Events

Big Earth Hackathon: Wildland Fire Challenge
Class/Seminar

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Y2E2 Building
Volunteering at Stanford Educational Farm - Weekday
Social Event/Reception

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 | 9:00am - 12:00pm PST

O'Donohue Educational Farm
Planetary Science and Exploration Seminar, Catherine Johnson - "Mercury’s Enigmatic Magnetic Field"
Class/Seminar

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 | 12:30pm - 1:20pm PST

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Chasing Poachers to Catalyzing Systems Change: The Evolution of Sea Shepard
Lecture/Presentation/Talk

Thursday, November 5, 2026 | 12:00am - 7:00pm PST

Hopkins Marine Station
Introduction to Enverus
Workshop

Thursday, November 5, 2026 | 11:00am - 12:00pm PST
CEE PhD Defense: Gustavo A. Araújo Rodríguez, "Heterogenous CPU–GPU Parallel Computing for Real-Time Hybrid Simulation"
PhD Defense

Thursday, November 5, 2026 | 12:00pm PST

Green Earth Sciences Building
Geophysics Seminar - Allan Rubin, "Merging elastic/frictional and stochastic models of slow slip"
Class/Seminar

Thursday, November 5, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Thursday, November 5, 2026 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Global Environmental Policy/ESS Seminar with David Keith
Class/Seminar

Thursday, November 5, 2026 | 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST

Polya Hall
Global Environmental Policy Seminar with David Keith
Class/Seminar

Thursday, November 5, 2026 | 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST

Y2E2 Building
From Chasing Poachers to Catalyzing Systems Change: The Evolution of Sea Shepherd's Approach to Antarctic Conservation
Lecture/Presentation/Talk

Thursday, November 5, 2026 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm PST

Hopkins Marine Station
Branner Library Book & Map Exhibit - Water in the West
Exhibition

Friday, November 6, 2026

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Friday, November 6, 2026 | 9:30am - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Finding Maps for Your Research at Stanford University Libraries
Workshop

Friday, November 6, 2026 | 10:30am - 11:00am PST
Oceans Seminar Series | Melissa Omand | Enabling Low-Cost Ocean Instrumentation at Scale
Class/Seminar

Friday, November 6, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST

Y2E2 Building
Geophysics PhD Defense, Becca Prentice: "Utilizing Transient Electromagnetic Method to Locate Pathways for River-Sourced Recharge in the San Joaquin Valley"
PhD Defense

Friday, November 6, 2026 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm PST

Mitchell Earth Sciences
David Rumsey Map Center Guided Tour
Tour

Friday, November 6, 2026 | 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Volunteering at Stanford Educational Farm
Social Event/Reception

Saturday, November 7, 2026 | 9:30am - 11:30am PST

O'Donohue Educational Farm
Branner Library Book & Map Exhibit - Water in the West
Exhibition

Monday, November 9, 2026

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Big Earth Hackathon: Wildland Fire Challenge
Class/Seminar

Monday, November 9, 2026

Y2E2 Building
ESE Seminar - Bo Guo: "Fate and Transport of PFAS in Unsaturated Porous Media across Scales: Interfacial Partitioning, Thin Water Films, and Upscaling"
Class/Seminar

Monday, November 9, 2026 | 12:30pm - 1:20pm PST

Green Earth Sciences Building
Stanford Energy Seminar | More Value per Tonne: Rethinking How We Use Rock | Tiziana Vanorio, Stanford University
Lecture/Presentation/Talk

Monday, November 9, 2026 | 4:30pm - 5:20pm PST

Shriram Center
Managing Finances as a Postdoc
Lecture/Presentation/Talk

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 | 5:30am - 6:45pm PST

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Big Earth Hackathon: Wildland Fire Challenge
Class/Seminar

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Y2E2 Building
Volunteering at Stanford Educational Farm - Weekday
Social Event/Reception

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 | 9:00am - 12:00pm PST

O'Donohue Educational Farm
Planetary Science and Exploration Seminar, Clive Neal - "Why the Moon Needs an International Lunar Resource Prospecting Campaign"
Class/Seminar

