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Graduate Seminar Series
March, 25
Seminar by Philip Klavon (MS Entrance)
Topic: Ecological Restoration and Biofuel Production Potential of Algal Turf Scrubbers.
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April, 1
Seminar by David Hamrum (MS Entrance)
Topic: Temperature Dependence on Phosphorus Removal Efficiency in Drainage Ditch Filters.
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April, 8
Seminar by Aaron Lewis (MS Exit)
Topic: Using Hyperspectral Reflectance to Detect Stress Due to Varying Levels of Nitrogen and Salinity in Four Wetland Macrophytes.
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April, 15
Seminar by Guihua Chen (PhD Exit)
Topic: Alleviation of Soil Compaction by BrassicaCover Crops.
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April, 22
Seminar by Michael Brown (MS Entrance)
Topic: The Effect of Harvesting Rates of Duckweed (Lemna Minor), Cattail (Typha Latifolia) and an Algae on Biomass Production and Nutrient Uptake in an Integrated Aquaculture System.
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Seminar by Christopher Brosch (MS Exit)
Topic: Relative Phosphorus and Nitrogen Loss Efficiencies Based on Nutrient Management Planning.
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May, 6
Seminar by Margaret Guthrie (MS Entrance)
Topic: Potential of Forage Radish to Control Fungal Plant Disease.
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2008 Seminars
September 17
Seminar by CHERYL CARMONA (MS Entrance)
Topic: Assessing nutrient mineralization, microbial activity and antibiotic presence in soils amended with broiler litter fertilizers.
September 24
Seminar by MARK STEWART (UMCP - Office of Sustainability)
Topic: An Overview of Sustainability Initiatives at the
University of Maryland.
October 1
Seminar by JENNIFER BRUNDAGE (MS Entrance)
Topic: The biodiversity effect: do plant species mixtures
perform better than monocultures in runoff treatment wetlands?
October 15
Seminar by YVONNE LAWLEY (PhD Exit)
Topic: Using Forage Radish Winter Cover Crops to Suppress Weeds.
October 22
Seminar by JEFFREY PRICE (MS Entrance) Topic: Thermal and hydrological benefits of building facade greening.
October 29
Seminar by VITALIA BARANYAI (MS Entrance)
Topic: Minimizing Nutrient Loss from Field Stored Poultry
Litter.
November 5
Seminar by ELLIOTT CAMBELL (PhD Entrance)
Topic: An Ecosystems-based Approach to Developing, Simulating, and Testing a Maryland Ecological Investment Corporation.
November 12
Seminar by CLINT GILL (MS Entrance)
Topic: Effects of Drainage Ditch Filter Composition on
Hydraulic Properties and Nutrient Removal Efficiencies.
November 19
Seminar by ERICA HUTCHINGS (PhD Entrance)
Topic: Various Heating Effects on Different Types of Roofing.
November 26
No Seminar. Thanksgiving Week.
December 3
Seminar by SAPTASHATI BISWAS (PhD Entrance)
Topic: Comparative study of Antibiotics and Ionophores as emerging contaminants from poultry litter.
December 10
Seminar by BRANDON WINFREY Brandon (PhD Entrance)
Topic: Controls on antibiotic resistance in natural and
treatment wetlands.
