Environmental Data Science Seminar Series
Welcome to Earth Lab's Earth Data Science (EDS) Seminar Series, hosted at the University of Colorado Boulder. Semi-weekly on Tuesdays from 11:00-11:50 AM (MST), our speakers will bring new perspectives and present their work in the field of EDS.
Topics cover use of *big data* to advance knowledge of the dynamics and interactions of the Earth system, towards actionable insights and tools. These weekly sessions are intended to:
- inspire collaborations;
- tickle the imagination for creative data science solutions; and
- learn about new topics in environmental sciences.
Each seminar will be led by someone and can take various forms: lectures, data jams, practice conference talks, paper discussions, brainstorming, etc.
This event is a hybrid format: university affiliates may attend in-person, and the general public may attend remotely via Zoom. Join our mailing list to receive the zoom link (instructions below).
If you are unable to attend live, our seminars are usually recorded and posted to our blog & youtube channel. (tip: Search for these talks on our blog webpage by using the tag ‘EDS Seminar Series’.)
~~~ Environmental Data Science (EDS) Seminar Series Schedule ~~~
Fall 2026 Schedule:
All seminars will occur in the SEEC building on East Campus. Please note the room number column for each seminar, as the room changes based on week.
(this will be continuously updated)
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Affiliation | SEEC Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2026 | Kelsey Lyberger | Beyond Thermal Performance Curves: Predicting Responses to Extreme Heat | Arizona State University | S372 |
| September 1, 2026 | Nate Emery | GenAI Training for Ecological and Environmental Researchers | UC Santa Barbara | S372 |
| September 8, 2026 | Ty Tuff | Cube Dynamics | Earth Lab/ESIIL | S127 |
| September 15, 2026 | Kayleigh Ward | Preliminary insights from ESIIL and NIMBioS working groups | ESIIL | S372 |
| September 22, 2026 |
Amy Patterson, Qi Yang, Megan Szojka, Lauren Holian |
Much Ado About Synchrony | University of Wyoming, Peking University, University of South Carolina | S372 |
| September 29, 2026 | Tong Qiu, Rongfei Su | Drivers of ecological synchrony across taxa and trophic levels | Duke University | S372 |
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| October 13, 2026 | Karl Andraczek | Dynamic feedback effects between grassland diversity and functioning | ESIIL | S127 |
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| November 10, 2026 | Jenna Kline | Toward Intelligent Ecosystem Monitoring: From Autonomous Wildlife Drones to AI-Driven Multimodal Sensing Systems. | MIT | S127 |
| November 17, 2026 | Brian Lee | Data-Driven Science for Sustainable Land Management | ESIIL | S127 |
| December 1, 2026 | Sam Lapp | ESIIL | S127 | |
| December 8, 2026 | Yu Peng | ESIIL | S127 | |
| December 15, 2026 | Matheus Nunes | Biomass variation across tropical forests | University of Maryland | S127 |
EDS Seminar Mailing List
Join the mailing list to receive reminders about upcoming seminars, as well as the zoom link to watch remotely. Please follow the instructions below to join the EDS seminar mailing list:
- Send an email to "eds_seminar+subscribe@colorado.edu".
- You will receive an email response shortly after, please reply to this response email to confirm your addition to our mailing list (Do not click the blue ‘join this group’ button within the email).
- You will receive a confirmation email shortly after & no further action is needed. You have successfully been added to our mailing list & will begin to receive emails containing the zoom link and information about each week's speaker.
- To unsubscribe, reply to any of the weekly emails to request removal from the mailing list.
Contact us!
Please contact Matt Bitters if you are interested in giving a talk, either during the current semester or a future one.
Please email Rachel Lieber if you have any questions about registration, remote attendance, or related topics.