MSU Ecology Seminar Series
Fall Semester 2021
Thursdays 3:30-4:30
Live talks will be held in 304 Lewis Hall. Please check the individual seminars below for information on which seminars will be live and/or virtual.
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Undergraduate students may get credit for attending/viewing seminars and writing critiques in course BIOE 494, a 1-credit, fall-only course. Please see your advisor if interested.
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| Date | Seminar Details | More Info |
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September 2 |
Department Introductions |
Current Grad Students
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| September 9 |
Research Wildlife Biologist, Leader of the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, and Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University "Decision Science in Social-Ecological Systems" |
Virtual presentation only |
| September 16 |
Transistioning from a postdoc position at University of Montana to an Assistant Professor position at Michigan State University's Kellogg Biological Station in January 2022. "Using Thermal Physiology to Explain Insect Patterns of Biodiversity and Response to Climate Change" |
Virtual presentation only |
| September 23 |
Assistant Professor, University of San Diego "Understanding community assembly in freshwater habitats: A graphical approach to functional diversity." |
Virtual presentation only |
| September 30 |
Postdoctoral Researcher, Montana State University "Using genomics to learn about ancient and contemporary bighorn sheep populations" |
304 Lewis Hall or via Webex |
| October 7 |
Eminent Scholar and Arthur R. Marshall, Jr. Chair in Ecological Studies, Department of Biology, University of Florida "Niche Conservatism, Evolution, and Applied Ecology: Challenges and Opportunities" |
304 Lewis Hall or via Webex |
| October 14 |
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado--Boulder "Biodiversity under environmental change in large-scale and long-term studies” |
304 Lewis Hall or via Webex |
| October 21 |
Kelly Kerr, MSc Kelly has a Bachelors from UC Davis, and a Masters from Oregon State University. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Utah working under the direction of Dr. Bill Anderegg. Her research interests revolve around the influence of climate change on forest ecosystem dynamics. She is particularly interested in using tree physiology, genetics and modelling to understand and predict tree species’ responses to drought. "Quantifying within-species variation in aspen drought tolerance" |
304 Lewis Hall or via Webex |
| October 28 |
Doug Smith, PhD Senior Wildlife Biologist, Yellowstone National Park, and project leader for Yellowstone Wolf Restoration "Yellowstone Wolves: The First 25 Years" |
304 Lewis Hall or via Webex |
| November 4 |
Boreal Program Manager with Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society (CPAWS) of Northern Alberta "Managing species at risk across spatial scales and jurisdictions: Collaborations in caribou conservation in Alberta" |
Virtual Presentation only |
| November 11 |
No Seminar--Veteran's Day |
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| November 18 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Montana State University "Ecohydraulic Modeling Approaches for Fish Passage Engineering" |
304 Lewis Hall or via Webex |
| November 25 |
Thanksgiving Break |
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| December 2 |
Dr. Clint Muhlfeld, USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center Shannon Hilty, MSc, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Dr. Mike Simanonok, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
"Life After MSU: Career Panel with Past Ecology Department Graduates" |
Virtual Only |
| December 9 |
Brandi Skone, MSc Biologist with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks "Champion for the little guys: the nuances of being a nongame biologist" |
304 Lewis Hall or via Webex |