Oct 9 – ScentStories: Exploring the Plant World Through AI & Aroma

Thursday, October 9, 2025

5:30-7:30 PM

Museum of Natural History

ScentStories: Exploring the Plant World Through AI & Aroma

Farrand Memorial Lecture 2025

From the field to the future, researchers are finding new ways to understand the world around us through scent.  Join U-M Herbarium Director and Curator Thais Vasconcelos, Collection Manager Aly Baumgartner, and professionally trained scent expert Michelle Krell Kydd for a multisensory experience! At this interactive event, you’ll learn how to evaluate different scents and discover the evocative power hidden within your own nose. Audiences will have the opportunity to go on a guided scent experience while learning all about the ways scientists explore scent in their research.

Free and open to the public. Light refreshments served at reception.

Additional details can be found here.