Warren Distinguished Lecture Series
The Warren Distinguished Lecture Series is made possible by a generous, renewing gift by Alice Warren Gaarden in 1961. Since 1989, we have been bringing in accomplished researchers and speakers from around the world to share their work with students, faculty, and friends of CEGE.
NOTE: The series will resume after a summer break. Please review our recordings of past sessions linked below!
Upcoming Events
The series will resume after a summer break. Please review our recordings of past sessions linked below!
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Past Warren Lectures
Acoustic and Electric Faraday Cages
Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, 4:35 p.m.
George J. Schroepfer Conference Theater, 210 Civil Engineering Building
Paul Martin
Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Colorado School of Mines
View Martin's presentation
Viscoelastic Response of Polymers and Polymeric Composites
Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, 4:35 p.m.
George J. Schroepfer Conference Theater, 210 Civil Engineering Building
Anastasia Muliana
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University
View Muliana's presentation
Dexter Lecture
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, 3:30 p.m. through Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, 4:35 p.m.
George J. Schroepfer Conference Theater, 210 Civil Engineering Building
Karl Frank
Professor Emeritus, University of Texas at Austin
and Chief Engineer at Hirschfeld Industries
Development and Characterizing of Smart Cement for Real-time Monitoring in Deep Oil Well Applications
Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, 4:35 p.m.
George J. Schroepfer Conference Theater, 210 Civil Engineering Building
Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Houston
View Vipulanandan's presentation
Energy Neutral Wastewater Treatment Using a Membrane Aerated Bioreactor
Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, 4:35 p.m.
George J. Schroepfer Conference Theater, 210 Civil Engineering Building
Pierre Cote
Cote Membrane Separation Ltd
Environmental Fate and Transport of Perfluorochemicals under Conditions Relevant to Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Impacted Sites
Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, 4:35 p.m.
George J. Schroepfer Conference Theater, 210 Civil Engineering Building
Christopher Higgins
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
View Higgins' presentation
Analysis of Structures with Unknown Probabilistic Dependency
Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, 4:35 p.m.
George J. Schroepfer Conference Theater, 210 Civil Engineering Building
Robert Mullen
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of South Carolina
View Mullen's presentation
Impact Response of Granular Materials
Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, 4:35 p.m.
George J. Schroepfer Conference Theater, 210 Civil Engineering Building
Xiang Cheng
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
University of Minnesota
View Cheng's presentation
Pencils, BBQs, and Charcoal Drawings – Why Would Anyone Use Graphite in a Nuclear Reactor?
Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, 3:30 p.m. through Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, 4:35 p.m.
George J. Schroepfer Conference Theater, 210 Civil Engineering Building
William Windes
Idaho National Laboratory
View Windes' presentation
Managing the Risk of Triggered Seismicity
Friday, May 2, 2014, 3:30 p.m.
[Replay not available]
Mark D. Zoback
Department of Geophysics, Stanford University
ABSTRACT: In this talk I will discuss the management of earthquake risks associated with shale gas and tight oil development. It is well known that there has been a great deal of controversy in some regions surrounding the development of shale gas resources because of a variety of potential environmental impacts. Adding to this has been concern in the past few years about earthquakes triggered during shale gas development. Throughout the central and eastern U.S., there has been a marked increase in seismicity since 2009, much of which might be related to increased wastewater injection. In 2011 alone there were widely felt earthquakes in Ohio, Colorado, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma that caused damage to homes and structures. While there is much concern expressed about the potential for hydraulic fracturing to trigger earthquakes, nearly all the triggered earthquakes that have occurred to date in areas of shale gas development appear to be caused by wastewater injection to dispose of the contaminated water that flows back from the shales after hydraulic fracturing operations. While the risks associated with triggered seismicity are relatively low, these risks can be lowered further by pro-active activities such as site characterization, real-time monitoring and scientifically-based regulation that is effective and appropriate for the hazards involved.