Name: Speaker Event: Rock Talks at Poplar
Start: 2026-04-03T01:30:00.000Z
End: 2026-04-03T02:30:00.000Z
Location: SBP Poplar, Poplar Place South, Seattle, WA

Seattle

Join us for **Rock Talks** during **Member Appreciation Week** and hear from some of the smartest people in our community! Hosted in West Wall Cafe by SBP member and scientist Isiah R. Newbins, UW PhD research students will share short, engaging talks about how the natural world works — from geology and ecology to genetics and paleobiology. Each speaker will give a 10-minute talk followed by audience questions, with topics designed to be both educational and entertaining for the average dirtbag (stick figure whiteboard drawings included).

**Speakers**

Isiah R. Newbins — Ecology, Evolution & Paleobiology **(Host)**
Researches Late Cretaceous mammal communities and how environmental forces shaped the diversity and evolution of early mammals.

**Sabrina Kainz — Astrobiology / Geosciences**
Uses radioisotopes of uranium and lead to tell time in limestones that can help us learn about ancient ocean chemistry, the evolution of life, and paleoenvironmental change. 

**Meredith Honig — Ecology**
Explores ecological systems and how organisms interact with and shape their environments.

**Amy Moore — Cell & Molecular Biology**
Researches plant genetics at the intersection of genomics, plant biology, and synthetic biology.

Free event by check-in at the SBP Poplar front desk, waiver required.
*Look out for the next Rock Talk on first Thursdays.*

Speaker Event: Rock Talks at Poplar

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