Spring 2026 Zoom ID: TBD Password: TBD
01/28/2026 – Marc-Antoine Longpre, Associate Professor, SEES – “Towards monitoring volcanoes through their rocks “– William Blanford, Assistant Professor, SEES – “Predicting the Fate and Transport of Organic Contaminants in Sandstone Aquifers “. 02/04/2026 – Dr. Brett Branco, Associate Professor, Brooklyn College; and Director, Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay – “Adapting to Rising Tides in Jamaica Bay, New York ”. 02/11/2026 – Dr. Anna Turetcaia, (QC-SEES, EnSci-BS ‘17) Water Resources Scientist, INTERA (Austin, TX) – “Disturbance to Response: How Natural & Anthropogenic Forces Shape Aquatic Ecosystems “. 02/18/2026 – Alumni Career Pathway Panel – Speakers will include representatives from: The New York City DEP (Acosta and Singer), USGS (Vielman) and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (Calle). 02/25/2026 – Dr. Greeshma Gadikota – Columbia University – Topic: Advances in the Co–Recovery of Commodity Materials and Sustainable Energy Carriers from Unconventional Alkaline Resources for a Sustainable Energy and Resource Recovery Future 03/04/2026 – SEES Peer Mentor event – QC Center of Career Engagement- Resume development & career search tools – Presenters: Eleanor Mavashev and Peer Mentor team – “Resume Prep & Elevator Pitch Workshop “. 03/11/2026 – Dr. Adriane Lam, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Binghamton University – Topic: “Perils and Triumphs of Coring Seymour Island, Antarctica “. 03/18/2026 – SEES faculty lightning talks : Dr. Dianne Greenfield, Professor- SEES and CUNY-ASRC – “Nitrogen & coastal acidification: A ‘perfect storm’ for harmful algal blooms in Long Island Sound?”. Dr. Cecilia M. McHugh, Distinguished Professor, Marine Geology and Sedimentology – “Geohazards: Earthquakes and tsunamis along active plate boundaries; and Environmental mapping in Long Island Sound”. 03/25/2026 – Howard Shuman – Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago and Principal, Gordon & Rosenblatt, water and public health consulting – Topic: “Legionnaires’ Disease – Fifty years of research – is it time to update the paradigm? ”. 04/15/2026 – Kris Mielenhausen – Conservation Director, Seatuck – Topic – “Building a Career in Coastal Conservation: Lessons from the Field “. 04/22/2026 – David Edwards, Chief Deputy Director, State of CA Office of Environmental Hazard Health Assessment – Topic: “A Career in Environmental Management: Overview of California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment ”.
04/29/2026 – Queens Chamber of Commerce (QCC) Green workforce panel.
05/06/2026 – Queens Chamber of Commerce (QCC) Green workforce student to business “mixer” event.
05/13/2026 – SEES student poster session.
