Join us for an evening that looks to the past to better understand the future. Through science, history, and creative reflection, this program explores how moments that shaped a community—whether dramatic, devastating, or quietly transformational—continue to echo forward in time.
From modeling future floods using lessons from 1997 to stories that revisit turning points in personal or collective memory, we’ll examine how the past offers clues, caution, and insight for the world we’re building next.
Come explore what it means to view tomorrow through the rearview mirror, and how the stories we carry can illuminate the path ahead.
Refreshments & cocktails from 10 Torr Distillery and Brewery will be provided
$15 – General Admission
$10 – Discounted Tickets for Students and Educators
Storytellers:
Erik M. Henzl is a Staff Research Scientist in the Division of Hydrologic Sciences at the Desert Research Institute (DRI). He holds an undergraduate degree in environmental economics from Colgate University. Before joining DRI, he worked as a Research Associate at the University of Nevada, Reno, contributing to research on the Humboldt River Basin. Henzl joined DRI in January 2025. Based at DRI’s Reno office, he currently researches data center water and energy consumption.
At Curiosity Lab, Henzl will describe his path to DRI and his current research on data center expansion in Nevada. In doing so, he will discuss the integral role of curiosity in fueling his research and his passion for learning as a vocation.
Featuring:
Dr. Guo Yu holds the position of Assistant Research Professor at DRI and is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Nevada. Dr. Yu has a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and over 10 years combined academic and industrial experience in the fields of hydrology, hydrometeorology, and climate change impact studies. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles, some of which have been highlighted by the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as well as the Fifth National Climate Assessment.
Thank you to our community partners Nevada Humanities & Atomic Museum
and our beverage sponsor 10 Torr Distillery and Brewery.
