Earth Sciences Seminars Series

Thank you for your participation in our seminar series! Your attendance at the biweekly seminars is very much appreciated by the students and faculty of Earth Sciences. All seminars are open to the public.

Seminar takes place on Thursdays from 12:15-1:20 pm in the Byker Auditorium (CBB 3), unless otherwise noted. Please contact the department at earth@montana.edu with any questions.

Fall 2026 Schedule

Date	Speaker(s)	Topic / Title
8/27 Procrastinator	Earth Sciences Department	We Love Earth: Field Notes from Summer 2026
9/10 Byker Auditorium	Caden Howlett Assistant Professor of Geology, Department of Environmental Science, University of Montana Western	Crustal shortening and thickening along the western margin of the Americas: the MSU to the Andes
9/24 Byker Auditorium	Eqi Luo PhD Candidate, Earth Sciences, MSU	Through the lens of Earth observation to understand urban heat and deprivation in rapidly growing cities
10/8 Byker Auditorium	Daniel Bose PhD Candidate, Earth Sciences, MSU	Extreme Humid Heat: Past, Present, & Future
10/22 Byker Auditorium	Colin Shaw Assistant Research Professor and Research Development Specialist, MSU	Inside the NSF: The changing federal funding landscape
11/5 Hager Auditorium	Carl Churchhill Wall Street Journal and Woodwell Climate Research Center (Location Museum of the Rockies)	Mapping weather, climate, and land in modern journalism
11/19 Byker Auditorium	Yann Gavillot Research Scientist & Associate Professor, Montana Bureau of Mining and Geology	Hazards Analysis
12/3 Byker Auditorium	TBA

Spring 2026 Schedule

Date	Speaker(s)	Topic / Title
1/15 Byker Auditorium	Dave Mogk Professor Emeritus & Senior Research Professor, Department of Earth Sciences	MT Geoheritage
1/29 Byker Auditorium	Mike Kaplan, DRI Professor Emeritus, Division of Atmospheric Sciences	Multi-Scale Dynamics of an Extreme Atmosphere/Earth Interaction Event: The Sahara-Spain-Sahara Dust Storm of March 2022
2/12 Byker Auditorium	Andrea Gaughan Professor, Department of Geographic and Environmental Sciences	Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Systems: Integrating Land-Cover Dynamics and Modelin
2/26 Byker Auditorium	Rebekah Kennedy Earth Sciences Graduate Student	The Deep-Time Tectonic and Thermal History of Southwest Montana
3/12 Barnard 103	Dr. Demian Hommel Associate Professor of Teaching	Engagement at Scale: Building Curiosity, Community, and Meaningful Learning in Large Earth Science Classrooms
4/2 Byker Auditorium	Dr. Jörg Matschullat Dartmouth College	Soils and Water Bodies: Reacting to Amazon Biome and Land-Use Change
4/30 Byker Auditorium	Dr. Haviv Avrahami Digital Collections and Field Specialist Musuem of the Rockies	MOR/3D Paleontology

Please check back frequently for updates to the seminar schedule.

To request disability accommodation or inform us of special needs, please contact Drew Waters at awaters@montana.edu or 406-994-3331.