Geography and Geospatial Sciences Seminar

Fall 2026

Wednesdays from 3 to 3:50 p.m. in Burt 193
(unless otherwise indicated)

 

DateSpeakersTalk Title
Sept. 23Aaron WolfWater, War, and Worldviews
Jim ThatcherNonrepresentational Cartography, or a confusing name for a cool topic
Sept. 30Lynette de SilvaIt’s a process: Transforming water conflicts
Jenna TiltThe Risk of Risk Mapping:  How evacuation maps influence risk perceptions and protective actions
Oct. 7Laura PetersDisasters in divided societies: We can take systematic approaches to build peaceful, sustainable, and inclusive futures
Julia JonesForests and water: disturbance effects in landscapes
Oct. 14Robert KennedyThe robots are coming!  GeoAI and uncertainty through a remote sensing lens
Jamon Van Den HoekTracking War from Above: New Frontiers and Responsibilities in Satellite Damage Mapping
Oct. 21Alyssa ShielTBD
Kelsey EmardCrops, Blights, and Extreme Weather: Shifting Geographies of Agriculture
Oct. 28David WrathallThe Future Climate Refuge
Erica FleishmanBiogeography and community in the high desert
Nov. 4Mark RaleighSnow, snow, everywhere. but how much is there to drink?
Matthew GoslinRiver biogeography
Nov. 11Veterans DayUniversity holiday
Nov. 18Drew Bennett, 
Ph.D. '15
Marston Lecture in Geography
Dec. 2Kate JonesDecision Support for Adaptive Fire Management 
John LowryAn atlas of Fijian communalects