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ESS Seismolunch: Erin Wirth (USGS) "TBA"

Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99073664234Meeting ID: 990 7366 4234 Passcode: 481520. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building (ATG). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99073664234. Campus room: 210. Accessibility Contact: sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Susan DeBari (she/her; Western Washington University) "Marine tephra records tell big stories - highly explosive volcanism in and rifting in paradise (the Hellenic Arc, Greece)"

Keywords: volcanology, IODP, tephra records Abstract: The Hellenic arc in Greece is the most active volcanic region in Europe, posing hazards that range from tephra fall to pyroclastic flows that travel across both the seafloor and the sea surface, and resulting tsunamis. The most famous eruption in the Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo (CSK) volcanic field within this arc is the 1600 BCE caldera-forming eruption of Santorini that buried a thriving Bronze Age city and caused widespread tsunamis. The most recent explosive eruption is the ~400-year-old eruption of neighboring Kolumbo volcano, but islands within the Santorini caldera have erupted as recently as 1950. The CSK volcanic field sits within an active submarine extensional basin whose sediments preserve the entire tephra record of the arc since its initiation. IODP Expedition 398 sampled this uninterrupted record of volcanism at twelve sites within the volcanic field, providing an unprecedented opportunity to develop a robust record of hazardous events for… 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, March 12, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 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, March 12, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

ESS Community Coffee and Games Drop-In

Join the ESS Community Committee for free hot drinks, snacks, puzzles, and games! Hang out for a few minutes, bring your lunch, and maybe even bring a friend. This event is hosted by the Earth and Space Sciences Community Committee to encourage departmental networking and community building. If you’re reading this, you’re invited! Location: JHN 141 When: Friday, March 13th, 2026, DROP-IN 11:00 am - 2:00 pm. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 141. Accessibility Contact: sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Not Specified. Friday, March 13, 2026, 11:00 AM – 2:00 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, March 13, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

Final Exam: Tamara Aranguiz

The Role of Climate and Erosion in Shaping Strike-Slip Fault Landscapes: Insights from the Extreme Hyperarid Atacama Desert Committee: Duvall (Chair) Lauer (GSR) Crowell Huntington Schmidt. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 026. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Monday, March 16, 2026, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.

ESS & PNSN Pi Day Celebration and Contest!

Join us for a special St Patrick's Pi Day hosted by ESS and PNSN! March 17 @ 1:30 pm in JHN 141! (We'll leave any possible leftovers out in JHN 141 until about 3:00 for folks who can't join at 1:30!) Bring a pie to share (and pie server if needed!)—we define pie broadly! Sweet, savory, homemade, store-bought, pastry or pizza! And given the timing of this year's celebration, feel free to bring any festive (green) treats to share! Don't forget about our annual contest and be prepared to vote! We will have coffee kindly provided by PNSN—but bring your own mug! We'll have plates/forks/napkins, and materials to label your pies and any potential allergens. See you then! Mouse & Noell. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 141. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Special Events. Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.

ESS Seismolunch: Fred Pollitz (USGS) "TBA"

Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99073664234Meeting ID: 990 7366 4234 Passcode: 481520. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building (ATG). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99073664234. Campus room: 210. Accessibility Contact: sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 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, March 20, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

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

Psychologists at Anglia 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, March 20, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

UW Earth and Space Sciences Mindlin Public Lecture: Dr. Chris Glein (Southwest Research Institute) "TBA"

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 102. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 6:30 PM – 7:30 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, April 3, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

ESS Faculty Meeting

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: https://washington.zoom.us/j/99910227880. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, April 3, 2026, 2:30 PM – 5:00 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, April 7, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Ching-Yao Lai (Stanford University) "Changing ice in a warming climate: a data-driven approach"

