SEMINARS IN Spring 2024
All events take place in TH 193 (unless otherwise noted.)
Please join us for refreshments at 3:45pm. Presentations begin at 4:00pm.
February 1: Gary McCall, Professor of Exercise Science, and Elize Hellam, Director of Experiential Learning Programs and Support, University of Puget Sound
Title: Applying for Student Summer Research Opportunities (for Students ONLY)
February 8: Courtney Fitzpatrick, Assistant Professor of Biology, Texas A&M
Title: Toward a true understanding of reproductive competition in female animals
February 15: Manuel Montano, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Western Washington University
Title: Colloid geochemistry to emerging contaminants; exploring the environment one particle at a time
February 22: Kelsey Crutchfield-Peters, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, LBNL - Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Energy Geosciences
Title: Beyond soil: why our understanding of the nitrogen cycle needs to dig deeper
February 29: Drew Kerkoff, Provost, University of Puget Sound
Title: Continental-scale patterns of plant biodiversity: from basic questions to applied macroecology
March 7: Josh Patterson, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Christopher Newport University
Title: A Logger's Approach to Interfacial Chemistry
March 14: No Seminar -- Spring Break!
March 21: Rollie Williams '10, Comedian and Climate Science Researcher and Policy Advocate
Title: Where Climate Communication and Comedy Meet
March 28: Mare Hirsch, Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, University of Puget Sound
Title: Data-Driven Art: Generating Form from Information
April 4: Lauren Shull, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Washington
Title: Staphylococcus Aureus Growth in Cystic Fibrosis Sputum
April 11: Jordan Fonseca, Graduate Student, University of Washington
Title: Simultaneous Strain and Gate Tunability of Moiré Heterostructure Devices
April 18: John Calise, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Washington
Title: Uncovering Mechanisms of Metabolic Regulation using Cryogenic Electron Microscopy