Seminar Series
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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.
Spring 2024
Jan. 22: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
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.
Jan. 29: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
Natural Resources Career Panel:
- Andrew Herberg, M.Sc. Animal Survey Coordinator, MN Dept. of Natural Resources – Camp Ripley Training Center.
- Michael D. Lee, M.A. Botanical Scientist, Minnesota Biological Survey, MN Dept. of Natural Resources.
- Deanna Leigh, M.Sc. Community Science Coordinator, MN Dept. of Natural Resources.
Link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/91332789027
Password: Contact Dr. Jen Lamb (jylamb@stcloudstate.edu) for password.
Feb. 5: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
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.
Feb. 12: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
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.
Feb. 19: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom Only)
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.
Feb. 26: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
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.
March 4: 12-1 p.m.
Spring Break
March 11: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
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.
March 18: 12-1 p.m. (TBD)
TBD
March 25: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
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.
April 1: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
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.
April 8: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
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.
April 14: No Seminar Planned
April 22: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
Alyssa Roberts, Master’s Thesis Defense.
Link: https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/91332789027
Password: Contact Dr. Jen Lamb (jylamb@stcloudstate.edu) for password.
Fall 2023
August. 8: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
Dr. Maggie Douglas, Dickinson College: Title:Putting the 'eco' into ecotoxicology: Effects of neonicotinoids on non-target insects from field to landscape.
September. 11: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
Dr. Sunny Chan, UM Pediatrics: Title:When pluripotent stem cells give you teratomas, make skeletal myogenic progenitors.
September. 18: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
Dr. Lars Mattison, Medtronic.
September. 25: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
Dr. Beth Holdbrook, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Title:Hydroacoustics: a sound approach for monitoring cold-water forage fish.
October. 2: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
Dr. Ryan Schmid, Ecdysis Foundation: Title:Conserving biodiversity and ecosystem function in agricultural settings (Commentary on working at a non-profit).
October. 9: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
Dr. Lan Xu, South Dakota State University: Title:How climate change scenarios impact belowground competition between native and invasive grass species.
October. 23: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
Dr. Mike McGraw: Title:Ornithology as a means of measuring ecosystem health and ecosystem restoration monitoring.
October. 30: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
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.
November. 6: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
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.
November. 13: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
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.
December. 4: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
Dr. Felicia Leammukda, St. Cloud State University: Title:Research review with students.
Spring 2023
Jan. 23: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
Dr. Michael Bredeson, St. Cloud State University: Title: TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
Jan. 30: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
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
Feb. 7: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
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
Feb. 13: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
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
Feb. 20: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
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
Feb. 27: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
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
March 6: 12-1 p.m.
Spring Break
March 13: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
Spencer Ott, St. Cloud State University. Thesis Defense. Title and delivery TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
March 20: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
Mariah Simones, St. Cloud State University. Thesis Defense. Title and delivery TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
March 27: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
Molly Clyne, St. Cloud State University. Thesis Defense. Title and delivery TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
April 3: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
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
April 10: 12-1 p.m. (WSB 125 and Zoom)
Andy Fondren, St. Cloud State University. Thesis Defense. Title TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
April 17: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
Alex Maile, St. Cloud State University. Thesis Defense. Title TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
April 24: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
Alyssa VanDenBoom, St. Cloud State University. Thesis Defense. Title TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/92933078007
Fall 2022
Sept. 12: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
Natalia Reyero PhD, Interdisciplinary Center for Nano Technology, Jackson State University, MS: Using Science to Inform Policy.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99956421976
Sept. 19: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
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
Sept. 26: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
Zhiyue Wang, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geoengineering, University of Minnesota: Using Science to Inform Policy.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99956421976
Oct. 3: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
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
Oct. 10: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
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
Oct. 17: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
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
Oct. 24: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
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
Oct. 31: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
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
Nov. 7: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
Elena Nielsen PhD, USGS Water Sciences Research Center, Portland, OR: TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99956421976
Nov. 14: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
Master's Thesis Defense: TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/99956421976
Spring 2022
Jan. 24: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
Dr. Matt Davis, St. Cloud State University: Evolution in the Dark.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
Jan. 31: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
SCSU Alum Emily Olson, Minnesota Zoo: Careers in Zoological Institutions.
Feb. 7: 12-1 p.m. (ISELF 110 and Zoom)
SCSU Alum Shana Rogan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: From MS to PhD: Lessons learned along the way.
Feb. 14: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
Dr. Althea Archer, St. Cloud State University: Owls and moose and birds, oh my!
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
Feb. 18: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
Dr. Jennifer Sweatman, Concordia College: Prevalence of Microplastics in North American Waterfowl
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
March 7: 12-1 p.m.
Spring Break
March 14: 12-1 p.m. (Zoom)
Dr. Grover Brown, Jacksonville State University: TBD.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
March 21: 12-1 p.m.
Bailey Richards, St. Cloud State University: Thesis Defense.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
March 28: 12-1 p.m.
Noel Jones, St. Cloud State University: Thesis Defense.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
April 4: 12-1 p.m.
Michelle Lanam, St. Cloud State University: Thesis Defense.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
April 11: 12-1 p.m.
BIOL 630 Seminar Student Presentations, St. Cloud State University.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
April 18: 12-1 p.m.
BIOL 630 Seminar Student Presentations, St. Cloud State University.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
April 25: 12-1 p.m.
BIOL 630 Seminar Student Presentations, St. Cloud State University.
https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/95928772228
Fall 2021
Sept. 13: 12-1 p.m.
Alvina Mehinto, Southern California Coastal Water Research Institute (CA): Novel molecular tools to enhance water quality monitoring.
Sept. 20: 12-1 p.m.
Dalma Martinovic-Weigelt, University of St. Thomas (MN): At the nexus of basic and applied science.
Sept. 27: 12-1 p.m.
Beth Harlander Baker, Mississippi State University (MS). Exploring environmental challenges, conservation solutions, and the ecology of health.
Oct. 4: 12-1 p.m.
Kelly Diamond, Seattle Children’s Hospital (WA). Becoming an integrative biologist: How to work with people and methods from different fields?
Oct. 11: 12-1 p.m.
Tisha King-Heiden, St. Cloud State University: Creative & Flexible Approaches to Maintaining a Research Program at a Comprehensive University.
Oct. 18: 12-1 p.m.
Anndee Huff, University of Minnesota (MN): Research on advanced nitrogen removal technologies and the career path that led there.
Oct. 25: 12-1 p.m.
Meghan McGee, Astra Zeneka (FL). Teaching my way through an MS, PhD and Medical Affairs: Finding a Career in Lifelong Learning.
Nov. 1: 12-1 p.m.
Takashi Maie, Lynchburg College (VA). International science during the pandemic.
Nov. 8: 12-1 p.m.
Jessica Ward, Ball State University (IN). Behavioral sciences as a sensitive tool in ecotoxicology.