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ESS Colloquium: Postdoc Lightning Talks with Will Hoover, Tsai-Wei Chen, and Fabian Klenner (UW ESS)

Will Hoover - "Chemo-mechanical evolution of a slow slipping subduction interface" Abstract: Episodic tremor and slow slip is an enigmatic component of the seismic cycle that occurs at the fluid-rich subduction interface down-dip of the seismogenic zone. Fluid-driven chemical reactions in this interface produce talc-, chlorite- and amphibole--rich rocks that modify its rheology, however we know little about how they influence episodic tremor and slow slip. I will reconstruct the evolution of an exhumed subduction interface shear zone from the depths of modern episodic tremor and slow slip, and show that talc-rich rocks hosted slow slip deformation and should not be overlooked in models of the seismic cycle.  Tsai-Wei Chen - "Temperatures of Vein Formation Associated with Plate Interface Deformation Constrained by Oxygen and Clumped Isotope Thermometry" Abstract: In this talk, I will begin by introducing my research on quartz-calcite veins in two ancient accretionary prisms, the Shimanto belt of Japan and the… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 075. Accessibility Contact: Summer Caton, sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Thursday, April 25, 2024, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

ESS Graduate Student and Postdoc Writing Group

All are welcome! Folks who want to can register for ESS 590 I, but this is not necessary. The idea is to create a habitual co-work space for writing and other work. We will meet weekly from 1:00-2:00pm using a pomodoro timer as follows: 1:00-1:05--get settled in and greetings/quick discussion of what we're working on 1:05-1:30--block work/writing 1:30-1:35--break 1:35-2:00--block work/writing The room is reserved from 2:00-3:00 for folks who would like to continue working for a longer block! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 070K. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Workshops. Friday, April 26, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

Electronic Records Retention Training with Henry Lui

To comply with UW Privacy Directives, this important training will help you to know what your responsibility is with regard to retention of electronic files, protections with regard to FOIA, etc. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 111. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, April 26, 2024, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Brooke Medley (NASA) "Searching for modern atmospheric signatures across the Antarctic Ice Sheet using remote sensing"

Keywords: glaciology, remote sensing, Antarctica Abstract: The Antarctic Ice Sheet is a major contributor to sea-level change driven largely by oceanic and atmospheric forcing. While much of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is losing significant mass in response to oceanic warming, the entire ice sheet is subject to atmospheric-driven mass change as substantial snowfall provides annual mass input equivalent to 6-7 mm of sea-level equivalent. Therefore, variations in snow accumulation are a substantial contributor to sea-level change. Several atmospheric models of snowfall over the Antarctic exist; however, the paucity of observations of snowfall or accumulated snow means that the models remain largely unverified. The need for large-scale observations of snow accumulation is further strengthened by the fact that a recent intercomparison exercise of the total mass input from snowfall over the Antarctic do not agree. While in situ observations exist, their spatiotemporal coverage is often lacking due to the… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 075. Accessibility Contact: Summer Caton, sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Thursday, May 2, 2024, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

ESS Graduate Student and Postdoc Writing Group

All are welcome! Folks who want to can register for ESS 590 I, but this is not necessary. The idea is to create a habitual co-work space for writing and other work. We will meet weekly from 1:00-2:00pm using a pomodoro timer as follows: 1:00-1:05--get settled in and greetings/quick discussion of what we're working on 1:05-1:30--block work/writing 1:30-1:35--break 1:35-2:00--block work/writing The room is reserved from 2:00-3:00 for folks who would like to continue working for a longer block! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 070K. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Workshops. Friday, May 3, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

ESS Faculty Meeting

Open Session (general public welcome) 2:30 - 3:30pm Closed Session (faculty only) 3:30 - 4:30pm. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 111. Accessibility Contact: Summer Caton, sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, May 3, 2024, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

General Exam: Jensen Degrande

Committee: Brendan Crowell David Schmidt Brett Maurer Marine Denolle Juliet Crider Akshay Mehra. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Electrical and Computer Engineering Building (ECE). Campus room: ECE 054. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

SeismoLunch with Sagarika Mukhopadhyay "Geodynamic implications of tomographic image of the subsurface of the Himalayas"

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building (ATG). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/97680566891?pwd=Q1BDM2R2U3hvT204QXU4L3BDK1NpZz09. Campus room: ATG 210. Accessibility Contact: sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

General Exam: Autum Downey

Committee: Drew Gorman-Lewis (Chair) Michael Gomez (GSR) Akshay Mehra Robert Morris Fangzhen Teng. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 026. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

General Exam: Anna Ledeczi

Accretionary wedge processes at their connection to megathrust earthquakes at the Cascadia Subduction Zone Committee Harold Tobin Evan Solomon Cailey Condit Akshay Mehra Janet Watt. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 170. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, May 9, 2024, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

ESS Colloquium: James Dottin (Brown University) "Using sulfur isotopes to constrain the evolution of the Moon"

