« 2026 Spring Seminar Series Speaker: Jiabao Li, Northeastern University Title: Cold data, warm bodies Host: Benjamin Keisling Abstract: In this talk, interdisciplinary artist and associate professor Jiabao Li explores the intersection of climate science, art, and “more-than-human” perspectives. Moving from the receding glaciers of Svalbard to the vertical migrations of the deep sea, Li… Continue Reading UTIG Seminar Series: Jiabao Li

« 2026 Spring Seminar Series Speaker: Shuai Yan, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington Title: Probing Antarctica’s Deepest Secrets Through Geophysical Exploration and Numerical Modeling Host: Duncan Young Abstract: The NSF Center for Oldest Ice Exploration (NSF COLDEX) was funded starting in 2021 to explore Antarctica for the oldest ice cores, with… Continue Reading UTIG Seminar Series: Shuai Yan

« 2026 Spring Seminar Series Speaker: Lindsay Prothro, Geology program, Texas A&M Corpus Chrsiti Title: Grounding Zone Processes at the Limits of Marine Ice Sheet Stability Host: Benjamin Keisling Abstract: Marine-based ice sheets are particularly sensitive to environmental change, yet the processes governing their contemporary retreat remain difficult to constrain. The grounding zone, where grounded… Continue Reading UTIG Seminar Series: Lindsay Prothro

« 2026 Spring Seminar Series Speaker: Rachel Abercrombie, Earth and Environment, Boston University Title: Improving Earthquake Stress Drop Estimates to Constrain Rupture Dynamics and Fault Heterogeneity Host: Zhe Jia Abstract: Small earthquakes contain a wealth of information about active structures, and the state of stress in the earth, not least because they are so numerous.… Continue Reading UTIG Seminar Series: Rachel Abercrombie

« 2026 Spring Seminar Series Speaker: Craig Martin, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin Title: Obtaining paleomagnetic time-series records from corals Host: Luc Lavier Abstract: Unlocking the coral record for paleomagnetic study would provide a rich new avenue to investigate the evolution of geomagnetic anomalies and excursions. Present-day anomalies… Continue Reading UTIG Seminar Series: Craig Martin