HRL/JEDI Seminars

Hard Rock Lunch (HRL) and JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) seminars are hosted virtually via Zoom and are held on Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m. The Zoom link for each individual seminar will be sent out internally by the HRL/JEDI coordinator. If you do not receive these announcements and would like to join us for a virtual seminar, please contact Lars Hansen (lnhansen@umn.edu).

Spring 2023 Schedule
    *indicates JEDI Talk
 

January 25
No talk
 

February 1 
No talk

February 8
Laurent Jolivet, Sorbonne Universite
GSA James B. Thompson, Jr. Distinguished International Lecturer
 

February 15    
Caroline Seyler, Rock & Mineral Physical, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota
TBD
 

February 22
TBD

March 1
Amy Radakovich Block. Eric Nowariak, Alli Severson, Minnesota Geological Survey - Precambrian Team
Update on MGS Precambrian projects: Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (EarthMRI) Mentor project, EarthMRI Cuyuna project, and perhaps more!

March 8
No Seminar - Spring Break

March 15
Amy Ryan, Rock & Mineral Physics, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Melt migration in mushy volcanic systems: insights from high-temperature, high-pressure deformation experiments

March 22*
Confronting Colonization Working Group, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Report out on departmental reflection worksheet activity

March 29
Adaire Nehring, Rock & Mineral Physics, Earth & Environmental Sciences
TBD


April 5
Nicole Wagner, Rock & Mineral Physics, Earth & Environmental Sciences
TBD


April 12*
Nic Jelenski & Melvin Giles, Dept of Soil, water, and climate & co-coordinator of the St Paul-based Urban Farm and Garden Alliance
Developing Sustainable Community-University Partnerships

April 19
Rebeca Oliveira, Seismology, Earth & Environmental Sciences
TBD
 

April 26
Natalie Raia, STAMP, Earth & Environmental Sciences
TBD

May 3
Lindsey Kenyon, Geodynamics, Earth & Environmental Sciences
TBD