Geology & Geophysics
Five new hydrothermal vents discovered in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean
Ocean scientists discovered the new deep-sea hydrothermal vent sites on the seafloor at 2,550 meters (8366 feet, or 1.6 miles) depth.
Read MoreStudy says ice age could help predict oceans’ response to global warming
Woods Hole, MA – A team of scientists led by a Tulane University oceanographer and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has found that deposits deep under the ocean floor […]
Read MoreG&G Department Hybrid Seminar: New Insights into the Formation and Dynamics of Low-Lying Reef Islands
Murray Ford, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Sponsored by: G&G Department – Clark 237
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 237. If you wish to join […]
Evidence of Climate Change in the North Atlantic can be Seen in the Deep Ocean, Study Finds
Woods Hole, Mass. –Evidence of climate change in the North Atlantic during the last 1,000 years can be seen in the deep ocean, according to a newly published paper led […]
Read MoreUnlocking the Earth’s time capsule
Mantle rocks and fluids from one of the final expeditions on the R/V JOIDES Resolution will provide insights into how Earth was formed—and maybe how life began—for generations of scientists
Read MoreScientists Discover Additional Healthy Deep-sea Coral Reefs and New Seamounts in the Galápagos
Stunning 800 meter-long coral reef discovered with Schmidt Ocean Institute’s underwater robot off Galápagos Islands
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador– Scientists examining underwater cliff ecosystems onboard research vessel Falkor(too) using the 4,500 meter […]
Read MoreG&G Department Hybrid Seminar: The Bifaceted Role of fO2 on the Differentiation of Arc Magmas: An Experimental Study
Manuel Pimenta Silva, ETH, Switzerland
Sponsored by: G&G Department – Clark 237
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 237. If you wish to join virtually, you can […]
G&G Department Hybrid Seminar: Mapping the Coastal Seabed to Understand Past and Future Coastal Change in Australia
Michael (Mike) A. Kinsela, University of Newcastle, Australia
Sponsored by: G&G Department – Clark 201
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 201. If you wish to join […]
G&G Department Hybrid Seminar: Serpentinite- and Gabbro-Hosted Springs: Exploring the Geochemistry Some of the Most Alkaline and Reduced Fluids on Earth
James Leong, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
Sponsored by: G&G Department – Clark 237
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 237. If you wish to join virtually, […]
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Heather Benway Receives AGU Honor
Heather Benway, a senior research specialist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is the recipient of the 2023 Ocean Science Award from the American Geological Union (AGU).
Read MoreG&G Department Hybrid Seminar: The H Content of Terrestrial Building Blocks: Constraints from Meteorites and Experiments
Liam Peterson, University of Maryland, College Park
Sponsored by: G&G Department – Clark 237
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 237. If you wish to join virtually, […]
G&G Department Hybrid Seminar: Mantle Convection, Water, Continents, and the Oceans
John Whitehead, WHOI
Sponsored by: G&G – Clark 237
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 237. If you wish to join virtually, you can access the Zoom […]
G&G Department Hybrid Seminar: The Mantle Heterogeneity: Pandora’s Box of the Romanche FZ, Equatorial Atlantic
Daniele Brunelli, University of Modena, Italy
Sponsored by: G&G Department – Clark 237
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 237. If you wish to join virtually, you […]
Geology & Geophysics Steinbach Scholar: Triple Oxygen Isotope Geochemistry and Paleoaltimetry
Daniel Ibarra, Brown University
Sponsored by: Geology & Geophysics Department – Clark 507
Geology & Geophysics Steinbach Scholar: Ancient Lakes and Lithium: Connecting Past Warm-Wet States to an Emerging Natural Resource
Daniel Ibarra, Brown University
Sponsored by: Geology & Geophysics Department – Redfield Auditorium
(Networking barbecue to follow)
G&G Department Hybrid Seminar: Our Evolving Understanding of the Flow, Deformation, and Fracture of Glacier Ice
Brent Minchew, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sponsored by: G&G Department – Clark 237
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 237. If you wish to join virtually, you […]
Digital Reefs: Enabling the Industrial Metaverse with MIT Technology Review
On June 12, 2023, Digital Reefs principal investigator Anne Cohen presented her vision for a technologically supported future of decision-making for coral reefs at “Enabling the Industrial Metaverse.” The live […]
Read MoreSEARS PUBLIC LECTURE: Planetary Atmospheres and the Search for Signs of Life Beyond Earth
G&G Department Virtual Seminar: Geologic Hydrogen – Why Come to Woods Hole?
Douglas Wicks, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA E)
Sponsored by: G&G Department
This will be a virtual seminar. To join virtually, you can access the Zoom link here: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/99846796999?pwd=bDBiSDIxcXc4ZTBVdmFDRndEMHpPUT09
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In a geologic triumph, scientists drill a window into Earth’s mantle
Special G&G Department Hybrid Seminar: Modes of Oceanic Transform Fault Topography
Xiaochuan (Kelvin) Tian, Boston College
Sponsored by: G&G Department – Clark 237
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 237. If you wish to join virtually, you can […]
Paddling an angry, ancient ocean
If ancient Beringians got to the Americas by boat, it couldn’t have been easy
Read MoreSpecial Geology & Geophysics Hybrid Seminar: Art Meets Science
Rebecca Rutstein, Artist at Sea
Sponsored by: Geology and Geophysics Department – Clark 201
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 201 . If you wish to join […]
Coral reef discovered in the Galápagos Marine Reserve with Alvin
In April 2023, scientists diving in the human-occupied submersible Alvin discovered extensive, ancient deep-sea coral reefs within the Galápagos Marine Reserve.
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