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Was it Safe to Go Outside 3.9 Billion Years Ago?
Mark Harrison from UCLA will present his lecture at 11 a.m. EDT on May 17, 2018, in the Greenewalt Lecture Hall as part of DTM's Weekly Seminar Series. Coffee, tea, and a light breakfast will be ...
Carnegie Institution for Science6d
"The Ancient Lunar Dynamo: How To Resolve the Intensity and Duration Conundrums"
Sabine Stanley, a Bloomberg distinguished professor at Johns Hopkins University, will present a lecture titled "The Ancient Lunar Dynamo: How To Resolve the Intensity and Duration Conundrums" at 11 ...
Carnegie Institution for Science4d
Lynette Cegelski, Stanford University, Bacterial Cell Walls and Biofilms: Lessons from Small Molecules and a Big Magnet
The bacterial cell wall is essential to cell viability and is a major target of antibiotics. Beyond the cell wall and the cell surface, bacteria secrete proteins and polysaccharides to enmesh ...
Carnegie Institution for Science6y
The Big Ones: The Natural Disasters That Have Shaped Our Science and Our Culture
Earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, and volcanoes—they all stem from the very same forces that give our planet life. It is only when these forces exceed our ability to withstand them that they ...
Carnegie Institution for Science6d
Light Scattering Properties of Lunar Regolith and Debris Disk Dust Grains
Jessica Arnold, a DTM Postdoctoral Associate, will present a lecture at 11 a.m. on Thursday, September 7, 2017, in the Greenewalt Lecture Hall as part of DTM's Weekly Seminar Series. Arnold received ...
Carnegie Institution for Science6d
The First Billion Years of Lunar Evolution: A Geophysical Perspective
Abstract: Although several aspects surrounding the early evolution of our Solar System remain shrouded in mystery, the Moon has recorded on its well-preserved and ancient surface much of the history ...
Carnegie Institution for Science6d
"Evolution of the Lunar Core Dynamo"
Sonia Tikoo, an assistant professor of planetary sciences at Rutgers University, will give a talk titled "Evolution of the Lunar Core Dynamo" at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2017, in the ...
Carnegie Institution for Science7d
Large Scale Thermal Anomalies on Volcanoes as a Precursor to Eruptions
Identifying the observables that warn of volcanic unrest and eruptions is one of the greatest challenges in natural hazard management. A potentially important observable is the release of heat through ...
Carnegie Institution for Science7d
Determining the Duration of the Shuram Carbon Isotope Excursion using Rock Magnetic Cyclostratigraphy
Ken Kodama, of Lehigh University, will present a lecture at 11 a.m. EDT on Mar. 29, 2018, in the Greenewalt Lecture Hall as part of DTM's Weekly Seminar Series. Coffee, tea, and a light breakfast will ...
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General Seminar: Dr. Kelly Miller, SWRI
Dr. Kelly Miller, SWRI, will present this "Messages from the Deep: How Titan’s Atmosphere Constrains Interior Conditions". Host: Dionysis Foustoukos. After the seminar, she will meet with scientists ...
Carnegie Institution for Science8d
Andrew Leakey, Univ of Illinois, Urbana, Should the paradigm of reduced plant drought stress at elevated CO2 be hung out to dry?
Rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations and increasing frequency and severity of droughts will alter the environment for plant growth in the coming century and will challenge agricultural production.
Carnegie Institution for Science4d
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Maxine Singer
During her fourteen years as President of Carnegie Science, Maxine Frank Singer led the institution into a new era of discovery and impact. As the first woman in the role, she oversaw the construction ...