Mar
19
Tue
Department Lecture Series
EAPS Geophysics Seminar (12.571) – Elvira Mulyokova (Northwestern University) @ 54-915 and https://mit.zoom.us/j/99392380837
Mar 19 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

About the series: Seminar in Geophysics 12.571 is a class for MIT EAPS graduate students covering current topics in geophysics. Anyone from the MIT community is welcome to join for the talks by guest speakers which take place approximately every two weeks, usually on Tuesdays at 10am in 54-209 and on Zoom. Titles and abstracts will be posted here when available. Contact erl-info@mit.edu for Zoom password.

Department Lecture Series
Planetary Lunch Series (PLS) – Sara Vannah (Atmospheric and Environmental Research) @ 54-517 and https://mit.zoom.us/j/93069069393
Mar 19 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Title: TBD

Abstract: TBD

About this Series: The MIT Planetary Lunch Seminar [PLS] is a weekly seminar series organized within the EAPS department. Colloquia topics span the range of research interests of the department’s planetary sciences research program. The seminars take place on Tuesdays from 12:15–1:30 pm, unless otherwise noted (term-time only). Speakers include members of the MIT community and visitors. Talks are intended to appeal to graduate students, postdocs, research scientists, and faculty with a background in planetary science. For more information and Zoom password contact: planetary-org@mit.edu

Apr
1
Mon
Department Lecture Series
EAPS Geophysics Seminar (12.571) – Ben Holtzman (Columbia/MIT) @ 54-209 and https://mit.zoom.us/j/99392380837
Apr 1 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

About the series: Seminar in Geophysics 12.571 is a class for MIT EAPS graduate students covering current topics in geophysics. Anyone from the MIT community is welcome to join for the talks by guest speakers which take place approximately every two weeks, usually on Tuesdays at 10am in 54-209 and on Zoom. Titles and abstracts will be posted here when available. Contact erl-info@mit.edu for Zoom password.

Department Lecture Series
PAOC Colloquium (PAOCQ) – Ori Adam (Hebrew University) @ https://mit.zoom.us/j/94965503582
Apr 1 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Apr
2
Tue
Department Lecture Series
Planetary Lunch Series (PLS) – Yayaati Chachan (McGill University) @ 54-517 and https://mit.zoom.us/j/93069069393
Apr 2 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Title: TBD

Abstract: TBD

About this Series: The MIT Planetary Lunch Seminar [PLS] is a weekly seminar series organized within the EAPS department. Colloquia topics span the range of research interests of the department’s planetary sciences research program. The seminars take place on Tuesdays from 12:15–1:30 pm, unless otherwise noted (term-time only). Speakers include members of the MIT community and visitors. Talks are intended to appeal to graduate students, postdocs, research scientists, and faculty with a background in planetary science. For more information and Zoom password contact: planetary-org@mit.edu

Apr
8
Mon
Department Lecture Series
PAOC Colloquium (PAOCQ) – Pedro DiNezio (University of Colorado) @ 54-915 and https://mit.zoom.us/j/94965503582
Apr 8 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Apr
9
Tue
Department Lecture Series
EAPS Geophysics Seminar (12.571) – Andrew Cross (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute) @ 54-209 and https://mit.zoom.us/j/99392380837
Apr 9 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

About the series: Seminar in Geophysics 12.571 is a class for MIT EAPS graduate students covering current topics in geophysics. Anyone from the MIT community is welcome to join for the talks by guest speakers which take place approximately every two weeks, usually on Tuesdays at 10am in 54-209 and on Zoom. Titles and abstracts will be posted here when available. Contact erl-info@mit.edu for Zoom password.

Department Lecture Series
Planetary Lunch Series (PLS) – Jim Head (Brown University) @ 54-517 and https://mit.zoom.us/j/93069069393
Apr 9 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Title: Lunar Nearside-Farside Mare Basalt Asymmetry: The Combined Role of Global Crustal Thickness and South Pole-Aitken Basin-Induced Lithospheric Thickening

Abstract: The first acquisition of lunar farside images by Luna 3 in 1958 revealed a substantial NS/FS asymmetry in mare basalt (MB) deposits,. In the following decades, many additional NS/FS asymmetries have been documented (e.g., albedo, topography, crustal thickness, composition (heat producing element (HPE), iron, titanium), terrane types, etc.). Among the explanations for the MB asymmetry are: asymmetric accretion; asymmetric degree 1 convection thickens crust; SPA basin impact or other factors bringing HPE to NS PKT terrain; asymmetric LMO convection; incomplete post-LMO residual layer foundering; late-stage LMO impact events, etc., all potentially causing, or contributing to, the NS/FS mare basalt asymmetry observed . We investigate the key causative factors in the observed NS/FS mare basalt asymmetry and propose that it is due to two combined factors: NS/FS crustal thickness, and SPA basin event-accelerated lithospheric thickening.

About this Series: The MIT Planetary Lunch Seminar [PLS] is a weekly seminar series organized within the EAPS department. Colloquia topics span the range of research interests of the department’s planetary sciences research program. The seminars take place on Tuesdays from 12:15–1:30 pm, unless otherwise noted (term-time only). Speakers include members of the MIT community and visitors. Talks are intended to appeal to graduate students, postdocs, research scientists, and faculty with a background in planetary science. For more information and Zoom password contact: planetary-org@mit.edu

Apr
16
Tue
Department Lecture Series
Planetary Lunch Series (PLS) – Katarina Miljkovic (Curtin University) @ 54-517 and https://mit.zoom.us/j/93069069393
Apr 16 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Title: TBD

Abstract: TBD

About this Series: The MIT Planetary Lunch Seminar [PLS] is a weekly seminar series organized within the EAPS department. Colloquia topics span the range of research interests of the department’s planetary sciences research program. The seminars take place on Tuesdays from 12:15–1:30 pm, unless otherwise noted (term-time only). Speakers include members of the MIT community and visitors. Talks are intended to appeal to graduate students, postdocs, research scientists, and faculty with a background in planetary science. For more information and Zoom password contact: planetary-org@mit.edu

Apr
22
Mon
Department Lecture Series
PAOC Colloquium (PAOCQ) – David Archer (University of Chicago) @ 54-915 and https://mit.zoom.us/j/94965503582
Apr 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm