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
Mar
12
Geobiology Seminar
Cory Lab Science Talk
12:00 PM
2540
1100 North University Building
Mar
14
Smith Lecture - Patricia Persaud, University of Arizona
Building Seismic Resilience in Urban Environments
3:30 PM
Mar
17
Cecilia Howard Dissertation Defense
Unraveling Records of Time and Environment in Microbial Ecosystems from the Archean to Today
2:30 PM
2540
1100 North University Building
Mar
21
Smith Lecture - Kristin Bergmann, MIT
Reconstructing Ice Volume and Temperature across pre-Cenozoic Ice Ages
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
Mar
28
Smith Lecture - Barbara Spiecker, University of New Hampshire
From Tides to Transformation: Connecting Marine Ecology to Community Action
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
Apr
04
Smith Lecture - Brian Atkinson, University of Kansas
Exceptionally preserved plants illuminates critical ecosystem transitions during the Cretaceous.
3:30 PM
1528
1100 North University Building
