Listed below are upcoming seminars, workshops and other events of interest to the staff of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies and to our research partners.
Please consult with the event host/contact for connection details if you wish to remotely join any event marked as "Virtual" or "Hybrid".
This event listing was last updated 2026-07-13. All times shown are New York City local.
- July 14, 2026
- 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Virtual
- Sea Level Rise Seminar
- Topic: Projected glacier contributions to sea-level rise and how much downstream hydrology matters
- Speaker: David Rounce (Carnegie Mellon)
- More info: Abstract
- Host/Contact: Patrick Alexander
Sea Level Rise Seminar
Speaker: David Rounce (Carnegie Mellon)
Title: Projected glacier contributions to sea-level rise and how much downstream hydrology matters
This is an on-line, virtual presentation only. Please consult with event host Patrick Alexander for connection details.
Abstract:
Glacier mass loss, referring to all glaciers excluding the ice sheets, is a primary contributor to sea-level rise. All prior assessments assume all glacial melt water reaches the ocean, but many mountain glaciers are located far from oceans and may be affected by the downstream systems. Here we will discuss the latest projections of glacier contributions to sea-level rise, how coupling glacier models with hydrological models provides insight into how much glacier mass loss directly reaches the ocean and contributes to sea-level rise, and a forward-looking perspective on recent advances in glacier evolution models and how they will affect the next generation of projections in the coming years.
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- July 21, 2026
- 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Virtual
- Sea Level Rise Seminar
- Topic: From fracture to flow: how calving ice sheets drive melange and fjord dynamics
- Speaker: Yue Olivia Meng (Purdue Univ.)
- Host/Contact: Patrick Alexander
Meetings and Workshops
No forthcoming meetings, workshops, and other special events organized by GISS staff members have been announced.
Seminars and Colloquia
Almost all seminars may be attended virtually over the Internet, and interested persons should contact the event host for connection details.
Lunch Seminars usually take place on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. two or three times per month, mostly during the academic year. These presentations are usually hybrid, i.e., in-person with option to attend virtually.
Sea Level Rise Seminars occur on Tuesday mornings at 11 a.m., with virtual presentations by scientists from numerous research institutions. This seminar is two or three times per month, year-round.
ROCKE-3D Seminars discussing topics of interest to exoplanetary and paleoclimate researchers are held from time to time.
Videos of many past seminar presentations and other presentations may be found on YouTube.
