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ESS Main Office & Student Services Closing at noon

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Not Specified. Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Department Closed for Holiday

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: essfrontdesk@uw.edu. Event Types: Not Specified. Thursday, November 27, 2025.

Department Closed for Holiday

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: essfrontdesk@uw.edu. Event Types: Not Specified. Friday, November 28, 2025.

UW Astrobiology Colloquium - Dr. Bruce Jakosky (Colorado, ESS Affiliate Professor) "Planetary habitability and the search for life elsewhere"

If you missed ESS Affiliate Professor Dr. Bruce Jakosky's ESS Colloquium at the beginning of the Autumn Quarter, catch another talk on December 2 through the UW Astrobiology Colloquium.  UWAB has resumed live streaming of the UWAB Colloquium presentations. To access the livestream, use the following link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/92304420111  If you would like to be notified about upcoming events in UWAB, you can request to be added to our events mailing list. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Physics / Astronomy Building (PAB). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/92304420111. Campus room: C520. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

ESS Community Silent Book Club

Come read with us just for the joy of it! While not an official chapter, we join fellow book-lovers in a global community of Silent Book Club Members! Unlike traditional book clubs, there's no assigned reading, deadlines, pre-selected materials, or pressure! We meet once a month on the first Tuesday (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in JHN 141. The meeting structure is: 15 mins of optional socialization and settling in (make yourself a cup of tea!) 1 hour of silent reading 15 mins of optional chatting Students, staff, faculty, postdocs, and community members are all welcome! Bring a drink, a book, and a friend! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Not Specified. Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.

ESS Pre-Colloquium Refreshments

Join us for pre-colloquium refreshments in the ESS Common Room (JHN 141)! Drop by before the colloquium to enjoy light snacks, tea, and hot water for your favorite brew. It's a great chance to connect with colleagues and this week's speaker before heading over together for the talk. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 141. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Thursday, December 4, 2025, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Hannah Shamloo (Central Washington University) "Timing is Everything:
Pre-eruptive magmatic processes and timescales for 
Mount Baker volcanism, Cascades USA"

Keywords: igneous petrology, volcanology, geochemistry Abstract: Volcanic eruptions are some of the Earth’s most devastating hazards. Specifically, the timing between volcanic unrest and an eruption is difficult to forecast, requiring a thorough understanding of the magmatic plumbing system beneath a volcano. A magma’s crystal cargo directly records the thermophysical storage conditions of the magma prior to eruption. Specifically, chemical zoning that forms during crystal growth with changing magmatic conditions can record a magma’s history, akin to rings of a tree. In the last two decades, improvements in experimental petrology and analytical instruments have led to the technique of diffusion chronometry becoming widespread. In this talk, I will demonstrate the power of combining petrologic methods (mineral geochemistry, thermobarometry, textural analysis) with diffusion chronometry for the reconstruction of the pre-eruptive histories of magmas. Specifically, Kulshan (Mount Baker) in Washington state is an… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 075. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Thursday, December 4, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.hannahshamloo.com.

ESS Community Liquefaction Social

Come and enjoy beer and non-alcoholic beverages while you chat with your friends and colleagues in an informal setting! Hope to see you there! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Liquefaction Committee. Event Types: Special Events. Thursday, December 4, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, December 5, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

ESS Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/91932663741. Campus room: 026. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, December 5, 2025, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

ESS & GeoClub Winter Party

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 170. Accessibility Contact: sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Friday, December 5, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

MS Exam: Pete Wynn

Committee: Teng (Chair) Condit Nelson. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 011. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Monday, December 8, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

General Exam: Sophia Johnson

Committee Members: Condit (Chair) Solomon (GSR) Ibanez-Mejia Muth Bergantz Teng. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 127. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

MS Exam: Daniel Otto

Committee: Roe Shapero. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, December 12, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

AGU 2025 Community Happy Hour

Interim Dean Joel Thornton invites you to celebrate with the UW College of the Environment community at the American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Join us for a lively gathering to toast the outstanding achievements of our scientists. Enjoy good company, tasty bites, and a relaxed atmosphere among friends and colleagues. Invitation only. 21 and over. Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 4:00 PM. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, Room Strand 12A. For more info visit events.uw.edu.

