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
Nov
30
Van der Voo Lecture: Paleomagnetic Insights on Long-term Evolution of the Core, Mantle, and Surface Environment
David Evans, Yale
3:30 PM
Room 1528 -
1100 North University Building
Dec
07
Smith Lecture: Testing UV-B Radiation as a Proposed Driver of the End-Permian Biotic Crisis
Cindy Looy, Berkeley
3:30 PM
Room 1528 -
1100 North University Building
Dec
12
American Geophysical Union Alumni Reception
6:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Jan
04
Smith Lecture
3:30 PM
Room 1528 -
1100 North University Building
Jan
11
Smith Lecture: Southern California Earthquake Center and the Science of Earthquake Forecasts
John Vidale, University of Southern California, Director of Southern California Earthquake Center
3:30 PM
Room 1528 -
1100 North University Building
Jan
18
Smith Lecture: The Geologic History of Seawater δ18O
Itay Halevy, Weizmann Institute of Science
3:30 PM
Room 1528 -
1100 North University Building
