Please see below for information regarding live in-person (Wick Science Building 125) and Zoom Seminars on Mondays from 12-1 p.m. (Schedule Below) during the Spring 2024 semester by faculty, staff, students, and invited speakers.
Dr. Raul E. Diaz, Jr., Assistant Professor. California State University: Title: TBD.
Link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/91332789027
Password: Contact Dr. Jen Lamb (jylamb@stcloudstate.edu) for password.
Natural Resources Career Panel:
Link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/91332789027
Password: Contact Dr. Jen Lamb (jylamb@stcloudstate.edu) for password.
Dr. Andrew Mahon. Professor. Central Michigan University. Title: TBD.
Link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/91332789027
Password: Contact Dr. Jen Lamb (jylamb@stcloudstate.edu) for password.
Dr. Sushma Reddy, Associate Professor and Curator of Birds. University of Minnesota and the Bell Museum of Natural History. Title: TBD
Link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/91332789027
Password: Contact Dr. Jen Lamb (jylamb@stcloudstate.edu) for password.
Dr. Nicole Phillips, Associate Professor. The University of Southern Mississippi. Title: TBD
Link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/91332789027
Password: Contact Dr. Jen Lamb (jylamb@stcloudstate.edu) for password.
Amaya Bruner, Master’s Thesis Defense. Title: TBD
Link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/91332789027
Password: Contact Dr. Jen Lamb (jylamb@stcloudstate.edu) for password.
Spring Break
Andrew Herberg, M.Sc. Animal Survey Coordinator, MN Dept. of Natural Resources – Camp Ripley Training Center. Title TBD.
Link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/91332789027
Password: Contact Dr. Jen Lamb (jylamb@stcloudstate.edu) for password.
TBD
Dr. Dan Hornbach, Professor. Macalester College. Title: TBD
Link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/91332789027
Password: Contact Dr. Jen Lamb (jylamb@stcloudstate.edu) for password.
Christopher Smith, M.Sc. MN Dept. of Transportation. Title: TBD
Link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/91332789027
Password: Contact Dr. Jen Lamb (jylamb@stcloudstate.edu) for password.
Dr. Dan Larkin. Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center. Title: TBD.
Link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/91332789027
Password: Contact Dr. Jen Lamb (jylamb@stcloudstate.edu) for password.
Alyssa Roberts, Master’s Thesis Defense.
Link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/91332789027
Password: Contact Dr. Jen Lamb (jylamb@stcloudstate.edu) for password.
Dr. Maggie Douglas, Dickinson College: Title:Putting the 'eco' into ecotoxicology: Effects of neonicotinoids on non-target insects from field to landscape.
Dr. Sunny Chan, UM Pediatrics: Title:When pluripotent stem cells give you teratomas, make skeletal myogenic progenitors.
Dr. Lars Mattison, Medtronic.
Dr. Beth Holdbrook, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Title:Hydroacoustics: a sound approach for monitoring cold-water forage fish.
Dr. Ryan Schmid, Ecdysis Foundation: Title:Conserving biodiversity and ecosystem function in agricultural settings (Commentary on working at a non-profit).
Dr. Lan Xu, South Dakota State University: Title:How climate change scenarios impact belowground competition between native and invasive grass species.
Dr. Mike McGraw: Title:Ornithology as a means of measuring ecosystem health and ecosystem restoration monitoring.
Daniel Abaneme, St. Cloud State University Masters Thesis Defense: Title:The Impact of Hunteria umbellata Aqueous Extract on the Morphology of Reproductive and Metabolic Organs in Rats with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
Nina Orzica Ineza, St. Cloud State University Masters Thesis Defense: Title:Effect of aqueous extract of Hunteria umbellata on the hematological and metabolic parameters in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome using the Rat Model.
Amaya Bruner, St. Cloud State University Masters Thesis Defense: Title:The Effects of Water-Soluble Cannabidiol on the Development and Severity of Type 1 Diabetes in Non-obese Diabetic (NOD) and streptozotocin-induced C57Bl/6 Mouse Models.
Dr. Felicia Leammukda, St. Cloud State University: Title:Research review with students.
