Friday seminars, academic year 2009-2010

contacts: Dr. Melanie Witt, Dr. Ken Amor

Summer Term 2010

Date
 Name
 Affiliation
 Host
 Talk title
30 April 2010
 Dr. Jeroen Sonke
 Laboratoire des Mecanismes et Transferts en Geologie, Midi-Pyrenees Observatory, Toulouse, France
Melanie
 Exploring the isotopic dimension of the global mercury cycle
Research interests include
  • Heavy Metal Stable Isotope Geochemistry
  • Environmental Geochemistry
  • Aquatic Geochemistry of Ion-Humic Interactions
    His work includes MERCY, a 3-year effort(2009-2012) designed to develop Hg stable isotopes as biogeochemical process and source tracers.
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    7 May 2010
    		 Dr Fausto Ferraccioli
    		 British Antarctic Survey
    		Tony Watts
    		 Aerogeophysics of Antarctica and its implications for sub-ice sheet structure
  • Mountain range the size of the Alps surveyed beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet
  • Antarctica's hidden world
  • Expedition set for 'ghost peaks'
    • 14 May 2010
    		 Prof Tim Stern
    		University of Wellington, School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
    		 Tony Watts
    		 Seismic images and processes associated with thickened lithosphere in the New Zealand plate boundary zone (Abstract)
    Professor of Geophysics and Geology, Research interests include
  • Crust and mantle structure of the earth.
  • Isostatic processes including flexure of the lithosphere.
  • Isostatic rebound due to erosion and basin subsidence.
  • The interaction of climate and tectonics.
  • Applied geophysics in oil and mineral exploration.
  • Exploration of the crust and mantle structure of New Zealand and Antarctica.
  • Active seismic techniques.
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    21 May 2010
    		 Dr David Suggett
    		 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex
    		 Heather Bouman
    		 Interpreting the signs of coral bleaching as friend versus foe
    Dr Suggett is a lecturer in Marine and Freshwater Biogeochemistry. His research interests include:
  • Aquatic photosynthesis and productivity
  • Environmental (climatic) regulation of nutrient cycling and ecosystem metabolism
  • Interactions between coral hosts and symbiotic algae
  • Coral physiology, productivity and growth
  • Use of fluorescence techniques to investigate primary productivity
  • Marine optics and light utilisation for photosynthesis
  • Trace gas production by marine primary producers (isoprene)
    • Last updated 1.4.2010