The School of Marine and Environmental Affairs (SMEA) is pleased to announce its Spring 2026 Departmental Speaker Series, coordinated by Dave Fluharty. This quarter’s theme, Informing Trade Offs, highlights the complex decisions shaping environmental science, policy, and management today.

The series brings together faculty, practitioners, and alumni to share interdisciplinary perspectives and real-world experience across a range of environmental careers. Sessions are open to SMEA students, the University of Washington community, and the public.

Event Details:
Thursdays (select dates)
12:00–12:50 PM
MAR Building, Room 268 (in-person) and via Zoom

Spring 2026 Speaker Schedule:

• April 16 – Erendira Aceves-Bueno, SMEA Faculty
  Socio-Ecological Systems Across Space and Time
• April 23 – Alan Haynie, General Secretary, ICES
  The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas
• May 21 – Stacy Hall & Eulalie Sullivan, SMEA Alumni
  Post SMEA Life — Can You Have It All?
• May 28 – Kevin Grant, Superintendent
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
  Balancing Conservation and Use Objectives

The SMEA Speaker Series serves as a departmental seminar designed to foster discussion, learning, and engagement with experts across environmental fields.

Registration:
To attend via Zoom, please contact smeast@uw.edu