Each seminar features an invited speaker followed by a discussion moderated by a WHOI scientist. Moderators are encouraged to present synoptic material of their own relevant research.
| SES # | SPEAKER(S) | TOPICS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Neil Ribe /Dr. Peter Kelemen | Scenes in the Life of a Mantle Plume |
| 2 | Dr. Bill White / Dr. Mark Kurz | Origin and Evolution of the Galapagos Plateau |
| 3 | Dr. Guust Nolet / Dr. Aibing Li | Seismic Tomography of the Iceland Plume |
| 4 | Dr. Jean Guy Schilling / Dr. Stan Hart | Basic Geochemical Aspects of Plume - Ridge Interactions |
| 5 | Dr. Doug Wilson / Dr. Pablo Canales | Plate Motions and Spreading Ridge Evolution Near the Galapagos Hotspot |
| 6 | Dr. David Bercovici / Dr. Greg Hirth | Dynamics of Plumes and Hotspots |
| 7 | Dr. Garrett Ito / Dr. Jian Lin | Evolution and Dynamics of the Iceland Hotspot in the North Atlantic |
| 8 | Dr. Peter Kelemen / Dr. Ken Sims | Mantle Heterogeneity in the North Atlantic |
| 9 | Dr. Bill Menke / Dr. Rob Sohn | Magmatic Structure of Axial Volcano, Juan de Fuca Ridge |
| 10 | Dr. Yang Shen / Dr. Bob Detrick | Iceland Plume: Blowing in the Wind? |
| 11 | Dr. Mike Perfit / Dr. Ken Sims | Insights into Ridge-Hotspot Interaction on the Juan de Fuca Ridge: Geochemical Investigations of Axial Seamount and Adjacent Rift Zones |
| 12 | Dr. Dennis Geist / Dr. Henry Dick | Plumes at Plate Boundaries (When Bad Things Happen to Good Plumes) |
| 13 | Dr. Katrina Edwards / Dr. Susan Humphris | Chemolithoautotrophic Extremophiles and Biogeography of Vent Biota |
| 14 | Dr. Jason Phipps-Morgan / Dr. Jack Whitehead | Origination Depth of Mantle Plumes |
| Field Trip to Yellowstone |