Back to current schedule.
Spatially-coupled hidden Markov models for short-term wind speed forecasting.
Monday, November 30, 2020
Vianey Leos-Barajas
University of Toronto
https://environment.utoronto.ca/staff-members/vianey-leos-barajas/
Host: Leslie New
Eco-evolutionary processes linking amphibian hosts, microbial symbionts, and pathogens.
Monday, November 16, 2020
Obed Hernandez-Gomez
Dominican University of California
Host: Jonah Piovia-Scott
TBD
Monday, November 2, 2020
Michael Puma
Columbia University
Host: Deepti Singh
Effects of environmental variation on life history: from lab to field studies.
Monday, October 26, 2020
Carol Boggs
University of South Carolina
Host: Cheryl Schultz
Lamellipodia-like protrusions and focal adhesions are necessary for collective cell migration in zebrafish
Monday, October 19, 2020
Alex Nechiporuk
Oregon Health and Science University
Host: Cynthia Cooper and Allison Coffin
From Tiny Genes to Big Ecosystems: How Microbes Respond to Climate Change
Monday, October 12, 2020
Adriana Romero-Olivares
New Mexico State University
https://www.fungiloverlab.com/
Host: John Bishop
A tale of two megafires: building towards generalizable traits of fire fungi.
Monday, October 5, 2020
Sydney Glassman
University of California - Riverside
https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/sydneyg
Host: Tanya Cheeke
Stem Cells and the Origins of Multicellularity in Plants.
Monday, September 28, 2020
Mark Running
University of Louisville
http://louisville.edu/biology/faculty/running
Host: Cynthia Cooper
Snow, Forests, Water, and Fires.
Monday, September 21, 2020
Jessica Lundquist
University of Washington
http://depts.washington.edu/mtnhydr/
Host: Kevan Moffett
From cough syrup comes a novel signaling pathway to regulate insulin secretion.
Monday, September 14, 2020
Dale Fortin
Washington State University
Host: John Bishop
Evolution in host-microbe symbioses: invasion, domestication and adaptation to extreme environments.
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Stephanie Porter
Washington State University
https://labs.wsu.edu/stephanie-porter/
How do birds time "unpredictable" migrations
Monday, August 31, 2020
Heather Watts
Washington State University
Species interaction mediate the effects of global change on ecological communities.
Monday, August 24, 2020
Jonah Piovia-Scott
Washington State University
https://labs.wsu.edu/piovia-scott/
TBD
Monday, April 27, 2020
John Stinchcombe (Tentative)
Host: Stephanie Porter
Cyanobacterial Bloom Dynamics in the Columbia River Basin: Effects of Biotic and Abiotic Factors
Monday, April 20, 2020
Vanessa Rose
Host: Kevin Turner
Cancelled
Monday, April 13, 2020
Alexander Zerbini
Host: Leslie New
Deforestation and Climate Change Impacts on Temperature and Heat Exposure in the Tropics
Monday, April 6, 2020
Luke Parsons
University of Washington, Seattle
Host: Kevin Turner
Explaining Drivers of Forest Dynamics Using Trait-Based Approaches
Monday, March 30, 2020
Jenny Zambrano (Postponed)
University of Washington, Pullman
https://jennyzambrano.weebly.com
Host: Cheryl Schultz
Oregon Marine Reserves: Protection of Biodiversity in a Changing World
Monday, March 23, 2020
Dick Vander Schaaf
Coast and Marine Program of Oregon, The Nature Conservancy
Host: Deepti Singh
The Social Responsibility of a Climate Scientist
Monday, March 9, 2020
Adam Sobel
Columbia University
Host: Deepti Singh
Plant Hydraulics and Forest Responses to Climate Change
Monday, March 2, 2020
Martin Venturas
University of Utah
http://www.martinventuras.com/
Host: Kevan Moffett
Fascination Turned Trepidation with Boreal Forest
Monday, February 24, 2020
Melissa Lucash
Portland State University
https://www.pdx.edu/geography/melissa-lucash
Host: Deepti Singh / Kevan Moffett
Traditional Knowledge of Fire Use by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs in the Eastside Cascades of Oregon
Monday, February 10, 2020
Michelle Steen-Adams
University of Oregon
Host: Deepti Singh
The Blob and Climate Change: Looking for a Hot Time in the Pacific Northwest?
