Department Seminars
About
The Forestry and Environmental Resources Seminars are open to anyone interested. This weekly seminar series is part of the course for students enrolled in FOR801.
We meet Spring 2022 on Mondays from 12:50 pm – 1:40 pm on zoom AND in 158 DS Weaver Labs.
These will not be recorded. Open to all interested – feel free to share!
If you would like to login for events, please contact Sarah Slover.
The full schedule and titles is listed in our event calendar.
Schedule
January 24
Global tree fecundity and 21st century forests (Virtual only)
Jim Clark, Professor, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
January 31
Carbon and water fluxes in managed and natural forested wetlands of North Carolina (Virtual only)
Maricar Aguilos, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
February 7
Panel, Evolving Models of Research Sharing and Publishing
Robert Olendorf, William Cross & Micah Vandegrift, NCSU Libraries
February 14
Careers in Natural Resources (panel of alumni) (Virtual only)
Mansfield Fisher, Project Forester, Aster Global Environmental Solutions, MS, Forestry (2020)
Deanna Hardesty, Geospatial Analyst, US EPA, MS Natural Resources – Hydrology (2021)
Kenneth Dunn, Forester, Center for Heirs Property Preservation, MR Forestry (2020)
Shelby Gull Laird, Head, Whiteville Branch, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, PhD, Forestry (2010)
February 21
Communicating Across Cultures
Madhu Katti, Associate Professor, Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources
February 28 (virtual only)
Ecological applications of chemical fingerprinting: quantifying the chemical signatures associated with fish assemblages and aquatic ecosystems in Oregon
Gerrad Jones, Assistant Professor, Biological and Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University
March 7
From Canopy to Canteen: How Preserving Forests in the Future Can Benefit Our Drinking Water Quality
Dominic Libera, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
March 14 – Spring Break (no seminar)
March 21
Human-nature co-adaptation to climate change: What it is and how we advance it
Garry Sotnik, Lecturer, Sustainability Science, Stanford University
March 28
Madagascar is going to the dogs (and cats): How exotic carnivores are threatening a biodiversity hotspot
April 4
An Introduction to the North Carolina State Climate Office and ECONet
Sheila Saia, Associate Director, State Climate Office
April 11 –
Fire across scales: From leaves to landscapes
Sam Flake, Post-Doc, Forestry and Environmental Resources
April 18 – Student Presentations
April 25 – Student Presentations