[E&E seminars] ESI News: Young Faculty Seminar Tomorrow @ 4pm in 48-316

[Kurt Sternlof]

Hi Everyone,

Just a friendly reminder not to miss EAPS Professor Tanja Bosak's talk tomorrow afternoon at 4 p.m. in the Parsons Lab, room 48-316 (poster attached).

Tanja will entertain us with her talk:

Growth geometry of modern and ancient photosynthetic biofilms
Stromatolites are laminated and lithified sedimentary structures often interpreted as Earth's oldest macroscopic fossils. But do ancient stromatolites actually record evidence of biological processes in their morphology? Professor Bosak will present experimental and theoretical evidence linking the biological and physical processes of modern photosynthetic biofilm technology to the macroscopic geometry and textural signatures of contemporary conical stromatolites. This mechanistic understanding of the biophysical processes governing growth geometry in modern stromatolites allows us to identify evidence of photosynthetic processes preserved in rocks from early Earth.

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Two things to clear up any confusion:


1.       A Social Hour/Reception with snacks will follow...so please come prepared to hang and chat for a bit.


2.       Any and everyone is welcome...so please feel free to distribute this email and the attached poster at your discretion.

Hope to see you there.

Cheers,

Kurt

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Kurt Sternlof, Ph.D.
Executive Director
MIT Earth System Initiative
617-253-6895
kurtster at mit.edu

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