Monday, February 3, 2020
Nick Bond
JISAO/University of Washington
https://jisao.uw.edu/research/principal-investigators/nicholas-a-bond/
Host: Deepti Singh
Neighborhood, Neighborhood, Neighborhood... Why Local Scale Air Quality Matters
Monday, January 27, 2020
Dr. Linda George
Portland State University
Host: Deepti Singh
Elucidating the Effects of Environmental Exposures on Host-Microbiome Interactions
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
SBS Microbiome faculty candidate; Dr. Chris Gaulke
Oregon State University
https://microbiology.science.oregonstate.edu/research-associates-postdocs-research-assistants
Host: Cheryl Schultz
Shedding Light on Specificity: Lessons From a Bioluminescent Vertebrate-Bacteria Symbiosis
Monday, December 2, 2019
SBS Microbiome faculty candidate; Dr. Alison Gould
California Academy of Sciences
Host: Cheryl Schultz
Unraveling the Impacts of the Virome on Human Health
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
SBS Microbiome faculty Candidate; Dr. Richard White
WSU
Host: Cheryl Schultz
Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics of Host-Microbiome Interactions
Monday, November 18, 2019
SBS Microbiome Faculty Candidate; Dr. Seth Rudman
University of PA -Biology Dept.
Host: Cheryl Schultz
Differentiating Genetic From Environmental Drivers of Plant Microbiome Structure and Function
Monday, November 4, 2019
Posy Busby
Oregon State University
Host: Stephanie Porter
Latent Stress Effects on Amphibian Life History
Monday, October 28, 2019
Tiffany Garcia
Oregon State
https://fw.oregonstate.edu/users/tiffany-garcia
Host: Jonah Piovia-Scott
Insect Declines Make Headlines, But What Do We Really Know?
Monday, October 21, 2019
Tyson Wepprich
Host: Cheryl Schultz
Habitat Modification and Avian Productivity in the Sagebrush Sea
Monday, October 14, 2019
Lindsey Sanders
Host: Deepti Singh
The Role of Vitamin D Signaling in Early Vertebrate Development and Diapause: Integration of Environmental Signals into the Development Program
Monday, October 7, 2019
Jason Podrabsky
Host: Steve Sylvester
Global Change and the Water Cycle
Monday, September 30, 2019
Ruby Leung
Host: Deepti Singh
Health Risks of a Changing Climate
Monday, September 23, 2019
Kristie Ebi
University of Washington
https://globalhealth.washington.edu/faculty/kristie-ebi
Host: Deepti Singh
"Computational Conservation Biology: Forecasting Wildlife Using Long-Term Data and Continuous Analyses "
Monday, September 16, 2019
Juniper Simonis
Owner and Lead Scientist at DAPPER Stats, and Data Analyst at the University of Florida
Host: Leslie New
How advances in DNA sequencing technology are enhancing knowledge of fish and wildlife
Monday, September 9, 2019
Justin Bohling
Abernathy Fish Technology Center
https://www.fws.gov/aftc/Staff_BohlingJustin.cfm
Host: Mike Berger
Using Large-Scale Meteorological Patterns to Understand the Drivers of Extreme Precipitation in the Portland Region
Monday, August 26, 2019
Paul Loikith
Portland State University
Host: Deepti Singh
Adaptation of Leaf Traits to Minimize Water Loss and Increase Photosynthesis Under Drought and Low CO2 Availability
Monday, April 29, 2019
Asaph Cousins
WSU Pullman
https://mps.wsu.edu/dr-asaph-cousins/
Host: John Bishop
How Soils Retain Carbon, and Soil Organic Carbon-Mineral Interactions
Monday, April 22, 2019
Jason Stuckey
Multnomah University
https://www.multnomah.edu/faculty-staff/stuckey-jason/
Host: Kevan Moffett
Strategic Learning: The Science of Climate Change Adaptation Management for Herpetofauna
Monday, April 15, 2019
Deanna H. (Dede) Olson, Ph.D.
US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Corvallis, OR
https://www.fs.fed.us/research/people/profile.php?alias=dedeolson
Host: Jonah Piovia-Scott
Nitrate radical initiated atmospheric particulate matter formation in forests: Anthropogenically-triggered biogenic aerosol production
Monday, April 8, 2019
Juliane Frey
Reed College, Dept. of Biology
https://www.reed.edu/chemistry/fry/
Host: Kevan Moffett
Behavioral and Neurobiological Studies of Sucrose Craving
Monday, April 1, 2019
Jeff Grimm
Western Washington University
http://www.wwu.edu/neuroscience/Grimm%20Lab/Home.html
Host: Barb Sorg
Interactions in a Changing Environment: Plants, Butterflies, and Ants
Monday, March 25, 2019
Rachael Bonoan
Tufts University & WSUV
https://www.rachaelebonoan.com/
Host: Cheryl Schultz
Evaluation of Water Security in Jordan Using a Multi-Agent Hydroeconomic Model
Monday, March 18, 2019
Jim Yoon
PNNL-Seattle, WA
https://hydrology.pnnl.gov/staff/staff_info.asp?staff_num=3295
Host: Deepti Singh
Spring Break (No classes)
Monday, March 11, 2019
Land Use Change and the Maintenance of Diverse Communities
Monday, March 4, 2019
Leithen M'Gonigle
Simon Fraser Univeristy. Burnaby, B.C. Canada
https://www.sfu.ca/biology/people/profiles/lmgonigl.html
Host: Stephanie Porter
Presidents's Day
Monday, February 18, 2019
TBD
Monday, February 11, 2019
Anticancer and Antimalarial Drug Leads from the Egyptian Environment
Monday, February 4, 2019
Amir Wahba
Washington State University Vancouver
The Spatial and Temporal Regulation of Non-muscle Myosin II Contractility
Monday, January 28, 2019
Derek Applewhite, PhD.
