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 2023 Undergraduate Seminar Series
Fall 2023 Seminar Schedule
Date |
Speaker |
August 29 |
Dr. David Carr, Professor and Director Blandy Experimental Farm Dept. Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia “Undergraduate Research Opportunities at UVa’s Blandy Farm” |
September 5 |
Dr. Matt Reidenbach Department of Environmental Sciences University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA “Studying undersea life: the joys and dangers of submersibles, SCUBA diving, and autonomous instrumentation”
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September 12 |
Dr. John Porter Department of Environmental Sciences University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA “Big Data and the Future of Ecology” |
September 19 |
Dr. Stephen MacAvoy, Professor and Chairman Dept. of Environmental Sciences, American University , Washington, DC "Light at the End of the Tunnel: Challenge and Success in the Anacostia River Restoration, Washington, DC" |
September 26 |
Dr. Jonah Fogel Program Manager, Environmental Institute University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA “How Much Energy do we Need? |
October 3 |
Reading Days |
October 10 |
Mr. Ed Clark, President The Wildlife Center Waynesboro, Virginia “Forty Years of Wildlife Medicine, and Just Warming Up!” |
October 17 |
Ms. Jean Lea Gavin Department of Environmental Sciences University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA "Sargassum Invasion!” |
October 24 |
Dr. Tim Beatley, Professor School of Architecture University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA "Forest Urbanism: The Roles of Trees and Forests in Cities” |
October 31 |
Dr. Tim Beatley’s Undergraduate Research Project School of Architecture University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA "How much Green Space does Charlottesville have?” |
November 7 |
Election Day, No Classes |
November 14 |
Ms. Tamara Rykal Sustainability Scientist Atlas Technical Consultants, Charlottesville, VA “Environmental, Social and Governance, Sustainability, and Energy Audits.” |
November 21 |
Thanksgiving Recess |
November 28 |
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 2023 Seminar
Fall 2023 Seminar Schedule
Date |
Speaker |
Affiliation |
August 24 |
Lauren Miller |
UVA |
August 31 |
Jonathan Lefcheck |
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center |
September 7 |
Jon Salerno | Colorado State University |
September 14 |
Kevin Lewis | John Hopkins University |
September 21 |
Nicholas D. Holschuh |
Amherst College, Dept. of Geology |
September 28 |
Matthew Ogburn |
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center |
October 5 |
Paolo D'Odorico |
University of California, Berkeley |
October 12 |
Yanlan Liu | The Ohio State University |
October 19 |
Kinsey Tedford |
UVA |
October 26 |
Sean Hardison |
UVA |
November 2 |
Dan Griffith | Oregon State University |
November 9 |
John Albertson | Cornell University |
November 16 |
Kelcy Kent |
UVA |
November 23 |
THANKSGIVING |
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November 30 |
Karen Abott |
Case Western Reserve University |