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DeFord Lecture: Randy KosterApril, 26 2018Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMLocation: JGB 2.324 |
UTIG Seminar Series: Vera Schulte-Pelkum, Univ. of Colorado BoulderApril, 27 2018Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC ROC Room 1.603 Watch Live Title: Deep crustal evolution, continental deformation, and the roots of faults from seismology and xenoliths Abstract: I will present two studies that combine seismic and xenolith data to investigate continental assembly, evolution of deep crustal structure, and deformation along faults and their ductile roots of the North American continent. The first study uses EarthScope and pre-existing active source seismic data and xenolith studies to map the distribution of high-velocity lower crust, indicating mafic or garnet-bearing material, across the U.S. and assess its relationship to proposed emplacement and loss mechanisms such as under- and intraplating, collision, extension, heating, cooling, hydration, and delamination. Thin layers of high-velocity crust related to regional processes are found scattered throughout the continent. Thicker layers in large areas are found in the central and eastern U.S. in areas with thick crust, bounded roughly by the Rocky Mountain Front, which cuts across Proterozoic assembly provinces. Hence, the modern north-south first-order contrast in structure may reflect garnet growth with aging of continental crust in much of the central and eastern U.S., while conditions in the western U.S. are unfavorable for growth and maintenance of thick layers of high-velocity garnet-bearing lower crust. We find areas with differences between the seismically defined Moho and the petrological crust-mantle boundary. The second project combines laboratory data from xenoliths and anisotropic receiver functions to map fault zones and shear zones in the lithosphere. We developed a method to image contrasts in azimuthal anisotropy, dipping rock fabric, and dipping isotropic contrasts based on azimuthally varying conversions in receiver functions. Unlike shear wave splitting, azimuthally varying P to S conversions provide a large-amplitude, robustly observable signal even for small (few percent) contrasts in anisotropy in thin (few km) shear zones and provide depth resolution. Strikes from receiver functions typically align with surface fault traces in tectonically active regions, with depths of the converters extending into the ductile regime. Interpretation of observed seismic anisotropy requires knowledge of underlying symmetry systems, which are not well determined for the crust. We analyze a compilation of whole rock elasticity tensors from ultrasound and microstructural laboratory measurements. Our collection contradicts the commonly made assumption of elliptical hexagonal anisotropy; we observe that crustal anisotropy deviates from the elliptical case with increasing strength of anisotropy, which changes inferred anisotropy amplitudes and orientations in receiver function and surface wave studies. Our observations suggest that reactivation of inherited structures may play a significant role in present day deformation. Learn more about Dr. Schulte-Pelkum. Host: Thorsten Becker |
Hot Science - Cool Talk \"Will We Really Live on Mars?\"April, 27 2018Time: 7:00 PM - 8:15 PMLocation: AISD\'s Performing Arts Center (1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd.) s Mars the next step in human exploration of the solar system? What would it take to live and work on the red planet, and what will future explorers need to know in order to survive Martian extremes? Join Dr. Joseph Levy on a journey of endurance and exploration from Earth’s remotest outposts to the surface of Mars. Special appearance by Dr. Jeannette J. Epps, NASA Astronaut. Attendees may meet Dr. Epps as well explore hands-on activities and demonstrations related to space exploration, engineering, astronomy and more as part of Cool Activities from 5:30 - 6:40 p.m. |
De Ford Lecture Series: Jane WillenbringMay, 01 2018Time: 4:00 AM - 5:00 AMLocation: JGB 2.324 |
UTIG Brown Bag Seminar: Mason FriedMay, 02 2018Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMLocation: PRC ROC Room 1.603 Informal weekly presentations by UTIG students and researchers. Bring your lunch! |
DeFord Lecture: W. Ashley GriffithMay, 03 2018Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMLocation: JGB 2.324 |
Petroleum Industry Networking Event in DenverMay, 16 2018Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PMLocation: Lustre Pearl, 1315 26th St, Denver, CO 80205 UT is coming to Denver! We invite all alums from the Jackson School of Geosciences, the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, and the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering to join us for a networking happy hour. |
Alumni Reception during AAPG in Salt Lake CityMay, 21 2018Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLocation: PF Chang\'s, 174 W 300 S, Salt Lake City, UT |
