Lectures, Colloquium, Colloquy
ASRC has held lectures and other events since its founding to educate the public about atmospheric science and connect with the community.
The Falconer Lecture Series topics range from renewable energy, climate change and extreme weather, to ecological restoration, electric bicycles and more. Watch previous lectures on YouTube.
ASRC hosts two lecture series annually, in spring and summer.
Spring lectures are held Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. in the ETEC building, located at 1220 Washington Avenue, Room 149A/151A, Albany, NY 12226.
Summer lectures are held Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. at ASRC’s Whiteface Mountain Field Station located at 110 Marble Lane, Wilmington, New York 12997. Visit their Falconer Lecture page for more details.
Spring Falconer Lectures
Free to the public, Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. in the ETEC building, located at 1220 Washington Avenue, Room 149A/151A, Albany, NY 12226 (free parking).
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The schedule for the Spring 2026 Ray Falconer Natural History Lecture Series is coming!
Past Raymond Falconer Natural History Lectures
2026 Lectures are TBD - stay tuned!
2026 Lectures are TBD - stay tuned!
Topic: TBD
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 7 p.m.
TBD, PhD, Professor at ...., University
The Falconer Lecture Series topics range from renewable energy, climate change and extreme weather, to ecological restoration, electric bicycles and more.
Topic: TBD
Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 7 p.m.
TBD, PhD, Professor at ...., University
The Falconer Lecture Series topics range from renewable energy, climate change and extreme weather, to ecological restoration, electric bicycles and more
Topic: TBD
Thursday, March 26, 2026 - 7 p.m.
TBD, PhD, Professor at ...., University
The Falconer Lecture Series topics range from renewable energy, climate change and extreme weather, to ecological restoration, electric bicycles and more
Topic: TBD
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 - 7 p.m.
TBD, PhD, Professor at ...., University
The Falconer Lecture Series topics range from renewable energy, climate change and extreme weather, to ecological restoration, electric bicycles and more
Topic: TBD
Thursday, April 16, 2026 - 7 p.m.
TBD, PhD, Professor at ...., University
The Falconer Lecture Series topics range from renewable energy, climate change and extreme weather, to ecological restoration, electric bicycles and more
The ASRC/DAES Joint Colloquium Series
The colloquium series hosts visiting scientists and allows them to share their research or work with the department. The events are typically held on Mondays at 11:30 a.m.
DAES/ASRC Joint Colloquium Schedule
Spring 2026 Schedule
Spring 2026 Schedule
Spring 2026 ASRC/DAES Joint Colloquium Schedule
For more information about each speaker, click in the link associated with the speaker's name.
February 2
Wuyin Lin, Atmospheric Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Host: Jie Zhang, ASRC
February 9
Jianxi Gao, Associate Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Host: Junhong Wang, ASRC - NYS Mesonet
February 23
Abby Frazier, Assistant Professor, Clark University
Host: Oliver Timm, DAES
March 2
Umberto Ciri, Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Host: Jorge González-Cruz, ASRC
March 9
John Peters, Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University
Host: Jake Mulholland, DAES
March 23
Qiang Fu, Professor, University of Washington
Host: Aiguo Dai, DAES
March 30
Maria Molina, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland
Host: Brian Horan, ASRC Graduate Student (Sulia)
April 6
Andrew Winters, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado - Boulder
Host: Ross Lazear, DAES
April 13
Trey Alvey, Assistant Scientist, Hurricane Research Division - NOAA
Host: Brian Tang
April 20
Minghao Qiu, Assistant Professor, Stony Brook University
Host: Xueying Yu, ASRC
April 27
Pengfei Zhang, Professor, Pennsylvania State University
Host: Zheng Wu, DAES
May 4
Bronwen Konecky, Associate Professor, Washington in Saint Louis
Host: Aubrey Hillman, DAES
Fall 2025/ Spring 2026 series
Contact Information
- Brian Horan ([email protected]), Jake Mulholland ([email protected]) and Jie Zhang ([email protected])
All Events
- The ASRC/DAES Joint Colloquium Series
- NYS Mesonet Forum
- Ray Falconer Natural History Lecture Series
- Friday Colloquium Series
- NYS Mesonet Annual Symposium