Meetings
2023-24 Schedule
September 6, 2023: Dr. Mae Hey, Assistant Professor, Department of History (Virginia Tech)
October 4, 2023: Dr. Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq, Department of English (Virginia Tech)
November 1, 2023: Amber Wendler, PhD Candidate, Department of Biology (Virginia Tech)
December 6, 2023: Dr. Kevin Hamed, Associate Professor, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation (Virginia Tech)
Past Meetings
April 28, 2023: Breakfast (8:30-9:30 am) with Dr. Maya Gomes (Johns Hopkins), Geosciences Seminar
speaker
April 5, 2023: Guest Speaker – Dr. Emily Satterwhite (Virginia Tech)
April 3, 2023: Breakfast (8:30-9:30 am) with Dr. Lynn Wingard (USGS), Geosciences Seminar speaker
March 1, 2023: Guest Speaker – Lisa White (University of California, Berkeley)
January 18, 2023: Guest Speaker – Jess Hoopengardner (Virginia Tech)
December 7, 2022: Guest Speaker – Dr. Giti Khodaparast (Virginia Tech)
November 1, 2022: Guest Speaker – Dr. Paulette Blanchard (University of Kansas)
October 5, 2022: Guest Speaker – Dr. Kelsey Stilson (Brown University)
September 23, 2022: Breakfast (8:30-8:30 am) with Dr. Laura Wasylenki (Northern Arizona
University), Geosciences Seminar speaker
April 6, 2022: Guest Speaker - Dr. Emma Dunne (University of Birmingham)
March 2, 2022: Guest Speaker - Melissa Faircloth (Virginia Tech and NC State)
February 2, 2022: Guest Speaker - Nussaïbah Raja Schoob (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)
January 19, 2022: Guest Speaker - Dr. Chris Atchinson (University of Cincinnati)
November 3, 2021: Guest speakers - Girls Launch! (Virginia Tech)
October 6, 2021: Guest Speaker - Riley Black (Author)
September 1, 2021: Guest Speakers - Virginia Tech Department of Geosciences URGE Pod (Virginia Tech)
May 5, 2021: Guest Speakers - GEOS 2004 Geoscience Fundamentals (Virginia Tech)
April 7, 2021: Guest Speaker - Dr. Aradhna Tripati (UCLA)
March 3, 2021: Guest Speaker - Dr. Hannah Scherer (Virginia Tech)
February 3, 2021: Guest Speakers - Dr. Clara Rodríguez and Rocío Caballero-Gill (GeoLatinas)
January 20, 2021: Guest Speakers - Dr. Teirra Holloman and Dr. Jessica Deters (Virginia Tech)
December 2, 2020: Guest Speakers - Dr. Natalie Karp and Dr. Rebecca Pauly (Virginia Tech)
November 4, 2020: Guest Speaker - Susan Gill (Virginia tech)
October 19, 2020: Guest Speaker - Dr. Jane Willenbring (Stanford University)
September 9, 2020: Guest Speaker - Tim Shin (Total E&P)
Canceled due to Covid-19 April 17, 2020: Breakfast (8:30-9:30am) with Dr. Abby Kavner (UCLA), Geosciences Seminar speaker
Canceled due to Covid-19 April 1, 2020: Guest Speaker – Dr. Robin Andrews (Virginia Tech)
March 4, 2020: Guest Speakers – Lauren Maynard and Melissa Burt (500 Women Scientists)
February 7, 2020: Breakfast (8:30-9:30am) with Dr. Jolante Van Wijk (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology), Geosciences Seminar speaker
February 5, 2020: Guest Speaker – Dr. Amy Pruden (Virginia Tech)
January 22, 2020: Guest Speaker – Jenny Orzolek (Virginia Tech)
December 4, 2019: Guest Speaker – Wynnie Avent (Virginia Tech)
November 15, 2019: Breakfast (8:30-9:30am) with Dr. Christine Krohn (ExxonMobil)
November 6, 2019: Guest Speaker – Dr. Vanessa Diaz (Virginia Tech)
October 25, 2019: Breakfast (8:30-9:30am) with Dr. Devon Orme (Montana State University), Geosciences Seminar speaker
October 21, 2019: Breakfast (8:30-9:30am) with Dr. Laura Crossey (University of New Mexico), Geosciences Seminar speaker
October 16, 2019: Guest Speaker – Dr. Jill Sible (Virginia Tech)
September 13, 2019: Breakfast (8:30-9:30am) with Dr. Deb Green (Jahns Lecturer)
September 4, 2019: Guest Speaker – Dr. Estrella Johnson (Virginia Tech)
May 8, 2019: Guest Speaker – Julie Ross (Virginia Tech)
April 5, 2019: Breakfast (8:30-9:30am) with Sarah Carmichael (Appalachian State), Geosciences Seminar speaker
March 6, 2019: Guest Speaker – Rafaella De Vita (Virginia Tech)
February 6, 2019: Guest Speaker – Abby Whittington (Virginia Tech)
January 23, 2019: Guest Speaker – Laura Sands (Virginia Tech)
December 5, 2018: Guest Speaker – Robin Queen (Virginia Tech)
December 1, 2018: Dr. Sarah Evans (Appalachian State)
November 9, 2018: Hanna Sizemore (Planetary Science Institute)
November 14, 2018: Dr. Roseanne Foti (Virginia Tech)
October 5, 2018: Breakfast (8:30-9:30am) with Rowan Lockwood (William and Mary), Geosciences Seminar speaker
September 21, 2018: Breakfast (8:30-9:30am) with Ellen Currano (University of Wyoming), Geosciences Seminar speaker
September 21, 2018: Breakfast (8:30-9:30am) with Sara Pruss (Smith College), Geosciences Seminar speaker
September 5, 2018: Guest Speaker – Amanda Morris (Virginia Tech)
April 18, 2018: Guest Speaker – Cayelan Carey (Virginia Tech) (12-1pm)
March 30, 2018: Guest Speaker – Caroline Strömberg (University of Washington)
February 7, 2018: Guest Speaker – Brenda Winkel (Virginia Tech)
January 17, 2018: Guest Speaker – Peggy Layne (Virginia Tech)
December 13, 2017: Guest Speaker – Dean Karen DePauw (Virginia Tech)
November 15, 2017: Dr. Catharine Early (Ohio University)
November 10, 2017: Dr. Emmy Smith (Johns Hopkins)
October 11, 2017: Geosciences PhD student Allie Nagurney
October 6, 2017: Breakfast (8:30-9:30am) with Alexandra Navrotsky (UC Davis), Geosciences Seminar speaker
September 12, 2017: Women in the Sciences (WITS) Inaugural Mixer
May 3, 2017: Hannah Weiss, Science Museum of Western Virginia
April 5, 2017: Dr. Menah Pratt-Clarke, InclusiveVT, Virginia Tech
March 1, 2017: Dr. Phyllis Newbill, Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology, Virginia Tech
February 8, 2017: Dr. Laura Sands, Center for Gerontology and Professor of Human Development, Virginia Tech
December 6, 2016: Carrie Kroehler, Center of Communicating Science, Virginia Tech
November 9, 2016: Susan Gill, Director of New Media, Virginia Tech
November 4, 2016: Dr. Whitney Behr, UT Austin
October 13, 2016: Dr. Lisa Belden from Biological Sciences discussed time management
September 15, 2016: Dr. Trish Dove from Geosciences discussed networking and successful conferences