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 #.
| Date | Presenter | Title | Details | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10 | Christine Angelini, Associate Professor, Env. Eng. Sciences Mark Clark, Associate Professor, Soil & Water Sciences David Kaplan, Associate Professor, Env. Eng. Sciences | Introduction to the seminar series, academic programs, research centers | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Jan. 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 | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Jan. 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 | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Jan. 31 | Suman Jumani, Freshwater Protection Spatial Analyst, The Nature Conservancy | Unlocking rivers: A toolbox for strategic dam removal planning | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Feb. 7 | Donald Rainey, Water Resources Regional Specialized Agent, UF/IFAS Extension | Urban challenges and opportunities within UF/IFAS Extension Water Programs | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Feb. 14 | Robert Scharping, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, UF | What we can learn from scientific cave diving | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Feb. 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 | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Feb. 28 | Sara Winnike McMillan, Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University | Wetland restoration strategies in agricultural landscapes for multi-ecosystem functions | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Mar. 6 | Erin Hotchkiss, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech | Characterizing stream CO2 regimes across different ecoregions of the United States | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Mar. 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 | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Mar. 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 | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Apr. 3 | Gretchen Lescord, Assistant Professor, School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences, UF | Citizen and community science in water research and management | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Apr. 10 | CANCELLED: Patrick Inglett, Professor, Department of Soil, Water and Ecosystem Sciences, UF | TBA | MORE INFO | WATCH |
| Apr. 17 | Anya Brown, Assistant Professor, Department of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis | Ecology of extended phenotypes: stressor effects on coral hosts and their microbes | MORE INFO | WATCH |