Past Seminars
| Date | Speaker | Title/Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Speaker | Title/Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Speaker [Host] | Title/Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Speaker [Host] | Title/Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Speaker [Host] | Title/Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Speaker [Host] | Title/Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |