Biology Department Seminars
Biology Department Seminars
Fall 2021 Seminar Schedule
| Date |
Name, Affiliation |
Title |
Host |
Summary |
Paper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 - Sept. |
Dr. Starla Thornhill Texas State University |
"Bacterial Adhesion and Corrosion in Space Flight" |
Robert McLean |
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| 10 - Sept. |
Mr. Richard Shultz Santa Fe Community College https://www.sfcc.edu/programs/controlled-environment-agriculture/ |
“Evolution of Aquaponics over a Long Career” |
Mar Huertas |
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| 17 - Sept. |
Dr. Sangchul Hwang Texas State University https://www.engineering.txstate.edu/Contact/faculty/hwang.html |
"Engineering upcycling of invasive aquatic plants" |
Sunethra Dharmasiri |
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| 24 - Sept. |
Dr. Vikram Kapoor University of Texas at San Antonio |
"Microbial source tracking in the recharge and contributing zones of Edwards Aquifer" | Camila Carlos-Shanley |
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| 01 - Oct. |
Dr. Mar Huertas Texas State University https://www.bio.txstate.edu/about/Faculty---Staff/faculty/Mar-Huertas.html |
“When the nose fails: pathogens, pollution and COVID stories” |
Dittmar Hahn |
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| 08 - Oct. |
Dr. Sarah Fritts Texas State University https://www.bio.txstate.edu/about/Faculty---Staff/faculty/Sarah-Fritts.html |
“Gone with the wind: implications of renewable energy on bat populations” |
Dittmar Hahn |
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| 15 - Oct. |
Dr. Noland Martin Texas State University https://www.bio.txstate.edu/about/Faculty---Staff/faculty/Noland-Martin.html |
"Evolutionary consequences of natural hybridization" |
Dittmar Hahn |
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| 22 - Oct. | Dr. Keiko Torri University of Texas at Austin |
"Breaking the Silence: How to Make Small Plant Mouths that Support Our Sustenance" |
Hong-Gu Kang | ||
| 29 - Oct. | Dr. Yuan Lu Texas State University |
"From ornamental fish to disease model - Oncogenic allelic interaction in Xiphophorus highlights hybrid incompatibility" | Caitlin Gabor | ||
| 05 - Nov. | Dr. Keisuke Ikehata Texas State University |
"Using Brackish Diatoms for the Treatment of Desalination Wastewater – Squeezing More Usable Water" |
Nihal Dharmasiri | ||
| 12 - Nov. | Dr. Thomas Devitt University of Texas at Austin https://cns.utexas.edu/directory/item/7-integrative-biology/1198-devitt-tom?Itemid=349 |
“A CURE for the Biodiversity Crisis: Integrating Biodiversity Research with Education to Increase Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.” |
Dana Garcia | ||
| 19 - Nov. | Dr. Laura Ellis Texas State University |
“Fish Talks: Environmental impacts on cellular biology” | Mar Huertas | ||
| 26 - Nov. | Thanksgiving |
Spring 2022 Seminar Schedule
| Date | Name, Affiliation |
Title | Host | Summary | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 -Jan. | Dr. Charles Watson Texas A&M University San Antonio |
TBD |
Caitlin Gabor | ||
| 04 - Feb | Dr. Hernan Lopez-Fernandez University of Michigan |
TBD | Ivan Castro-Arellano |
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| 11 - Feb | Dr. Jason Martina Texas State University https://www.bio.txstate.edu/about/Faculty---Staff/faculty/Jason-Martina.html |
TBD |
Dittmar Hahn | ||
| 18 - Feb | Dr. Garrett Street Mississippi State University |
"A Body in Motion: Movement and Its Consequences for Wildlife Ecology" |
Floyd Weckerly | ||
| 25 - Feb |
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Colloquium |
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| 04 - Mar | Dr. Cris Argueso Colorado State University |
TBD |
Hong-Gu Kang | ||
| 11 - Mar | Dr. Drew Davis University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
TBD | Joseph Veech | ||
| 25 - Mar | Dr. Laura Mydlarz University of Texas at Arlington |
TBD | Lauren Fuess | ||
| 01 - Apr | Reserved | ||||
| 08 - Apr | Dr. William Gray University of Minnesota |
"Regulation of Auxin mediated cell expansion by SAUR proteins" |
Nihal Dharmasiri | ||
| 15 - Apr | Dr. Lily Khadempour Rutgers University |
TBD | Camila Carlos-Shanley | ||
| 22 - Apr | Mr. David Buggs Texas Parks and Wildlife Department https://passporttotexas.org/cultivating-diversity-at-texas-parks-and-wildlife/ |
TBD |
Clay Green | ||
| 29-Apr |
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Awards Day |