Fall 2024 Schedule

Date

Speaker(s)

Topic
8/22 Dr. Eric Sproles,
Associate Professors in Earth Sciences,
Montana State University		 Seminar Expectations and Guidlines for Graduate Students 
8/29 Eric Sproles, Beth Nelson, Madison Myers, Andy Zimmer and Cascade Tuholske, Drew Laskowski, Julia Haggerty, Sarah Church 
Professors & instructors in Earth Sciences,
Montana State University		 What We Did Over the Summer
9/5

Ben Williamson,
Mountains and Plains Thriving Community Collaborative,
Montana State University

 Advancing Environmental Justice through Technical Assistance at MSU's New Center: MaPTCC
9/12 Dr. Joel Harper
Department of Geosciences,
University of Montana		 How Will Meltwater Infiltration In Snow Transform The Greenland Ice Sheet?
9/19 Dr. Aníbal Pauchard
Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity,
Universidad de Concepción		 Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) invasive species assessment: scientific and policy outcomes
9/26

Dr. Gene Humphreys
Department of Earth Sciences,
University of Oregon

 100 Million Years of Suduction an dthe Making of the Western U.S.
10/3 Dr. Dale Greenwalt,
Smithsonian Institute		 The Middle Eocene Kishenehn Formation: An unsung fossil site in Northwestern Montana
10/10 Dr. Madison Stevens
Department of Earth Sciences,
Montana State University		 Towards human-bison coexistence in working landscapes: Lessons from the Blackfoot-led Iinnii Initiative 
10/17 Dr. Nina Brooks
Department of Global Health,
Boston University 		 Reducing Emissions and Air Pollution from the Informal Sector: Evidence From Bangladesh
10/24 Dr. David McWethy
Department of Earth Sciences,
Montana State University		 Re-igniting the research fire: Dave's Sabbatical 
10/31 Andrew Mullen,
Woodwell Climate Research Center		 Coupling Remote Sensing with a Process Model for the Simulation of Rangeland Carbon Dynamics
11/7 Pat Druckenmiller
Department of Geosciences,
University of Alaska Fairbanks		 Denali Dinosaurs: documenting a rich trace fossil record from the
Cretaceous Cantwell Formation of central Alaska
11/14 - GIS Day

Lee Pera,
Building Beyond

 TBA

11/21

Betsy Taylor, Maria Bareli, Shannon McNeeley,
LiKEN & Pacific Institute 

Water and Climate Equity in Rural Water Systems in the United States
11/28 - Fall Break! NONE NONE
12/5 AGU Practice Talks  

Please check back frequently for updates to the seminar schedule.

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