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ESS Seismolunch: Ashley Streig (Portland State University) "Paleoseismic investigations of Quaternary active faults in the forearc and backarc of the central Pacific Northwest"

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, February 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 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, February 19, 2026, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Greg Hirth (Brown University), "Rheology of the Interface between the Mantle Wedge and the Subducting Slab"

Keywords: Rock deformation, rheology, microstructure, subduction. 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, February 19, 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, February 20, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

ESS PetroLunch: Yisheng Zhang (Rice University), "Effects of sulfur on phase stability and melt generation in highly reduced planetary interiors"

If you would like to receive updates about Petrolunch and are not currently on our email list, please sign up here:  http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/petrolunch. We recommend signing up for the listserv in order to receive direct updates and communications in the event of last-minute cancellations. Petrolunch will be taking place on Fridays at 12:30 pm in the QRC (JHN 377) and are simultaneously broadcast online (https://washington.zoom.us/j/98791970331  Meeting ID: 987 9197 0331).  Abstract: TBA. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98791970331. Campus room: 377, QRC. Accessibility Contact: sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, February 20, 2026, 12:30 PM – 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, February 20, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Final Exam: Autum Downey

Molecular and thermodynamic controls on cell envelope reactivity of a deep-sea hyperthermophilic methanogen: Solute-specific mechanisms governing archaeal envelope chemistry and nutrient acquisition Committee: Gorman-Lewis (Chair) Gomez (GPC) Teng Mehra Morris. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Online Meeting Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/_eUTR_CibPY?si=_SNHm8SwknMK8T4v. Campus room: JHN 170. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

25 Years Since the Nisqually Earthquake: Are We Ready for the Next One?

Join us for this informative panel discussion and Q&A marking the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Nisqually earthquake—the last major earthquake in the Pacific Northwest. The M6.8 earthquake struck Western Washington on February 28, 2001, injuring several hundred people and causing billions of dollars of damage. A group of local earthquake experts from fields including seismology, earthquake engineering, public policy, and emergency management will discuss the Nisqually earthquake, its impacts on the region, and what we’ve learned about the earthquake hazards facing the Pacific Northwest since. Come learn more about important ongoing work to prepare our infrastructure, buildings, and communities for the next earthquake—and find out what still needs to be done to get ready for the big one. Address: Ethnic Cultural Theatre (ECT), UW; 3930 Brooklyn Avenue Northeast, Seattle, WA 98105 Speakers: Dr. Steve Malone, Director Emeritus, Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, UW , Dr. Harold Tobin, Washington State… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Ethnic Cultural Center Theatre (ICT). Accessibility Contact: Disability Services Office, dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.

ESS Seismolunch: Brendan Pratt (Pacific Northwest Seismic Network) "Seismology field work in Bhutan"

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, February 25, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Mindlin Public Lecture Refreshments

Please join us for refreshments at 5:30 p.m. before the ESS Mindlin Public Lecture with Dr. Chris Glein. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 141. Accessibility Contact: sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:15 PM.

Mindlin Public Lecture: Chris Glein (Southwest Research Institute) "Seafaring in Space: A Personal Voyage to Enceladus"

Please join us for a reception in JHN 141 at 5:30 pm for free pizza and drinks! Keywords: Planetary science, astrobiology, geochemistry, oceanography, glaciology Abstract: We look for life to better understand our place in the universe, to satisfy a yearning for the unknown, and to leave a legacy of embracing the biggest questions. Many worlds beckon us in the search for life. They include Mars, icy moons like Europa, and countless exoplanets. All are worthy of continued exploration. Today, I wish to share the story of a small moon of Saturn. Enceladus had flown under the radar until recently. It was indeed unknown for most of human history and essentially a dot until the Space Age. A fleeting flyby by Voyager 2 revealed an enigmatic surface, with regions that appeared to be unusually young. Some even suggested cryovolcanism. Through a time of austerity, NASA and ESA developed the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn. This was our first great expedition to the outer solar system of the 21st century. Cassini… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: 102. Accessibility Contact: sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM. For more info visit www.christopherglein.com.

