Department of Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Seminar
Please feel free to invite other students not in the course to attend as well.
Stephen A. Macko (sam8f@virginia.edu) 924-6849, Clark Hall 396
Fall 2024 Undergraduate Seminar Series
Fall 2024 Seminar Schedule
| Date | Speaker |
| August 27 | Organizational Day |
| September 3 | Dr. David Carr, Professor and Director Blandy Experimental Farm Dept. Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia “Undergraduate Research Opportunities at UVa’s Blandy Experimental Farm” |
| September 10 | Dr. Fred Damon Professor Emeritus Department of Anthropology , University of Virginia “From the 20th to the 21st Century Anthropology” |
| September 17 | Mr. Joe Mallon Graduate Student Dept. Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia “Outreach of STEM to a Native American Community" |
| September 24 | Dr. Stephen MacAvoy, Professor Dept. of Environmental Sciences, American University , Washington, DC "Light at the End of the Tunnel: Challenges and Success in the Anacostia River Restoration, Washington, DC" |
| October 1 | Professor Bob Gibson Communications Director Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service University of Virginia “Environmental Politics in the Election of 2024” |
| October 8 | Fall Reading Days |
| October 15 | Ms. Tammy Rykal Energy Engineer and Sustainability Analyst Atlas Technical Consultants Charlottesville, VA “ESG, Sustainability, and Energy Audits. |
| October 22 | Dr. Meredith Richards, Former Mayor President, Virginia Rail Policy Institute Charlottesville, VA " Back to the Future: Rail Transportation and the Environment” |
| October 29 | Dr. Hayden Bock Postdoctoral Student Pennsylvania State University State College, PA “ From the Ground Up: Urban Soils for Ecological Science and Outreach” |
| November 5 | Election Day, No Classes |
| November 12 | Dr. Robert Sobeck, PE, PH Hydrologist/Engineer Charlottesville, Virginia “Environmental Reclmation Design” |
| November 19 |
Mr. Bernard Link, JD “Environmental Science in the Service of Diplomacy” |
| November 26 | Thanksgiving Recess |
| December 3 | Graduate Students Department of Environmental Sciences University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA "Advancing our Understanding of the Environment through Graduate Study and Public Service" |
This is a one credit, pass/fail course. Grades are based on attendance. Students are expected to attend all seminars. Students will be allowed to miss one seminar. Missing more than one seminar except in unusual circumstances will result in no credit (NC). Attendance is determined by each student turning in a question pertaining to that week's seminar at the end of each lecture in the COLLAB File Drop under their name (by 11PM). Please turn off cell phones and mute your microphones during the seminars. Talks are expected to be about 40 minutes, with ten minutes for questions at the end.
Department of Environmental Sciences Seminar Series
Fall 2024 Seminar
Spring 2024 Seminar Schedule
Date |
Speaker |
Affiliation |
| Aug 29 | Michael Cornish | UVA |
| Sep 5 | Ravindra Duddu | Vanderbilt University |
| Sept 12 | Cayelan Carey | Virginia Tech |
| Sept 19 | Courtenay Strong | Univ. of Utah |
| Sept 26 | Asia Dowtin | Michigan State University |
| Oct 3 | Dan Reuman | University of Kansas |
| Oct 10 | Elise Heffernan | UVA |
| Oct 17 | Ajay Limaye | UVA |
| Oct 24 | Peter Reich |
University of Michigan |
| Oct 31 | Alexandrea Rice | UVA |
| Nov 7 | Hannah Mast | UVA |
| Nov 14 | Daniele Visioni | Cornell |
| Nov 21 | Brian Romans | Virginia Tech |
| Nov 28 | Thanksgiving Recess | |
| Dec 5 | Noah Sokol | Lawrence Livermore National Lab |