EASC Seminar Series

Seminars are open to the general public and are offered in-person and online.  If you'd like to attend any of the "Online" events, please contact the EASC Graduate Secretary (eascgsec@sfu.ca) for information on how to join.

The Earth Sciences' Department hosts an ongoing seminar series in the Spring (Jan-Apr) and Fall (Sept-Dec) semesters of each year. Speakers for the Fall EASC Seminar Series are nearly set. All talks, unless otherwise noted, are on Thursdays from 2:30-3:30 p.m at SSB 7172 as well as Online via Zoom.

If you are interested in giving a presentation to the department, please contact Dr. Andrew Calvert.

Fall 2024 Series

Date / Location
Speaker / Title

Sept. 19

Francyne Amarante
SFU EASC Post-Doc

"Tectonic and stratigraphic evolution of a salt-bearing passive margin: a case study of Campos Basin, SE Brazil"

Oct. 3

Lucinda Leonard
University of Victoria

"Hazard constraints on active faults in the northern Cascadia forearc"

Oct. 17

Brett Gilley
UBC

"Research-based instructional practices and student motivation in Earth science"

Oct. 24

Sarah Aufrere
SFU Earth Sciences

"Magmatic Processes and Timescales at the Mount Meager Volcanic Complex, BC, Canada"

Nov. 7

Ben Rostron
University of Alberta / GSA Birdsall-Dreiss Lecture

TBA

Nov. 21

Carie-Ann Lau
BGC Engineering

"Wildfire-related debris flows and community risk"