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March 31, 2009

Research Showcase 2009

Members of the Geological Sciences Department will be presenting results of their research this year at Research Showcase, held April 16, 2009 in the Veale Center.

This year's presentations include:

Geochemical Correlation of Volcanic Ash Deposits in the Woranso-Mille Paleontological Study Area in the Afar Region of Ethiopia, Josh Angelini with Beverly Saylor.

Particle Mixing of Marine Sediment by the Capitellid Worm Heteromastus filiformis, Rita Cabral with Gerry Matisoff and Peter McCall.

An examination of the Noachian/Hesperian Geological Contact in Northeast Syrtis Major, Mars, Julianne Griswold with Ralph Harvey.

Using Hf-W Isotopes to Understand the Evolution of Early Solar System Materials, Leslie Hayden with Jim Van Orman.

The Effect of Cation-Vacancy Bound Pairs on Diffusion of Trivalent Cations through Forsterite, Clark Short with Jim Van Orman.

Little Fluctuations in Antarctic Plateau Interior Since Later Pliocene Revealed by Cosmogenic Exposure Dating, Dejun Tan with Ralph Harvey.

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March 19, 2009

Meeting the Challenges of Great Lakes Stewardship Conference

On March 27 - 28, Case Western Reserve University will be hosting a conference entitled "Meeting the Challenges of Great Lakes Stewardship." This conference will be attended by faculty, students, and community members from virtually all of the Great Lakes states as well as Quebec. The goal of the conference is to create a vibrant network committed to long-term stewardship of the Great Lakes ecosystem by an informed and engaged citizenry. For more information about the conference, visit the SENCER website

The Conference is co-sponsored by The Midwest Center for Innovation of SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsonsibilities) and CLEAN (Collaborative Learning for Environmental Action Network) of the Western Reserve Resource Conservation and Development Council.
For further information (including late registration and scholarship possibilities) contact Glenn Odenbrett or consult the conference website.

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March 17, 2009

Colloquium: March 26, 2009

Thursday, March 26, 2009
1:30 PM, AW Smith 104

Fragile Glass: Edifice Collapse and Cataclasis in Subglacially Erupted Tuffs in Iceland by Dr. Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College

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March 06, 2009

Colloquium: March 20, 2009

Friday, March 20, 2009
12:00 PM, AW Smith 104

How Could the Earth's Core Leak? by Dr. David Walker, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Abstract: The formation of the core produced a prodigiously stable
physical and chemical arrangement early in Earth history.
And yet there are a few suggestions that the process is
now running slightly backwards. The phase equilibria that
might help understand the process are sketchy at best.
Attempts to uncloud these equilibria and light element
solubilities in liquid metals at very high pressures are
presented.

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