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Houghton Lecture/PAOCQ – Using Observations to Understand the Pattern Effect and its Contribution to Climate Sensitivity

Date: Monday, November 9, 2026 Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm Location: 55-110 | MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA Attend Virtually

Categories: Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate Research Lectures

Featuring David Thompson, Colorado State University — Abstract: The “pattern effect” refers to the dependence of climate sensitivity on the spatial str…

Q&A Session for Prospective Grad Students

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 Time: 9:00 - 10:00am Location: Virtual Only

Categories: Student + Postdoc Groups

Applying to the EAPS graduate program? Join us for a graduate admissions info session! Members of our admissions team and representatives from the stude…

Houghton Lecture – Group Discussion with Dave Thompson, CSU: How I Choose My Research Problems

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 Time: 9:30 - 10:30am Location: 55-110 | MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA Attend Virtually

Categories: Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate Research Lectures

Featuring David Thompson, Colorado State University — Abstract: This final talk in the Houghton series will include a group discussion of different way…

[ESS] Emily Cooperdock (Brown University)

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 Time: 10:00am Location: 55-110 | MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA Attend Virtually

Categories: Geology, Geochemistry, and Geobiology Geophysics Research Lectures

TBA Earth Science Seminar — Lecture portion of the EAPS graduate-level class 12.571, covering current research in geophysics, geology, geochemistry, and…

[PLS] Zoë de Beurs (MIT)

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 Time: 12:30 - 1:30pm Location: 54-517 | MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA, 02139 Attend Virtually

Categories: Planetary Science Research Lectures

“CALM Your Stars: Revealing Small Planets and Measuring Their Masses” Understanding the diversity of small exoplanets requires determining their composi…

Admin Staff Research Lunch & Learn with Abigail Bodner

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 Time: 1:00 - 2:00pm Location: 54-209 M. Nafi Toksöz Seminar Room | MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA

Categories: Community Gatherings

This monthly series forges deeper connections between EAPS administrative staff and the science we’re all working to support. On select Tuesdays d…

MIT Henge 2026

Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 Time: 4:10 - 4:30pm Location: Building 8, 3rd Floor | MIT Campus, Cambridge

Categories: Community Gatherings Planetary Science Public Events + Outreach

Observe the sun as it aligns with the Infinite Corridor! The phenomenon will be viewable from the 3rd floor of Building 8, weather permitting.

Community Coffee Break

Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2026 Time: 9:45 - 10:15am Location: Building 55 Atrium | Tina and Hamid Moghadam Building | MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA

Categories: Community Gatherings

Grab a cup of coffee or tea and a donut and chat with your fellow EAPS colleagues in the atrium of Building 55! Community Coffee is held every Wednesday…

[ESAC Seminar] Nov 12 TBA

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026 Time: 12:00 - 1:30pm Attend Virtually

Categories: Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate Geology, Geochemistry, and Geobiology Geophysics Planetary Science Student + Postdoc Groups

ESAC Early-Career Seminar Series — A forum for students and postdocs to share recent research, hone presentation skills, and build community among peers…

Carlson Lecture — The Ocean Carbon Sink with Dr. Marina Lévy

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026 Time: 6:30 - 7:30pm Location: New England Aquarium, Simons Theatre, Central Wharf, Boston, MA Attend Virtually

Categories: Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate Public Events + Outreach

Join oceanographer Marina Lévy on an exploration of the ocean’s extraordinary carbon machine — from forests on land to forests of underwater kelp, from …

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