EAS-A691 Geoscience Journal Club

Hours

3:15 PM - 5:00 PM, Tu, 206 ONeil Hall

Instructor

Dr. Lupei Zhu, Associate Professor of Geophysics
RM 104E ONeil Hall
Tel: 73118; email lupei@eas.slu.edu

Theme

The Tibetan plateau and India-Eurasia continental collision tectonics.

Guidelines

You should select a recently published paper (less than two years) relevant to the theme of the course.
Discuss your selection with your advisor at least two weeks before the date.
Email me the title and abstract of the paper for approval at least one week before the date. If available, provide the web link of the paper too.
The presentation is limited to 30-40 min, followed by 15 min discussion.
Your presentaion should contain the following sections at minimum:
- What are the scientific questions the authors were addressing?
- Why are they important? and why do I choose this paper?
- What are the conclusions (or bottomlines) of the paper?
- How did the authors reach their conclusions? What are the data? What are the techniques used? Make sure that you understand the figures/tables you use in your presentation.
- What are your comments?
To encourage participation, everyone is required to ask at least five questions during the course of the semester. I will keep a record.

See details in schedule.

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