Dr. Elizabeth Screaton, associate professor of geological sciences at the University of Florida, will present “From the Seafloor to the Seismogenic Zone: Fluid Flow in Earthquakes” on Friday, April 23 at 3:30 p.m. in Mudd Hall, Room 73. This event is free and open to the public.
A 1984 graduate of Carleton, Dr. Screaton’s talk will focus on the initial results from NanTroSEIZE, a multi-year program to drill, sample, and monitor a major seismogenic zone off the coast of Japan. As a science, hydrology aims to understand the complex water systems of the earth. Hydrologists study the movement, distribution, and quality of water throughout the planet, aiming to find solutions to water-related problems in society.
Dr. Screaton specializes in hydrogeology, with particular focus on the interrelationship of fluid flow and deformation in the subduction zones. She has spent about 11 months of her life sailing on five different Ocean Drilling Program Legs. More recently, Dr. Screaton served as a co-chief on IODP Expedition 316, part of the first stage of NanSEIZE. She graduated from Carleton College in 1984 cum laude, and went on to earn a MS from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a PhD from Leigh University. She is currently the associate professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida, where she teaches courses in groundwater geology and hydrogeologic modeling.
This talk is sponsored by the Carleton College Geology Department. For more information about Dr. Screaton’s visit, please contact Ellen Haberoth at ehaberot@carleton.edu.