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Natural & Applied Sciences Seminar Archives

Whether you are looking for how pesticides effect pollinators and songbirds in your yard or interested in the biogeochemical dynamics of hypoxia in Green Bay, you can search Natural and Applied Sciences (NAS) Seminar Archives Filter Table below to see what you can find in our past Natural and Applied Science Seminars. There are seminars on lake sturgeon, the NERR, the Milky Way and so much more.

NAS Seminar Archives

DateSpeakerTitle/Topic
9/27/24Jade Arneson
Biologist
US Fish and Wildlife
Piping plover recovery on Cat Islands in the Bay of Green Bay
10/11/24Dr. Mike Holly
Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Mitigating PFAS and phosphorus pollution: UW-Green Bay research on reducing environmental impacts of agricultural runoff and biosolids
10/25/24Erin Giese and Joseph Torres
Cofrin Center for Biodiversity
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Oneida bird monitoring program: Connecting community science, Oneida knowledge and land management
11/8/24Andrew Bowker
Green Bay Coastal Program Biologist
US Fish and Wildlife
Federal job searches in environmental sciences and ecology
11/22/24Dr. Breeywan Lybbert
Associate Professor of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Science of teaching and learning in chemistry (postponed until Spring 2025)
12/13/24Dr. Sarah Johnson
Professor of Natural Resources
Northland College
Plants on the edge: Resilience, loss, and change in the Lake Superior region
2/2/24Tony Kiszonoas
Director of Research
The Ridges Sanctuary
Research for restoration at The Ridges Sanctuary
2/16/24Dr. Brian Welsch
Associate Professor of Physics
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Oh, the things you'll see! Info about the April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
3/1/24Dr. James Kabrhel
Associate Professor of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Using pseudoscience as a basis for developing a small campus research program
3/22/24Zach Nordstrom, Steve Hughes, and Erica Stegens
Graduate Students
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Lake sturgeon in the Menominee River
4/5/24Dr. Mandy Banet
Director of the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Pacific salmon conservation biology 
4/19/24Dr. Mike Zorn
Professor of Chemistry, Associate Dean
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Developing a LoRaWan sensor network for water quality monitoring on the Bay of Green Bay
5/3/24Dr. Segre Paolo
Assistant Professor of Biology
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
The secret lives of whales
2/10/23Dr. Marc Milne, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Biology
University of Indianapolis
Ghost Hunting: Seeking Out Lost Spider Species in North
2/24/23Valeria Ramirez Castañeda, Ph.D Candidate
Integrative Biology Department
University of California, Berkeley

The Fieldwork we Envision: A Future of Equitable Field Biology and Reciprocity With The Local Communities

3/10/23Maria Otto
Conservation Corps Coordinator
City of Green Bay
Volunteer Impacts on Restoring Habitats
3/31/23Dr. Nick Sard, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Great Lakes Biology
SUNY Oswego
Pedigree Reconstruction Without Parents: Insights Into Recruitment and Dispersal
4/14/23Environmental Science & Policy Graduate Students
UW-Green Bay
Environmental Science & Policy Graduate Studetns Research Presentations
4/28/23Dr. Erin Berns-Herrboldt, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Water Science and Geoscience
UW-Green Bay
Carbon Fluxes in Arctic Soil
9/23/22Lynn Markham, MS
Center for Land Use Education
UW-Stevens Point
How Do Pesticides Affect Pollinators and Songbirds in Your Yard
10/2/22Nancy Aten, MS, MLA,
 Dan Collins, PE,
 Dr. Chris Young, Ph.D

Land Restoration School
Big Seeds: The Land Restoration School
10/21/22Dr. Olivia Bernauer, Ph.D
Department of Entomology
UW-Madison
Pollination Biology: Cliamte Change and Bee Nutrition
11/4/22Dr. Erin Stache, Ph.D
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Cornell University
Photochemistry and Applications in Sustainable Polymer Chemistry
11/18/22Emily Tyner MS
Director of Freshwater Strategy
UW-Green Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) Designation and Research Use
12/9/22Dr. Patrick Forsythe, Ph.D,
Natural and Applied Sciences
UW-Green Bay
Lake Sturgeon in the Menominee River
2/4/22Tony Kuchma - Wetland Project Manager, Oneida Nation
Erin Giese, M.Sc. - Senior Research Specialist, UW- Green Bay Cofrin Center for Biodiveristy
Randy Cornelius - Tribal Member, Oneida Nation
Habitat Restoration and Bird Monitoring on the Oneida Nation
2/18/22Steffanie Munguia, M.A,
Audobon Pan-Flyway Regional Director
Where the Ibis Roost: The Intersections of Biodiversity, Protected Areas, and Human Communities in the Caribbean
3/4/22Dr. Angela Bauer, Ph.D,
Vice President for Academic Affairs
High Point University
No recording available
3/25/22Dr. Cathy Rushworth, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Associate
University of Minnesota and University of California Davis
The Ecology and Evolution of Mate Choice in Wild Plant Populations
4/8/22Stephanie Dodge
First Nations Graduate Assistant
UW-Sea Grant and Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, UW-Green Bay
First Nations Land Acknowledgement: Reciprocal Values with Restoration at the Wequiock Creek Natural Area
4/22/22Dr. Amy Kabrhel, Ph.D,
Associate Professor of Chemistry,
UW-Green Bay, Manitowoc Campus
Embedding Green Chemistry into a General Chemistry Lab Curriculum
9/10/21Dr. Bill Dirienzo, Ph.D,
Associate Professor in Physics, UW- Green Bay, Sheboygan Campus
Dirienzo: Snakes & Bubbles: Star Formation in The Milky Way
9/24/21Dr. J. Val Klump, JD, Ph.D,
Associate Dean, School of Freshwater Sciences, UW-Milwaukee
Klump: The Biogeochemical Dynamics of Hypoxia in Green Bay
10/8/21Annie Schmitz, M.Sc.,
Hatchery Technician at The Farmory
Schmitz: Growing with The Farmory
11/5/21Dr. Corey King, Ed.D,
Vice Chancellor for University Inclusivity & Student Affairs, UW-Green Bay
King: Understanding ABC’s of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
11/19/21Dr. Madhusudan Katti, Ph.D,
Associate Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University
Katti: Five Shifts Towards Decolonized and Anti-Racist Practices for a More Inclusive Science
12/10/21Dr. Swanne Gordon, Ph.D,
Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Washington University in St Louis
Gordon: Evolution of diverse coloration and behavior: lessons from ‘non-model’ model system in nature
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