This seminar will begin at 3:00 p.m. CT « 2026 Fall Seminar Series Join via Zoom Speaker: Patrick Fulton, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University Title: Subduction Zone Hydrogeology Across Space and Time: Insights from Borehole Temperature Observatories Host: Nur Schuba Abstract: Fluid pressure plays an important role in determining the… Continue Reading UTIG Seminar Series: Patrick Fulton
Wacky Magnetic Fields of Ice Giants Explained
When NASA’s Voyager 2 robotic probe flew by Uranus and Neptune in the 1980s, it uncovered an anomaly: their magnetic fields are highly disordered, unlike Earth, which has well-defined north and south poles. New research suggests that changes in electrical conductivity deep inside Uranus and Neptune may be key for explaining their unusual magnetic fields… Continue Reading Wacky Magnetic Fields of Ice Giants Explained
Faraway tectonic forces may have accelerated the Gulf of California rifting
When the Baja California peninsula broke from mainland Mexico nearly 12 million years ago it gave rise to the Gulf of California. New research suggests that this process of continental rifting was greatly accelerated due to tectonic forces on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean. The finding comes from a study published in Science,… Continue Reading Faraway tectonic forces may have accelerated the Gulf of California rifting
UTIG Seminar Series: Ryan Venturelli
« 2026 Fall Seminar Series Watch Recording Speaker: Ryan Venturelli, Colorado School of Mines Title: Holocene retreat and re-advance: untangling past [in]stabilities of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Host: Ruthie Halberstadt Abstract: Reconstructions of past ice sheet behavior enable us to refine physical models that predict how much, how fast, and from where ice mass… Continue Reading UTIG Seminar Series: Ryan Venturelli
UTIG Seminar Series: Noah Randolph-Flagg
« 2026 Fall Seminar Series Watch Recording Speaker: Noah Randolph-Flagg, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky Title: Alien hot (and not so hot) springs: rethinking habitability beyond Earth Host: Doug Hemingway Abstract: Hydrothermal systems are among the most promising environments for extraterrestrial life because they can supply bioessential nutrients and chemical energy. Yet alien hydrothermal systems… Continue Reading UTIG Seminar Series: Noah Randolph-Flagg
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