PSU Geology Seminar Series

For Spring 2025, our seminar series presentations are being held in person in Cramer Hall room 53
They are also available via Zoom: https://pdx.zoom.us/j/86987598104
 

Seminars are free and open to the public.

Archived talks can be found on our YouTube channel.

For more information, email geology@pdx.edu.

DateTitleSpeaker
Apr 10How Prepared Can We Be? How Prepared Should We Be?Jeff Rubin: Geology PhD, CEM; semi-retired emergency manager
Apr 17A New Standard of Technology Integration for Fire Situational Awareness and its ImpactsJessica Block: Associate Director, WIFIRE Lab, UC San Diego
Apr 24Engineering to Reduce Urban Conflagrations (This talk will occur in-person at EB 102 from 10-11am)Erica Fischer: Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Oregon State U.
May 1Balancing Fire Risk Reduction with Biodiversity Conservation: Lessons in ComplexityAlexandra Syphard: Sr. Research Scientist, Conservation Biology Institute
May 8Utilities, Carbon Emission Reduction and Wildfire PreventionKurt Miller: CEO & Executive Director, Northwest Public Power Association
May 15Fire, Protected Areas, and Native Ecological Knowledge in the American WestDoug Deur: Associate Research Professor, Anthropology Dept., PSU
May 22Wildfire Smoke and Public HealthMichael Brauer: Professor, School of Population and Public Health, UBC; Affiliated Professor, UW
May 29The Mental Health of Wildland FirefightersPatricia O'Brien: Clinical psychologist and former wildland firefighter
Jun 5Interdisciplinary and Integrated Evacuations Modeling from Near-field Tsunamis and Wildfires: A Human-centered ApproachHaizhong Wang: Professor of Civil Engineering, Oregon State University
Jun 12What Pyrocumulonimbus Clouds Can Tell Us About Explosive Volcanic Eruptions, and Vice VersaJohan Gilchrist: NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oregon