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, February 26, 2026, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Chris Glein (Southwest Research Institute) "Bridging the Solar System-Exoplanets Divide: The Sub-Neptune Opportunity"

Keywords:Exoplanets, astronomy, cosmochemistry, volcanology, astrobiology Abstract: Exoplanets are the next frontier for planetary science. We are witnessing an incredible transition in the study of exoplanets, where they are shifting from a purely astronomical domain to a wider domain in which geoscientists can also contribute. We saw a similar transition near the beginning of the Space Age when the planets and moons of our solar system became worlds with complex histories that opened our eyes to broader manifestations of physics and chemistry. Each object is an experiment in planetary evolution. As of today, over 6000 confirmed exoplanets have been found. In this talk, I will focus on volatile-rich planets between the sizes of Earth and Neptune. They are commonly called sub-Neptunes. Planet surveys have revealed that sub-Neptunes are the most common class of planet in the Galaxy. Yet, we know very little about them because there are no (known) sub-Neptunes in the solar system; they are terra incognita. The… 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, February 26, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM. For more info visit www.christopherglein.com.

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, February 27th, 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, February 27, 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, February 27, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

ESS PetroLunch: Yongshu Huang (UW - Teng group postdoc), "Unraveling the multistage mineralization of Bayan Obo via NanoSIMS monazite imaging"

If you would like to receive updates about Petrolunch and are not currently on our email list, please sign up here:  http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/petrolunch. We recommend signing up for the listserv in order to receive direct updates and communications in the event of last-minute cancellations. Petrolunch will be taking place on Fridays at 12:30 pm in the QRC (JHN 377) and are simultaneously broadcast online (https://washington.zoom.us/j/98791970331  Meeting ID: 987 9197 0331).  Abstract: TBA. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98791970331. Campus room: 377, QRC. Accessibility Contact: sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, February 27, 2026, 12:30 PM – 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, March 3, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.

ESS Seismolunch: Verónica Gaete-Elgueta (UW ESS) "Chilean DAS experiment"

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 4, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 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, March 5, 2026, 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM.

ESS Colloquium: Jackie Caplan-Auerbach (Western Washington University) and Christine Smith (Northwest Navigation), "The Tracy Arm Landslide: Scientific and Personal Perspectives on the Second Largest Landslide Tsunami Ever Recorded"

Keywords: Landslide, tsunami, seismology, cascading hazards Abstract: Just before 6:30 a.m. on August 10, 2026, Christine and Jeffrey Smith, co-owners of the small cruise vessel David B, observed anomalous surges of water pouring into the cove where they were anchored in Southeastern Alaska. Their observations and subsequent text communication with seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, contributed to the discovery of the Tracy Arm landslide and tsunami. Studies reveal that at 5:37 local time, ~65 million m3 of rock suddenly slid onto South Sawyer glacier, and into the Tracy Arm fjord. The landslide generated a wave that ran to a height of 481 m up the opposing side of the fjord, making it the second-highest landslide-tsunami ever recorded. The tsunami continued down the Tracy Arm, where runup exceeding 150 m, and was recorded as far as Juneau, 130 km away. Remarkably, no boats were in the Tracy Arm at the time of the slide, and the tsunami resulted in no loss of life, although kayakers camped on Harbor Island… 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 5, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

CANCELLED--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 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, March 6, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.

ESS PetroLunch: Fang-zhen Teng (UW) "An Editor's Perspective on how to get things published in EPSL"

If you would like to receive updates about Petrolunch and are not currently on our email list, please sign up here:  http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/petrolunch. We recommend signing up for the listserv in order to receive direct updates and communications in the event of last-minute cancellations. Petrolunch will be taking place on Fridays at 12:30 pm in the QRC (JHN 377) and are simultaneously broadcast online (https://washington.zoom.us/j/98791970331  Meeting ID: 987 9197 0331).  Abstract: TBA. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/98791970331. Campus room: 377, QRC. Accessibility Contact: sacaton@uw.edu. Event Types: Meetings. Friday, March 6, 2026, 12:30 PM – 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, March 6, 2026, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Final Exam: Kimberly Sinclair

Understanding the Geochemical Context for the Origin of Life in Surface Lakes on early Earth and Mars Committee: Catling (Chair) Bundy (GSR) Gorman-Lewis Elam Solomon. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Monday, March 9, 2026, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.

General Exam: Akash Kharita

Committee: Denolle (Chair) Anderson-Frey (GSR) Hartog Lipovksy Hutko Thelen. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Campus room: JHN 170. Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Monday, March 9, 2026, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

General Exam: Ping-Chun Lin

Committee: Mehra (Chair) Butman (GSR) Denolle Shah Ushijima. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Johnson Hall (JHN). Accessibility Contact: Noell Bernard-Kingsley. Event Types: Academics. Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.