Fall 2026 Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium Series

Aug 21, 2026 - 02:00pm

Fall 2026 EPS Departmental Introductions

Dr. Joe Galewsky (Department Chair) , University of New Mexico

Aug 28, 2026 - 02:00pm

"Wax On, Wax Off: Simulating Lava Flow Emplacement in the Lab"

Dr. Sean Peters , Middlebury College

Sep 04, 2026 - 02:00pm

"Clay Mineral Formation and Impacts on the Global Carbon Cycle"

Dr. Evan Ramos , University of Pittsburgh

Sep 11, 2026 - 02:00pm

"Plankton Recovery after the K-Pg Mass Extinction"

Dr. Chris Lowery , University of Texas at Austin

Sep 18, 2026 - 02:00pm

"Hydrothermal Circulation in Crust Approaching the Cascadia Subduction Zone"

Dr. Glenn Spinelli , New Mexico Tech

Sep 25, 2026 - 02:00pm

"Thermoelastic Properties of MgO up to Earth's Core Conditions"

Dr. Hannah Bausch , Sandia National Lab

Oct 02, 2026 - 02:00pm

"From Viral Seed Banks to Active Infection: Resolving Soil Virus Dynamics with SIP-enabled Meta-omics"

Dr. Gary Trubl , Los Alamos National Lab

Oct 23, 2026 - 02:00pm

Northrop Distinguished Lecture

Dr. Mary Droser , University of California Riverside

Oct 30, 2026 - 02:00pm

"Diurnal microbial carbon cycling: How a short time-scale process can impact geological isotope records"

Dr. Lizzy Trower , University of Colorado Boulder

Nov 06, 2026 - 02:00pm

"Inside the Water Towers - Mountain Aquifer Hydrogeology"

Dr. Payton Gardner , University of Montana

Nov 13, 2026 - 02:00pm

"Intersection of Karst and Society"

Dr. Angel Garcia , James Madison University

Nov 20, 2026 - 02:00pm

"Mantle Sources and Thermal Histories of Lunar Magmas"

Dr. Kelsey Prissel , Purdue University