Evolution of the Fault-Valve Model for Fault-Hosted Mineralization
Thursday, 24 September 2020
Otago Geology Seminar by Professor Emeritus Rick Sibson
How (not) to make phonolite
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
An Otago Geology Seminar presented by Dr Marco Brenna.
Postgraduate Virtual Information Evening
Thursday, 10 September 2020
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POSTPONED - Just how on Earth do we know what Mars is made of?
Tuesday, 8 September 2020
Public lecture by Geoscience Society of New Zealand President - Associate Professor James Scott (University of Otago)
Seabed pockmarks and subsurface fluid migration at multiple scales
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
A Department of Geology Seminar presented by PhD student Jasper Hoffmann
Cenozoic Volcanism in Otago
Tuesday, 11 August 2020
A Department of Geology Seminar presented by Alan Cooper and James Scott
Seismic attenuation in the mantle wedge beneath super-volcanoes of the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand
Tuesday, 4 August 2020
Geology Department Lunchtime Seminar presented by Donna Eberhart-Phillips, GNS Science, Dunedin
Ancient Forests: New insights into New Zealand's fossil wood flora
Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Seminar by Geology/Botany PhD candidate Mathew Vanner
Sulphate in the environment at Macraes Gold Mine
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
An environmental geology Department Seminar presented by Erin Weightman, Cathy Rufaut, and Gavin Lee.
Hochstetter Lecture presented by Dr Phaedra Upton: How tectonic and surface processes interact to shape the landscape
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
Hochstetter Lecture delivered by Dr Phaedra Upton, GNS Science
Hochstetter Supporting Lecture presented by Phaedra Upton: The Southern Alps of New Zealand – an integrated picture of an evolving plate boundary
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Hochstetter Supporting Lecture delivered by Dr Phaedra Upton, GNS Science
The Story Behind the Making of the Bathymetric and Tectonic Maps of Te Riu-a-Maui / Zealandia
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
Otago Geology Seminar "The Story Behind the Making of the Bathymetric and Tectonic Maps of Te Riu-a-Maui / Zealandia" presented by Honorary Research Professor Nick Mortimer (GNS Science)
What is Earth's most important mineral?
Tuesday, 7 July 2020
Geology Department Seminar by Dr Mike Palin
Trans-Tasman Quaternary Science “pop-up” e-conference
Wednesday, 1 July 2020
Trans-Tasman Quaternary Science “pop-up” e-conference (1–2 July 2020)
Understanding the biodiversity of the distant past: Foulden and Hindon Maars highlight terrestrial ecosystems in Miocene Zealandia
Wednesday, 6 May 2020
A seminar presented by Honorary Assoc Prof Daphne Lee, Geology Department, University of Otago
Thirst for knowledge - sedimentary perspectives on our climate
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Dr Chris Moy, Department of Geology, University of Otago, speaking via Zoom during the 'Thirst for knowledge' series.
POSTPONED - Geology, Sociology and Camel Safety: Bruce Harvey
Monday, 30 March 2020
AusIMM Discussion Group: Geology, Sociology and Camel Safety – Social Performance in Mining.
A talk by Bruce Harvey on Monday 30th March 2020
Please RSVP your intention to attend by email to: events@rscmme.com by Monday 23rd March, for catering purposes.
The story behind the making of Tectonic Map of Te Riu-a-Maui/Zealandia
Wednesday, 25 March 2020
A Geology seminar presented by Honorary Research Professor Nick Mortimer of GNS Science and University of Otago
Geology Seminar - Ancient Forests: New insights into New Zealand's fossil wood flora.
Wednesday, 25 March 2020
CANCELLED - The multidisciplinary story of Antarctica's history as told from blue ice moraines
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
A seminar by visiting Associate Professor Kathy Licht of IUPUI.
AF8 Roadshow: The science beneath our feet
Tuesday, 17 March 2020
Join us at the Hutton Theatre at the Otago Museum on Tuesday 17th March, 5.30pm for a public talk by leading Alpine Fault scientist Dr Caroline Orchiston (University of Otago / AF8 Science-lead) and hear about what the impact of an AF8 event might look like in your region.
Interplay between tectonics and atmosphere during the Archean–Proterozoic Transition
Wednesday, 11 March 2020
Professor Chris Spencer of Queen’s University, Canada, will present a seminar in the Otago Geology Building. All are welcome.
SEG Honorary Lecture: Regional to reservoir stress-induced seismic azimuthal anisotropy. Lisa Gavin, Woodside Energy
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
Seminar: Plant colonisation of extreme substrates in gold mines
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
Department of Botany Seminar by Emeritus Professor Dave Craw
Geology Seminar - Diamond: A unique record of Earth's plate tectonic cycle. Graham Pearson, University of Alberta, Canada
Tuesday, 3 March 2020
This talk will highlight the unique record of plate tectonics provided by diamond.
Slip of glaciers over rock and sediment beds - Professor Neal Iverson, Iowa State University
Monday, 24 February 2020
Slip of glaciers over rock and sediment beds
Fault zone geology, hazards and active tectonics
Monday, 3 February 2020
A continuous record of glacial-interglacial cycles spanning more than 700 kyr from Lake Junín, Perú – Don Rodbell
Friday, 25 October 2019
Seminar by Don Rodbell, Union College, New York.
Rapid earthquake source characterisation - Bill Fry
Friday, 18 October 2019
Dr Bill Fry, GNS Science, Hochstetter Lecture supplementary talk
Earthquakes, geometry, the mantle wedge and tsunami – Bill Fry
Thursday, 17 October 2019
Bill Fry is a research seismologist with GNS Science, a NZ Crown Research Institute tasked with public good Earth science, including monitoring and researching geohazards.
Middle Cenozoic unconformities of Waihao Valley, South Canterbury Basin - Jan Piekarski
Wednesday, 9 October 2019
Middle Cenozoic unconformities of Waihao Valley, South Canterbury Basin
Terrible Tuskers, Tanky Torpedos and Timey-wimey Travellers
Wednesday, 2 October 2019
A series of three short paleontology presentations by Amber Coste, Katie Matts and Marcus Richards covering the animals that swam in Otago’s paleo-seas.
Introducing the National Geohazards Monitoring Centre: Using the Earth Sciences to keep Kiwis safe
Tuesday, 1 October 2019
Presented by Kim Presow from the New Zealand National Geohazard Monitoring Centre.
New Zealand Fjord Records of Southern Hemisphere Westerly Wind Variability and Carbon Cycling - Dr Chris Moy
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Fjords along the SW margin of NZ offer excellent opportunities to reconstruct past changes in the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds.
