2026 Earth System Observations & Modeling Graduate Symposium 

The 2026 ESOM Graduate Symposium will be an in-person 1-day event held on April 10, 2026 at George Mason University's Fairfax campus

This year, our theme will be: Integrating Traditional and Novel Approaches to Earth System Science

Abstracts are now being accepted until February 20th, 2026! You may submit an abstract here.

Interested in Attending? Register to Attend before April 3rd!

View the 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 agendas here.

The Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences (AOES) of the College of Science at George Mason University (GMU), with support from the Chandran J. Shukla Endowed Fellowship and the Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA), invite you to join us for the 7th annual Earth System Observations & Modeling (ESOM) Graduate Symposium on Friday, April 10, 2026. Returning for its seventh year, the ESOM Graduate Symposium encourages graduate students from George Mason and other institutions to share their research focused on observational and modeling topics related to Earth's climate.   Any research related to Earth's climate is welcome.

This one-day event will include multiple sessions from attendees in the form of 15-minute oral presentations, poster presentations, two keynote speaker presentations, and a career panel for masters and doctoral students to meet professors and scientists from universities and federal labs across the nation. Information on keynote speakers and career panelists will be forthcoming. Not sure if your abstract qualifies? Contact us at esomsym@gmu.edu to inquire about your submission.