Events

John Hernlund, Vice Director of the Earth-Life Science Institute at Tokyo Institute of Technology

Join the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences for a celebration of Arvidson's scholarly and educational contributions throughout his 48 years at WashU.

In this public lecture, Raymond E. Arvidson, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, will share highlights and reflections – and driving lessons – gleaned from a half century of investigating the red planet. This is the inaugural event in the EPS Distinguished Lecture Series.

This open house will showcase the exciting work going on around the department, including guided tours and student presentations.

In this colloquium, Raymond E. Arvidson, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, will discuss the red planet's transition from warm and wet to cold and dry conditions based on evidence collected by the Curiosity rover. A departmental open house will precede Arvidson's talk.

Take a trip to the stars and beyond at Tower Grove's Astronomy Festival!

Lamont Associate Research Professor, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University

Professor, University of Alberta

Dante Lauretta, Professor at the University of Arizona and Principal Investigator of NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission will present the 2022 Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lectures.