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The Ohio Center for Ecology & Evolutionary Studies and the Geological Sciences Colloquium Series join to present the 2017 Darwin Lecture, featuring Dr. Adam Summers on “From Finding Nemo to finding patents—the natural history of the sea as inspiration” on Friday, Feb. 10, at 4 p.m. in the Baker Center […]

The Geological Sciences Colloquium Series presents Dr. David Kidder on “Changing influences on chert formation through the Paleozoic and beyond” on Friday, Feb. 17 at 3:05 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Clippinger 205. Kidder is Associate Professor of Geological Sciences at Ohio University where he conducts research and teaches courses […]

The Geological Sciences Colloquium Series presents Dr. Jana Houser on “Rapid-Scan Radar Observations of Tornadoes: What We Have Learned About Tornado Structure and Evolution” on Friday, Jan. 20, from 3:05 to 4:00 p.m. in Clippinger 205. Houser is Assistant Professor of Geography at Ohio University, where she conducts research and […]

The Geological Sciences Colloquium Series presents Davey Wright on “Phenotypic Diversification and Evolutionary Radiation in Paleozoic Crinoids” on Nov. 18 at 4:10 p.m. in Clippinger 205. Wright is a Presidential Fellow at The Ohio State University School of Earth Science. Abstract:  The application of model-based approaches to estimating evolutionary trees […]

The Department of Geological Sciences Colloquium Series presents Dr. Dorothy Sack on “No Cursing, Crying, No Cookies: Women Trailblazers in Geomorphology” on Nov. 4 at 4:10 p.m. in Clippinger 205.   Sack is a Professor in the Ohio University Department of Geography. Abstract:   Social change over the seven decades […]

The Department of Geological Sciences Colloquium Series presents Dr. Ann Cook on “The Marine Methane Hydrate Reservoir” on Oct. 7 at 4:10 p.m. in Clippinger 205. Cook is an Assistant Professor in The Ohio State University School of Earth Sciences. Abstract:   Methane hydrates are a ‘frozen’ form of H2O and […]

Phi Beta Kappa’s 2016-17 Visiting Scholar is Professor Shuhai Xiao, who gives a special lecture on the “Cambrian Explosion” on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 4:30 p.m. in Walter 145. The “Cambrian Explosion” is one of the most dramatic events in the history of life on this planet. This free lecture […]