SRL/JEDI Seminars
Soft Rock Lunch (SRL) and JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) seminars are hosted on Mondays at 12:10 p.m in Tate 401-20. Announcements for each individual seminar will be sent out internally by the SRL/JEDI coordinator. If you do not receive these announcements and would like to join us for one of our seminars, please contact Pete Makovicky ([email protected]).
Spring 2026 Schedule
*indicates JEDI Talk
February 9
Mike Berndt, Researcher, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota
S and O isotope ratios for sulfate in MN ground and surface waters
February 16
Julia Wilcots, Faculty, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota
New records of pre-snowball climate
February 23
Porra Dechdacho, Grad Student, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota
Combining field dye tracer tests and numerical modeling to understand flow and transport in a fractured sedimentary aquifer
March 2
Jarred Asselta, Grad Student, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota
Expanding Upon the Early Eocene Geochronological Record of the Wind River Basin, WY, USA Using Paleosol-Based Magnetostratigraphy.
March 9
Spring Break - No Seminar
March 16*
Kat Canter, Emily Beverly, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota
Designing Broader Impacts for Proposals
March 23
Ahnika Seifert, Waste recovery Services, University of Minnesota
Waste Management Options for Labs
March 30
Madison Rafter & Others, Grad Students, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota
Earth Student Research Symposium practice talks
April 6
David Fox, Faculty, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota
TBD
April 13
Jessica Marggraf, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota
Control of lithological properties and baselevel fall on erosion processes and long profile evolution along the MN North Shore
April 20
Gigi Voss, Grad Student, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota
TBD
April 27
No SRL - Nier lecture