During winter quarter, the PCC hosts an annual Winter Welcome to connect old and new members of the climate community. We gather to meet new people, hear lightning talks from new postdocs working on climate science at UW, vote on the Summer Institute theme, and enjoy snacks and drinks with our community.

The 2026 Winter Welcome was on Wednesday March 11th at 5 pm in the Fisheries Sciences Building. The first hour included a series of lightning talks by new postdocs and other introductions in the auditorium. To follow, we had a reception with catered food and drinks in the FSH Lobby.

The Winter Welcome featured lightning talks from the PCC community including:

• Kate Hewett (APL) New Scientist
• Sophia Ludtke (ESS) Graduate Student
• Kenna Dailey (SAFS) Graduate Student
• Becca Cleveland Stout (ATMOS) Graduate Student
• Joyce Cai (OCEAN) Graduate Student
• Tamara Aránguiz-Rago (ESS) Graduate Student
• Mar Arroyo (CICOES/PMEL) Postdoc
• Lucia Cancelada (OCEAN) Postdoc
• Seungki Kwak (OCEAN) Visiting Scientist
• August Posch (OCEAN) Visiting Scientist
• Mary Margaret Stoll (PMEL/CICOES) Postdoc
• Jacob Cohen (PMEL/CICOES) Postdoc

Find out more details about this year’s Winter Welcome from our blog post about the event.

The 2026 Summer Institute theme was voted on during the annual Winter Welcome.  Visit our Summer Institute page to read more about this upcoming event and what the theme ended up being!

Read about past Winter Welcomes

Contact uwpcc@uw.edu with questions