We will soon be making decisions on the lecture circuits for the 2024-25
MSA Distinguished Lecturers. If you are interested in hosting a lecturer,
read below for details on how to request one for your institution. It's
easy and a great way to connect your students with the MSA!
MSA Distinguished Lecturers for 2024-2025:
Aaron Celestian
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
who will offer the Peter Buseck New Developments in Mineralogy and
Petrology Lectures on
Prospering Backyards: a collaboration of art, science, and community
and
Controlling ion migration in lithium manganese oxide
Molly McCanta
Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee
who will offer lectures on
What goes down must come up: Changing oxidation conditions in the
Santorini magmatic system as a tracer of subduction components through time
and
Earth’s deadly twin: Using alteration experiments to inform on surface
processes, geologic age, and planetary evolution on Venus
Julia Semprich
School of Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Science, The Open University, UK
who will offer the Peter Buseck Public Lectures on
Surfing through the clouds: Unravelling Venus’s secrets
and
A peek inside: What the venusian surface can tell us about its interior
composition
Instructions to request an MSA Distinguished Lecturer
The Mineralogical Society of America is pleased to announce the slate of
Distinguished Lecturers for the 2024-2025 academic year. It is designed to
run from September 2024 through May 2025. Requests received before
September 1, 2024, will be given priority. Late applications are welcome
but will be considered on an as-available basis.
In making your request please include:
-
the name of a contact person at your institution for the months of
August and September (when Lecturer schedules will be assembled), with
contact e-mail addresses and phone numbers;
-
the start and end dates of your institution's academic semesters for
2024-2025;
-
what day of the week you typically have department seminars, if
applicable; please note that because of travel and schedule constraints it
is often not possible to satisfy requests for tightly constrained dates or
specific seminar days. Having some flexibility in your seminar day is
helpful for hosting a speaker;
-
list the three speakers in order of preference;
-
list the closest airport to your institution, and the travel time to
your institution;
If your institution is interested in requesting the visit of an MSA
Distinguished Lecturer for 2024-2025, please contact the Lecture Program
Administrator by e-mail at paul.tomascak@oswego.edu.
--
Professor Paul Tomascak (he/him/his)
Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sci.
SUNY Oswego
rm. 601c Culkin Hall
Oswego NY 13126
tel: 315.312.2285
We will soon be making decisions on the lecture circuits for the 2024-25
MSA Distinguished Lecturers. If you are interested in hosting a lecturer,
read below for details on how to request one for your institution. It's
easy and a great way to connect your students with the MSA!
*MSA Distinguished Lecturers for 2024-2025:*
*Aaron Celestian*
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
who will offer the Peter Buseck New Developments in Mineralogy and
Petrology Lectures on
*Prospering Backyards: a collaboration of art, science, and community*
and
*Controlling ion migration in lithium manganese oxide*
------------------------------
*Molly McCanta*
Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee
who will offer lectures on
*What goes down must come up: Changing oxidation conditions in the
Santorini magmatic system as a tracer of subduction components through time*
and
*Earth’s deadly twin: Using alteration experiments to inform on surface
processes, geologic age, and planetary evolution on Venus*
------------------------------
*Julia Semprich*
School of Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Science, The Open University, UK
who will offer the Peter Buseck Public Lectures on
*Surfing through the clouds: Unravelling Venus’s secrets*
and
*A peek inside: What the venusian surface can tell us about its interior
composition*
------------------------------
*Instructions to request an MSA Distinguished Lecturer*
The Mineralogical Society of America is pleased to announce the slate of
Distinguished Lecturers for the 2024-2025 academic year. It is designed to
run from September 2024 through May 2025. Requests received before
September 1, 2024, will be given priority. Late applications are welcome
but will be considered on an as-available basis.
In making your request please include:
1. the name of a contact person at your institution for the months of
August and September (when Lecturer schedules will be assembled), with
contact e-mail addresses and phone numbers;
2. the start and end dates of your institution's academic semesters for
2024-2025;
3. what day of the week you typically have department seminars, if
applicable; please note that because of travel and schedule constraints it
is often not possible to satisfy requests for tightly constrained dates or
specific seminar days. Having some flexibility in your seminar day is
helpful for hosting a speaker;
4. list the three speakers in order of preference;
5. list the closest airport to your institution, and the travel time to
your institution;
If your institution is interested in requesting the visit of an MSA
Distinguished Lecturer for 2024-2025, please contact the Lecture Program
Administrator by e-mail at paul.tomascak@oswego.edu.
--
Professor Paul Tomascak (he/him/his)
Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sci.
SUNY Oswego
rm. 601c Culkin Hall
Oswego NY 13126
tel: 315.312.2285