Speaker Series

2025-2026 Speaker Series

Talks are on Friday at noon in Room 103 of Discovery Hall, unless stated otherwise for a specific talk.

There will be a Social Hour in the Planetarium lobby starting at 11:30 am before each talk. Free food and drink!

All lectures will be livestreamed on Nick Zentner’s YouTube Channel and replays of lectures are also available are at the Fridays @ Noon YouTube playlist

Come join us!

April 17: Michelle Muth, University of Washington
How Studying Sulfur helps us understand Arc Magmas
April 24: Adam Kent, Oregon State University
How do Volcanoes Erupt? Insights from the Rocks
May 1: Trevor Contreras, Washington Geological Survey
Geology in the Pacific Interest: Applied Geology Careers at Washington State Agencies
May 29: Celine Cortes, Central Washington University
The Charismatic Wolf-like Canids of the Southwest
June 5: Bodie McCosby, Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
Mines, Dams, and Landslides: Applied Engineering Geology in Washington State

January 9: Peter Davidson, Central Washington University
New Insights into Earth’s Largest Volcanic Event: The Eruption of Ontong Java Nui
January 23: Bre MacInnes, Central Washington University
The 29 July 2025 Kamchatka Earthquake and Tsunami
January 30: Jeff Dermond, Washington Department of Ecology
Chasing the Yakima Basin’s “Sixth Reservoir” with Groundwater Storage
February 6: Megan Walsh, Central Washington University
Combining Paleoecology, Geology, and Archeology: What Interdisciplinary Research can teach us about Post-Glacial Landscapes in the Pacific Northwest

October 3: Doug McFarland, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories
Only The Lonely: Magnetic Analyses of Single Archeologically Burned Rocks to Address Use and Function
October 10: Trevor Waldien, South Dakota School of Mines
Why is Alaska Curved? Tectonic Development of the Alaskan Orocline
October 24: Mitch Allen, Washington Geological Survey
Slippery Slopes, Steady Hands: Landslide Hazard Geologists at Washington’s DNR
October 31: Emilie Richard, Washington Geological Survey
When the Fire Hits the Fan: Post-Wildfire Debris Flow Science in Washington

Contacts:
Nick Zentner, <nicolaus.zentner@cwu.edu>
Hannah Shamloo, <hannah.shamloo@cwu.edu>

March 4, 2026 by Rune Torgersen

March 4, 2026 by Rune Torgersen

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