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 | 12:30pm - 1:20pm PST

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
When We Bridge: Indigenous Peoples’ Guardianship, Knowledge, and Global Impact
Lecture/Presentation/Talk

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 | 4:30pm - 6:00pm PST

The Press Building
Geophysics Seminar - Shang-Ping Xie, "What powered the growth of 2026 super El Niño?"
Class/Seminar

Thursday, November 12, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Thursday, November 12, 2026 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Environmental Behavioral Sciences Seminar with Leah Stokes
Class/Seminar

Thursday, November 12, 2026 | 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST

Y2E2 Building
Branner Library Book & Map Exhibit - Water in the West
Exhibition

Friday, November 13, 2026

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Friday, November 13, 2026 | 9:30am - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Sustainability Science and Practice Coterm Info Session 2026
Meeting

Friday, November 13, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST
David Rumsey Map Center Guided Tour
Tour

Friday, November 13, 2026 | 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Volunteering at Stanford Educational Farm
Social Event/Reception

Saturday, November 14, 2026 | 9:30am - 11:30am PST

O'Donohue Educational Farm
Branner Library Pop-up Map Exhibit - Fire in the West
Exhibition

Monday, November 16, 2026

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Branner Library Book & Map Exhibit - Water in the West
Exhibition

Monday, November 16, 2026

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Big Earth Hackathon: Wildland Fire Challenge
Class/Seminar

Monday, November 16, 2026

Y2E2 Building
CEE PhD Defense - Bryam Xavier Astudillo Carpio, "Assessing practical design methods for strongback braced frames using hazard-consistent collapse risk analysis"
PhD Defense

Monday, November 16, 2026 | 12:00pm PST

Y2E2 Building
SimplyAnalytics Workshop
Workshop

Monday, November 16, 2026 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm PST
Stanford Energy Seminar | Jonathan Fan, Stanford University
Lecture/Presentation/Talk

Monday, November 16, 2026 | 4:30pm - 5:20pm PST

Shriram Center
Earth Systems Program Coterm Info Session
Lecture/Presentation/Talk

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm PST

Y2E2 Building
Shoot for the Stars: A community-based approach to Sunflower Star Recovery
Lecture/Presentation/Talk

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm PST

Hopkins Marine Station
Big Earth Hackathon: Wildland Fire Challenge
Class/Seminar

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

Y2E2 Building
How to georeference with Allmaps Editor
Workshop

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 | 9:00am - 11:00am PST

David Rumsey Map Center at Green Library
E-IPER Dissertation Defense: Anaïs Voşki
PhD Defense

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 | 9:00am - 10:00am PST

Y2E2 Building
Volunteering at Stanford Educational Farm - Weekday
Social Event/Reception

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 | 9:00am - 12:00pm PST

O'Donohue Educational Farm
CEE PhD Defense: Fletcher Passow, "Integrating Electric Truck Charging with the Electric Grid Under Electric Grid Capacity Constraints and Adoption Uncertainty"
PhD Defense

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 | 11:45am - 12:45pm PST

Y2E2 Building
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Thursday, November 19, 2026 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Global Environmental Policy Seminar with Ishan Nath
Class/Seminar

Thursday, November 19, 2026 | 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST

Y2E2 Building
The Transition Minerals Rush in DRC (Congo) and Indonesia: What Can We Do?
Lecture/Presentation/Talk

Thursday, November 19, 2026 | 4:00pm PST

Encina Hall
Two Views of the Chinese Coast

Thursday, November 19, 2026 | 4:00pm - 6:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Branner Library Pop-up Map Exhibit - Fire in the West
Exhibition

Friday, November 20, 2026

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Branner Library Book & Map Exhibit - Water in the West
Exhibition

Friday, November 20, 2026

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Friday, November 20, 2026 | 9:30am - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Living Minerals: Nature, Trade and Power in the Race for Lithium
Lecture/Presentation/Talk

Friday, November 20, 2026 | 1:30pm PST

Bolivar House
Dean’s Lecture Series: Frontiers in Climate Science Part II
Lecture/Presentation/Talk

Friday, November 20, 2026 | 3:00pm - 5:00pm PST

Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering)
Volunteering at Stanford Educational Farm
Social Event/Reception

