Department of Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Seminar
EVSC 4002 Tuesdays, 4 p.m. in Clark 107
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
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
Spring 2025 Undergraduate Seminar Series
Spring 2025 Seminar Schedule
| Date | Speaker and Topic |
|---|---|
| January 14 | Organizational Day |
| January 21 | Ms. Ash Jenkins University Career Services University of Virginia "Environmental Career Resources" |
| January 28 | Dr. William Easterling, Dean Emeritus College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Pennsylvania State University "Will Climate Change Threaten Global Food Security?" |
| February 4 | Dr. Ray Dueser, Visiting Professor Dept. of Environmental Sciences University of Virginia "Wildlife as Depicted in the Paleolithic Cave Art of Western Europe" |
| February 11 | Dr. Ian Fitzsimmons, Visiting Professor Dept. of Environmental Sciences University of Virginia "A Study of International Social-Ecosystem Dynamics" |
| February 18 | Ms. Jean Lea Gazin River Steward Rivanna River Alliance Charlottesville, Virginia "The Rivanna River Watershed- Monitoring and Improving Local Water Quality" |
| February 25 | Dr. Richard Williams Senior Associate Scientist Stefansson Arctic Institute, Akureyri, Iceland "Major Environmental Hazards in Iceland and Their Commonality with Hazards in the Global Environment" |
| March 4 | Mr. Damian Martin and Ms. Suzan Bulbulkaya Land Acquisition and Property Management Department of Conservation and Recreation Richmond, Virginia "Land Conservation in Virginia with an Emphasis on the Role of DCR" |
| March 11 | Spring Break |
| March 18 | Dr. Michael Yablonski Project Manager Permaculture Systems Durham, NC "Land-Sea permaculture system on the Virginia Coast" |
| March 25 | Dr. Ahmet Tekaeli Professor, Department of Agriculture Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Kırıkkale, Turkey "Techniques to reduce methane production in animal nutrition" |
| April 1 | Mr. James Beall, PE Nuclear Engineer Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Retired Charlottesville, VA "Nuclear Follies" |
| April 8 | Ms. Alexandra Visek Scientist S.S.Papadopulos and Associates Rockville, MD "Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Environment" |
| April 15 | Dr. Natasha Ribeiro, Visiting Professor, UVa Professor Dept. of Forestry Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique "Socio-ecology of the Southern African Woodlands" |
| April 22 | Ms. Shannon Sahs Education & Outreach Specialist UVa Sustainability University of Virginia "Sustainability at the University of Virginia" |
| April 29 | End of Classes, no seminar |
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
signing their name on the attendance sheet. Please turn off computers and cell phones during the
seminars.
Department of Environmental Sciences Seminar Series
Some Wednesdays and most Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. in Clark 108
For questions and login information contact Antonios Mamalakis (npa4tg@virginia.edu )
Spring 2025 Seminar
Spring 2025 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 |