Colloquiums Prior
This special colloquium series brings local, regional, and national speakers from a variety of organizations to address students, faculty, and the public on topics related to geography and atmospheric science. All are welcome to attend. Colloquiums are generally held on Fridays.
Spring 2024 Schedule
February 16: Dr. J. Megan Greene "Breaking the Chinese monopoly: the international Tung oil 'Boom' of the mid-twentieth century"
March 22: Dr. Melinda M. Adams "Fighting Fire with fire: Indigenous peoples ancestral stewardship and wildfire mitigation in the United States."
April 5: Dr. Brent Metz "Where did the Eastern Mayas go? The labyrinth of indigenous identification."
Fall 2023 Schedule
September 15: Justin Stachnik “Impacts of Energy, Moisture, and Waves on Tropical Precipitation Variability.”
September 29: Kelly Kindscher The Geography of Prairie Ethnobotany
October 27: Jorge Soberon
Spring 2023 Schedule
February 7: Faculty panel with Shannon O'Lear, Barney Warf, and Alexander Diener, presenting a the first in a Departmental Seminar Series on AAG 2023: "How to Make the Most of the AAG Meeting: Things you need to know before you go"
February 14: NO COLLOQUIUM, COMBINED WITH FEB 21ST SESSION
February 21: Graduate Student Panel, Series on AAG 2023
April 4: Gray Tappan, USGS Earth Resources Observation & Science Center
CANCELLED- April 11: Jeremy Gibbs, OU/NSSL
April 18: Kyoim Yun, Associate Professor, KU Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures
April 25: Rebecca Galemba, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
Fall 2022 Schedule
September 27: Nicole Reiz, Director of Professional Development, KU Graduate Studies: Professional Development and Networking Discussion
October 4: Mackenzie Krocak, Ph.D. Student, University of Oklahoma, School of Meteorology
October 18: Thom Allen, Lecturer, University of Kansas, School of Architecture & Design
October 25: Kristopher White, Associate Professor, College of Social Sciences, KIMEP University: Miniature narrations of the State: Philatelic representations of independent Kazakhstan’s first 25 years of transition
November 8: Anthony Boynton, Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Kansas, Department of English
November 15: Kate Nelson, KSU
November 29: Trevor Lies, Graduate Student, University of Kansas, Department of Psychology
Spring 2022 Schedule
January 28: Faculty Panel: Graduate Student Success
February 4: Aftab Ahmed Khan, Karakuram International University, Gilgit
February 11: Andrew Frederick and Elizabeth Wesley, KU Geography & Atmospheric Science
February 18: Jude Kastens, Kansas Biological Survey
February 25: No colloquium - AAG
March 4: Elaina Sutley, KU Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
March 11: No colloquium - Spring Break
March 18: No colloquium - Spring Break
March 25: Aída R. Guhlincozzi, MU Geography
April 1: Mary Hill, KU Geology
April 8: Bryan Mann, KU School of Education
April 15: Dort Daley, KU School of Public Affairs & Administration
April 22: John Paul Henry and Brett Chrisler, KU Geography & Atmospheric Science
April 29: Lydia Zeglin, KSU Biology
May 6: No colloquium - Stop Day
Fall 2021 Geography & Atmospheric Science Colloquium Series
August 3: Nathaniel Brunsell and Alexander Diener, University of Kansas, Geography & Atmospheric Science
September 10: TBD
September 17: Beto Lugo-Martinez, CleanAirNow
September 24: Zak Ratajczak, Kansas State University, Division of Biology
October 1: Tim Crews, The Land Institute
October 8: Fall Break - no presentation
October 15: Amy Hansen, University of Kansas, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
October 22: Ani Kokobobo, University of Kansas, Slavic Languages and Literatures
October 29: A. Townsend "Town" Peterson, University of Kansas, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Biodiversity Institute
November 5: Sara Baer, Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research
November 12: So-Min Cheong, University of Kansas, Geography & Atmospheric Science
November 19: Mary Hill, University of Kansas, Geology CANCELLED
November 26: Thanksgiving - no presentation
December 3: Graduate Students, University of Kansas, Geography & Atmospheric Science CANCELLED
December 10: Stop Day - no presentation
Fall 2020 Geography & Atmospheric Science Colloquium Series
August 28, 2020 - Alexander Diener, KU Department of Geography & Atmospheric Science
September 4, 2020 - Abel Chikanda, KU Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science
September 11, 2020 - Ting Lei, KU Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science
September 18, 2020 - Bimal Kanti Paul, KSU Department of Geography and Geospatial Services
September 25, 2020 - Tyler Fricker, University of Louisiana Monroe
