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
Oct
23
Smith Lecture: Petrological Modeling of Subduction of the Oceanic Crust: Insights into Slab Dehydration and Melting
David Hernandez Uribe, University of Michigan
3:30 PM
Off Campus Location
Oct
30
Smith Lecture: Probing Surface-Interior Mass Exchange in the Earth Using Nitrogen
Ananya Mallik, University of Arizona
3:30 PM
Off Campus Location
Nov
06
Rob Van der Voo Lecture: Some Observations on the Evolution of the Earth System: Plate Tectonics, Paleogeography, Paleoclimate, and Paleobiogeography
Chris Scotese, Northwestern
3:30 PM
Off Campus Location
Nov
13
Smith Lecture
Thomas Lecocq, Royal Observatory of Belgium
1:30 PM
Off Campus Location
Nov
20
Smith Lecture: Extreme Rain-Snow Elevation Changes during California Storms, and My STEM Journey
Tashiana C. Osborne, University of California San Diego
3:30 PM
Off Campus Location
Dec
04
Smith Lecture: Evaluation of Terrestrial Water and Energy Budget Components over the St. Lawrence River Basin
Yiwen Mei, University of Michigan
3:30 PM
Off Campus Location
