The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences hosts a number of public events throughout the year. These may be found at the U-M events page and on the Department web site.
Smith Lectures
Throughout the Fall and Winter terms, the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences hosts the William T. Smith Lecture Series that brings in distinguished speakers from other universities and research institutions. These lectures are financed by a generous gift from William T. Smith.
Dorr Lecture
The annual Dorr Lecture is Co-sponsored by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the Museum of Paleontology. The topic of the talk is in the field of Sedimentology and/or Paleontology. The event is funded by the John A. Dorr Jr. Memorial Scholarship fund.
Events
Sep
23
Alumni Reception-Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
6:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Sep
27
Multi
Conversations on Equity and Inclusion
Dr. Annmarie Eldering, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
12:00 PM
Sep
27
Smith Lecture: The Mechanics of Slow Earthquakes and Lab Earthquake Prediction
Chris Marone, Penn State
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
Oct
04
Smith Lecture: Mineral Hydration and Microbial Activity Within Subsurface Ultramafic Rocks
Alexis Templeton, University of Colorado, Boulder
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
Oct
11
Smith Lecture
Jonathan Godt, USGS
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
Oct
18
Smith Lecture: The Hominin Sites and Paleolakes Drilling Project (HSPDP): How lakebeds are reshaping our understanding of the environmental context of human origins
Andy Cohen, University of Arizona
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
