Guy F. Atkinson Endowed Distinguished Lecture Series
About the Lecture Series
The Guy F. Atkinson Endowed Distinguished Lecture Series is a free, public, weekly event to which we invite researchers, educators, and communicators from around the world. Here, they present their unique and intriguing contributions to the field of Earth sciences. Our hope is to encourage meaningful discussion, challenge ideas, and spark interest in the creation of a rich and diverse scientific culture that our students, staff, and faculty may carry out to the rest of the world.
FALL 2026
*Thursday's from September 3rd to December 3rd
12:30-1:30pm
FASB 295
*No lecture on October 15 (Fall Break), November 5 (GSA), or November 26 (Thanksgiving)
If approved by the speaker, lectures will be recorded and posted on our Youtube page.
FALL 2026 SCHEDULE
| Date | Presenter | Organization | Title - updated regularly |
| Sept. 3 | Dr. Mike Sukop | Florida International University | Birdsall-Dreiss GSA Lecture |
| Sept. 10 | Faculty Slam 1 | University of Utah Geology and Geophysics Faculty | |
| Sept. 17 | Faculty Slam 2 | University of Utah Geology and Geophysics Faculty | |
| Sept. 24 | TBD | ||
| Oct. 1 | Dr. David Hernandez Uribe | University of Illinois, Chicago | |
| Oct. 8 | Dr. Jerry Schuster | University of Utah |
2026 North America Honorary Lecture "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly with AI in Geosciences" |
| Oct. 22 | Dr. Andrew Martin | UNLV | |
| Oct. 29 | Dr. Laura Wasylenki | Northern Arizona & University of Utah | |
| Nov. 12 | Dr. Chrisite Rowe | Neveda Seismology laboratory, UNR | |
| Nov. 19 | Dr. Steven Semken | Arizona State University | |
| Dec. 3 | AGU Preview Talks | University of Utah |
Previous Lectures
Check out our YouTube channel to watch past lectures (starting in 2019).