Aimed at the general public and education community, this webinar series covers an array of thought-provoking, timely topics relating to the theme of each year's Earth Science Week.
Earth Science Week 2023 'Geoscience Innovating for Earth and People' Webinar Series
Partnerships Provide Safe Drinking Water to Rural Communities
Monday, October 9, 2023 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Monday, October 9, 2023 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Geoscientists can form innovative relationships in order to solve problems that a community may face. Speakers in this webinar will share how scientists and students have worked together and used a variety of techniques to locate safe drinking water for rural communities.
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Tuesday, October 10, 2023 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Drones allow us to study the Earth in new ways. The collected data can help monitor phenomena such as natural hazards, climate change, and resource extraction. This webinar will explore many ways that drones are being used in the geosciences, including recent drone innovations and classroom applications.
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Wednesday, October 11, 2023 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Three-dimensional models can be used to inspect samples, such as rocks or corals, and model environmental changes over time. Speakers will introduce photogrammetry, a method for creating 3D models, and its many applications in geoscience education and research during this webinar.
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Thursday, October 12, 2023 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Critical minerals, and more broadly critical materials, are essential for many industries and products, but the availability of these materials is at risk. This webinar will introduce what critical minerals are as well as an innovative method for locating them. There is also an introduction to critical materials, including ways in which students, educators, and the public can engage with them.
Critical minerals, and more broadly critical materials, are essential for many industries and products, but the availability of these materials is at risk. This webinar will introduce what critical minerals are as well as an innovative method for locating them. There is also an introduction to critical materials, including ways in which students, educators, and the public can engage with them.
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Friday, October 13, 2023 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
This webinar will discuss cutting-edge innovations in artificial intelligence-guided robotics funded by European Union research programs. The aim is to highlight the emergence of a new paradigm of near-invisible, minimally invasive mining enhanced by robotics, where raw materials are supplied reliably and ethically without harming natural ecosystems or human communities.
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Earth Science Week 2022 'Earth Science for a Sustainable World' Webinar Series
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Join us for our first webinar of Earth Science Week: "Working Toward a Sustainable World: Geoscience Projects Related to the SDGs".
We will have six different presentations focusing on various case studies and associated story maps.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Join us for our second webinar of Earth Science Week: "Working to promote Earth Science for a Sustainable World".
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Thursday, October 13, 2022 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Join us for our third Earth Science Week webinar on: "The Science of Keeping Materials in the Loop".
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Friday, October 14, 2022
Join us for our final Earth Science Week webinar with USDA-NRCS: "Updating Soil Survey to Meet Dynamic New Challenges" with Dr. Skye Wills, National Leader for Soil Science Research from the National Soil Survey Center and "Sustainable Soils for a Sustainable Planet" with Dr. Tiffany Carter, Research Soil Scientist from National Soil Survey Center.
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Earth Science Week 2021 'Water Today and for the Future' Webinar Series
13 October 2021, 1 PM EDT
Dr. Paul Bauman, Technical Director of the Near Surface Geophysics Group, BGC Engineering Inc.
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14 October 2021, 1 PM EDT
Dr. David Wunsch, Director and State Geologist of the Delaware Geological Survey and President of the American Geosciences Institute
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14 October 2021, 3 PM EDT
Dr. David Kreamer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas and President of the International Association of Hydrogeologists
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15 October 2021, 1 PM EDT
Dr. George Veni, Executive Director of National Cave and Karst Research Institute
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Earth Science Week 2020 'Earth Materials Frontiers' Webinar Series
11 October 2020, 12 AM EDT
Nedal Nassar, U.S. Geological Survey
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12 October 2020, 10 AM EDT
Dr. Elizabeth Rampe, NASA Johnson Space Center
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12 October 2020, 2 PM EDT
Dr. Shaunna Morrison, Carnegie Institution of Science
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13 October 2020, 9 AM EDT
Shannon Mahan, U.S. Geological Survey, with an introduction by Sarah J. Ryker, USGS Associate Director for Energy & Minerals
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13 October 2020, 12 PM EDT
Dr. Angel Abbud Madrid, Center for Space Resources, Colorado School of Mines
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13 October 2020, 3 PM EDT
Dr. Aaron Palke, Gemological Institute of America
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14 October 2020, 12 PM EDT
Dr. Norbert Zajzon, University of Miskolc
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14 October 2020, 3 PM EDT
Dr. John Rakovan, Miami University
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16 October 2020, 12 PM EDT
Vitor Correia, International Raw Materials ObservatoryClick here to view the webinar recording