October 2, 2020 - Garth Myers, Trinity College
Spring 2020 Geography & Atmospheric Science Colloquium Series
January 24, 2020 - Rolf D. Mandel, Kansas Geological Survey
January 31, 2020 - Allison Kirkpatrick, KU Department of Physics and Astronomy
February 7, 2020 - Adam Houston, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska
February 14, 2020 - Andrew C. Isenberg, Hall Distinguished Professor of American History, KU
February 21, 2020 - Ruth Heuertz Remmers
February 28, 2020 - Dr. Liz MacGonagle, KU Department of History and AAAS
Fall 2019 Geography & Atmospheric Science Colloquium Series
September 13, 2019 - Sam Zipper, Kansas Geological Survey
September 27, 2019 - Peter H. Herlihy, KU Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science
October 25, 2019 - Nathaniel Brunsell, Chair of KU Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science
November 1, 2019 - Dr. Kevin Kloesel, Oklahoma Climate Survey
November 15, 2019 - Ebenezer Obadare, KU Department of Geology
December 6, 2019 - Alex Diener, KU Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science
Spring 2019 Geography & Atmospheric Science Colloquium Series
January 25, 2019 - Andrew Isenburg, KU Department of History
February 1, 2019 - Nathan Pickett, doctoral candidate in geography
February 8, 2019 - Jida Wang, Department of Geography, Kansas State University
February 15, 2019 - TBA
February 22, 2019 - Safe Zone Training, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
March 1, 2019 - Michael Jensen, meteorologist, Brookhaven National Laboratory
March 8, 2019 - TBA
March 15, 2019 - No colloquium - Spring Break
March 22, 2019 - Marcellus Caldas, Department of Geography, Kansas State University
March 29, 2019 - Grady Dixon, Department of Geosciences, Fort Hays State University
April 12, 2019 - TBA
April 19, 2019 - TBA
April 26, 2019 - Cara Peterman, USGS Water Science Center in Kansas
May 3, 2019 - Matthew Fahrenbruch, doctoral candidate in geography
Fall 2018 Geography & Atmospheric Science Colloquium Series
August 24, 2018 - Sam Henkin, KU Geography Ph.D. candidate
"Making the Case for a Critical Geographies of Non-Lethal Weapons"
August 31, 2018 - Barney Warf, professor, KU Geography and Atmospheric Science
September 7, 2018 - Special time: 3pm - Kenichi Matsuoka, Norwegian Polar Institute
September 14, 2018 - TBA
September 21, 2018 - Dory Tuininga, co-sponsored by the Center for Global and International Studies
September 28, 2018 - David Smith and Eric Hanley, KU Sociology
October 5, 2018 - Katie Barnhart, CSU
October 12, 2018 - Natalie Koch, Syracuse University
October 19, 2018 - Paul Adams, University of Texas
October 26, 2018 - Austin Charron, Ph.D. candidate, KU Geography & Atmospheric Science
November 2, 2018 - Majid Hannoum, KU Anthropology
November 9, 2018 - TBA
November 16, 2018 - Stacey White, KU Urban Planning
November 23, 2018 - No colloquium over Thanksgiving break
November 30, 2018 - Mohan Ramamurthy
Spring 2018 Geography & Atmospheric Science Colloquium Series
January 19, 2018 - Judith Turk, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska
Special joint colloquium with KU Geology
"The Pedagogy of Pedology: Advancing Learning in Soil Science"
January 26, 2018 - Steve Egbert, Department of Geography & Atmospheric Science, University of Kansas,
and Kansas Biological Survey, Kansas Applied Remote Sensing
"Mapping Native Land Allotments: Uncovering Patterns and Discovering Processes"
February 2, 2018 - Deborah McGregor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
"Indigenous Environmental Justice, Knowledge and Law"
February 9, 2018 - Dr. Patrick Mucia, Seed Bank Coordinator, Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute (IMAP), Guatamala
"Sé la Semilla del Cambio - Be the Seed of Change"
February 16, 2018 - Nicole Reiz, College Office of Graduate Affairs University of Kansas
"Career Exploration and Preparation Best Practices for Graduate Students in Geography and Atmospheric Science"
February 23, 2018 - Corey Johnson, Department of Geography, University of North Carolina - Greensboro
March 2, 2018 - Faculty Panel on Career Paths and Skills
March 9, 2018 - Jacob Fowles, School of Public Affairs and Administration, University of Kansas
March 30, 2018 - Ted Holland, Department of Geography, University of Arkansas
"To the Golden Abode: Kalmyk Buddhism in History, Minority, and Diaspora"
April 6, 2018 - Erik Scott, Department of History, University of Kansas
"Illegal Emigration: Soviet Defectors and the Borders of the Cold War World"
April 13, 2018 - No Colloquium (AAG Week!)
April 20, 2018 - Mike Daniels, Department of Geography, University of Denver
More colloquiums will be announced. Learn more about our speakers and topics, as they are announced, on our Events page or our Facebook page.