Water, Wetlands & Watersheds Seminar
Spring 2024 SCHEDULE
Wednesdays, 11:45 – 12:35 PM, EST
Webinar format for the public, Zoom links will be provided to distance students.
***The public can view livestreams and recordings on our YouTube channel.***
Students may register for 1 credit: ENV 6935, SWS 4932, or SWS 6932, contact mjsisk@ufl.edu for SWS section #.
january
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Christine Angelini, Associate Professor, Env. Eng. Sciences |
Introduction to the seminar series, academic programs, research centers |
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| 17 | Mark Brown, Professor Emeritus, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, UF |
The USA seafood, energy, water nexus: identifying strategies for increased efficiencies and waste reduction |
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| 24 | Natalie Nelson, Associate Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, North Carolina State University |
Come hell or high water? Rain, rising seas, and fecal contamination at the coast |
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| 31 | Suman Jumani, Freshwater Protection Spatial Analyst, The Nature Conservancy |
Unlocking rivers: a toolbox for strategic dam removal planning |
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february
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7 |
Donald Rainey, Water Resources Regional Specialized Agent, UF/IFAS Extension |
Urban challenges and opportunities within UF/IFAS Extension Water Programs |
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| 14 | Robert Scharping, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, UF |
What we can learn from scientific cave diving |
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| 21 |
POSTPONED UNTIL FALL 2024: Elliott White Jr., Assistant Professor, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability |
Leveraging machine learning for coastal freshwater floodplain wetland identification and habitat suitability |
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| 28 | Sara Winnike McMillan, Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University |
Wetland restoration strategies in agricultural landscapes for multi-ecosystem functions |
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march
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Erin Hotchkiss, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech |
Characterizing stream CO2 regimes across different ecoregions of the United States |
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| 20 | Young Gu Her, Associate Professor, Tropical Research and Education Center and Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS |
Modeled climate change impacts on freshwater quantity and quality in Florida |
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| 27 | Jamila Roth, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Florida, Mote Marine Laboratory, and Florida Oceanographic Society | Effects of environmental change and species richness on seagrass communities |
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april
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Gretchen Lescord, Assistant Professor, School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences, UF |
Citizen and community science in water research and management |
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| 10 | CANCELLED: Patrick Inglett, Professor, Department of Soil, Water and Ecosystem Sciences, UF |
TBA |
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Anya Brown, Assistant Professor, Department of Evolution and Ecology, |
Ecology of extended phenotypes: stressor effects on coral hosts and their microbes |
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