Dr. Michael Bredeson, St. Cloud State University: Title: TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
James Paterson, Ph.D. Research Scientist, Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research, Ducks Unlimited Canada. Seminar title: Supporting Wetland and Biodiversity Conservation with Support Tools and Evaluations
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
Deanna Leigh, M.Sc. Area Resource Specialist, MN Dept. of Natural Resources. Seminar title: Restoring and Maintaining Healthy Habitat: A Behind the Scenery Look at Minnesota State Parks.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
Chad Heins, M.Sc. Associate Professor of Biology, Bethany Lutheran College. Seminar title: Becoming an Expert in the Digital Age: Lessons from Making a Spider Checklist.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
Heather Waye, Ph.D. Professor, University of Minnesota Morris. Seminar title: Garters on the Coast, Snakes on a Plane, and Tigers on the Prairie; a herpetological journey.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
Brian Schwingle, M.Sc. Forest Health Specialist, MN Dept. of Natural Resources. Seminar title: Effects on Minnesota’s Forest Trees from Shorter Winters and More Flooding.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
Spring Break
Spencer Ott, St. Cloud State University. Thesis Defense. Title and delivery TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
Mariah Simones, St. Cloud State University. Thesis Defense. Title and delivery TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
Molly Clyne, St. Cloud State University. Thesis Defense. Title and delivery TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
Charles Christensen, St. Cloud State University. Thesis Defense. Seminar title: Assessing Membrane Bioreactor Efficacy in Emerging Contaminant Removal Through Water Chemistry and Fathead Minnow (Pimephales Promelas) Exposure.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
Andy Fondren, St. Cloud State University. Thesis Defense. Title TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
Alex Maile, St. Cloud State University. Thesis Defense. Title TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
Alyssa VanDenBoom, St. Cloud State University. Thesis Defense. Title TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
Natalia Reyero PhD, Interdisciplinary Center for Nano Technology, Jackson State University, MS: Using Science to Inform Policy.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99956421976
Alan Kolok PhD, Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, University of Idaho: Fish out of water: The five-year plan.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99956421976
Zhiyue Wang, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geoengineering, University of Minnesota: Using Science to Inform Policy.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99956421976
Jim Lazorchak PhD, National Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinatti, OH: What do you want to be when you grow up? I wanted to be a scientist
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99956421976
Loren Miller PhD, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota: Advancements in Studying Population Dynamics in Northern Fish Populations
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99956421976
Paul Edmiston PhD, Department of Chemistry, Wooster College, OH: Bioavailability of Chemical Contaminants Using Passive Samplers: Science at an Undergraduate Institution
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99956421976
Mary Ann Ottinger PhD, Department of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Houston, TX: One Health and the Exposome: A Case Study in Old World Vultures
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99956421976
Mark Strynar PhD, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC: Lessons learned during environmental forensic investigation of PFAS by nontargeted analysis
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99956421976
Elena Nielsen PhD, USGS Water Sciences Research Center, Portland, OR: TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99956421976
Master's Thesis Defense: TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99956421976
Dr. Matt Davis, St. Cloud State University: Evolution in the Dark.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
SCSU Alum Emily Olson, Minnesota Zoo: Careers in Zoological Institutions.
SCSU Alum Shana Rogan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: From MS to PhD: Lessons learned along the way.
Dr. Althea Archer, St. Cloud State University: Owls and moose and birds, oh my!
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
Dr. Jennifer Sweatman, Concordia College: Prevalence of Microplastics in North American Waterfowl
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
Spring Break
Dr. Grover Brown, Jacksonville State University: TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
Bailey Richards, St. Cloud State University: Thesis Defense.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
Noel Jones, St. Cloud State University: Thesis Defense.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
Michelle Lanam, St. Cloud State University: Thesis Defense.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
BIOL 630 Seminar Student Presentations, St. Cloud State University.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
BIOL 630 Seminar Student Presentations, St. Cloud State University.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
BIOL 630 Seminar Student Presentations, St. Cloud State University.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
Alvina Mehinto, Southern California Coastal Water Research Institute (CA): Novel molecular tools to enhance water quality monitoring.
Dalma Martinovic-Weigelt, University of St. Thomas (MN): At the nexus of basic and applied science.
Beth Harlander Baker, Mississippi State University (MS). Exploring environmental challenges, conservation solutions, and the ecology of health.
Kelly Diamond, Seattle Children’s Hospital (WA). Becoming an integrative biologist: How to work with people and methods from different fields?
Tisha King-Heiden, St. Cloud State University: Creative & Flexible Approaches to Maintaining a Research Program at a Comprehensive University.
Anndee Huff, University of Minnesota (MN): Research on advanced nitrogen removal technologies and the career path that led there.
Meghan McGee, Astra Zeneka (FL). Teaching my way through an MS, PhD and Medical Affairs: Finding a Career in Lifelong Learning.
Takashi Maie, Lynchburg College (VA). International science during the pandemic.
Jessica Ward, Ball State University (IN). Behavioral sciences as a sensitive tool in ecotoxicology.