UW glaciologist and ESS Professor Eric Steig was interviewed on the February 15th CBS Sunday Morning show. In the segment, “These United States: George Washington and climate change“, Steig showed CBS Environmental correspondent David Schec…
The QRC is a community of scholars collaborating and fostering interdisciplinary environmental research at the University of Washington through strategic investments in seed grants, expeditions, seminars, workshops, and the publication of t…
Documentary: The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice The film The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice, featuring Dr. Eric Steig and IsoLab Manager Andy Schauer will be available for streaming on October 14th on Amazon Prime, iTunes and Fandan…
View the PBS Terra spotlight on How Scientists Solved the Mystery of a 300-Year-Old Megaquake, featuring QRC’s own Brian Atwater and Carrie Garrison-Laney. The 1700 Cascadia earthquake and tsunami was a massive natural disaster that reshape…
QRC member, Bataa Jigjidsurengiin, was recently featured in the UW News on his research on the glaciers in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert. Read the original article here or pasted below. March 6, 2018 Glaciers in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert actually shr…
The QRC is available during regular business hours. In the event the door is locked during regular business hours, you can ask ESS Business Office (JHN 070) to open the door. Johnson Hall, Room 377A, Box 351360, Seattle, WA 98195 qrc@uw.edu…
Submit an event to have on the QRC events calendar, send your requests to qrc@uw.edu. All news and events must be Quaternary related. ESS Colloquium: Marine Denolle (UW ESS) "Listening to the Earth’s Skin: Seismic Insights into Soil, Water,…
The QRC is available during regular business hours. In the event the door is locked during regular business hours, you can ask ESS Business Office (JHN 070) to open the door. Johnson Hall, Room 377A, Box 351360, Seattle, WA 98195 qrc@uw.edu…
Winter Writing Group with Kendall Valentine and Andrea Ogston QRC General Meeting - Winter Quarter 2026 ESS Colloquium: Jacob Lustig-Yaeger (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory) "Small bodies, small planets, and small steps
The Quaternary Research Center (QRC) has modest resources to support small research proposals, visiting speakers and other activities that promote interdisciplinary Quaternary scholarship at the University of Washington. QRC funded projects…
The Quaternary Research Center (QRC) Library includes an extensive collection of books/monographs, journals, serials, maps, and reprints. The collection provides a valuable resource for students, resident faculty, and visiting scholars. The…
The Quaternary Research Center (QRC) was founded in 1969 by Lincoln Washburn and is the oldest interdisciplinary center at UW and one of oldest Quaternary centers in the country. Since its inception, the QRC has been a hub of interdisciplin…