Keywords: Ice, cryosphere Abstract: One of the greatest uncertainties in sea-level rise projections arises from our incomplete understanding of how ice sheets would lose mass in a warming climate. In this talk, I will discuss two poorly understood aspects of ice dynamics. The first concerns how the melting of ice surfaces triggers ice-shelf collapse through hydrofracture, which caused the catastrophic disintegration of the Larsen B Ice Shelf. I will introduce a new approach that combines physics-based models and deep learning techniques to provide physical insights into the stability of ice fractures and predict the vulnerability of Antarctic ice shelves to atmospheric warming. In the second part of the talk, I will discuss the complex rheology of Antarctic Ice Shelves. The flow law of ice, i.e. ice rheology, directly governs the dynamics of ice shelves but is challenging to measure in the field. Here, with physics-informed deep learning and remote-sensing observations, we identify flow laws that differ… 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, April 9, 2026, 3:30 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, April 10, 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, April 17, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

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

Psychologists at Anglia 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, April 17, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Brady Foreman (Western Washington University) "Stratigraphic completeness and the fidelity of paleoclimatic and paleobiologic records"

Keywords: stratigraphy, alluvial systems, paleoclimate, taphonomy, Abstract: Time series of paleoclimatic and paleobiologic records are incomplete for several reasons. One key reason is the absence of preserved sediment within a stratigraphic column to host environmental proxies and fossils. To what extent do these gaps limit our ability to recover accurate rates, magnitudes, and frequencies of change? This presentation explores this problem in the context of nonmarine stratigraphy and illustrates a framework within which geologists can address the problem. 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, April 23, 2026, 3:30 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, April 24, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni (UCLA) "Unraveling the connection between mantle flow, lithospheric stress, faults, and river"

Keywords: geodynamics, faulting, lithospheric strength Abstract: The state of stress of the lithosphere affects, perhaps even controls, surface deformation. However, how much of the deformation reflects differences in the thickness and density of the crust and lithospheric mantle versus the forces exerted at the base of the lithosphere by the convecting mantle remains a topic of debate and controversy. In this study, we compare the directions of horizontal tectonic stresses, fault lines, and river flow patterns on a global scale to test whether and how deep stresses shape geomorphic features. We found that these three features generally show spatial correspondence. However, the degree of correspondence varies based on fault regime, the sources of stress, and the size of rivers. Extensional faults are primarily influenced by changes in lithospheric structure, whereas compressional faults require the additional stresses provided by mantle flow. We propose a metric on mantle influence based on our results,… 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, April 30, 2026, 3:30 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, May 1, 2026, 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/99910227880. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, May 1, 2026, 2:30 PM – 5:00 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, May 5, 2026, 4:00 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, May 8, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

ESS Departmental Awards and Scholarships Ceremony

Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Accessibility Contact: 206-543-1190. Event Types: Ceremonies. Friday, May 8, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Final Exam: Anna Ledeczi

Geophysical and geological perspectives on accretionary wedge evolution, splay faulting, and megathrust earthquake processes at the Cascadia subduction zone Committee: Tobin (Chair) Solomon (GSR) Watt Condit Mehra. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building (ATG). Campus room: ATG 210. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Alison Duvall (UW ESS) "TBD"

Keywords: TBD Abstract: TBD. 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, May 14, 2026, 3:30 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, May 15, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

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

Psychologists at Anglia 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, May 15, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Nick Zentner (Central Washington University) "TBD"

Keywords: TBD Abstract: TBD. 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, May 21, 2026, 3:30 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, May 22, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

ESS Main Office & Student Services Closing at NOON

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: 206-543-1190. Event Types: Not Specified. Friday, May 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

Department Closed for Holiday

Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: 206-543-1190. Event Types: Not Specified. Monday, May 25, 2026.

ESS Colloquium: Phillip Ruprecht (University of Nevada, Reno) "TBD"

Keywords: TBD Abstract: TBD. 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, May 28, 2026, 3:30 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, May 29, 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, June 2, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Scott Montgomery (UW Jackson School of International Studies) "TBD"

Keywords: TBD Abstract: TBD. 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, June 4, 2026, 3:30 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, June 5, 2026, 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/99910227880. Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, June 5, 2026, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM.