Geology & Geophysics Lecture Series
Special lectures are hosted by the department to help expand student's access to a wide range of topics and distinguished academics. Financial support for the lecture series is provided by the LJ Wilbert Endowment, Grover E. Murray Educational Fund, and the Marathon Oil Distinguished Speaker Series Fund.
Fall 2025 Schedule
Seminars on Wednesdays! At 3:15 p.m., we begin with refreshments the in the Clarence Cazalot Marathon Oil Atrium of Howe Russell Kniffen Geoscience Complex. Seminars begin at 3:30 p.m. in E137 Howe-Russell-Kniffen. Networking continues after the seminar in the Atrium. #GeauxGeology #LSUGG
| Date | Lecture Topic | Faculty Host(s) |
|---|---|---|
| September 3 | Welcome Back - G&G Departmental Party | Prof. Doran |
| September 10 |
Dr. Nikki Seymour, Occidental College Slab-mantle interactions pace forearc rock uplift during subduction retreat |
Prof. Poulaki |
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September 12 (FRIDAY) |
Dr. Matthew Becker, 2024 Darcy Lecturer How Groundwater Impacts the People and Ecosystems of the South Pacific Islands |
G&G / CE Prof. Willson, CE |
| September 17 |
Dr. Natalie Hinkel, LSU Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Understanding the composition of stars and exoplanets in an interdisciplinary landscape |
Prof. Dutrow |
| October 1 |
Dr. DeBari, US Ocean Discovery Lecturer Marine tephra records tell big stories: Highly explosive volcanism and rifting in paradise (the Hellenic Arc, Greece) |
Prof. Shuck |
| October 8 | TBA | |
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October 13 (MONDAY) |
Dr. Jeffrey Hyman, Los Alamos National Laboratory Unraveling flow and reactive transport through fractured media using machine learning |
Prof. Dutrow |
| October 15 | LSU FALL BREAK | |
| October 22 |
Dr. Madeline Foster-Martinez, University of New Orleans Engineering with Nature (and Undergrads): Sediment and vegetation in Coastal Louisiana |
Prof. Wilson |
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November 7 (FRIDAY) |
Dr. Yi Wang, Tulane University | Prof. Zhuang |
| November 12 | GEOCLUB SILENT MINERAL AUCTION | GeoClub |
| November 19 |
Alumni Frances Crawford, Agathe Carrier, and Patrick Baudoin, New Orleans Army Core of Engineers G&G Career Seminar |
Prof. Bentley |
| November 26 | THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY | |
| End of semester |