News from the College of Sciences
IBA Pacific Section Winners – 2018
Top row left: Kip Herring, Jack Brown (grad), Bennett Spevack Bottom row left: Maddie Burvan (undergrad), Micheal Levenson (undergrad), Bonnie Bloeser, Mark Korte-Nahabedian (grad), and Abbey Warner (grad) Your 2018 IBA team took first place at last weeks...
Congratulations to SDSU Psychology Undergraduate Student Tara Montgomery
Congratulations to Tara Montgomery, an undergraduate psychology student in Dr. Katherine Turner’s Forensic Attention Lab, who was granted the Dean’s Award for the College of Sciences Student Research Symposium. Tara received the award for her oral presentation titled,...
SDSU Computer Science Department Lecturer Position
San Diego State University College of Sciences Department of Computer Science Lecturer of Computer Science (Full-Time or Part-Time) The Department of Computer Science is seeking a non-tenure track, full-time or part-time lecturer. Candidates are expected to teach...
Seminar – Vic Camp
Early History of the Yellowstone Hotspot and its Interaction with the Subducting Farallon Slab Dr. Vic Camp San Diego State UniversityWednesday April 11th, 2018CSL 422 – 1pm Abstract Recent evidence suggests that the Yellowstone hotspot is a long-lived feature...
Seminar – Drake Singleton
Shallow soft sediment deformation at IODP sites C0006 and C0007, Nankai Trough, Japan: evidence for strong ground motion at the frontal thrust Drake SingletonSan Diego State UniversityWednesday, March 21st, 2018CSL 422 – 1pm AbstractFor over 50 years the...
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Seminar – Shannon Klotsko
Deglacial stratigraphy of Beaufort Margin sediments, Arctic Ocean Dr. Shannon KlotskoSan Diego State UniversityWednesday, March 14, 20181 pm – CSL 422 AbstractThe Arctic Ocean is rapidly changing in response to warming climate. For insight into environmental...
Colloquium Friday Mar 2, 2018 at 2 pm: Uncertainty Quantification in the supercomputing era, Dr. Rodrigo Navarro Perez, Ohio University
Colloquium Friday Mar 2, 2018 at 2 pm: Uncertainty Quantification in the supercomputing era, Dr. Rodrigo Navarro Perez, Ohio University Room P-148, Physics building. Refreshments served at 1:45 pm. ABSTRACT: Uncertainty quantification has seen a strong renewed...
Seminar – Marsha French
Authigenic Quartz: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Developing a Model for Preserving Porosity in Deep, Hot Sandstone Reservoirs Marsha French Colorado School of Mines AAPG Distinguished Lecturer Thursday, February 15th, 2018 – CSL 422, noon Abstract Authigenic quartz...
Colloquium Friday Feb 16, 2018, 2 pm: “Exploring phases of dense matter with astrophysics of compact stars,” Dr. Armen Sedrakian, J. W. Goethe University
Colloquium: “Exploring phases of dense matter with astrophysics of compact stars” Dr. Armen Sedrakian, J. W. Goethe University 2 pm Friday, Feb 16, 2018 in P-148 In this talk, I will focus on the behavior of matter at high densities in compact stars...
SDSU Joins Push for Improving Undergraduate Math Education
SDSU is at the forefront of utilizing active learning in introductory mathematics courses. A National Science Foundation grantsupports a new approach for STEM degree hopefuls. “There is clear and growing evidence that we can improve math learning and retention...
Colloquium Friday Jan 26, 2018 2 pm: “Nuclear Physics for Neutrinos, Dark Matter and more”
“Nuclear Physics for Neutrinos, Dark Matter and more” — Dr. Saori Pastore, Los Alamos National Lab Friday, Jan 26, 2018 at 2pm in P-148 ABSTRACT: Next-generation experiments are poised to explore lepton-number violation, discern the neutrino...
Founding of the new Women in STEM student club
WSTEM is a recognized student organization whose purpose is to promote and encourage women in STEM and provide a safe and supportive space. The goals are to educate, support, and empower women in the STEM fields throughout all parts of their life as well as teach the...
Dr. Marie Roch’s Research Featured in NY Times Article
Keeping track of dolphins is a slippery, patchy process. First, you must procure time on a ship or aircraft, which is expensive. After that, what you see depends on uncontrollable factors like weather, ocean conditions and whether the creatures happen to be hanging...
Thesis Defense – Eui-jo Marquez (MS)
Paleoseismic investigation of the Rose Canyon fault zone: the San Diego Bay stepover Eui-jo MarquezAdvisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney Friday December 15th, 2017CSL 422 – 10 am Abstract High resolution Chirp seismic...
Fall 2017 Thesis Defense
Theses Defenses of 2017-2018 Fall 2017 BS Candidates Jimmy Pham 3D evidence for the biotite to vermiculite conversion controlling spheroidal weathering at Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, Peninsular Ranges, southern California, U.S.A. BS CandidateAdvisor: Dr. Gary...
Thesis Defense – Steven Mazzone (BS)
A GPR Survey of the Banning Strand, Palm Springs, CA Steven MazzoneAdvisor: Dr. Allen Gontz Friday December 15th, 2017CSL 422 – 9 am Abstract Recent studies of the southern portion of the San Andreas Fault north of...
Thesis Defense – Anthony McCarlson (BS)
Assessment of 20 Liter Nalgene HDPE Carboys for The Use of USGS Oil Well Produced Water Sampling Anthony McCarlsonAdvisor: Dr. Allen Gontz Friday December 15th, 2017CSL 422 – 8:30 am Abstract California State Senate Bill 4...