FREE SOE Lane Lecture – Adventures in Caving with Robbie Shone
About the event
Adventures in Caving
Descend into the darkness with photographer Robbie Shone to see the world’s strangest, most remote places.
This is the ultimate insider’s look at the last true frontiers of exploration on this planet. National Geographic Explorer Robbie Shone has illuminated and photographed scenes in the world’s deepest, largest, and longest cave systems. He reveals never-before-seen visuals from 7,000 feet below ground and shares the stories behind his breathtaking features for National Geographic magazine.
Robbie Shone is recognized as one of the most accomplished cave photographers in the world. His work has been featured in National Geographic, GEO, Intelligent Life, Stern, View, and Terra Mater. He has also worked for European Space Agency programs, documenting astronauts undergoing geological and microbiological field training. Shone works as an expert on National Geographic Student Expeditions and for major film and television crews, including the IMAX films Ancient Caves and Earth: The Power of the Planet.
About SoE and the Lane Lecture
The scope of SoE education, research and engagement spans the physical, life, and social sciences to examine important environmental challenges, advance understanding of the Earth system, and develop citizens for a sustainable future. The Lane Family Lecture in Environmental Science was established by a gift from L.W. “Bill” Lane, former publisher of Sunset magazine and numerous books and films, and his wife, Jean.
“We are strong proponents of public service and hope that the annual lecture and fellowship encourage efforts to find solutions to some of the global problems that confront society,” Bill Lane said. With their son Robert, a 1983 WSU alumnus, the Lanes also created the Robert Lane Fellowship in Environmental Science to support graduate students in environmental science at WSU.
Gifts to support the Lane Family Lecture or Robert Lane Fellowship can be made securely online or by contacting the CAS development office.