
January 28, 2025
11th Annual Michio Yanai Distinguished Lecture
Look at any satellite image, or even out of an airplane window, and you will see fascinating and diverse patterns in the clouds. To the trained eye, these patterns reveal a remarkable range of cloud forming processes from simple to subtle. After our guided tour, you’ll see clouds afresh.

January 28, 2024
10th Annual Michio Yanai Distinguished Lecture
Looking at the missing tool of ocean exploration. As growing concerns mount frenetically for our planet's health, the undercurrent of urgency is towing hope and enthusiasm out to sea. Third generation ocean explorer Fabien Cousteau will juxtapose the perceived catatonia of progress with a brief dive into what got us here and the development of a unique platform for ocean exploration that stands to change the course we have set for ourselves; a tool to help steer our future to one of realistic hope and engagement toward solution implementation.

May 26, 2023
9th Annual Michio Yanai Distinguished Lecture
“How Climate Change and Wildfires are Reshaping California’s Forests” Thursday, May 25, 20235:00 p.m. reception, 6:00 p.m. lectureJames West Alumni Center,

May 4, 2022
8th Annual Michio Yanai Distinguished Lecture
What We Don’t Know About Climate Change and Why it Matters Bjorn Stevens Managing Director, Max-Plank Institute for Meteorology Professor,

May 6, 2021
7th Michio Yanai Distinguished Lecture
Two Environmental Success Stories and Why They Give Us Hope for the Planet Susan Solomon Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor

May 30, 2019
6th Annual Michio Yanai Distinguished Lecture
From there to here: A brief history of projecting climate and environmental change Inez Y. Fung Professor of Atmospheric Science,

May 3, 2018
5th Annual Michio Yanai Distinguished Lecture
The Real Debate of Climate Science: Does the Ocean Matter for Climate? Amy Clement Professor, University of Miami Rosenstiel School

May 4, 2017
4th Annual Distinguished Lecture
El Niño Comes of Age John Michael Wallace Professor University of Washington Thursday, May 4, 20175:00 p.m. reception | 6:00

May 5, 2016
3rd Annual Distinguished Lecture
Fingerprinting the Climate System Benjamin David Santer climate researcher. Ph.D. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lecture: May 5 2016 6pm Reception: May

May 7, 2015
2nd Annual Distinguished Lecture
exploring global warming with climate models Syukuro Manabe senior meteorologist. Ph.D. Princeton University Lecture: May 7 2015 6pm Reception: May 7