Departmental Seminar Series

AOSC 494: Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Seminar

Weekly on Thursdays


Seminar: 3:30-4:30pm, ATL 2400 Auditorium
Meet-the-Speaker: 4:45-5:15pm, ATL 3400  [For AOSC Students only]

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12 February

AOSC Seminar by Mara Freilich, 02/12/2026

3:30 p.m.
Atlantic Building Room 2400 & Zoom

AOSC Seminar

Mara Freilich

Brown University

 

Title: Ocean circulation and microbial processes mediate the impact of climate extremes on the ocean carbon cycle

 

Contact: Madeleine Youngs

 

19 February

AOSC Seminar by David M. Straus, 2/19/2026

3:30 p.m.
Atlantic Building Room 2400 & Zoom

AOSC Seminar

David M. Straus

George Mason University

 

Title: Atmospheric Circulation Regimes: Basic Concepts and Applications (Old and New) 

 

Contact: Maria Molina

 

26 February

AOSC Seminar by Dr. Joseph L Wilkins, 2/26/2026

3:30 p.m.
Atlantic Building Room 2400 & Zoom

AOSC Seminar

Joseph L Wilkins

Howard University

 

Title: How do you like your smoke?

 

Contact: Russ Dickerson

 

05 March

AOSC Seminar by Daryl Kleist, 03/5/2026

3:30 p.m.
Atlantic Building Room 2400 & Zoom

AOSC Seminar

Daryl Kleist

NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC

 

 

Title: TBA

 

Contact: Jonathan Poterjoy 

 

12 March

AOSC Seminar by Antonios Mamalakis, 3/12/2026

3:30 p.m.
Atlantic Building Room 2400 & Zoom

AOSC Seminar

Antonios Mamalakis

University of Virginia

 

Title: Has the AI Model Learned the System? Using Explainable AI to Diagnose Knowledge and Ignorance in Climate Prediction

 

Contact: Maria Molina

 

26 March

AOSC Seminar by Jose Fuentes, 3/26/2026

3:30 p.m.
Atlantic Building Room 2400 & Zoom

AOSC Seminar

Jose Fuentes

Penn State University

 

 

Title: TBA

 

Contact: Maria Molina / Russ Dickerson

 

02 April

AOSC Seminar by Julie Lundquist, 04/02/2026

3:30 p.m.
Atlantic Building Room 2400 & Zoom

AOSC Seminar

Julie Lundquist

Johns Hopkins University

 

 

Title: TBA

 

Contact: Maria Molina

 

09 April

AOSC Seminar by Donifan Barahona, 04/09/2026

3:30 p.m.
Atlantic Building Room 2400 & Zoom

AOSC Seminar

Donifan Barahona

NASA GSFC GMAO

 

 

Title: Tackling the multiscale nature of cloud formation using AI 

 

Contact: Maria Molina

 

16 April

AOSC Seminar by Jennifer Sleeman, 04/16/2026

3:30 p.m.
Atlantic Building Room 2400 & Zoom

AOSC Seminar

Jennifer Sleeman

Johns Hopkins University APL

 

 

Title: TBA

 

Contact: Maria Molina

 

23 April

AOSC Seminar by Yuan Wang, 04/23/2026

3:30 p.m.
Atlantic Building Room 2400 & Zoom

AOSC Seminar

Yuan Wang

Stanford University

 

Title: TBA

 

Contact: Zhanqing Li

 

30 April

AOSC Seminar by Hailan Wang, 04/30/2026

3:30 p.m.
Atlantic Building Room 2400 & Zoom

AOSC Seminar

Hailan Wang

NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Climate Prediction Center

 

 

Title: TBA

 

Contact: Maria Molina

 

07 May

AOSC Seminar by Undergraduate Seniors, 5/7/2026

3:30 p.m.
Atlantic Building Room 2400 & Zoom

AOSC Seminar

Undergraduate Seniors

AOSC

 

Contact: Alexandra Jones / Tim Canty