News from the College of Sciences
Fridolin Weber is 2017 Albert W. Johnson Lecturer and Distinguished Professor
Professor Fridolin Weber of the Department of Physics will be 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,...
Seminar – Steve Borron
TinSAR Slope Monitoring; How near real-time slope monitoring and movement trend analysis can decrease risk Steve BorronGeologistHost: Vic Camp Wednesday, March 22, 2017CSL 422 – 1 pm AbstractThe ability to predict the total collapse of a slope is...
Seminar – Shuo Ma
Coseismic Strengthening of Shallow Subduction Megathrust Further enhances Inelastic Wedge Failure and Tsunami Generation Dr. Shuo MaAssociate Professor, SDSU Wednesday, March 15, 2017CSL 422 – 1 pm AbstractThe shallow portion (upper 5 – 10 km) of the...
NOAA Cooperative Institute Funds SDSU
Figure: El Nino influenced December 1982 global temperature anomalies. The data are from the NOAA Merged Land Ocean Global Surface Temperature Analysis and are with respect to the normal temperature defined as the 1971-2000 mean. The red and yellow colors imply...
Seminar – Nick Jarboe
Two Mid-Miocene basalt eruptions in Northern Nevada determined co-eval using transitional paleomagnetic directions and 40Ar/39Ar dating Nick JarboeData Systems Analyst, Scripps Institution of OceanographyHost: Vic Camp Wednesday, March 8, 2017CSL 422...
Seminar – Bruce Laws
Energy & Climate Change Bruce LawsOil & Gas ExecutiveHost: Dave Kimbrough Wednesday, March 1, 2017CSL 422 – 1 pm AbstractGlobal population, economic and social progress trends will create strong growth in energy demand for decades to...
New Publication
Dr. Clive Dorman Professor Emeritus SDSU Geological SciencesPhysical Oceanography, Air-Sea Interaction, and Marine Meteorology Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Clive Dorman who co-edited a major new just-published volume presenting the history of marine fog...
Northrop Grumman Coding Challenge Competition
On April 7-8 Northrop Grumman will be hosting a Coding Challenge for SDSU and UCSD students. This is a great opportunity to showcase your talents and meet the Northrop Grumman team. Last year there were two codeathons, one at SDSU and another at UCSD. This...
Seminar – Marjorie Chan
Mars for Earthlings: Using Sedimentary Analogs to Decode Mars Geology Marjorie ChanProfessor, University of UtahHost: AAPG SDSU Student Chapter Wednesday, February 22, 2017CSL 422 – 1 pm AbstractAn enticing challenge of sedimentology is applying our...
Seminar – Beverly Goodman
Ancient Mediterranean Tsunami Deposits Beverly GoodmanGeoarchaeologist, University of Haifa Charney School of Marine SciencesHost: Tom Rockwell Wednesday, February 8, 2017CSL 422 – 1 pm AbstractThe terms ‘Mediterranean’ and...
Astronomy Department welcomes new faculty member, Kate Rubin
The Astronomy Department is pleased to welcome our latest faculty hire, professor Kate Rubin, who joined our Department this fall. Kate has an expertise in extragalactic astronomy, with an emphasis on the flow of gas into and out of galaxies as they form and evolve....
Science Education grant for Professor Fred Goldberg
Professor Fred Goldberg is a co-PI on a new grant from the National Science Foundation’s Improving Undergraduate Science Education program to establish a faculty online learning community (FOLC) of instructors using the Next Generation Physical Science and...
Way to go Jamie!
Geology alumni, Jamie Purcell is headed to the Rugby Cal Cup Final with his teammates Jamie Purcell graduated from the department with a MS degree, Fall of 2014 and has been working locally in the industry since. He and his fellow OMBAC teammates will head to...
Astronomy Department welcomes new faculty member Kate Rubin
The Astronomy Department is pleased to welcome our latest faculty hire, professor Kate Rubin, who joined our Department in Fall 2016. Kate has an expertise in extragalactic astronomy, with an emphasis on the flow of gas into and out of galaxies as they form and...
Thesis Defense – Dan Peppard
Shallow level incipient pulverization found with a dismembered remnant of a positive flower structure in the San Jacinto fault, southern California, USA Dan PeppardMS CandidateAdvisor: Dr. Gary Girty Tuesday, January 17, 2017CSL 422 – 11 am AbstractEvidence...
Geology student doing big things
Faith Moore has been selected as the student representative for the Geological Society of America’s Environmental and Engineering Geology Division (EEGD). She will be serving in this capacity for the next two years as a voting member. Her roll includes advising...
Jimi Hendrix Lends New Plant Species His Name
A team of researchers has named a new, rare and endangered succulent found only in Baja California after the rock legend. By Michael Price Jimi Hendrix may have died more than 45 years ago, but his botanical legacy will live forever. In a new study, a team of...
Going Tooth-to-Tooth with Dinosaurs
An SDSU biologist helped describe an ancient marsupial that pound-for-pound had the strongest bite force of any known mammal. By SDSU News Team Move over, hyenas and saber-toothed cats; scientists have discovered a mammal with an even stronger bite. San Diego State...