The Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences established the annual Drs. Arthur and Patricia Mirsky Memorial Lecture in 2013 as an honor to Arthur Mirsky, Ph.D. (1927-2012).
In 2023, we hosted the inaugural Mirsky Day of Geoscience – a half day of events culminating in the Mirsky Lecture.
Join us for the 2024 Mirsky Day of Geoscience and our 12th annual Mirsky Lecture.
Mirsky Day of Geoscience
Friday, April 12, 2024
11 a.m.
Coffee and Conversation – How can universities inform and educate future Sustainability Officers?
12:30 p.m.
Career Panel & Pizza
1:30 p.m.
Poster Session
2:30 p.m.
Job Fair & Social Hour
4 p.m.
Awards & Mirsky Lecture
5:30 p.m.
Off-campus Social
Topic:
How can universities inform and educate future Sustainability Officers?
Participants:
Please check back. Additional companies and organizations will be added.
Lora Shrake, MS '02, Senior Program Director, Business and Sustainability at the Council of the Great Lakes Region, has dedicated her career to environment and sustainability issues.
After completing her Master's thesis at IUPUI on surface and groundwater interactions in Florida, she transitioned to the role of Reseach Coordinator for the Center for Earth and Environmental Science (CEES). Lora then took a leap to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) where she developed high-level corporate environment/sustainability strategies for mixed use real estate development projects. In 2015, she became director of the Emirates Green Building Council, promoting sustainable development in the United Arab Emirates and across the Middle East.
Lora currently engages U.S. and Canadian business leaders around the Great Lakes to creates a space for dialogues and programs that will support the long term success of the regional economy and environmental sustainability.
Arthur Mirsky, Ph.D. (1927-2012) served as a field geologist and consultant in uranium exploration in the Southwest and Rocky Mountains before coming to IUPUI in 1967 to start a new geology program.
He proudly served the Department of Earth Sciences even after his retirement in 1993, including a 26-year stint as the first faculty chair and then as a professor emeritus.
As an honor to Dr. Mirsky and his wife, Patricia, the department established the annual Drs. Arthur and Patricia Mirsky Memorial Lecture in 2013.
Innovation Hall (IO)
625 W. Michigan St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
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For events at Innovation Hall, all visitors can park in Gateway Garage.
Gateway Garage
525 N. Blackford St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Support the Earth Sciences Gear Garage, where students can check out gently used (or new) field gear needed for their classes, field excursions and research.
We are taking donations of new or gently used items:
You can also help us reach our goal of $2,500 in donations for the Mirsky Student Enhancement Fund. This fund will be used to award small scholarships to students in need, allowing them to purchase gear.
Bring donations to the Mirsky Day of Geoscience! We will have a table near check in to accept donations (physical items or monetary donations).
We appreciate your support!
2023
Dr. Adina Paytan, Research Scientist at the Institute of Marine Sciences at University of California, Santa Cruz
Corals on Acid – Ocean Acidification the other CO2 Problem
2022
Jason Lederer, M.S., IUPUI Geology 2003
Is this what a Geologist does? Lessons from a meandering career working on environmental and social challenges
2021
Dr. David Wald, seismologist with the USGS and faculty at the Colorado School of Mines
Rapid Earthquake Shaking & Impact Estimation for Global Earthquake Response
2019
Eric Hiatt, Ph.D. Professor, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Class of ’88 B.S. Geology, IUPUI School of Science
Earth’s Global Ice Age: Explore Biosphere and Geosphere Interactions On An Ice-Covered World