News from the College of Sciences
Thesis Defense – Kristen Dennis MS
Asymmetrical Fault Zone Architecture: The case for a different response of lithology to similar transient loading conditions along the San Jacinto fault, SE California, USA Kristen Dennis MS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Gary H. Girty May 4th, 2017 – CSL 422, 1:15...
Thesis Defense – Diane Cheung-Harris MS
Geology of the Cahuilla Gold-Silver Deposit and Modoc fault of the western Salton Trough, southern California Diane Cheung-Harris MS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Dave Kimbrough May 4th, 2017 – CSL 422, 11 am Abstract The Cahuilla gold-silver deposit is a...
Thesis Defense – Peter Hopper BS
Examining Fault Scarps in the Yuha Desert, to Determine if They Were Caused by the 1892 Laguna Salada Earthquake Peter Hopper BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Tom Rockwell May 4th, 2017 – CSL 422, 2:30 pm Abstract The most recent large Laguna Salada fault rupture...
Thesis Defense – Emma Vierra BS
Spheroidal Weathering of a 108 Ma Cretaceous Gabbro Emma Vierra BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Gary H. Girty May 4th, 2017 – CSL 422, 2 pm Abstract Within the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve (SMER), southern California, a gabbroic pluton has weathered...
Thesis Defense – Tyler Henderson BS
A Test of Provenance Linkage Between Volcanic Clasts of the Upper Miocene Punchbowl Formation and the Jurassic Sidewinder Volcanics Tyler Henderson BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Dave Kimbrough May 4th, 2017 – CSL 422, 12:45 am Abstract The Punchbowl Formation...
Thesis Defense – Faith Moore BS
Background Levels for Specific Metals in San Diego Bay: A Geochemical Approach Faith Moore BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney May 4th, 2017 – CSL 422, 8 am Abstract Once pollution has been discovered in San...
Partnering for Success The California Department of Education has recently awarded San Diego State University and the Sweetwater Union High School District one of five $1.28 million California Mathematics Readiness Challenge Initiative (CMRCI) grants. The goal...
Seminar – Josh Kelly
Validating the use of landsat Imagery to Automatically Map Shorelines and an Applied Case Study for Sergipe, Brazil Josh KellySDSU Ph.D. CandidateHost: Allen Gontz Wednesday, April 19, 2017CSL 422 – 1 pm AbstractSatellite remote sensing has been used...
Advanced Field at the Devil’s Punchbowl, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Geol 508 Class on the Devil’s Chair The Geology 508 class spent Spring Break at the Devil’s Punchbowl, Los Angeles, CA. The second of three field trips, students used the fundamentals of sedimentology, stratigraphy, structural geology, and...
Albert W. Johnson University Research Lecture: “Searching for Big Bang Matter in Dead Stars”
Professor Fridolin Weber has been honored as the 2017 Albert W. Johnson University Research Lecturer and Distinguished Professor of Physics. This accolade honors Professor Weber’s leadership in the field of compact objects in astrophysics, and in...
Open House for the Department of Physics!
On April 7, 2017, the Department of Physics will be hosting its annual open house for prospective students. 9:15-10:00am : Welcome by Dr. Sinha, Chair, room Physics 145. 10-10:45 am: “Why SDSU is a great choice to study physics” Dr. Oseroff, professor...
Seminar – Laurie Racca
Building Your Career: The California Professional Geologist License Laurie Racca, PGHost: Rob Hawk Wednesday, April 12, 2017CSL 422 – 1 pm Abstract The California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists (BPELSG or the Board) is...
Department Alumni Banquet – 2017
ANNUAL BANQUET – APRIL 28th, 2017 sponsored by the SDSU GEOLOGY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION This year’s banquet will be held at the “Hilton Garden Inn/San Diego Mission Valley/Stadium”. The Hilton Garden Inn is located at 3805 Murphy Canyon...
Seminar – John Reeder
New insights into Alaska plate tectionics and the 1961 Alaska earthquake John ReederGeologist Wednesday, April 5, 2017CSL 422 – 1 pm AbstractAlaska plate tectonics and the great 1964 Alaska earthquake have not been well understood due to an active WSW...
Doc Morris & John D. Schopp Public Lecture
Prestigious Recognition for SDSU Virus Researcher
SDSU biologist Rob Edwards was elected a fellow of the American Academy for Microbiology. By Michael Price, original story on SDSU NewsCenter San Diego State University bioinformatics professor Rob Edwards has been elected a fellow of the American Academy for...
Thesis Defense – Luke Weidman (MS)
Assessing the Rose Canyon Fault Zone Architecture, Downtown San Diego, California: Geotechnical Data Synthesis Luke WeidmanMS CandidateAdvisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney and Dr. Tom Rockwell Friday, March 24, 2017CSL 422 – 9 am AbstractWith a population of ~1.3...
2017 IBA team places 1st in section!
2017 IBA team from left to right, Alex Laws, Dillon Murphy, Ariella Goldstein, Andrew Wilson, and Matt Skakun Congratulations to the 2017 IBA (Imperial Barrel Award) team who placed first in the Pacific Section. The team is headed to Huston on April 1st to...