AAPG Lecture: David Hoyal – January 11, 2018
Topic: Deep Water Process Stratigraphy When: January 11, 2019 at 12:00 PM Where: Room 123, KWGL
Research Highlight: Chenliang Wu Examines Channel Bodies in the Ordos Basin
PhD candidate Chenliang Wu investigated the Triassic Yanchang and the Jurassic Fuxian formations in Ordos Basin. Chen observed that the top of the Yanchang formation is composed of amalgamated channel sandstone, and this sandy unit represent the last gasp of sediment pulse…
Rice Sedimentology Rapid Response to Yellow River Flood
This July, Rice Sedimentology ventured to the Yellow River (China) in response to an engineered flood, which released sediment and water from the Xiaolangdi Reservoir located ~1000 km upstream of the river outlet. The field campaign was led by Andrew…
Lowell Instruments Highlight
Tilt current meters (TCMs), produced by Lowell Instruments, are used extensively by Rice Sedimentology to characterize flow velocity at several locations on the Huanghe delta. Here, Lowell Instruments highlights the utility of TCMs for the project.
Rice Sedimentology Leads Research in Ireland
Chenliang Wu is leading the 2018 field campaign in the Western Irish Namurian Basin to assess paleodynamics recorded in deltaic cyclothems.
Rice University and Boston College Conduct Winter Survey on Huanghe Delta, China
Rice University and Boston College conducted a winter survey of the Huanghe delta in China. The group deployed instruments to measure sediment transport on the delta topset as well as within the shallow Bohai Sea.
EPSP Young Researcher Spotlight: Brandee Carlson
The EPSP Young Researcher Spotlight is meant to highlight exciting new science coming from students and postdocs. Here, PhD candidate Brandee Carlson describes her research on the Yellow River delta, China. Link: https://epsp.agu.org/young-researcher-spotlight/
EEPS Seminar November 16: Ken Ferrier, Georgia Tech
Himalayan waste management: Sea-level responses to sediment erosion and deposition
GIESS Seminar – Earth’s Interior
The speakers will be Proteek Chowdhury, Damanveer Grewal, and Jia Shi; these talks will share the theme of "Earth's Interior": Effect of sulfate on the liquidus and sulfur concentration at anhydrite saturation (SCAS) of hydrous basalt at subduction zones Proteek Chowdhury …
Register Now for Mississippi River Delta Field Trip!
Professor Jeffrey Nittrouer will lead field trips to the Mississippi River delta the Saturdays prior to and following the Fall 2017 AGU meeting in New Orleans. We will travel South Pass by boat, stopping at points of interest along the…