Seafloor Explorer Seminar Series
Dedicated to promote research on marine tectonic settings, across disciplines including but not limited to geology, geophysics, geochemistry, and marine geosciences. https://seafloor-explorer.github.io
- Seminar 7 recording: McKenzie Carlson (U. Texas at Austin, USA) on using boreholes to detect slip events in the Hikurangi subduction www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8Mm...
- Seminar 7 recording: Eduardo Contreras-Reyes (U. Chile, Chile) on how the Juan Fernández Ridge interacts with the South American subduction zone www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo4b...
- Seminar 7 recording: Shawn Wei (Michigan State U., USA) on how the seismic substructure links with volcanic centres in the Alaska Peninsula 🌋 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl9z...
- The recordings of our last seminar on "7. Geophysical imagining of subduction zone structure and dynamics" are now online! seafloor-explorer.github.io/seafloor/sem...
- 1st Seafloor Explorer seminar of 2026: "Geophysical imagining of subduction zone structure and dynamics" (Jan 13, 3pm GMT). Speakers:✨ * Shawn Wei (Michigan State U.) * Eduardo Contreras-Reyes (U. Chile) * McKenzie Carlson (UT Austin) Details and registration: seafloor-explorer.github.io
- 1st Seafloor Explorer seminar of 2026: "Geophysical imagining of subduction zone structure and dynamics" (Jan 13, 3pm GMT). Speakers:✨ * Shawn Wei (Michigan State U.) * Eduardo Contreras-Reyes (U. Chile) * McKenzie Carlson (UT Austin) Details and registration: seafloor-explorer.github.io
- Seminar 6 recording: Hasbi Shiddiqi (KAUST, SA) on mapping incipient transform faulting in the Zabargad Fracture Zone, Northern Red Sea www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBXA...
- Seminar 6 recording: Lars Rüpke (GEOMAR, DE) on how faults, magma, and fluids shape the Oceanographer transform fault www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO1t...
- Seminar 6 recording: Jessica Warren (U. Delaware, US) on how geology impacts creep at oceanic transform faults www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQeu...
- The recordings of our last seminar on "Transform faults as non-conservative plate boundaries" are now online! seafloor-explorer.github.io/seafloor/sem...
- Join us tomorrow for the November seminar entitled "6. Transform faults as non-conservative plate boundaries" (Nov 18, 3pm GMT). Speakers:✨ * Jessica Warren (U. Delaware, US) * Lars Rüpke (GEOMAR, DE) * Hasbi Shiddiqi (KAUST, SA) Details and registration: seafloor-explorer.github.io/seafloor/sem...
- Join us tomorrow for the November seminar entitled "6. Transform faults as non-conservative plate boundaries" (Nov 18, 3pm GMT). Speakers:✨ * Jessica Warren (U. Delaware, US) * Lars Rüpke (GEOMAR, DE) * Hasbi Shiddiqi (KAUST, SA) Details and registration: seafloor-explorer.github.io/seafloor/sem...
- Seminar 5 recording: Nicholas Harmon (WHOI, US) presenting new geophysical imaging of melt and fluid pathways in the Lesser Antilles subduction. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEYt...
- Seminar 5 recording: Jenny Collier (Imperial College London, UK) showing how the incoming plate in the Lesser Antilles subduction might be wetter (in places) than previously thought. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjWL...
- Seminar 5 recording: Frauke Klingelhoefer (IFREMER, FR) presenting first results from the Manta-Ray cruise in the Lesser Antilles www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6LN...
- Reminder for this month's seminar happening today at 3pm UK time on the Lesser Antilles subduction zone! Zoom registration link available on the website.
- Join our next seminar entitled "5. Expedition reports - Caribbean/Americas" scheduled for Tuesday next week (Oct 14, 3pm UK time). ✨Speakers: * Frauke Klingelhoefer (IFREMER, FR) * Jenny Collier (Imperial, UK) * Nicholas Harmon (WHOI, US) seafloor-explorer.github.io/seafloor/sem...
- Join our next seminar entitled "5. Expedition reports - Caribbean/Americas" scheduled for Tuesday next week (Oct 14, 3pm UK time). ✨Speakers: * Frauke Klingelhoefer (IFREMER, FR) * Jenny Collier (Imperial, UK) * Nicholas Harmon (WHOI, US) seafloor-explorer.github.io/seafloor/sem...
