November 9, 2026

The Department of Biological Sciences is hosting The Paul W. Kirk, Jr. Wetlands Lecture featuring Elliott White Jr., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Earth System Science in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.

Dr. White will present “Deep Swamp: Characterizing Coastal Forested Wetlands using advances in Remote Sensing, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning.” His research focuses on coastal ecosystems and uses remote sensing, ecohydrology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to better understand climate change-related challenges affecting coastal socio-environmental systems.

The lecture will be held Wednesday, November 11, 2026, from 7:00–8:30 p.m. in the Big Blue Room at Chartway Arena.

The event is free and open to the public. Parking is available in the Constant Center 43rd Street Garage.