SEES Colloquium Schedule

Spring 2026

Presentations are in person in SB C-207 from 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm – 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: Legionella control in water systems.
• 04/15/2026 – Kris Mielenhausen- Conservation Director, Seatuck – Topic- Case studies in environmental remediation on Long Island.
• 04/22/2026 – David Edwards, Chief Deputy Director, State of CA Office of Environmental Hazard Health Assessment – Topic: Linking science and environmental health policy, case studies from California.
• 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.