ESS Main Office & Student Services Closing at noon

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Not Specified. Wednesday, December 24, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Department Closed for Holiday

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: essfrontdesk@uw.edu. Event Types: Not Specified. Thursday, December 25, 2025.

ESS Main Office & Student Services Closing at NOON

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: 206-543-1190. Event Types: Not Specified. Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Department Closed for Holiday

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: essfrontdesk@uw.edu. Event Types: Not Specified. Thursday, January 1, 2026.

ESS Community Silent Book Club

Come read with us just for the joy of it! While not an official chapter, we join fellow book-lovers in a global community of Silent Book Club Members! Unlike traditional book clubs, there's no assigned reading, deadlines, pre-selected materials, or pressure! We meet once a month on the first Tuesday (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in JHN 141. The meeting structure is: 15 mins of optional socialization and settling in (make yourself a cup of tea!) 1 hour of silent reading 15 mins of optional chatting Students, staff, faculty, postdocs, and community members are all welcome! Bring a drink, a book, and a friend! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Not Specified. Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.

ESS Community Liquefaction Social

Come and enjoy beer and non-alcoholic beverages while you chat with your friends and colleagues in an informal setting! Hope to see you there! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Liquefaction Committee. Event Types: Special Events. Thursday, January 8, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, January 9, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

ESS Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, January 9, 2026, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

Community E.S.S (Engaged Social Stitching) and Crafts!

Psychologists at Angila Ruskin University in Cambridge published a study in August 2024 which provides strong support for the positive wellbeing benefits of engaging in arts and crafting!  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1417997/full All ESS community members (staff, grad & undergrad students, faculty, postdocs) are welcome to join for an arts and craft hour on the third Friday of the month! Bring your preferred craft/coloring/art project/homework/written correspondence/novel...whatever you'd like! and come hang out! Community E.S.S (Engaging Social Stitching) and crafts!  Third Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) @ 2pm JHN 141. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Not Specified. Friday, January 16, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

Department Closed for Holiday

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: 206-543-1190. Event Types: Not Specified. Monday, January 19, 2026.

ESS Community Liquefaction Social

Come and enjoy beer and non-alcoholic beverages while you chat with your friends and colleagues in an informal setting! Hope to see you there! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Liquefaction Committee. Event Types: Special Events. Thursday, January 22, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, January 23, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, January 30, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

ESS Community Silent Book Club

Come read with us just for the joy of it! While not an official chapter, we join fellow book-lovers in a global community of Silent Book Club Members! Unlike traditional book clubs, there's no assigned reading, deadlines, pre-selected materials, or pressure! We meet once a month on the first Tuesday (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in JHN 141. The meeting structure is: 15 mins of optional socialization and settling in (make yourself a cup of tea!) 1 hour of silent reading 15 mins of optional chatting Students, staff, faculty, postdocs, and community members are all welcome! Bring a drink, a book, and a friend! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Not Specified. Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.

ESS Community Liquefaction Social

Come and enjoy beer and non-alcoholic beverages while you chat with your friends and colleagues in an informal setting! Hope to see you there! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Liquefaction Committee. Event Types: Special Events. Thursday, February 5, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, February 6, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

ESS Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, February 6, 2026, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, February 13, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

Department Closed for Holiday

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: 206-543-1190. Event Types: Not Specified. Monday, February 16, 2026.

ESS Community Liquefaction Social

Come and enjoy beer and non-alcoholic beverages while you chat with your friends and colleagues in an informal setting! Hope to see you there! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Liquefaction Committee. Event Types: Special Events. Thursday, February 19, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Weekly Department Lunch Break in JHN 141!

Drop-in and bring your lunch on Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) in the department community room! Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, February 20, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

Community E.S.S (Engaged Social Stitching) and Crafts!

Psychologists at Angila Ruskin University in Cambridge published a study in August 2024 which provides strong support for the positive wellbeing benefits of engaging in arts and crafting!  https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1417997/full All ESS community members (staff, grad & undergrad students, faculty, postdocs) are welcome to join for an arts and craft hour on the third Friday of the month! Bring your preferred craft/coloring/art project/homework/written correspondence/novel...whatever you'd like! and come hang out! Community E.S.S (Engaging Social Stitching) and crafts!  Third Fridays (except holidays and quarter breaks!) @ 2pm JHN 141. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Not Specified. Friday, February 20, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.