Michigan State University Earth & Environmental Sciences

https://ees.natsci.msu.edu/news/2026%20Summer%20and%20Fall%20EES%20Undergraduate%20Research%20Projects%20Supported%20by%20Alumni%20Donations.aspx

2026 Summer/Fall EES Undergraduate Research Projects Supported by Alumni Donations To donate to this wonderful opportunity, please navigate to https://givingto.msu.edu/gift/index.cfm?desi_code=A50713&desig_descrip=Wood%20Research%20Endowment

Congratulations to all EES graduates! Wishing you success and exciting opportunities ahead!

Title: Evaluating Annual Landsat-Based Irrigation Maps for Fit-for-Purpose Use: Agreement, Disagreement, and Model Sensitivity in the Contiguous United States

Committee: Dr. Anthony Kendall (Chair), Dr. David Hyndman, Dr. Geoffrey Henebry

Room: 204 Nat Sci

Date: Friday, May 8th

Public Time: 1pm

EES PHD student, Heidi Krauss, featured in ICER.

The Silent Giants of the Mantle Mapping the Earths Hidden Interior | ICER | Michigan State University Thousands of kilometers beneath the soil of the Midwest and the depths of the Pacific Ocean lies a world that no human eye will ever see directly. This is the Earth’s mantle, a massive layer of solid rock that, over millions of years, flows like a slow and viscous liquid. At the very base of this ...

https://ees.natsci.msu.edu/news/EES%20Guest%20Speaker%20-%20Dr.%20Alessandro%20Morbidelli.aspx

EES Guest Speaker - Dr. Alessandro Morbidelli This week’s seminar speaker is Dr. Alessandro Morbidelli. Please join us Friday, April 24th, 2026 at 12:30 pm in room 304 NatSci.

The 18th Annual Great Plume debate will take place in 212 Natural Sciences on Wednesday, April 22nd at 12:40pm. All are invited to attend.

The students of GLG-361 have been working during the semester to craft a debate that argues the pros and cons of evidence for the existence of mantle plumes. The students will debate this concept and we welcome your participation.

April is EES class field trip month. Here is GLG 304. You all know the location.

Team Maloney and others represented EES at the MSU Science Festival

https://ees.natsci.msu.edu/news/EES%20Guest%20Speaker%20-%20Dr.%20Vedran%20Lekic.aspx

EES Guest Speaker - Dr. Vedran Lekić This week’s seminar speaker is Dr. Vedran Lekić. Please join us Friday, April 10th, 2026 at 12:30 pm in room 304 NatSci.