Mineral Sciences - Seminar Series
Mineral Sciences seminars are held on the 4th floor, East Wing, of NMNH. Individuals who are not members of the department need to buzz in at the entrance to the department (located just by the 4th floor East wing elevators) prior to 10am. Below the phone, just push the big red door access button and you’ll be buzzed through. Those without SI badges should call the department from the visitor services office, located at the 10th and Constitution Ave entrance to the museum, by dialing Phyllis McKenzie at 3-1808 or Liz Cottrell at 3-1859.
Refreshments served at 10 AM. Seminars run from 10:00 until 11:00 unless otherwise noted.
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September 16 |
Chris Seagle - Smithsonian/Carnegie Institution |
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"The State of Earth's Core" |
September 23 |
Matt Jackson - Carnegie Institution |
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"Evidence for the return of subducted continental crust in Samoan lavas" |
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October 7 |
Steve Turner - Smithsonian Institution |
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"The NaCl (rock salt) prism that Secretary Langley used to map the infrared spectrum of the Sun in the 1880s" Note: This tour takes place at NMAH and space is limited, please email Liz Cottrell if you are interested |
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October 21 |
Dionysis Foustoukos - Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution |
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"Serpentinization in Mid-Ocean Ridges: A story of pH, B and Nd" |
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December 9 |
Carla Bitter - Smithsonian Institution |
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"Touching Water On Mars: A Phoenix Mission Overview" |
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January 20 |
Nabil Bassim - Naval Research Laboratory |
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"Focused Ion Beam Preparation of Unique TEM Samples: Organics, Craters, and Epitaxial Mesas" |
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February 24 |
Steve Shirey - Carnegie Institution |
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To Be Announced |
March 10 |
Bill Melson - Smithsonian Institution |
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"Eruptive Phases of Costa Rica's Arenal Volcano, 1968-2009" |
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March 17 |
Ted Maxwell - Smithsonian Institution |
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"Evidence for mega-lakes in Egypt's Western Desert" |
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