GISS Lunch Seminar Series
The Lunch Seminar Series at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies originated as an informal gathering bringing GISS researchers together (with pizza) to learn more about what other members of the institute are working on. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased work-from-home schedules, and the adoption of hybrid and virtual seminars, most presenters have been researchers from other institutions.
Lunch seminars are usually held early Wednesday afternoons about twice per month, mostly during the academic year. There is normally one talk of perhaps 45 minutes, plus ample time for questions and announcements of general interest.
Please contact seminar organizer Nicolas Leitmann-Niimi for further information about the seminars, to volunteer to present a seminar, or to request connection details about how to virtually attend a seminar.
Following are the seminars so far announced for early 2025; dates are subject to change. Please see the GISS events page for the most recently updated schedule of these seminars and other presentations at GISS. Presentations during 2024 and other years are listed separately.
Presentation abstracts and videos are posted as they become available. Videos marked "req" are only available upon request.
| Date / Speaker | Abstract | Video |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 8, 2025 | ||
| Anastasia Romanou (NASA GISS) | Text | — |
| Feb. 5, 2025 | ||
| Georgiy Stenchikov (King Abdullah Univ.) | Text | — |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | ||
| Paulina Czarnecki (Columbia University) | Text | — |
| Feb. 19, 2025 | ||
| Dervla Meegan-Kumar (UC Irvine) | Text | — |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | ||
| Mathieu Casado (LSCE) | Text | — |
| Mar. 5, 2025 | ||
| Arman Pouyaei (Princeton Univ) | Text | — |
| Mar. 12, 2025 | ||
| Milena Corcos (NorthWest Res Assoc) | Text | — |
| Mar. 19, 2025 | ||
| Mark Miller (Rutgers Univ.) | Text | — |
| Mar. 26, 2025 | ||
| Alex Gonzalez (WHOI) | Text | — |
| Apr. 2, 2025 | ||
| Amel Derras-Chouk (NASA/GISS/Columbia Univ) | Text | — |
| Apr. 9, 2025 | ||
| Steven Lugauer (Univ Kentucky) | Text | — |
| Apr. 23, 2025 | ||
| Caleb Scharf (NASA/Ames) | Text | — |
| May 21, 2025 | ||
| Daniel Knopf (SUNY Stonybrook) | Text | — |
Presentation archives: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008.
PDF documents require the free Adobe Reader or compatible viewing software to be viewed. PowerPoint (PPT) files require Microsoft PowerPoint or other compatible presentation software (e.g., Apple's KeyNote) to be viewed.
Videos marked "req" are available upon request and may be in QuickTime or MP4 format. Videos marked "MOV" may be viewed on macOS and Windows platforms using Quicktime player, and on Linux using xine or mplayer.
