Events Calendar
Unless noted, all listed events are open to the general public. The following events occur during the academic year.
Wednesday Seminar
Wednesday, June 4 at 12-1 PM
1309 Earth and Physical Sciences
Title: "How Did We Get Oxygen in Our Atmosphere? Dawn's 39 Years of Geobiology Research Trying to Answer This Question"
Speaker: Dawn Sumner, UC Davis
Abstract: I'll provide an overview of some of my research since 1986 that has shaped my efforts at understanding how microbes have interacted with their environments over billions of years to shape both evolution and Earth's surface chemistry. I'll challenge the idea that there was a "Great Oxidation Event" versus a gradual oxygenation of some environments. We'll take a side trip to Mars. We'll spend some time in Antarctic lakes. And I'll end with a new model of what happened when Earth first gained a (mostly) permanent ozone layer.
Friday Lunch Talk
Friday, May 30 at 12-1 PM
1348 Earth and Physical Sciences
Title: “Discussion and Updates about the Graduate Program”
Speaker: Mike Oskin
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