Njord seminar series Fall '23

We are thrilled to present you with this semester's Njord Seminar Series agenda featuring captivating speakers and a wide range of intriguing topics. You will find the program below, and please note that the talk titles will be continuously updated as we progress.

 All talks in the series this semester will be on Zoom on Fridays, for staff on campus we welcome you to join the seminar in room Kelvin. Most seminars will be at 2 PM CET, but because we have speakers from different time zones there can be some variations, so please check the schedule.

Below you can see the schedule. The seminars are 45 minutes or 30+10 minutes, with 10-15 minutes allocated for questions and discussion. 

Date and timeConfirmed speakerTitle of talkNjord-host
September 15th, 2PMÅke Fagereng, Cardiff UniversityWhat controls the range of aseismic to seismic behavior on subduction plate interfaces?Francois Renard
September 22nd, 2PMBjørn Birnir, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)The near integrability of the water wave equations.Luiza Angheluta-Bauer
September 29th, 3PM Njord talks by
Richard Ho,
Paula Reis,
Syadhisy Dhanapal

Richard Ho: Minimal model of Gastruloid Elongation.

Paula Reis: A model for slow drainage with film-flow effects in porous media.

Syadhisy Dhanapal: Under Stress.

Njord Seminar 
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October 13th, 2PMLuca Menegon, Njord UiO Transient high stresses during the earthquake cycle in the lower crust and their preservation in the geological record.Francois Renard 
October 20th, 2PM Alice Macente, University of LeedsEvolving porosity and permeability at the microscale: a case-study on reversing pore-filling mechanisms in basalts using X-Ray Computed Tomography. Luca Menegon
October 27th, 3PM Federico Agliardi, University of Milano - BicoccaModeling the processes underlying large creeping rock slope failures.Andreas G. Aspaas
November 3rd, 3PMThorsten Becker, University of Texas

Cross-scale models of subduction and megathrust dynamics.

John Aiken
November 10th, 3:30PMJ. S. Wettlaufer, YaleFilms shape the world.
 
Francois Renard
November 17th, 3PMDavid Marsan, ISTerre, CNRS, Université de SavoieSmall earthquakes as indirect measures of slow slip.Francois Renard
November 24th, 3PMMogens Jensen, Niels Bohr Institute, University of CopenhagenDNA repair, Droplet Formation and Chaos in Cells.Francois Renard

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Published Sep. 5, 2023 9:43 AM - Last modified Jan. 12, 2026 11:50 AM