Keywords: Planetary, isotope geochemistry, cosmochemistry. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 075. Accessibility Contact: Summer Caton, sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Thursday, May 9, 2024, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

ESS Graduate Student and Postdoc Writing Group

All are welcome! Folks who want to can register for ESS 590 I, but this is not necessary. The idea is to create a habitual co-work space for writing and other work. We will meet weekly from 1:00-2:00pm using a pomodoro timer as follows: 1:00-1:05--get settled in and greetings/quick discussion of what we're working on 1:05-1:30--block work/writing 1:30-1:35--break 1:35-2:00--block work/writing The room is reserved from 2:00-3:00 for folks who would like to continue working for a longer block! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 070K. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Workshops. Friday, May 10, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

Department of Earth and Space Sciences Awards & Honors Ceremony with Reception

The Department of Earth and Space Sciences has existed, in one form or another, for over 100 years. In that time, we are been fortunate to have had a number of alumni and friends who helped create various scholarship funds for the students in our department. The department has a long tradition of holding a ceremony in May of each year to give out these awards and honors. https://ess.uw.edu/news-and-events/ess-awards-page/. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 102. Accessibility Contact: Summer Caton. Event Types: Special Events. Friday, May 10, 2024, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Final Exam: Tristan Bench

In-Situ Sampling and Spatially Resolved Measuring Approaches for Optical Surface Exposure Dating for Late Quaternary Dating Applications Committee: John Stone (Chair) James Feathers Terry Swanson Ben Marwick (GSR) David Sanderson. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building (ATG). Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Isabel Montañez (UC Davis) "Paleo-CO2 revisited — challenges, advances, and implications"

Keywords: Paleo-CO2, global carbon cycle, paleoclimates Abstract: Paleo-CO2 reconstructions are integral to understanding the evolution of Earth system processes and their interactions given that atmospheric CO2 concentrations are intrinsically linked to planetary function. Furthermore, past periods of major climate change, within both greenhouse and icehouse states, provide unique insights into the response of land-atmosphere-ocean interactions to warming induced climate change, in particular for times of pCO2 comparable to those projected for our future. How well the past can inform the future, however, depends on how well paleo-CO2 estimates can be constrained. Although CO2 estimates exist for much of the past half-billion years (the Phanerozoic), proxies used to reconstruct paleo-CO2, differ in their assumptions and degree of understanding, and many existing paleo-CO2 estimates do not meet modern proxy theory. In this talk, I will first address present-day CO2 in the context of the geologic past and… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 075. Accessibility Contact: Summer Caton, sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Thursday, May 16, 2024, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

ESS Graduate Student and Postdoc Writing Group

All are welcome! Folks who want to can register for ESS 590 I, but this is not necessary. The idea is to create a habitual co-work space for writing and other work. We will meet weekly from 1:00-2:00pm using a pomodoro timer as follows: 1:00-1:05--get settled in and greetings/quick discussion of what we're working on 1:05-1:30--block work/writing 1:30-1:35--break 1:35-2:00--block work/writing The room is reserved from 2:00-3:00 for folks who would like to continue working for a longer block! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 070K. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Workshops. Friday, May 17, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

General Exam: Jess Ghent

Committee Members: Brendan Crowell (Chair) Shuyi Chen (GSR) George Bergantz  Michelle Muth. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 162. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Friday, May 17, 2024, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

GeoProm 2024

Our annual department dance, GeoProm, will take place on Friday May 17th at the College Inn Pub! All grad students, postdocs, 21+ undergrads, and friends and family members are welcome. Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: College Inn Pub. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Student Activities. Friday, May 17, 2024, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM.

SeismoLunch with Zoe Krauss (Topic: offshore tremor in Cascadia)

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building (ATG). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/97680566891?pwd=Q1BDM2R2U3hvT204QXU4L3BDK1NpZz09. Campus room: ATG 210. Accessibility Contact: sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

General Exam: An Li

Committee: Michelle Koutnik David Shean David Catling Jody Deming Tim Elam Bernard Hallet. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 117. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Stephanie Olson (Purdue University) "Habitability and Biosignatures of Worlds with Extreme Seasons"

Keywords: astrobiology, exoplanets, habitability Abstract: We expect that exoplanets in the habitable zone of their host stars will experience a large diversity of seasonal cycles, ranging from negligible to extreme. The consequences of both end-member scenarios for habitability and life are not well understood, but recent work suggests that extreme seasonality could increase biological productivity and amplify biosignature detectability through its impacts on ocean stratification. This talk will explore several dimensions of habitability, from the prospects for an independent origin of life to the likelihood of biospheric progression towards animal-grade complexity. This talk will also discuss how seasonality may affect the relationship between biosignature production and biosignature detectability with future telescopes such as the Habitable Worlds Observatory. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 075. Accessibility Contact: Summer Caton, sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Thursday, May 23, 2024, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

ESS Main Office and Student Services Closing at NOON

Event interval: Single day event. Event Types: Not Specified. Friday, May 24, 2024, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

ESS Graduate Student and Postdoc Writing Group

All are welcome! Folks who want to can register for ESS 590 I, but this is not necessary. The idea is to create a habitual co-work space for writing and other work. We will meet weekly from 1:00-2:00pm using a pomodoro timer as follows: 1:00-1:05--get settled in and greetings/quick discussion of what we're working on 1:05-1:30--block work/writing 1:30-1:35--break 1:35-2:00--block work/writing The room is reserved from 2:00-3:00 for folks who would like to continue working for a longer block! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 070K. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Workshops. Friday, May 24, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

Department Closed for Holiday

Event interval: Single day event. Event Types: Not Specified. Monday, May 27, 2024.

