Faculty Research Symposium (EES Alumni Weekend)

Date:
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Location:
Room 102 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg. | 310 Columbia Ave, Lexington, KY 40508

Refreshments served.

Hear about the research and teaching initiatives EES faculty are working on, with a special emphasis on new and junior faculty.

The Zoom link to join the symposium is HERE

Faculty Symposium Schedule

Time Speaker Title
9:00 a.m. Dave Moecher (moderator) Opening remarks
9:05 a.m. Noah Randolph-Flagg, Assistant Professor Hot Water! Hydrothermal Hazards and Critical Minerals
9:25 a.m. Caleb Walcott-George, Assistant Professor Tracking Quaternary glacier change with electrons: the new Luminescence at University of Kentucky (LUKY) Lab
9:45 a.m. Ryan Thigpen, Associate Professor Geologic and Human Impacts of Recent Extreme Climate Events in the Appalachians
10:05 a.m. Sarah Johnson, Research Assistant Professor; Summer Brown, Senior Lecturer Visualizing Earth’s Changes: Using lidar to understand landslides and the evolution of landscapes
10:25 a.m. Mike McGlue, Professor and Director of KGS Geology to Build Resilience in Kentucky and Abroad in the Pioneer Lab
10:45 a.m. — Break
11:00 a.m. Trisha Spanbauer, Assistant Professor Ancient Environmental DNA: A new tool for reconstructing the history of ecosystems
11:20 a.m. Professor Summer Brown, Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies Demystifying Natural Hazards in Appalachia: Field Experiences and Outreach Efforts
11:40 a.m. Andrea Erhardt, Associate Professor and DGS Nitrate Isotopes and Flood Waters in Kentucky
12:00 p.m. Rebecca Freeman, Associate Professor Physical Geology is Not Like You Remember: Interactive H5P e-books and Python Data Visualizations for Today’s Students

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