All seminars take place between 11:00 a.m. and 12 noon
in our Auditorium and are open to the public at no cost.

Spring 2008

January 11:
Dr. Jeffrey Bird, Queens College, CUNY - hosted by: Dr. William Schlesinger
    "Carbon utilization and succession among groups of soil microorganisms during plant litter decomposition"

January 18:
Dr. John Lichter, Bowdoin College - hosted by: Dr. William Schlesinger
    "Ecological collapse and partial recovery of a freshwater tidal ecosystem in mid-coast Maine"

January 25:
Dr. Lynn Christenson, Vassar College - hosted by: Dr. Gary Lovett
    "From moose to moths: herbivores contribution to forest nutrient cycling dynamics"

February 1:
Dr. Emil Rydin, Uppsala University, Sweden - hosted by: Dr. Kathleen Weathers
    "Ecologically relevant phosphorus in the Baltic Sea"

February 8:
Dr. Orlando Sarnelle, Michigan State University - hosted by: Dr. David Strayer
    "Complex effects of dreissenid mussels and nutrients on the toxic phytoplankter, Microcystis aeruginosa"

February 15:
Dr. Jim Clark, Nicholas School, Duke University - hosted by: Dr. William Schlesinger
    "How Bayes is changing environmental science: application to climate change and the biodiversity paradox"

February 22: (cancelled)
Dr. Terry Loecke, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies - hosted by: Dr. Peter Groffman
    "The influence of spatial heterogeneity on carbon and nitrogen cycling in managed ecosystems"

February 29:
Dr. Lewis Ziska, USDA - Agricultural Research Service - hosted by: Dr. William Schlesinger
    "Exploring the links between plant biology, climate change and public health"

March 7:
Dr. Sybille Haeussler, University of British Columbia - hosted by: Dr. Charles Canham
    "Terrestrial ecosystem diversity and resilience: a general model, with field notes from northern British Columbia"

March 14:
Dr. Michael Gooseff, Penn State University - hosted by: Dr. Stuart Findlay
    "Putting the Hyporheic Zone in its place - deciphering among stream water gains, losses, and exchanges"

March 28:
Dr. Spencer Hall, Indiana University - hosted by: Drs. Amy Burgin & Terry Loecke
    "'Friendly competition' and 'eating yourself sick and sicker': linking species interactions and disease in the plankton"

April 4:
Dr. Amy Burgin, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies - hosted by: Dr. Peter Groffman
    "Alternative pathways of nitrate removal in freshwater ecosystems"

April 11:
Dr. John Holdren, Woods Hole Research Center - hosted by: Dr. William Schlesinger
    "Environment and the sustainability challenge"
    Please note that Dr. Holdren's seminar will be held at 4:00 PM in the Auditorium.

April 18:
Cheryl Lyn Dybas, Science Journalist - hosted by: Dr. Charles Canham
    "A tale of gorillas, heart disease, and a swamp plant: a case study of collaboration between scientists and journalists"

April 25:
Dr. Allison Roy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - hosted by: Dr. Peter Groffman
    "Protecting and restoring streams in an urbanizing world: back to square one"

May 2:
Cornell Students - hosted by: Dr. Gary Lovett
    "Cornell Biogeochemistry and Environmental Biocomplexity Graduate Student Presentations"

May 9:
Drs. Pamela Koch and Isobel Contento, Teachers College, Columbia University - hosted by: Dr. Alan Berkowitz
    "Connecting human-designed and ecological systems through inquiry-based science education: the Linking Food and the Environment (LiFE) Curriculum Series"

Last minute cancellations or substitutions may be unavoidable.
To confirm speaker or title, or if you have any questions regarding the Seminar schedule,
contact Mr. Matthew Gillespie at 845-677-7600, ext. 140.

We look forward to seeing you!