Past Conferences and Workshops

2023 Past

Cathrine Rychert Phd.

Cathrine Rychert, PhD-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

Title: A dynamic lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary: the PI-LAB experiment at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and a global perspective
Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: 434 Cooke Hall (North Campus)

David M Schultz, PhD.

David M. Schultz, PhD- University of Manchester

Title: Interdisciplinary perspectives on natural hazards: Past research and future opportunities
Date: Thursday, September 7, 2023
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: 434 Cooke Hall (North Campus)

Ben Edwards, PhD Dickinson College.

Ben Edwards, PhD - Dickinson College

Title: Glaciovolcanism as a paleo-climate proxy
Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Time: 11:00 am
Location 434 Cooke Hall (North Campus) 

The workshop was dedicated to the continued development of tephrochronology data systems to enable the global recognition of these time markers. Eighteen researchers from seven countries participated in fieldwork, talks, brainstorming, and contributing to a workshop white paper.  

Tephra Workshop participants.

2022

The Blessing of Disaster poster.

Center for Geological and Climate Hazards co-organized with the Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering a lecture related to a book launch. Prof. Bruneau spoke about his new book “The Blessing of Disaster” which explores the lessons that catastrophes teach us and why our future depends on it. In addition, to help organize and promote the event, the center provided multiple copies of the book that were given to the audience.

KPMG Poster.

October 11, 2022 visit from two KPMG directors working in the Buffalo Office. The two directors taught a class in the “Introduction to Computational Earth Science”

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