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Board on Earth Sciences and Resources

The Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR) coordinates National Academies' activities on Earth science issues, including studies of important national issues in the Earth sciences. BESR interacts with agencies, identifies opportunities for advancing basic research and understanding of Earth science information for policy decisions and reports on the applications of Earth sciences to important societal issues.

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Future Directions for Earth Observations and Data Stewardship: A Workshop

Update

On Dec 2-3, this workshop will convene participants from across the Earth observations community to exchange ideas on enhancing coordination, collaboration, and governance mechanisms to support a more robust ecosystem for the creation, curation, and operation of Earth observations and associated tools.

Oct 21, 2025
Data landscape

Meeting Future U.S. Mineral Resource Needs: New Report

Update

Minerals are used in nearly every part of the nation’s infrastructure, economy, and everyday life, and reliable sourcing and resilient supply chains are more important than ever. A new National Academies report examines the U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program’s science portfolio and provides a road map to meet U.S. mineral resource needs.

Sep 16, 2025
Aerial view of a Lithium Mine Located and seen from State Route 293, Thacker Pass in the McDermitt Caldera in Northern Nevada. Lithium is an essential element for the production of batteries used in Electric Cars.
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Past Events

Functions and Criteria for a New Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events Virtual Committee Call 27

  • April 24, 2026
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is one in a series of virtual committee calls. The committee will be meeting entirely in closed session.

Functions and Criteria for a New Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events Virtual Committee Call 26

  • April 17, 2026
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is one in a series of virtual committee calls. The committee will be meeting entirely in closed session.

Functions and Criteria for a New Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events Virtual Committee Call 25

  • April 10, 2026
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is one in a series of virtual committee calls. The committee will be meeting entirely in closed session.

Functions and Criteria for a New Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events Virtual Committee Call 24

  • March 27, 2026
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EDT)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is one in a series of virtual committee calls. The committee will be meeting entirely in closed session.

Board on Earth Sciences and Resources Webinar: Global and Domestic Uranium Exploration, Resources, Production, and Demand with Mark Mihalasky

  • March 11, 2026
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Join the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR) for a webinar and discussion with Mark Mihalasky, Research Geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. His talk will explore current U.S. uranium p...

Functions and Criteria for a New Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events Virtual Committee Call 23

  • February 20, 2026
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is one in a series of virtual committee calls. The committee will be meeting entirely in closed session.

Functions and Criteria for a New Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events Virtual Committee Call 22

  • February 13, 2026
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is one in a series of virtual committee calls. The committee will be meeting entirely in closed session.

Functions and Criteria for a New Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events Virtual Committee Call 21

  • February 6, 2026
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is one in a series of virtual committee calls. The committee will be meeting entirely in closed session.

Functions and Criteria for a New Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events Virtual Committee Call 20

  • January 30, 2026
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is one in a series of virtual committee calls. The committee will be meeting entirely in closed session.

Functions and Criteria for a New Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events Virtual Committee Call 19

  • January 23, 2026
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is one in a series of virtual committee calls. The committee will be meeting entirely in closed session.

Opportunities and Challenges for Byproduct Mineral Recovery: Committee on Earth Resources Virtual Winter Meeting

  • January 20 - 21, 2026
  • Meeting
  • Past

Several critical minerals and other commodities are mined exclusively as byproducts. Advancing the recovery of byproduct materials would have economic, environmental, and societal benefits, but curren...

Functions and Criteria for a New Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events Virtual Committee Call 18

  • January 16, 2026
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is one in a series of virtual committee calls. The committee will be meeting entirely in closed session.

Emerging Quantitative Methods in Geophysics: Committee on Solid Earth Geophysics Fall 2025 Meeting

  • January 15, 2026
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)
  • Meeting
  • Past

With the rise of multi-physics modeling, data-intensive methods, and innovative community infrastructures, computational geoscience is now an equal partner alongside observation and experimentation. T...

Functions and Criteria for a New Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events Virtual Committee Call 17

  • January 9, 2026
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This is one in a series of virtual biweekly committee calls. The committee will be meeting entirely in closed session.

Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering Research Needs for Natural Hazard Mitigation

  • January 7, 2026
  • 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (EST)
  • Symposium
  • Past

This symposium will identify critical needs and opportunities in geotechnical engineering to improve resilience to water-related hazards and wildfire. Geotechnical engineers, industry leaders, and mul...
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