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2007 Seminars
Seminar by Preston Postl (MS Entrance)
Topic: The Effect of pH on the Growth of Desulformonas mishiganensis BB1
Seminar by Leah Menzies (MS Entrance) Topic: Understanding the Responses of Tidal Freshwater Marshes to Sea Level Rise
Seminar by Dr. Jennifer Becker (ENST) Topic: Engineering Solutions to Waste Management Problems at the Interfaces Between Agriculture, Urban Areas, and the Environment
Seminar by Dr. Brian Needelman (ENST) Topic: Soil Genesis for Sustainability in Ditches and Marshes
Seminar by Christopher Brosch (MS Entrance)
Topic: Nitrogen and Phosphorus Loss Efficiencies Under Simulated Rainfall based on Nutrient Management Planning
Seminar by Dr. Brian Fath (Towson University)
Topic: Ecological Network Analysis: Measuring Cycling and Indirect Mutualism
Seminar by Dr. Dennis Whigham (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center)
Topic: Relating Land-Use Patterns to Indicators in Chesapeake Bay Streams and Subestuaries
Seminar by Yin-Phan Tsang (Ph.D. Entrance)
Topic: Using a Macroinvertebrate Predictive Model to Evaluate Stream Restoration Effects
Seminar by Dr. Kyungsoo Yoo (University of Delaware)
Topic: Geomorphic Control of Soil Chemical Weathering
Seminar by Adam L. Gray (MS Exit)
Topic: Changes in Soil Morphology Induced by Organic Amendments and Simulated Wetland Hydrology
Seminar by Diana Maimone (MS Entrance)
Topic: Transport of Nitrogen at a Deep Row Biosolids Application Hybrid Poplar Tree Farm
Seminar by Lance Yonkos (Wye REC)
Topic: Transfer, Fate and Ecological Effects of Poultry Litter-Associated Steroids Under Existing and Novel Agricultural Management Strategies
Seminar by Beth Zinecker (PhD Entrance)
Topic: Secondary Aquatic Angiosperm Biomass Response to Substrate or Herbivory
Seminar by Meredith Bilek (MS Exit)
Topic: Winter Cereal Cover Crop Effect on Soil Physical Characteristics
Seminar by Tommy Griffeth (MS Exit)
Topic: Spectral Reflectance as an Indicator of Nutrient Status in Hybrid Poplar
Seminar by Alan Hecht (USEPA)
Sustainability 301
Seminar by Ian McCann (University of Maryland, ENST)
Topic: Water, Food and Society: Recent Travels in Syria
Seminar by Sujay Kaushal (UMCES Appal. Lab.)
Topic: Influence of Land Use on Sources and Transformations of Nitrogen in Streams
Seminar by Robert Burgholzer (Chesapeake Bay Program)
Topic: The Chesapeake Online Assessment Support Tool (COAST): A Web-Based Environment for Collaborative Water Quality Modeling, Implementation Planning, and Data Analysis
Seminar by Dr. Ray Weil (University of Maryland, ENST)
Topic: From Ships of the Desert to Boats on the Nile: Travels in Egypt
2006 Seminars
Seminar by Dr. Martin Rabenhorst (ENST) Topic: Synthetic Iron Oxides as Environmental Indicators in Wetland
Seminar by Dr. Sanjai Parikh (University of Delaware)
Topic: Examining the Interactions between Bacteria, Soil Minerals, and Environmental Contaminants via FTIR Spectroscopy
Seminar by Dr. Russell Brinsfield (MAES - Wye Res. and Ed. Ctr.) Topic: Maryland Center for Agroecology: Activities and Potential Funding Opportunities
Seminar by Dr. Michael Kearney (Dept. of Geography, University of Maryland) Topic: The Potential for Significant Impacts from Climate Change in Chesapeake Bay
Seminar by Dr. Andy Baldwin (ENST) Topic: Wet Down Under: An Ecologist's Travels in Tropical North Queensland, Australia
Seminar by Dr. Daniel Fisher and Dr. Lance Yonkos (Wye Res. & Ed. Ctr.) Topic: Poultry Litter-Induced Endocrine Disruption: Laboratory and Field Investigations
Seminar by Olivia Devereaux (MS Exit) Topic: Quantifying Fine Sediment Sources in the Northeast Branch of the Anacostia River Using Trace Elements and Radionuclides
Laura Schumann (MS Student) Topic: Ecologically Informed Design of Alternative Green Roof Retrofit
Seminar by Julie Wolf (ENST) Topic: Ecology meets Soil Science: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Urban Soils
Seminar by Danielle Balduff (PhD Exit) Topic: Pedogenesis, Inventory, and Utilization of Subaqueous Soils in Chincoteague Bay, Maryland
Seminar by Rosalynd Orr (MS Exit)
Topic: Soil Redoximorphic Feature Formation Under Simulated Wetland Hydrology
Seminar by Charlie White (MS Entrance) Topic: Cover Crop Influences on Soil Potential for Mycorrhizal Colonization
For more information, contact Graduate Studies Coordinator
Last updated: 03/17/2009