College of the Environment Spring Celebration

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Event Types: Special Events. Event sponsors: Time TBD. Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

Final Exam: Erich Herzig

Using Landslides Induced by Earthquakes for Paleoseismology, Hazard Prediction, and Spatial Analysis Committee: Alison Duvall Joseph Wartman Erin Wirth Brett Maurer Juliet Crider David Schmidt. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 170. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Thursday, May 30, 2024, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Alison Banwell (CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder) "Antarctic ice-shelf surface melt and hydrology: Implications for dynamics and break-up"

Keywords: Cryosphere, ice sheets, ice shelves, fieldwork, satellite remote sensing, modeling Abstract: About 75% of Antarctica is buttressed by floating ice shelves, which regulate the rate that grounded ice is lost to the ocean, where it contributes to sea-level rise. Since the 1990s, many ice shelves have thinned, and in some cases disintegrated. With projected future increases in atmospheric temperatures, models suggest that surface meltwater production will rise non-linearly, and as a result, ice shelves will become more vulnerable to surface meltwater-induced breakup events. Initially focusing on the George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula, I will first present field and satellite-based observations, which reveal insights into the role surface meltwater on ice-shelf dynamics such as flexure and fracture. Second, I will present results of our study which combined satellite microwave data and a sophisticated snow model to quantify Antarctic-wide ice-shelf surface meltwater volume over the last four decad… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 075. Accessibility Contact: Summer Caton, sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Thursday, May 30, 2024, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

ESS Graduate Student and Postdoc Writing Group

All are welcome! Folks who want to can register for ESS 590 I, but this is not necessary. The idea is to create a habitual co-work space for writing and other work. We will meet weekly from 1:00-2:00pm using a pomodoro timer as follows: 1:00-1:05--get settled in and greetings/quick discussion of what we're working on 1:05-1:30--block work/writing 1:30-1:35--break 1:35-2:00--block work/writing The room is reserved from 2:00-3:00 for folks who would like to continue working for a longer block! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 070K. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Workshops. Friday, May 31, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

ESS Faculty Meeting

Open Session (general public welcome) 2:30 - 3:30pm Closed Session (faculty only) 3:30 - 4:30pm. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 175. Accessibility Contact: Summer Caton, sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, May 31, 2024, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Meeting of Curriculum committee with ESS Faculty

Details to come! Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: ATG 210. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, May 31, 2024, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

ESS Tapas Swap

The CarbChron Lab invites all springtime chefs to a tapas swap on Friday, May 31st at 4 pm. We'll meet in JHN 326 if the weather is bad, or down by the picnic tables near Agua Verde if the weather is good--watch for a day-of decision!    What is a tapas swap? We just made it up! Bring something snacky--an appetizer, tapas, or hors d'oeuvre to share. Keep it simple with a dip and chips, take it back to kindergarten with ants on a log, or impress us all with something fancy. If you are planning to bring something, feel free to drop Marjorie Cantine a note so we can plan for adequate space (cantine@uw.edu). Even if you don't plan to make anything, please feel free to drop in for a snack and chat with colleagues. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 326. Accessibility Contact: sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Friday, May 31, 2024, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

General Exam: Pete Wynn

Committee: Fangzhen Teng (chair) Randie Bundy (GSR) Cailey Condit James Davenport Bruce Nelson. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 127. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

2024 ESS Graduation Celebration

Event interval: Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: HUB Lyceum. Event Types: Ceremonies. Thursday, June 6, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

ESS Graduate Student and Postdoc Writing Group

All are welcome! Folks who want to can register for ESS 590 I, but this is not necessary. The idea is to create a habitual co-work space for writing and other work. We will meet weekly from 1:00-2:00pm using a pomodoro timer as follows: 1:00-1:05--get settled in and greetings/quick discussion of what we're working on 1:05-1:30--block work/writing 1:30-1:35--break 1:35-2:00--block work/writing The room is reserved from 2:00-3:00 for folks who would like to continue working for a longer block! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 070K. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Workshops. Friday, June 7, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

Meeting of Curriculum committee with ESS Graduate Students

Details to come! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building (ATG). Campus room: ATG 210. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, June 14, 2024, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM.

Department Closed for Holiday

Event interval: Single day event. Event Types: Not Specified. Wednesday, June 19, 2024.

Department Closed for Holiday

Event interval: Single day event. Event Types: Not Specified. Thursday, July 4, 2024.