Geology & Geophysics
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.
Read MoreScientists Aboard R/V Atlantis Discover Deep-Sea Coral Reefs in the Galápagos
Observations using the newly upgraded human-occupied vehicle Alvin are the first of a deep-water coral reef in the Galápagos Marine Reserve.
The reefs are located at depths between 400-600 m, atop previously unmapped seamounts.
Building Blocks of Life on the Atlantis Massif
An upcoming expedition aboard the US ocean drilling ship JOIDES Resolution co-led by Susan Q. Lang, a geochemist at WHOI and director NOSAMS Facility, will attempt to shed new light on the processes that likely helped jumpstart the formation of life early in Earth’s history.
Read MoreG&G Department Hybrid Seminar: Collaborative Research – Opportunities with The University of the South Pacific
Krishna Kumar Kotra, Andhra University, India
Sponsored by: G&G Department – Clark 237
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 237. If you wish to join virtually, you […]
Where Did Earth’s Water Come From? Not Melted Meteorites, According to Scientists
WHOI is part of a collaborative study, offering new insight into the extraterrestrial origins of our lakes, rivers and oceans
Read MoreDrilling Deeper Into Ocean Floor in Search for Origins of Life
Reconstructing the Bering Sea’s stormy past
Researchers help Bering Sea indigenous communities understand the past and plan for future
Read MoreThe Mystery of the Healthy Coral Reef
Coral Species That Withstand Ocean Warming Identified
Palau’s Rock Islands Harbor Heat-Resistant Corals
Marine Science Goes to Space
Palau’s Rock Islands Harbor Heat-resistant Corals
Scientists studying reefs in Palau have identified subgroups of a coral species that exhibit remarkable tolerance to the extreme heat associated with marine heatwaves
Read MoreThe predictive power of geochemistry
A WHOI researcher looks for changes in gas molecules to forecast volcanic eruptions such as Mauna Loa in Hawai’i.
Read MoreArctic Hydrothermal Vent Site Could Help in Search for Extraterrestrial Life
When scientists discovered a hydrothermal vent site in the Arctic Ocean’s Aurora hydrothermal system in 2014, they did not immediately realize just how exciting their discovery was.
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