Watershed Sciences Department and Ecology Center Seminars
Fall Seminars are collaborative with all 3 departments from the College of Natural Resources contributing speakers. They are usually held on Wednesdays at 4:00 pm. Please note when there is an Ecology Center sponsored seminar they are held on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 4:00 pm
Spring Seminars are sponsored by the Watershed Sciences Department and usually held on Wednesdays at 12:30 pm. Please note when there is an Ecology Center sponsored seminar they are held on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 4:00 pm.
January
| Wednesday, January 8 | 12:30 PM, NR 105 | Dr. Peter Wilcock and Master Brian Bailey | Graduate Student Q&A |
| Wednesday/Thursday, January 15-16 | 4:00 PM, TBA | Ecology Center Seminar Dr. John Fieberg | Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, TBA |
| Wednesday, January 22 | 12:30 PM, NR 105 | Dr. Kate Fickas-Naleway | Aquatic Biologist and Environmental Scientist, Utah Department of Environmental Quality |
| Wednesday, January 29 | 12:30 PM, NR 105 | Dr. Thomas Bianchi | Professor of Geology, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, "Carbon Processing in Aquatic Critical Zones: Biogeochemical Challenges in the 21st Century" |
February
| Wednesday, February 5 | 12:30 PM, NR 105 | Dr. Tadeu Siqueira | Professor, Sao Paulo State University, Department of Ecology, Brazil, "Environmental change in tropical rainforests of Brazil: decreasing predictability of stream biodiversity dynamics" |
| Wednesday/Thursday, February 12-13 | 4:00 PM, TBA | Ecology Center Seminar Dr. Clare Aslan | Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University, TBA |
| Wednesday, February 19 | 12:30 PM, NR 105 | Dr. Mike Wine | Geomorphology and Fluvial Research Group, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, "Untangling global change impacts on hydrological processes: Resisting climatization" |
| Wednesday, February 26 | 12:30 PM, NR 105 | Dr. Jack Schmidt | Professor, Watershed Sciences Department, "Future of the Colorado River" |
March
| Wednesday, March 4 | Spring Break | ||
| Wednesday/March 11th CANCELLED Thursday, March 12th |
4:00 PM, LSB 133 | Ecology Center Seminar | The Seminar on March 12th has been cancelled. |
| CANCELLED -Wednesday, March 18 | 12:30 PM, NR 105 | Brian Healy | CANCELLED - PhD Candidate, Ecology, Faculty Advisor: Dr. Phaedra Budy,"The intersection between culture, science, and dam management in the conservation of endemic fishes in Grand Canyon" |
| CANCELLED -Tuesday, March 24 | Eccles Conference Center | Spring Runoff Conference | CANCELLED "Deep Uncertainty in Water Planning" The 2020 Spring Runoff Conference combines, in one efficient day, a morning plenary session and paper presentation sessions at the Eccles Conference Center on the USU Campus. Poster presentations will occur in the evening at the Logan River Golf and Country Club. https://water.usu.edu/conference/2020/index |
April
| CANCELLED -Wednesday, April 1 | 12:30 PM, NR 105 | Dr. Charles Luce | CANCELLED -Research Hydrologist, US Forest Service, USDA, “Monitoring Streambed Scour and Deposition Dynamics Using Temperature as a Tracer” |
| CANCELLED -Wednesday/Thursday, April 8-9 | 4:00 PM, LSB 133 | Ecology Center Seminar | CANCELLED -The Ecology Center Seminar has been cancelled in April |
| Friday, April 10 | 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Huntsman Hall 320 | WATS Graduate Symposium | Presenting this year: Mark Devey, Dale Fonken, Denny Haynes, Coryna Hebert, Sara Wall, Molly Blakowski, Katy Gardner, Luke Gommermann, Kitri Spencer, Christy Leonard, Sara Goeking |
| Wednesday, April 15 | 12:30 PM, NR 105 | Dr. Dennis Whigham & Dr. Karin Kettenring | Dr. Whigham: Principal Investigator, Senior Scientist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Dr. Kettenring: Associate Professor, Watershed Sciences Department, TBA |
