Department of Environmental Sciences Graduate Seminar Series

Fall 2009
3:30 p.m., 108 Clark Hall
(Refreshments in the foyer at 3:00 p.m.)

Seminar Schedule:

Thurs 3 September
Greg Jones, Southern Oregon University
Host: Robert Davis

Thurs 10 September
Nancy Sherman, UVA
Host: Hank Shugart

Thurs 17 September
Joel Salatin, Polyface Farms
Host: Vivian Thompson (Joint seminar with Environmental Thought and Practice program)

Thurs 24 September
Ronnie Glud, SAMS, Scotland
Title: Oxygen dynamics of marine sediments
Host: Peter Berg

Wed. 30 September*
Todd Scanlon, UVA
*Please note: due to parking issues at Clark Hall, this seminar will occur on Wednesday

Thurs 8 October
Steve Running, Univ. Montana (Moore Lecture)
Title: The new life of terrestrial ecologists: The Carbon Cops
Host: Howie Epstein

Thurs 15 October*
Arlene Blum, Green Science Policy Institute
Title: The Fire Retardant Dilemma: Fire Safety, Human Health and Environmental Protection
Host: Janet Herman

*Please note: the Oct. 15 seminar will start at 4pm

Thurs 22 October
Whendee Silver, U.C. Berkeley
Title: New directions in nitrogen cycling: backward, forward, and upside down
Host: Howard Epstein/Jim Galloway/Deborah Lawrence

Thurs 29 October
Charlie Canham, Cary Institute
Title: Neighborhood dynamics of forest ecosystems: Invasion of northeastern forests by Norway Maple and Tree of Heaven
Host: Mike Pace

Thurs 5 November
Lorelei Alvarez, UVA
Title: Vegetation patterns, changes, and interactions with wind erosion in an arid grassland ecosystem
Host: Howie Epstein

Thurs 12 November
Paolo D’Odorico, UVA
Title: Ecosystem stability and resilience at the desert margins

Thurs 19 November
Val Bennington, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
Title: Lake Superior – A Source or Sink for Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
Host: Amato Evan

Thurs 3 December
Ashbury Sallenger, USGS
Title:Barrier-Island Failure Modes Triggered by Hurricane Katrina: Implications for Future Sea-Level-Rise Impacts
Host: Laura Moore