Meetings | Post by kharidiron on February 28th, 2007
(note: Konstantin Spoke Here)
(note: Konstantin Spoke Here)
Meetings | Post by kharidiron on February 20th, 2007
Pardon the Slip, it’s all my Fault
This week’s meeting takes place on Thursday, February 22nd, 2007, at 5:30 PM in ISB 231, and features a presentation by Professor Emily Brodsky, of the UCSC Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences.
Professor Brodsky studies earthquakes, and there’s a lot more to it than just periodically checking the USGS “Recent Earthquake Activity” website:
But you could have guessed that. From Prof. Brodsky’s website
Why do earthquakes happen? At one level, this age-old question was solved by the plate tectonics revolution in the 1960’s. It was found that earthquakes accommodate motion as large, nearly rigid plates slide past each other. Yet, this broad explanation for slip leaves many of the key questions unanswered. Why is slip sometimes accommodated by gradual creeping and at other times by rapid failure? Why do some earthquakes stop after only a few meters of rupture while others continue for 1000 km? How do earthquakes interact? Most importantly, what is the trigger for slip?
Admit it: you’ve pondered these same questions before. Prof. Brodsky has some info and ideas for you.
Coffee, tea, soda, and some food are also for you.
–James
Pardon the bad pun for a title, I couldn’t help myself. –Rion
Meetings | Post by kharidiron on February 14th, 2007
Another Study Session
Midterms. Homework. Studying. Coffee. There isn’t much else on people’s minds these days.
Next week: Professor Emily Brodsky talking about earthquake physics.
Okay, back to studying.
–James
Meetings | Post by kharidiron on February 7th, 2007
Glatzmaier the Magnetic
This week’s meeting takes place on Thursday, February 8th, 2007, at 5:30 PM in ISB 231, and features a presentation by the legendary Professor Gary Glatzmaier, of the UCSC Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences.
The title for his talk is “Convection and Magnetic Field Generation in Stars and Planets”, and I’m rather thrilled that he’s agreed to speak to us. Few people on earth know more about planetary magneto-stuff than Prof. Glatzmaier.
Also check out his website for more info…
…and don’t miss this great image:
Coffee, tea, soda, and snacks will be present, as usual.
Everyone is welcome, and you are welcome and encouraged to bring friends, too. We’ll pack everyone into ISB 231 somehow. We always do.
–James