Each seminar features an invited speaker followed by a discussion moderated by a WHOI scientist. Moderators are encouraged to present synoptic material of their own relevant research.
Course calendar.
| SES # |
SPEAKER(S) |
TOPICS |
| 1 |
Dr. Neil Ribe /Dr. Peter Kelemen |
Scenes in the Life of a Mantle Plume |
| 2 |
Dr. Bill White / Dr. Mark Kurz |
Origin and Evolution of the Galapagos Plateau |
| 3 |
Dr. Guust Nolet / Dr. Aibing Li |
Seismic Tomography of the Iceland Plume |
| 4 |
Dr. Jean Guy Schilling / Dr. Stan Hart |
Basic Geochemical Aspects of Plume - Ridge Interactions |
| 5 |
Dr. Doug Wilson / Dr. Pablo Canales |
Plate Motions and Spreading Ridge Evolution Near the Galapagos Hotspot |
| 6 |
Dr. David Bercovici / Dr. Greg Hirth |
Dynamics of Plumes and Hotspots |
| 7 |
Dr. Garrett Ito / Dr. Jian Lin |
Evolution and Dynamics of the Iceland Hotspot in the North Atlantic |
| 8 |
Dr. Peter Kelemen / Dr. Ken Sims |
Mantle Heterogeneity in the North Atlantic |
| 9 |
Dr. Bill Menke / Dr. Rob Sohn |
Magmatic Structure of Axial Volcano, Juan de Fuca Ridge |
| 10 |
Dr. Yang Shen / Dr. Bob Detrick |
Iceland Plume: Blowing in the Wind? |
| 11 |
Dr. Mike Perfit / Dr. Ken Sims |
Insights into Ridge-Hotspot Interaction on the Juan de Fuca Ridge: Geochemical Investigations of Axial Seamount and Adjacent Rift Zones |
| 12 |
Dr. Dennis Geist / Dr. Henry Dick |
Plumes at Plate Boundaries (When Bad Things Happen to Good Plumes) |
| 13 |
Dr. Katrina Edwards / Dr. Susan Humphris |
Chemolithoautotrophic Extremophiles and Biogeography of Vent Biota |
| 14 |
Dr. Jason Phipps-Morgan / Dr. Jack Whitehead |
Origination Depth of Mantle Plumes |
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Field Trip to Yellowstone |