ESS Research Symposium & Gala 

April 1 - 4, 2025

Keynote Address will be in JHN 102

All other sessions will take place in JHN 170

Poster Hall will be in the back hallway, 100 floor, near JHN 170

Tuesday, April 1st

10:00 - 10:15 AM | Opening Remarks

Glaciology I  (10:15 - 11:00)

10:15 - 10:30 AM | Dominik Graeff

10:30 - 10:45 AM | Margot Shaya

10:45 - 11:00 AM | John-Morgan Manos

— Break : 11:00 - 11:15 AM —

Glaciology II (11:15 - 11:45)

11:15 - 11:30 AM | Daniel Otto

11:30 - 11:45 AM | Liam Kirkpatrick

— Lunch : 11:45 - 1:30 PM —

Paleoclimate, Paleontology & Sedimentology (1:30 - 2:45)

1:30 - 1:45 PM | Benjamin Lloyd

1:45 - 2:00 PM | Henry Yuan

2:00 - 2:15 PM | Emma Heitmann

2:15 - 2:30 PM | Hannah Cothren

2:30 - 2:45 PM | Trent Thomas

— Break: 2:45 - 3:00 PM —

Poster Session I (3:00 - 5:00 PM)

Astrobiology & Planetary Science: Jade Wells, Danqiu Chen, Andrea Nodal

Geophysics: Anna Pearson, Andrew Sparks, Alex Rose & Anjani Mirchandani, Hiroto Bito

Glaciology: Claire Jensen

Paleoclimate, Paleontology & Sedimentology: Lesly Silva

Wednesday, April 2nd

10:00 - 10:15 AM | Opening Remarks

Geologic Hazards & Society (10:15 - 11:00)

10:15 - 10:30 AM | Jess Ghent

10:30 - 10:45 AM | Madeleine Lucas

10:45 - 11:00 AM | Chi-Ying Huang

— Break: 11:00 - 11:15 AM —

Geophysics  (11: 15 - 12:30)

11:15 - 11:30 AM | Veronica Gaete-Elgueta

11:30 - 11:45 AM | Manuela Kopfli

11:45 - 12:00 AM | Jensen DeGrande

12:00 - 12:15 PM | Yiyu Ni

12:15 - 12:30 PM | Akash Kharita

— Lunch: 12:30 - 1:30 PM — 

DEI, Outreach & Education (1:30 - 2:30)

1:30 - 1:45 PM | Chloe Anderson

1:45 - 2:00 PM | Claire Jensen

2:00 - 2:15 PM | Maro A. Savvides & Garret Stromberg

2:15 - 2:30 PM | GeoClub Presentation

— Break: 2:30 - 3:00 PM —

Poster Session II (3:00 - 5:00 PM)

Paleoclimate, Paleontology & Sedimentology: Caleb Tidwell, Hailey Germeau, Filip Novak, Nijah Coleman, Sophia Robillard

Geologic Hazards & Society: Gabriel Goncalves Santana, Bering Tse

Structure, Petrology & Tectonics: Xinkai He, Maro A. Savvides & Garrett Stromberg

Thursday, April 3rd

10:00 - 10:15 AM | Opening Remarks

Astrobiology & Planetary Science I (10:15 - 11:00)

10:15 - 10:30 AM | Chris Woodburn

10:30 - 10:45 AM | Haskelle White-Gianella

10:45 - 11:00 AM | Ula Jones

— Lunch : 11:00 AM -1:00 PM —

Astrobiology & Planetary Science II (1:00 - 1:45)

1:00 - 1:15 PM | Kimberly Sinclair

1:15 - 1:30 PM | Autum Downey

1:30 - 1:45 PM | Kunmanee Bubphamanee

— Break : 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM —

Gala Keynote Address (3:00 - 5:00)

3:00 - 3:30 PM | Please join us in the JHN foyer for coffee, tea, snacks, and socialization!

3:30 - 5:00 PM | Student-nominated Alum Invited Speaker: Dr. Carol Paty 

Friday, April 4th

10:00 - 10:15 AM | Opening Remarks

Structure, Petrology & Tectonics (10:15 - 11:15)

10:15 - 10:30 AM | Tamara Aranguiz Rago

10:30 - 10:45 AM | Anna Ledeczi

10:45 - 11:00 AM | Winnie Fan

11:00 - 11:15 AM | Nicole Aikin

— Lunch: 11:15 - 1:00 PM —

Upgoer 5s ( 1:00 - 1:25)

1:00 - 1:05 PM | Trent Thomas

1:05 - 1:10 PM | Paul Morgan

1:10 - 1:15 PM | Nicole Aikin

1:15 - 1:20 PM | Tamara Aranguiz Rago

Judge’s Reception & Award Deliberation (2:00 - 4:00 PM)

2025 ESS Gala & Awards Reception (5:00 - 7:30 PM)

Location: Walker Ames room, Kane Hall, 2nd floor

Parking: Central Plaza Garage (Underground) - Lots 3 & 5 have an elevator directly to Kane hall

Directions: Due North from Johnson Hall N entrance at N end of Red Square

Small bites from Laurel Bay Catering & beverages provided by the ESS Graduate Liquefaction Comittee (donations appreciated!)