« 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

« 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

« 2026 Fall Seminar Series Watch Recording Speaker: Zach Sickmann, University of Texas Marine Science Institute Title: Detrital signals of environmental change from source to sink Host: John Goff Abstract: Changes in the erosional processes of Earth’s surface environments can generate a detrital record of sediment shed under varying conditions. This talk will explore the… Continue Reading UTIG Seminar Series: Zach Sickmann

« 2026 Fall Seminar Series Watch Recording Speaker: Denis Felikson, Research Scientist and Program Manager, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Title: Narrowing uncertainty in future projections of sea-level rise using satellite observations Host: Mikayla Pascual and Ginny Catania Abstract: As the climate continues to warm, sea-level rise is projected to impact hundreds of millions of… Continue Reading UTIG Seminar Series: Denis Felikson