Earth Science Week Webinars

The periodic table showing elements that comprise many critical minerals identified bu the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as of 2025.


Credit: USGS

The American Geosciences Institute is celebrating the 2026 ESW theme, “Critical Minerals for a Thriving Society” with an Earth Day webinar and additional webinars scheduled during Earth Science Week (October 11-17, 2026). All webinars will premiere live on YouTube. Recordings are made available on this website, in addition to AGI’s YouTube Channel.

2026 Earth Day and Earth Science Week Kick-Off Webinar

Solar Energy and the Minerals Behind It | Premiere Date: April 22, 2026, 1 PM ET

Solar panels under a setting sun

AGI’s Earth Day webinar will kick off this year’s Earth Science Week celebration, highlighting both the 2025 Earth Day theme, Our Power, Our Planet, and the 2025 Earth Science Week theme, Energy Resources for Our Future. Aimed at the general public and the education community, this webinar bridges scientific expertise and accessible learning to inspire the next generation of energy innovators and informed citizens. Presentations will span climate education’s role in the energy transition, current and emerging solar technologies, and the critical minerals and the mining workforce that make it possible.

 

 

Speakers:

  • Dennis Nolasco, Education Coordinator, EARTHDAY.org
  • Diana Gragg, Managing Director Explore Energy, Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University
  • Ella Nielsen, Programs Director at American Solar Energy Society
  • Thomas Lograsso, Director of the Critical Materials Innovation Hub, Ames National Laboratory
  • Sarah Hayes, Research Chemist, U.S. Geological Survey Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center
  • Celeste Stroup, Manager of Education and Workforce Development, Critical Materials Innovation Hub, Colorado School of Mines
  • Ed Robeck, Director of Education and Outreach, American Geosciences Institute

 

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