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
Jan
24
Van der Voo Lecture: Paleo/Geomagnetism and Geobiology: Case Studies from the Ediacaran and Jurassic
Joseph Meert, University of Florida
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
Jan
31
Smith Lecture: Formation of Multiring Basins
Brandon Johnson, Purdue
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
Feb
07
Smith Lecture: Tectonics, Climate, and Topography: A View from the Greater Caucasus
Adam M. Forte, Louisiana State University
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
Feb
14
Smith Lecture: Weathering and Soil Development in the Earliest Land Plant Biospheres
Ria L Mitchell, Swansea University
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
Feb
21
Smith Lecture: The Earth’s Hidden Ocean
Steven Jacobsen, Northwestern University
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
Mar
13
Smith Lecture
Katharine Huntington, University of Washington
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
