Water, Wetlands & Watersheds Seminar
spring 2025 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 #.
| Date | Presenter | Title | Details | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 15 | Mark Clark, Associate Professor, Soil & Water Sciences David Kaplan, Professor, Env. Eng. Sciences | Introduction to the seminar series, academic programs, research centers | ||
| Jan. 22 | Allison Lewis, Senior Technologist, Jacobs Engineering | Exploring treatment wetland nature-based solutions for water resource challenges | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Jan. 29 | Shelly Krueger, Florida Sea Grant Agent III, Extension Faculty, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) | Shallow-water sponge restoration aquaculture in the Florida Keys | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Feb. 5 | Vivek Sharma, Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, UF/IFAS | Nitrogen and water transport in a rotational production system: Monitoring and modeling for water quality management | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Feb. 12 | Mark Brenner, Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida | An overview of the last 50 years of paleoclimate/ paleoenvironment study in the Maya Lowlands | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Feb. 19 | Osama Tarabih, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida | Optimizing reservoir operations to mitigate nutrient and phytoplankton loads in a eutrophic subtropical lake | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Feb. 26 | Robert Nairn, Professor, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, University of Oklahoma | Working with Mother Nature to address ecotoxic metals and restore streams: Nature-based solutions for irreversibly damaged waters | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Mar. 5 | James Jawitz, Professor, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Department, University of Florida | Water, wetlands, and watersheds… but simpler | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Mar. 12 | Nick Chin, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida | Investigating the drivers of Florida red tide (Karenia brevis) blooms | MORE INFO | LINK |
| Mar. 26 | Beatriz Marin-Diaz, Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Coastal Solutions, University of Florida | Exploring feedbacks preventing seagrass colonization by using passive restoration techniques | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Apr. 2 | Yiyang Kang, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida | Process and impact of the warming-driven mangrove poleward expansion | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Apr. 9 | Chamteut Oh, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida | Genomic surveillance to track microbial fate and activity in natural and engineered environments | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Apr. 16 | Haimanote Bayabil, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS | Improving agricultural water management in calcareous soils with shallow aquifer systems | MORE INFO | WATCH |