Saturday, November 21, 2026 | 9:30am - 11:30am PST

O'Donohue Educational Farm
Branner Library Book & Map Exhibit - Water in the West
Exhibition

Monday, November 23, 2026

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Big Earth Hackathon: Wildland Fire Challenge
Class/Seminar

Monday, November 23, 2026

Y2E2 Building
Big Earth Hackathon: Wildland Fire Challenge
Class/Seminar

Wednesday, November 25, 2026

Y2E2 Building
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Wednesday, November 25, 2026 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Volunteering at Stanford Educational Farm
Social Event/Reception

Saturday, November 28, 2026 | 9:30am - 11:30am PST

O'Donohue Educational Farm
Geophysics Seminar - Tapan Mukerji
Class/Seminar

Sunday, November 29, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Branner Library Book & Map Exhibit - Water in the West
Exhibition

Monday, November 30, 2026

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Big Earth Hackathon: Wildland Fire Challenge
Class/Seminar

Monday, November 30, 2026

Y2E2 Building
Stanford Energy Seminar | Soft Materials for Hard Sustainability Challenges: Water production, Data center Sustainability, and High-Temperature Heat | Carlos Diaz-Marin, Stanford University
Lecture/Presentation/Talk

Monday, November 30, 2026 | 4:30pm - 5:20pm PST

Shriram Center
Big Earth Hackathon: Wildland Fire Challenge
Class/Seminar

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

Y2E2 Building
Volunteering at Stanford Educational Farm - Weekday
Social Event/Reception

Wednesday, December 2, 2026 | 9:00am - 12:00pm PST

O'Donohue Educational Farm
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Wednesday, December 2, 2026 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
E-IPER Autumn MS Capstone Symposium
Conference/Symposium

Wednesday, December 2, 2026 | 1:30pm - 3:30pm PST

Y2E2 Building
Geophysics Seminar - Lorenzo Bruzzone: "RIME and the JUICE Mission"
Class/Seminar

Thursday, December 3, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Thursday, December 3, 2026 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Global Environmental Policy Seminar with Matto Mildenberger
Class/Seminar

Thursday, December 3, 2026 | 1:15pm - 2:30pm PST

Y2E2 Building
Branner Library Book & Map Exhibit - Water in the West
Exhibition

Friday, December 4, 2026

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Friday, December 4, 2026 | 9:30am - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Volunteering at Stanford Educational Farm
Social Event/Reception

Saturday, December 5, 2026 | 9:30am - 11:30am PST

O'Donohue Educational Farm
Branner Library Book & Map Exhibit - Water in the West
Exhibition

Monday, December 7, 2026

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Volunteering at Stanford Educational Farm - Weekday
Social Event/Reception

Wednesday, December 9, 2026 | 9:00am - 12:00pm PST

O'Donohue Educational Farm
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Wednesday, December 9, 2026 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Thursday, December 10, 2026 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Branner Library Book & Map Exhibit - Water in the West
Exhibition

Friday, December 11, 2026

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Friday, December 11, 2026 | 9:30am - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Volunteering at Stanford Educational Farm
Social Event/Reception

Saturday, December 12, 2026 | 9:30am - 11:30am PST

O'Donohue Educational Farm
Branner Library Book & Map Exhibit - Water in the West
Exhibition

Monday, December 14, 2026

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Volunteering at Stanford Educational Farm - Weekday
Social Event/Reception

Wednesday, December 16, 2026 | 9:00am - 12:00pm PST

O'Donohue Educational Farm
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Wednesday, December 16, 2026 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Energy Event

Wednesday, December 16, 2026 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm PST
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Thursday, December 17, 2026 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Branner Library Book & Map Exhibit - Water in the West
Exhibition

Friday, December 18, 2026

Mitchell Earth Sciences
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Friday, December 18, 2026 | 9:30am - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Energy Event

Monday, December 28, 2026 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm PST
Energy Event

Tuesday, December 29, 2026 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm PST
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Wednesday, January 6, 2027 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Thursday, January 7, 2027 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Friday, January 8, 2027 | 9:30am - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
Emergent Properties: Decennial Reflections on Collections
Exhibition

Wednesday, January 13, 2027 | 1:00pm - 5:00pm PST

David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)