ESS Research Symposium & Gala 

March 30 - 31, 2026

All presentation sessions will take place in JHN 170

Poster Hall will be in the back hallway, 100 floor, near JHN 170 and in JHN 141

Monday, March 30th

— Coffee: 9:00 - 9:15 AM —

Gala Welcome I (9:15 - 9:30)

Astrobiology + Planetary Science (9:30 - 10:15)

9:30 - 9:45 AM | Haskelle White-Gianella

9:45 - 10:00 AM | Alexandra Papesh

10:00 - 10:15 AM | Tristen Arias

— Coffee Break : 10:15 - 10:40 AM —

Paleontology, Sedimentology, Paleoclimate (10:40 - 12:00)

10:45 - 11:00 AM | Kunmanee Bupphamanee

11:00 - 11:15 AM | Hannah Cothren

11:15 - 11:30 AM | Nissa Stupakoff

11:30 - 11:45 AM | Sabrina Kainz

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM | Hailey Germeau

— Lunch : 12:00 - 1:15 PM —

 Sedimentology + Surface Processes (1:15 - 2:00)

1:15 - 1:30 PM | Filip Novak

1:30- 1:45 PM | Manuela Köpfli

1:45 - 2:00 PM | Gabriel Santana

— Break: 2:00 - 2:30 PM —

Glaciology (2:30 - 3:45)

2:30 - 2:45 PM | Dominik Gräff

2:45 - 3:00 PM | Liam Kirkpatrick

3:00 - 3:15 PM | Marguerite Shaya

3:15 - 3:30 PM | Sophia Ludtke

3:30 - 3:45 PM | Daniel Otto

— End of Day 1 —

Tuesday, March 31st

Gala Welcome II (9:00 - 9:15)

Solid Earth Processes (9:15 - 10:30)

9:15 - 9:30 AM | Deven Loska

9:30 - 9:45 AM | Christina Stuhl

9:45 - 10:00 AM | Francisco Reyes

10:00 - 10:15 AM | Anna Pearson

10:15 - 10:30 AM | Veronica Gaete Elgueta

— Coffee Break : 10:30 - 11:00 AM —

Geologic Hazards + Society (11:00 - 12:00)

11:00 - 11:15 AM | Chloe Anderson

11:15 - 11:30 AM | Jess Ghent

11:30 - 11:45 AM | Julia Grossman, Deven Loska, Anna Frank, and Nissa Stupakoff

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM | Chapin Reece, Rohan Batten, Asher Haywood, Estella Medford, Tanner Swanson, Brandon Heald

— Lunch : 12:00 - 1:30 PM —

Upgoer 5s ( 1:30 - 2:00)

1:30 - 1:35 PM | Trent Thomas

1:35 - 1:40 PM | Henry Yuan

1:40 - 1:45 PM | Jess Ghent

1:45 - 1:50 PM | Lucy Helms

1:50 - 1:55 PM | David Caro

Poster Session (2:00 - 4:00)

Astrobiology + Planetary Science: Scott Chang, Charles Fleming

Paleontology, Paleoclimate, Sedimentology: Kyle Nash, Sophia Robillard, Jillian Ruby, Abby Waller

Surface Processes: Shannon Jones, Brooke Santos, Sophia Nahas

Geochemistry: Winnie Fan, Catie Zeiger

Glaciology: Claire Jensen, Sofia Suhinin

Solid Earth Processes: Josephine Anderson, Will Dientsfrey, Michael Hemmett, Jewel Wass de Czege

Judge’s Award Deliberation (3:30 - 4:30)

2026 ESS Gala & Awards Reception (5:00 - 7:30)

Location: Waterfront Activities Center

Parking: UW Parking Lot E21 - Disability and visitor parking available, pay by phone.

Directions: Southeast of Johnson Hall, between Husky Stadium and the ASUW Shell House

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

— End of Gala —