Seminars

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

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Spring 2025 Undergraduate Seminar Series

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 )

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Spring 2025 Seminar

Date	Speaker	Affiliation
Jan 16	Jonathan Thompson	Harvard University
Jan 23	Peter Reich	University of Michigan
Jan 30	Lorenzo Polvani	Columbia University
Feb 6	Andrew Altieri	University of Florida
Feb 13	TBA
Feb 20	TBA
Feb 27	TBA
March 6	Susan Natali	Woodwell Climate Research Center
March 13	Spring Break
March 20	David Crowe	UVA
March 27	Bryan Black	University of Arizona
April 3	Lauren A Augustine	Gulf Research Program, National Academies
April 10	Steve Kannenberg	West Virginia University
April 17	Kirsten Mayer, Will Chapman	National Center for Atmospheric Research
April 24	Kylor Kerns	UVA