- Stay tuned with the Seafloor Explorer seminars, recordings and news by visiting our website or signing-up for our mailing list - we are preparing an exciting calendar! ✨ seafloor-explorer.github.io
- Seminar 4 recording: Afonso Loureiro (ARDITI, PT) on probing the seafloor with distributed sensors 🌐https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRbrIfVyCSc&t=3s
- Seminar 4 recording: James Lindsey (Güralp, UK) on using SMART cables for offshore seafloor monitoring 🌐 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mquh...
- Tuesday next week (Sep 16, 3pm UK time), we are hosting a new seminar entitled "4. Submarine fibre cable sensing". Speakers: * Giuseppe Marra (NPL, UK), * James Lindsey (Güralp, UK), * Afonso Loureiro (ARDITI, PT). Details and registration: seafloor-explorer.github.io/seafloor/sem...
- Seminar 3 recording: Seb Watt (U. Birmingham, UK) on hazards due to collapsing volcano flanks 🌋 www.youtube.com/watch?v=a32b...
- Seminar 3 recording: @mikeaclare.bsky.social (NOC, UK) on offshore hazards caused by lahars 🌋🌧️ entering the ocean. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDVe...
- Join us online today at 3pm UK time for another Seafloor Explorer seminar on "Submarine hazards". Speakers: * Mike Clare (NOC, UK) * Erin Wirth (USGS, US) * Sebastian Watt (U. Birmingham, UK) More details on the website! ⭐
- Tuesday next week (Aug 19, 3pm UK), we are hosting the third seminar entitled "Submarine hazards: earthquakes, eruptions, landslides".🌋🌊 Speakers: Mike Clare (NOC, UK), Erin Wirth (USGS, US), Sebastian Watt (U. Birmingham, UK). Details and registration: seafloor-explorer.github.io/seafloor/sem...
- Tuesday next week (Aug 19, 3pm UK), we are hosting the third seminar entitled "Submarine hazards: earthquakes, eruptions, landslides".🌋🌊 Speakers: Mike Clare (NOC, UK), Erin Wirth (USGS, US), Sebastian Watt (U. Birmingham, UK). Details and registration: seafloor-explorer.github.io/seafloor/sem...
- Zhikai Wang (U. Southampton, UK / IPGP, FR) with insights into the structure and accretion of oceanic crust www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6_8...
- Milena Marjanovic (IPGP, FR) on using seismic imaging to map magma bodies at the mid-ocean ridge axis www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuYS...
- Jean-Arthur Olive (@jaodynamics.bsky.social CNRS, FR) on the interaction between diking and faulting at mid-ocean ridges www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuRO...
- Talks from last week's seminar "2. Melt pathways at mid-ocean ridges" are now online and can be watched here seafloor-explorer.github.io/seafloor/sem...
- Excited to announce the next seminar entitled “2. Melt pathways at mid-ocean ridges” on July 15, 2025, 3pm UK time. Speakers: Jean-Arthur Olive (CNRS, FR), Milena Marjanovic (IPGP, FR) and Zhikai Wang (U. Southampton, UK). Details and registration: seafloor-explorer.github.io/seafloor/sem...
- Jens Karstens (GEOMAR, Germany) with insights on the recent seismic unrest in Santorini www.youtube.com/watch?v=Deyi...
- Michele Paulatto (Imperial College London) on seismic imaging of the area around Santorini www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxA1...
- Jonas Preine (WHOI, US) on using geophysical imagining and core samples to map an historical eruption in Santorini. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8a7...
- Missed the first Seafloor Explorer seminar on Expedition Reports from Santorini? See all the recordings here: seafloor-explorer.github.io/seafloor/sem...
- The first Seafloor Explorer seminar on June 17th, 15.00 BST, will cover “Recent expedition reports from Santorini”. Speakers: Jonas Preine (WHOI, US), Michele Paulette (Imperial College London, UK) and Jens Karstens (GEOMAR, DE). Registration info: seafloor-explorer.github.io/seafloor/sem...
- The first Seafloor Explorer seminar on June 17th, 15.00 BST, will cover “Recent expedition reports from Santorini”. Speakers: Jonas Preine (WHOI, US), Michele Paulette (Imperial College London, UK) and Jens Karstens (GEOMAR, DE). Registration info: seafloor-explorer.github.io/seafloor/sem...
- Delighted to announce a new monthly seminar series - Seafloor Explorer - dedicated to research on ocean tectonic settings. Website: seafloor-explorer.github.io
