News Archives from the College of Sciences
Chris Rasmussen receives Monty Award
Chris Rasmussen receives the 2017 College of Science’s Outstanding Faculty Contributions Award, also known as the Faculty Montys. Chris is an international leader in mathematics education research. He has led the research community to focus on the...
Grand Canyon – 2017
The Geology 200 (Geologic Inquiry) and Historical Geology classes spent two and half days in the Grand Canyon. Students walked along the trail of time, studied the fossils in the Kaibab Formation and enjoyed two opportunities to get below the rim. On one...
Dave Kimbrough gives talk at Mesa College
The Great Dying Mesa College’s School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences’ STEM lecture series: Dr. Kimbrough will talk about his recent work in Argentina on large volume rhyolitic volcanic eruptions and their possible contribution to...
Recent Publications
2 new publications by Dr. Vic Camp International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior Camp, V. E., Reidel, S.P., Ross, M.E., Brown, R.J., and Self, S., August, 2017, Fieldtrip guide to the vents, dikes, stratigraphy and structure of...
SDSU Computer Science Department 2018 Faculty Position Advertisement
San Diego State University College of Sciences Department of Computer Science Assistant Professor of Computer Science (Full Time, Tenure Track) The Department of Computer Science is seeking to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor with expertise in machine...
Chevron Recruiting
September 12-13th, 2017 Recruiter: Jason Parizek EARTH SCIENCE AT CHEVRON:Chevron is recruiting Geologist-Interns and Geophysicist-Interns located in: · Bakersfield, California...
Colloquium Friday Sept 15, 2017: Prof. Ken Nollett “Nuclear collisions from the ground up“
Speaker: Prof. Kenneth Nollett, Physics Department, SDSU Topic: “Nuclear collisions from the ground up“ Time: 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 15th (refreshments served at 1:45 p.m.) Place: P-148 Abstract: Nucleons...
Thesis Defense – Matt Dorsey MS
Evidence of Na- and Mg-rich Hydrothermal Brine Circulation Driving Elemental Mass Redistribution in an Active Fault Zone: A Case Study of the Borrego Fault Zone, northern Baja California, Mexico Matt Dorsey Advisor: Dr. Tom Rockwell Friday September 15th, 2017 CSL 422...
ExxonMobil recruiting
San Diego State UniversityDepartment of Geological Sciences September 5-7, 2017Recruiter: Doug MillerExxonMobil Geoscience Applicants are required to fill out an online application and post a copy of their resume on www.exxonmobil.com/apply one week prior to...
Thesis Defense – Qian Yao (PhD)
Dynamic Modeling of Earthquake Sources on Rough Faults Qian Yao PhD Candidate, Geophysics Advisor: Dr. Steve Day Tuesday, August 29th, 2017 CSL 422 – noon Abstract Surface roughness is a universal characteristic of natural faults. Roughness can be...
Student featured in AAPG Explorer
Ariella Goldstein (undergraduate) was awarded the 2017 L. Austin Weeks scholarship grant and featured in the August 2017 issue of AAPG Explorer. Congratulations Ariella! We are proud to have her representing SDSU for this Prestigious international award.
Mentoring: Answering a Call to Action
Once an Aztec, always an Aztec! Aztec for Life!® We hear these words spoken in graduation ceremonies, in promotional videos, and on the scoreboard at Aztec games. But what do these words mean? Some say they mean that in our hearts, we will always have a love...
SDSU astronomy professor Doug Leonard presents invited plenary lecture at the 230th meeting of the American Astronomical Society
American Astronomical Society photograph © 2017 by Corporate Event Images/Phil McCarten. On June 7, 2017, Professor Doug Leonard delivered an invited plenary talk on the explosion geometry of core-collapse supernovae at the 230th meeting of the American...
Commencement 2017
Thesis Defense – Liz White MS
Determining Radiocarbon Reservoir-corrections for Freshwater Mollusks from Ancient Lake Cahuilla, Imperial County, California Liz White MS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Tom Rockwell June 14th, 2017 – CSL 422, 9 am Abstract To better understand the timing of Lake...
Thesis Defense – Craig Hall MS
Clues to the nature of late Pleistocene regolith, Peninsular Ranges, SE California, USA: A case study of a precariously balanced rock, its partially exhumed corestone platform, and encasing saprock Craig Hall MS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Gary H. Girty June 14th,...
JDP Current and Past Student Success
Yongfei Wang Seismological Society of America Student Presentation Award 2017 Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics Paul G. Silver Research Enhancement Award 2016 Kyle Withers PhD – August 2017: Ground Motion and Variability from 3-D...
Thesis Defense – Sean Daniels MS
The Provenance, Sedimentology, and Stratigrphy of the Table Mountain Formation Sean Daniels MS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Dave Kimbrough June 14th, 2017 – CSL 422, 12:30 pm Abstract The topography of the Peninsular Ranges in southern California and...