Join EEPS for a one day symposium and reception on April 25th, 2026, at Kraft 130, that celebrates the career of Dr. Alan Levander.
Talks will be presented by Colleagues, Rice alumni, EEPS faculty and students (Kraft 130- click here for map. Classroom access is inside the courtyard on northwest corner of the building facing college way. 130 is at the end of the hallway or eastern most room). Speakers include:
Johan Robertsson (ETH)
Max Bezeda (Minnesota)
Liwei Liu (Rice)
Eric Kiser (Arizona)
Walter Mooney (USGS)
Mei Chien (Rice)
Karl Karlstrom (New Mexico)
Beatrice Magnani (Southern Methodist)
Klaus Holliger (Lausanne)
Onno Oncken (GFZ Potsdam)
Richard Gordon (Rice)
Gene Humphreys (Oregon)
Symposium schedule:
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8:00-9:00 |
Breakfast |
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9:00-9:10 |
Julia Morgan |
Introduction |
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9:10 - 9:35 |
Johan Robertsson |
Standing on shoulders of giants: A Swedish/Swiss perspective |
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9:35-10:00 |
Max Bezeda |
TBD |
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10:00-10:25 |
Gene Humphreys |
Overview of the PICASSO project |
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Break |
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10:40-11:05 |
Eric Kiser |
TBD |
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11:05-11:30 |
Beatrice Magnani |
By land and by sea: probing the continental lithosphere |
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11:30-11:55 |
Walter Mooney |
Geophysics of the Lithosphere |
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12:00 |
Lunch |
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1:30-1:55 |
Richard Gordon |
Geologically Current Rates of Hotspot Motion |
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1:55-2:10 |
Mei Chien |
Passive Seismic Constraints on the Crustal Structure and Tectonic Evolution of Taiwan |
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2:10-2:35 |
Karl Karlstrom |
From CDROM to CREST: Collaborative efforts ca. 2000-2010 |
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Break |
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2:50-3:15 |
Onno Oncken |
Revisiting the enigma of Earth's hemispheric symmetry in geodynamic key properties: Who are the drivers? |
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3:15-3:30 |
Liwei Liu |
Imaging the Deep Lunar Interior Using Seismic Autocorrelation |
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3:30-3:55 |
Klaus Holliger |
Umbrellas, top hats, and cats: why a postdoc with Alan lasts a lifetime |
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4:00 |
Reception |
KWGL patio |
*Breakfast, lunch and post-symposium reception will be provided. To get an accurate headcount, we would appreciate attendees RSVP to Rhianna Laverell (laverell@rice.edu) by APRIL 20th.
Inquiries can be addressed to Dr. Helge Gonnermann (helge@rice.edu)