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
Featured
Apr
16
Professors Jie (Jackie) Li, Ralf J. Spatzier, and Nicholas A. Valentino, Collegiate Professorship Inaugural Lecture
4:00 PM
10th Floor
Weiser Hall
Upcoming
Mar
10
Andrés Felipe Gonzalez Duran Dissertation Defense
Application of mineral chemistry and petrochronology to unravel the timing and genesis of mineral deposits in the American Cordillera
11:00 AM
2540
1100 North University Building
Mar
13
Smith Lecture: Marina Suarez
Exploring the continental record of climate during the Early Cretaceous
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
Mar
18
Spencer Lecture Featuring Climate Science
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe
5:30 PM
1355
Leinweber LCSIB
Mar
20
Smith Lecture: Ashley Matheny
Detangling the influences of combined stressors reveals insights into plant function
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
Mar
27
Smith Lecture: Eric Roberts
The Wandering Falklands: A geological odyssey in the South Atlantic
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
