The Environmental Sciences Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Presents:
The Environmental Sciences Seminar Series
Fall 2009
Seminars will be held in Fleischmann Agricultural Building, Rm. 301, 4—5 PM
For further information contact: Mark Walker
mwalker@cabnr.unr.edu
775-784-1938
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Seminar Title |
|---|---|---|---|
8/31/09 |
Dr. Jeff Angermann, Research Associate Professor |
School of Community Health Sciences | Discussion of paper related to pesticide development and incorporating environmental toxicity in marketing decisions |
9/14/09 |
Dr. Emily White |
University of Michigan | "Mercury wet deposition in the vicinity of coal fired utilities." |
9/21/09 |
Dr. Glenn Miller, Professor |
Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Nevada | “The modern pesticide industry: A one-year academic’s perspective |
9/28/09 |
Dr. Franco Biondi, |
Geography Department, University of Nevada |
"Daily Trends and Diel Cycles of Ecoclimatic Variables at the Tropical Treeline in the North American Monsoon Region" |
10/5/09 |
Dr. Jerry Lin, Associate Professor |
Civil Engineering, Lamar University | Atmospheric Mercury - the Sources, Fate and Modeling |
10/16/09 |
Dr. Laurel Saito, Associate Professor |
Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Department, University of Nevada | Interdisciplinary Modeling for Water-Related Issues (location to be announced) |
10/19/09 |
Dr. Wei Yang, Professor |
School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada | Discussion of paper related to using currency tracking as a method for predicting disease spread |
10/26/09 |
Dr. Dirk Brockmann, Associate Professor |
Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University | “Feel sick? Follow the money” |
11/2/09 |
Dr. Jody Waugh, Principal Scientist |
Environmental Sciences Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Grand Junction Office | “Approaches to Historical Uranium Mill Tailings Containment and Remediation” |
11/23/09 |
Conference |
“Fugitive mercury releases from Nevada gold mines” (location to be announced) |
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12/7/09 |
ES Student Poster Session |
Location to be announced |