WCE Seminar Series
All are welcome to attend the Water, Climate & Environment research program’s informal weekly seminars.
Spring 2026 seminars are held Fridays from 12 pm – 1 pm in JGB 4.102 and on Zoom.
If you would like to have your event publicized, please get in touch with Berit (hudsonb@utexas.edu), Mielle (mielle.lee@jsg.utexas.edu), or Morgan (mmellum@utexas.edu), our WCE seminar coordinators.
Spring 2026 Schedule
| Date | Location | Seminar/Event | Website |
| January 22 Thurs. 3:30-4:30pm | Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) | DeFord – Dr. Venat Lakshmi University of Virginia | Global Hydrology and Water Resources Group |
| January 30 Fri. 12-1pm | Barrow Conference Room (JGB 4.102) | Dr. Jun Zhang UT Austin | Rempe Vadose Zone Hydro Group |
| February 6, Fri. 12-1pm | Barrow Conference Room (JGB 4.102) | TBD | |
| February 12, Thurs. 3:30-4:30pm | Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) | DeFord – Dr. Jake Jordan Mati Carbon | Mati Carbon |
| February 19, Thurs. 3:30-4:30pm | Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) | DeFord – Dr. Daniel Minisini Exxon Mobil | Daniel Minisini |
| February 20, Fri. 12-1pm | Barrow Conference Room (JGB 4.102) | Darcy Lecture – Dr. Steven Loheide UW Madison | UW Hydroecology Lab |
| February 27, Fri. 12-1pm | Barrow Conference Room (JGB 4.102) | Harsh Kamath – PhD Talk | TE(X)US Lab |
| March 6, Fri. 12-1pm | Barrow Conference Room (JGB 4.102) | William Nguyen – PhD Talk | Cardenas Hydrology Group |
| March 12, Thurs. 3:30-4:30pm | Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) | DeFord – Dr. Sarah Katz Yale University | Sarah Katz |
| March 20, Fri. 12-1pm | SPRING BREAK | ||
| March 27, Fri. 12-1pm | Barrow Conference Room (JGB 4.102) | Kayla White – PhD Talk | Persad Aero-Climate Lab |
| April 3, Fri. 12-1pm | Barrow Conference Room (JGB 4.102) | TBD | |
| April 10, Fri. 12-1pm | Barrow Conference Room (JGB 4.102) | TBD | |
| April 17, Fri. 12-1pm | Barrow Conference Room (JGB 4.102) | Sophia Bautista – PhD Talk | Paleoclimatology & Environmental Geochem Lab |
| April 23, Thurs. 3:30-4:30pm | Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) | DeFord – Dr. Yanlan Yui Ohio State Unviersity | OSU Ecohydrology Group |