Location	GEO 3.222

This Week in Geosciences (TWIG) is a weekly communication from the Department of Geological Sciences at the Jackson School. To submit events for TWIG, contact Terry Edgar in the Department at tedgar@mail.utexas.edu or 512-471-5172.