G407
/ G507 Colloquium
Fall
2020
A. Ruzicka
e-mail: ruzickaa@pdx.edu
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Image obtained Sol 1819 by the Curiosity
rover on Mars at Vera Rubin Ridge in Gale Crater, with
brush mark showing hematite-rich rock with white sulfate veins. [credit: NASA].
brush mark showing hematite-rich rock with white sulfate veins. [credit: NASA].
Course information
- Syllabus (posted 9/25/2020, revised 9/28/2020)
- A D2L shell has been set up for students enrolled in this class. If you are registered, please use this shell to send D2L emails to the instructor, including the one giving your impressions of the colloquia. Grades will be made available on D2L as well. (posted 9/28/2020)
- Don't
forget your last assignment: impressions sent by email to the
instructor. This is due Dec. 6 and worth 10% of your grade. D2L emails
are preferred. (posted 11/26/2020)
Presentations
- "Origin of chondrules" by Alan Rubin. In this recording of 1:11:56 length, the talk begins at about 7:40, so you may want to scroll forward to that point-- unless you want to watch the technical problems at the start. (posted 10/9/2020)
- "Mars, the Curiosity Rover, and its CheMin Instrument" by Allan Treiman. This recording is 1:13:57 in length, with the talk beginning at about 8:00. No technical problems at the start, just some banter. (posted 10/14/2020)
- "Northwest Africa 7034 aka Black Beauty: Unique Water-rich Meteorite from Ancient Mars" by Carl Agee. The recording is 1:18:53 long and the talk starts at 6:57. (posted 10/21/2020)
- "Fossil Micrometeorites and Meteorites-- Extraterrestrial Matter in Earth's Sedimentary Record" by Philipp Heck. The recording is 1:15:46 long and starts at 0:20. (posted 11/3/2020)
- "Mars 2020 Perseverance Mission: First Step in Mars Sample Return" by Kenneth Farley. The recording is 1:20:38 in length and the presentation starts at 3:20. (posted 11/5/2020)
- "Comet Wild 2 Up Close and Personal: How We Study Tiny Particles from Space, What We've Learned, and Comparison to Other Solar System Objects" by Dave Joswiak. The recording is 1:09:25 in length and the presentation starts at 0:55. (posted 11/22/2020)
- "Formation and Differentiation of the Earliest Planetesimals in the Solar System" by Cyrena Goodrich. This recording is 1:05:20 in length and the presentation starts at 1:10. (posted 11/26/2020)
Last Updated: November 26, 2020