Past Events

Michael Dinniman (Senior Research Scientists, Old Dominion University): "How the Antarctic Ice Sheet Impacts the Ocean (besides changing sea level)"

Lizz Ultee (Assistant Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences, Middlebury College): Future glacial water resources in a changing climate?

One event, three conferences: SME Annual Conference & Expo and the CMA 127th National Western Mining Conference, co-located with World Gold.

Dr. Jon Spencer (Senior Geologist, Arizona Geological Survey): Reconstruction of Cenozoic tectonic extension and the initial distribution of porphyry copper deposits in the greater Sonoran Desert region, with implications for deposit genesis

Dr. Alan J. M. Noonan will speak about his book, Mining Irish-American Lives: Western Communities from 1849 to 1920, as part of the State of Arizona Research Library’s 2025 Arizona Author Series.

14-week online course with virtual live sessions offered by the Geotechnical Center of Excellence.

Emily Cooperdock (Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences, Brown University): "Is mantle alteration key to maintaining a habitable planet?"

Ryan Glaubke (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Geosciences, UofA): "Deglaciation and the Deep: The Ocean’s Role in the Last Major Example of Global Climate Change."

The third annual free, all-day event to kick of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show season! Spend the day with presentations by expert guest speakers, networking with industry professionals, family-friendly entertainment in the courtyard, and the opportunity to view the latest exhibit installations! Admission to the museum is free all day!

Presenter: Johannes Haemmerli (Assistant Professor, School of the Environment, WSU): Unraveling Fluid Origins in Mineralized Systems Through Cl/Br Ratios in Scapolite: Advancing from Experimental Studies to Geological Applications

Donna Shillington (Professor, School of Earth and Sustainability, NAU): Controls on great earthquakes in the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone

Brian Horton (Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin): River drainage evolution in the Amazon foreland basin during uplift of the Andes