Invited Talk------------------------ Speaker:Prof. Masataka Ando (安藤雅孝)Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica Title:Seismotectonic setting of northern and central Japan. (in English) Time : 15:00 p.m. - 16:00 p.m., Monday, July 15th, 2013Location : Room 403, Global Change Research Center

Invited Talk---------------------------Speaker:Ms. Yi-Wei LiuPh.D. Student, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Michigan Title:Development and application of Boron isotopes in Arctica islandica: a potential geological pH indicator Time : 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Friday, June 28th, 2013Location : (Basement Auditorium of Geosciences Building)Room 213, Department of Geosciences

Invited Talk---------------------------Speaker:Prof. Han HsuAssistant Professor, Department of Physics, National Central University Title:Spin Crossover in the Earth's Lower Mantle (in English) Time : 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Friday, June 21th, 2013Location : Room 213, Department of Geosciences Colloquium chair: Prof. Tai-Lin Tseng

Speaker:Prof. Nelson EbyDepartment of Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Massachusetts, USA Title:Carbonatites to Granites - a comparison between the Monteregian Hills-White Mountain alkaline province and the Chilwa alkaline province Time : 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Friday, June 7th, 2013Location : Room 213, Department of Geosciences Colloquium chair:…

Speaker:Dr. Ban-Yuan KuoInstutute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica Title:The Taiwan-Ryukyu intersection: when the slab edge meets the continental plate Time : 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Friday, May 31th, 2013Location : Room 213, Department of Geosciences Colloquium chair: Prof. Shu-Huei Hung

Speaker:Dr. Lionel SiameAssociate Professor, CEREGE - OSU Pytheas, Aix-Marseille University, France [Visiting Associate Research Fellow, IES, Academia Sinica] Title:Morphogenesis, Active Tectonics and Cosmogenic Nuclides: Examples from Argentina, Iran and Taiwan. (in English) Time : 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 31th, 2013Location : Room 213, Department of Geosciences Colloquium…

Speaker:Prof. Hao Kuo-ChenAssistant Professor, Department of Earth Science & Graduate Institute of Geophysics, National Central University, Taiwan Title:The Crustal Structures of the Central Range of Taiwan revealed from Dense Seismic Arrays (in Chinese) Time : 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 28th, 2013Location : Room 213, Department of Geosciences

Invited Talk---------------------------Speaker:Prof. Hao Kuo-ChenAssistant Professor, Department of Earth Science & Graduate Institute of Geophysics, National Central University, TaiwanTitle:The Crustal Structures of the Central Range of Taiwan revealed from Dense Seismic Arrays (in Chinese)Time : 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 28th, 2013Location : Room 213, Department of Geosciences

Speaker:Prof. Shih-Nan ChenInstitute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University Title:The Dynamics of Sediment-Laden River Outflow on Sloping Continental Shelves (in Chinese) Time : 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Friday, May 10th, 2013Location : Room 213, Department of Geosciences Colloquium chair: Prof. Tai-Lin Tseng

Faculty Candidate Talk Speaker:Dr. Liang BiqingPostdoctoral Researcher, Academia Sinica, Institute of Earth Sciences Title:Carbon Biogeochemistry in Rock and Black Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Friday, Apr 19th, 2013 Location: Room 213, Department of Geosciences Colloquium chair: Prof. Li-Hung Lin