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
Date | Speaker | Title/Topic |
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9/27/24 | Jade Arneson Biologist US Fish and Wildlife | Piping plover recovery on Cat Islands in the Bay of Green Bay |
10/11/24 | Dr. 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 |
10/25/24 | Erin 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 |
11/8/24 | Andrew Bowker Green Bay Coastal Program Biologist US Fish and Wildlife | Federal job searches in environmental sciences and ecology |
11/22/24 | Dr. Breeywan Lybbert Associate Professor of Chemistry University of Wisconsin - Green Bay | Science of teaching and learning in chemistry (postponed until Spring 2025) |
12/13/24 | Dr. Sarah Johnson Professor of Natural Resources Northland College | Plants on the edge: Resilience, loss, and change in the Lake Superior region |
2/2/24 | Tony Kiszonoas Director of Research The Ridges Sanctuary | Research for restoration at The Ridges Sanctuary |
2/16/24 | Dr. 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 |
3/1/24 | Dr. James Kabrhel Associate Professor of Chemistry University of Wisconsin - Green Bay | Using pseudoscience as a basis for developing a small campus research program |
3/22/24 | Zach Nordstrom, Steve Hughes, and Erica Stegens Graduate Students University of Wisconsin - Green Bay | Lake sturgeon in the Menominee River |
4/5/24 | Dr. Mandy Banet Director of the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity University of Wisconsin - Green Bay | Pacific salmon conservation biology |
4/19/24 | Dr. 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 |
5/3/24 | Dr. Segre Paolo Assistant Professor of Biology University of Wisconsin - Green Bay | The secret lives of whales |
2/10/23 | Dr. Marc Milne, Ph.D Associate Professor of Biology University of Indianapolis | Ghost Hunting: Seeking Out Lost Spider Species in North |
2/24/23 | Valeria 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 |
3/10/23 | Maria Otto Conservation Corps Coordinator City of Green Bay | Volunteer Impacts on Restoring Habitats |
3/31/23 | Dr. Nick Sard, Ph.D Assistant Professor of Great Lakes Biology SUNY Oswego | Pedigree Reconstruction Without Parents: Insights Into Recruitment and Dispersal |
4/14/23 | Environmental Science & Policy Graduate Students UW-Green Bay | Environmental Science & Policy Graduate Studetns Research Presentations |
4/28/23 | Dr. Erin Berns-Herrboldt, Ph.D Associate Professor of Water Science and Geoscience UW-Green Bay | Carbon Fluxes in Arctic Soil |
9/23/22 | Lynn Markham, MS Center for Land Use Education UW-Stevens Point | How Do Pesticides Affect Pollinators and Songbirds in Your Yard |
10/2/22 | Nancy Aten, MS, MLA, Dan Collins, PE, Dr. Chris Young, Ph.D Land Restoration School | Big Seeds: The Land Restoration School |
10/21/22 | Dr. Olivia Bernauer, Ph.D Department of Entomology UW-Madison | Pollination Biology: Cliamte Change and Bee Nutrition |
11/4/22 | Dr. Erin Stache, Ph.D Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Cornell University | Photochemistry and Applications in Sustainable Polymer Chemistry |
11/18/22 | Emily Tyner MS Director of Freshwater Strategy UW-Green Bay | National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) Designation and Research Use |
12/9/22 | Dr. Patrick Forsythe, Ph.D, Natural and Applied Sciences UW-Green Bay | Lake Sturgeon in the Menominee River |
2/4/22 | Tony 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 |
2/18/22 | Steffanie Munguia, M.A, Audobon Pan-Flyway Regional Director | Where the Ibis Roost: The Intersections of Biodiversity, Protected Areas, and Human Communities in the Caribbean |
3/4/22 | Dr. Angela Bauer, Ph.D, Vice President for Academic Affairs High Point University | No recording available |
3/25/22 | Dr. 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 |
4/8/22 | Stephanie 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 |
4/22/22 | Dr. Amy Kabrhel, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Chemistry, UW-Green Bay, Manitowoc Campus | Embedding Green Chemistry into a General Chemistry Lab Curriculum |
9/10/21 | Dr. Bill Dirienzo, Ph.D, Associate Professor in Physics, UW- Green Bay, Sheboygan Campus | Dirienzo: Snakes & Bubbles: Star Formation in The Milky Way |
9/24/21 | Dr. J. Val Klump, JD, Ph.D, Associate Dean, School of Freshwater Sciences, UW-Milwaukee | Klump: The Biogeochemical Dynamics of Hypoxia in Green Bay |
10/8/21 | Annie Schmitz, M.Sc., Hatchery Technician at The Farmory | Schmitz: Growing with The Farmory |
11/5/21 | Dr. Corey King, Ed.D, Vice Chancellor for University Inclusivity & Student Affairs, UW-Green Bay | King: Understanding ABC’s of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion |
11/19/21 | Dr. 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 |
12/10/21 | Dr. 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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