The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences hosts several public events throughout the year. These may be found at the U-M events page and the department website.
Smith Lectures
Throughout the Fall and Winter terms, the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences hosts the William T. Smith Lecture Series which 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.
Ermine Cowles Case Memorial Lecture
This annual lecture, named in honor of the late Collegiate Professor of Paleontology Ermine Cowles Case, is hosted by the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology each spring.
Events
Jan
23
Van der Voo Lecture: David Evans
Finding Supercontinents in the Abyss of Time
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
Jan
30
Smith Lecture: Tammo Reichgelt
Global Greening During the Cenozoic: Fossil evidence for terrestrial biosphere expansion in ancient greenhouse worlds
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
Mar
18
Spencer Lecture Featuring Climate Science
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe
5:30 PM
1355
Leinweber LCSIB
