Earth Science and Society Spring 2025 Seminar Series Information
Public lectures: Spring Semester Fridays, 12:30-1:30 pm in Tracy Hall Science Center Room 211 (campus map)
Student workshops and discussion follow the lectures: 1:30-2:10 pm
Students: Get credit by registering for GEO 4990 (SUS) CRN 35574, 2 credits
Seminar Series Schedule
Speakers and topics will be posted as they are confirmed, and are subject to change due to cancellations or other rescheduling needs.
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| Jan 10 |  |
Dr. Carie Frantz Associate Professor Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Weber State University |
Series introduction: |
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| Theme I: Climate & Environment - The Problems We Face | |||||
| Jan 17 |  |
Dr. Daniel Bedford |
Climate change or climate emergency? Planetary boundaries, tipping points, tipping cascades, and why we have no more time to waste |
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| Jan 24 |  |
Dr. Emily Wilkins Research Social Scientist Fort Collins Science Center U.S. Geological Survey |
Utah's changing climate: effects on people and the outdoor activities we love |  |
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| Jan 31 |  |
Dr. Yoram Bauman The Stand-Up Economist Environmental Economist |
Betting on the Climate: the economics and politics of climate change and climate policy |  |
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| Feb 7 |  |
Dr. Gavin Roberts Associate Professor, Chair Department of Economics Weber State University |
Environmental Policy: From theory to real-world challenges |  |
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| Theme II: Solutions & Mitigation | |||||
| Feb 14 |  |
Miranda Menzies Environmental Consultant Board of Trustees, Wolf Creek Water & Sewer Improvement District |
Planning & mitigation for climate change in Utah |  |
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| Feb 21 |  |
Christian Hardwick |
Geothermal Energy: Widespread, wildly underutilized potential |  |
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| Feb 28 |  |
Dr. Gabriela St. Pierre Project Geologist Energy & Minerals Program Utah Geological Survey |
Carbon Capture, Utilization, & Storage (CCUS) in Utah: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through geologic carbon storage |
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| Mar 7 | Spring break (no seminar) | ||||
| Mar 14 |  |
Dr. Stephanie Mills Senior Geologist, Metals Utah Geological Survey |
The need for metals in a carbon neutral economy |  |
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| Mar 20-21 |  |
Intermountain Sustainability Summit |
Various talks and workshops |
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| Mar 28 |  |
Dr. Juan Villalba |
Creating new foodscapes to enhance the sustainability of rangelands in the Western U.S. |  |
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| Apr 4 |  |
Dr. Libby Blanchard Postdoctoral Research Associate Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy University of Utah |
Land use & forests for climate change mitigation |  |
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| Student Policy Presentations | |||||
| Apr 11 | Student Presentations I | Environmental policy summaries | |||
| Apr 18 | Student Presentations II | Environmental policy summaries | |||
Past seminar series schedules: 2024 / 2023 / 2022 / 2021 / 2020 / 2019