5th Annual Robert Read Distinguished Lecture Event

Join PBS-SEPM at the Petroleum Club of Midland on Thursday, April 8, 2027, for the 5th Annual Robert Read Distinguished Lecture Series

Benefiting PBS-SEPM Scholarships and Continuing Education

Life and Death by Impact: Ten Years After Expedition to Drill Chicxulub’s Peak Ring

Professor Sean Sandifer Gulick, University of Texas at Austin

BIO: Sean is interested in tectonic-climate interactions, the role of catastrophism in the geologic record and marine and planetary geophysical imaging at nested resolutions. Sean's current projects include tectonic and glacial interactions in Alaska, geohazards and margin evolution of subduction and transform faulting in Alaska, Sumatra, New Zealand, and Japan, and the geologic processes, environmental effects, and habitability of the Cretaceous-Paleogene Chicxulub meteor impact. Sean is co-director of the Center for Planetary Systems Habitability, an interdisciplinary research center located virtually at The University of Texas at Austin reporting to the Jackson School of Geosciences. The center collaborates across disciplines, schools, and borders to understand the planetary systems where life could evolve, and how to find them.

SCHEDULE:

6:00PM - Networking/Cocktail Hour

7:00PM - Dinner

7:45PM - Keynote Talk, Dr. Sean Gulick

Dress is business casual to business professional.

About Robert L. Read, Jr.

Robert L. Read, Jr. was a bright, young geologist who was tragically killed by a drunk driver in 2005. Robert was born in Houston, Texas, on June 19, 1980. After moving to Midland in 1987, he attended Midland Public Schools and graduated from Lee High School in 1998. He attended Midland College and graduated from UT-Permian Basin with a Bachelors of Science degree in Geology. He was employed by Unit Petroleum in Midland, Texas. He was an active member of the Permian Basin Section - SEPM, West Texas Geological Society, and the Gem & Mineral Society. At the time of his death, Robert was working on his Master's Degree and planned to continue with doctorate studies.

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The Robert L. Read, Jr., Distinguished Lecture Series was established by PBS-SEPM in 2009 to honor and memorialize the life, spirit, and contributions of the late Robert L. Read, Jr..

All proceeds will benefit the Permian Basin Section - SEPM, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation focused on promoting the science of geology through luncheons, core workshops, field trips, scholarships, and more. Sponsorships are tax deductible under IRS rules. Reach out to us for more information if you or your company would like to sponsor this event.

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