Invited Talk----------------------------Speaker: Prof. Jih-Pai LinNanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Science Title: Exceptionally Preserved Fossils and Faunal Evolution During the Cambrian-Ordovician Transition Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Friday, Apr 11st, 2014Location: Room 213, Department of GeosciencesColloquium chair: Prof. Wen-Shan Chen

Invited Talk----------------------------Speaker: Tai-Lin Tseng Title: Crustal Stress Variation and its Implications from Earthquake Studies in Southern Taiwan and the Caucasus Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 8th, 2014Location: Room 213, Department of GeosciencesColloquium chair: Prof. Sheng-Rong Song

Invited Talk----------------------------Speaker: Dr. E-Chien FooAdjunct Associate Professor, National Central UniversityConsultant, CPC Corporation, Taiwan Title: The application of 4D seismics Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Friday, Mar 28th, 2014Location: Room 213, Department of GeosciencesColloquium chair: Prof. Tai-Lin Tseng

Invited Talk----------------------------Speaker: Igor AleksandrovFar East Geological Institute Title: The Sergeevsky terrain of the Russian Far East: dismembered ophiolite or continent crust? Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Friday, Mar 21st, 2014Location: Room 213, Department of GeosciencesColloquium chair: Prof. Bor-Ming Jahn

Invited Talk----------------------------Speaker: Prof. John WakabayashiCalifornia State University, Fresno, California, USA Title: The lack of subduction channels and the architecture of subduction complexes: A perspective from the Franciscan Complex, California Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Friday, Mar 21st, 2014Location: Room 213, Department of GeosciencesColloquium chair: Prof. Bor-Ming Jahn

Invited Talk----------------------------Speaker: Prof. Luther StrayerDepartment of Earth & Environmental Sciences, California State University East Bay, USA Title: Quantitative testing of critical-taper wedge theory with distinct-element modeling and role of dynamics in controlling wedge tapers Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Friday, Mar 21st, 2014Location: Room 213, Department of GeosciencesColloquium chair: Prof. John Suppe

Invited Talk----------------------------Speaker: Prof. Yasuhiro YamadaDepartment of Earth Resources Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan Title: Fluctuation of faulting in thrust wedges: insights from analog experiments and numerical simulations Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Friday, Mar 21st, 2014Location: Room 213, Department of GeosciencesColloquium chair: Dr. Jonny Wu

Invited Talk----------------------------Speaker: Igor AleksandrovFar East Geological Institute Title: Geochemistry and metamorphic age of UHT granulites of the Sivakan- Tok block, Siberian Craton Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Monday, Mar 17th, 2014Location: Room 213, Department of GeosciencesColloquium chair: Prof. Bor-Ming Jahn

Invited Talk----------------------------Speaker: Li-Wei Kuo Title: Inferring earthquake source parameters by evidence of natural and artificial fault rock record (in Chinese) Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Mar 18th, 2014Location: Room 213, Department of GeosciencesColloquium chair: Prof. Sheng-Rong Song

Invited Talk----------------------------Speaker: Prof. Victor TsaiCalifornia Institute of Technology Title: Using Ambient Noise Correlations for Studying Site Response Time: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Mar 18th, 2014Location: Room 403, Global Change CenterColloquium chair: Prof. Yih-Min Wu