SEMINAR - Dr. Peter Sadler

The Department Welcomes Dr. Peter Sadler. Peter is a visiting us from the Earth Sciences Department at the University of California Riverside.
His research instrests include; Quantitative biostratigraphy, rates and scaling laws of geologic processes; completeness of the stratigraphic record; synorogenic sedimentation.
Peters recent projects include; CONOP software for stratigraphic correlation and seriation; Ordovician and Silurian time scales; graptolite and conodont species richness and longevity; scaling laws for progradation, aggradation, and volumes of siliciclastic passive margins; CHRONOS and EARTHTIME geoinformatics initiatives; modeling fire mosaics and vegetation conversion.

Peter will lecture on the "High-resolution Geologic Time Scales and Biodiversity Curves: a Traveling Salesman Problem"; Wednesday the 31st of January.

Dr. Clive Dorman - Alumni Award Recipient

Dr. Clive Dorman choosen to receive the 2007 Baylor Brooks Honored Alumni Award.
Clive has been a Professor of Oceanography in the Department of Geological Sciences since 1974. His research interests are in coastal Marine Meteorology and air-sea interaction. Clive has played a significant part in the Departments Alumni relations and has served a key role in developing community relations, specifically with the K-12 science teachers throughout the San Diego area.
Clive has built a extremely successful Oceanography program at SDSU including developing a hands-on legendary oceanography teaching lab called RP Oceans.
His tremmendous commitment and dedication has touched thousands of SDSU Alumni.

SEMINAR - Víctor Manuel Cruz - Atienza

Our First Seminar will be given by our own Víctor Cruz.Victor received his Doctor of Science: Universe Sciences - Geophysics, UMR Géosciences Azur, University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis (UNSA), France. He is here as a postdoctoral researcher working with Kim Bak Olsen and Steven Day. Victors Research interests include: Earthquake dynamics and wave propagation: Numerical modeling by Finite Differences and Finite Volumes (Discontinuous Galerking P0) methods Multi-parametric inversion: Genetic Algorithms and Simulated Annealing methods Crustal structure determination: Receiver functions and surface waves dispersion analysis Broad-band volcanic seismology: and Explosive source parameters and magnitude determination.

Victors will be discussing Dynamic rupture along non planar faults and wave propagation effects on ground acceleration. You can view his flash animations on his web site http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~vcruz/