Check Your Work: Why Models and Remote-Sensing Measurements Still Need Boots on the Ground
Professor of Earth Sciences | Dartmouth
All past seminars since 2018 are documented here in reverse-chronological order. For a list of our past seminars based on semester, click here to view the seminar archive spreadsheet.
October 2026
September 2026
Icy, Moist, Seasonal: Polar Amplification Across the Model Hierarchy
Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences | UC Santa Cruz
August 2026
The ESSIC Seminar Series is on Summer Break!
Thanks for your interest in the ESSIC Seminar Series! We will return with the start of the Fall 2026 semester.
May 2026
Stakeholder-Guided Earth Science and Applications
Michael Maddox University of Maryland Monday, May 11, 12 PM ET *In-Person and Remote* RSVP Abstract As observation, modeling and forecasting of earth…
Data for Discovery and Education: Insights From QGreenland’s Integrated GIS Framework
Dr. Twila A. Moon University of Colorado Boulder Monday May 4, 2026, 2 PM ET Abstract: Synthesizing and effectively using diverse geospatial datasets remains…
April 2026
Uncommon Trends: Progress and Challenges in Extending Climate Knowledge Over the Common Era
Prof. Julien Emile-Geay University of Southern California Monday April 27, 2026, 2:30 PM ET Abstract: The shortness of the instrumental record imposes fundamental limits…
Leveraging Ambient Radio Signals for Radar Sensing of the Terrestrial and Space Environment
Prof. Sean Peters University of Colorado Boulder Monday April 20, 2026, 2 PM ET Abstract: Ice-penetrating radar observations are critical for understanding and predicting…
Atmospheric Predictability and a Factory for Gray Swans from Differentiable Weather Models
Prof. Greg Hakim University of Washington Monday April 13, 2026, 2 PM ET Abstract: Recently developed weather models use computing frameworks that exploit the…
The Coupling Between Fracture and Flow in Ice Sheets
Prof. Meghana Ranganathan University of Chicago Monday April 6, 2026, 2 PM ET Abstract: Mass loss from the Antarctic Ice Sheet occurs due to…
March 2026
Atmospheric Rivers: From Science to Solutions
Marty Ralph Director, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E) University of California, San Diego/Scripps Institution of Oceanography Please RSVP for In-Person Attendance…
The Polisphere: How Nature, Humans, and Infrastructure Shape an Emerging Earth System
Prof. Elie Bou-Zeid Princeton University Monday March 23, 2026, 2 PM ET Abstract: In 2025, over 80% of the world’s population lived in towns…
The Complexity of Upper Tropospheric and Lower Stratospheric Aerosols
Prof. Daniel Cziczo Purdue University Monday March 9, 2026, 2 PM ET Abstract: The composition of particles found in the upper tropospheric / lower…
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