News from the College of Sciences
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...
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...