Seminars
The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar series is a weekly hour-long seminar open to the public that involves invited speakers from other institutions. The '26-'27 seminar will be in-person with no remote option. If you would like information on the meeting location or have any additional questions please contact Emily Lacroix, the 2026-2027 seminar series organizer. If you would like to schedule a meeting with the guest speaker, contact the Faculty Host mentioned below next to each invited speaker.
Current Seminars
Fall 2026
All Seminars run from 1:10 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. and are held in Steele 006.
| Date | Speaker | Institution | Host(s) | Seminar Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/17/26 | Peter Neff | University of Minnesota | Erich Osterberg | |
| 9/24/26 | Christopher Horvat | Brown University | Mathieu Morlighem | |
| 10/1/26 | Ken Ridgway | Purdue University | Grad Students (Emma Rogers) | |
| 10/8/26 | Kate Maher | Stanford University | Meredith Kelly | |
| 10/15/26 | Matthew Weller | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Manar Al Asad | |
| 10/22/26 | Lee Kump | Penn State | Sarah Slotznick | |
| 10/29/26 | Kristy Tinto | Columbia University | Bob Hawley | |
| 11/5/26 | Victor Guevara | Amherst College | Justin Strauss | |
| 11/12/26 | Benjamin Cardenas | Penn State | Marisa Palucis |
9/17/26
Peter Neff
University of Minnesota
Erich Osterberg
9/24/26
Christopher Horvat
Brown University
Mathieu Morlighem
10/1/26
Ken Ridgway
Purdue University
Grad Students (Emma Rogers)
10/8/26
Kate Maher
Stanford University
Meredith Kelly
10/15/26
Matthew Weller
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Manar Al Asad
10/22/26
Lee Kump
Penn State
Sarah Slotznick
10/29/26
Kristy Tinto
Columbia University
Bob Hawley
11/5/26
Victor Guevara
Amherst College
Justin Strauss
11/12/26
Benjamin Cardenas
Penn State
Marisa Palucis
Recent Seminars
SPRING 2026
| Date | Speaker | Institution | Host(s) | Seminar Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/9/2026 | Bill McClelland | Dartmouth | Justin Strauss | The role of strike-slip faults in the tectonic evolution of the circum-Arctic region: Linking the Caledonides with the Cordillera |
| 4/16/2026 | Isla Castañeda | UMass Amhers | Meredith Kelly | Large temperature changes characterized mid-Pleistocene glacial-interglacial transitions in continental tropical Africa |
| 4/23/2026 | Edward Young | UCLA | Marisa Palucis | Stories Told by Ice, Real and Imagined: 15N15N in Ancient Ice Cores as a Proxy for Biological Nitrogen Cycling, and a Reimagining of Neptune and Uranus |
| 4/30/2026 | Sophie Nowicki | Univ. at Buffalo | Mathieu Morlighem | Committed to Change: Ice Sheets in an Uncertain Climate Future |
| 5/7/2026 | Seth Campbell | U Maine | Erich Osterberg | The Legacy and Future of the Juneau Icefield Research Program |
| 5/14/2026 | Andrea (Andi) Jilling | U South Carolina | Emily Lacroix | Fast-Cycling Mineral-Associated Organic Matter: Emerging Evidence and Unresolved Questions |
| 5/21/2025 | Emily Geyman | Caltech | Graduate students (Benjy) | Using meandering rivers to study the present and future carbon fluxes from Arctic landscapes. |
4/9/2026
Bill McClelland
Dartmouth
Justin Strauss
The role of strike-slip faults in the tectonic evolution of the circum-Arctic region: Linking the Caledonides with the Cordillera
4/16/2026
Isla Castañeda
UMass Amhers
Meredith Kelly
Large temperature changes characterized mid-Pleistocene glacial-interglacial transitions in continental tropical Africa
4/23/2026
Edward Young
UCLA
Marisa Palucis
Stories Told by Ice, Real and Imagined: 15N15N in Ancient Ice Cores as a Proxy for Biological Nitrogen Cycling, and a Reimagining of Neptune and Uranus
4/30/2026
Sophie Nowicki
Univ. at Buffalo
Mathieu Morlighem
Committed to Change: Ice Sheets in an Uncertain Climate Future
5/7/2026
Seth Campbell
U Maine
Erich Osterberg
The Legacy and Future of the Juneau Icefield Research Program
5/14/2026
Andrea (Andi) Jilling
U South Carolina
Emily Lacroix
Fast-Cycling Mineral-Associated Organic Matter: Emerging Evidence and Unresolved Questions
5/21/2025
Emily Geyman
Caltech
Graduate students (Benjy)
Using meandering rivers to study the present and future carbon fluxes from Arctic landscapes.