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...

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...

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...

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...

Delighted to announce a new monthly seminar series - Seafloor Explorer - dedicated to research on ocean tectonic settings. Website: seafloor-explorer.github.io