Reed College, Dept. of Biology
https://www.reed.edu/biology/professors/applewhite.html
Host: Cynthia Cooper
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 21, 2019
Rivers in the Sky, Rivers on the Ground: Atmospheric Rivers, Rain and Floods in the
Monday, January 14, 2019
Dr. Andrew Martin
Dept. of Geography, Portland State University
https://www.pdx.edu/events/department-physics-seminar-series-andrew-martin?delta=0
Host: Deepti Singh
Finals Week (No Seminar)
Monday, December 10, 2018
TBA
Monday, December 3, 2018
Janine Castro
US Fish and Wildlife Service
https://www.pdx.edu/environmental-professional-program/teaching-staff
Host: Jonah Piovia-Scott
Response of soil fungi to fire in the PNW
Monday, November 26, 2018
Bitty Roy
UO
https://blogs.uoregon.edu/roylab/
Host: Stephanie Porter
Thanksgiving Holiday (No Seminar)
Monday, November 19, 2018
Veteran's Day Holiday (No Seminar)
Monday, November 12, 2018
Forest dynamics in the Pacific Northwest
Monday, November 5, 2018
Tom Spies
OSU
http://fes.forestry.oregonstate.edu/people?path=/people/spies-tom
Host: Marc Kramer
Frontiers in Biogeochemistry: The Aquatic/Terrestrial Interface
Monday, October 29, 2018
Nicholas Ward
PNNL-Richland WA
https://marine.pnnl.gov/staff/staff_info.asp?staff_num=3074
Host: Marc Kramer
TBD
Monday, October 22, 2018
Jan Boll
WSU Pullman/CEREO/WRC
https://ce.wsu.edu/faculty/boll/
Host: Steve Bollens
Indian Ocean Dynamics, biological impacts of change in the Indian ocean and extreme events
Monday, October 15, 2018
Roxy Mathew Koll
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
http://www.climate.rocksea.org/
Host: Deepti Singh
Plant molecular systematics
Monday, October 8, 2018
Eric Roalson
WSU School of Biological Sciences
https://www.roalsonlab.weebly.com
Host: Cheryl Schultz
"Ever Wild: A Lifetime on Mount Adams"
Monday, October 1, 2018
Darryl Lloyd
Friends of Mt. Adams
Host: Kevan Moffett
Inner Ear Sensory Development and Gene Regulation
Monday, September 24, 2018
Byron Hartman
Stanford University
https://profiles.stanford.edu/byron-hartman?tab=bio
Host: Alli Coffin
Cannabis and the Vargus
Monday, September 17, 2018
James Peters
WSU Pullman
http://ipn.vetmed.wsu.edu/people/faculty-ipn/profile/james-h.-peters
Host: Barb Sorg
Quantifying the Role that Terrestrial Ecosystems Play in Earth's Climate
Monday, September 10, 2018
Abby Swann
University of Washington
https://uwpcc.ocean.washington.edu/person/Abigail_Swann
Host: Deepti Singh
Monday, September 3, 2018
Physiological Studies that Address Southern Resident Killer Whale Risk Factors and Data Gaps
Monday, August 27, 2018
Dawn Noren
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service; NW Fisheries Science Center, Seattle WA
Host: Leslie New
How fish and wildlife exploit shifting habitat mosaics
Monday, April 23, 2018
Jonny Armstrong
Oregon State University
https://fw.oregonstate.edu/users/jonathan-armstrong
Host: Jonah Piovia-Scott
TBD
Monday, April 16, 2018
Rodrigo Solis
Simon Fraser University
https://www.sfu.ca/rem/people/profiles/solis.html
Host: Cheryl Schultz
Implementing the global Amphibian Conservation Action Plan
Monday, April 9, 2018
Penny Langhammer
Global Wildlife Conservation & Arizona State University
https://www.globalwildlife.org/about-gwc/team/penny-langhammer-ph-d/
Host: Jonah Piovia-Scott
The Cocktail that Kills Coho: Stormwater Runoff Toxicity and Solutions
Monday, April 2, 2018
Jen McIntyre
WSU Puyallup
https://puyallup.wsu.edu/ecotoxicology/people/
Host: John Harrison
Animals as Ocean Sensors: Entering the Era of Integrated Marine Observing
Monday, March 26, 2018
Rob Harcourt
Macquarie University, Australia
https://directory.science.mq.edu.au/users/rharcour
Host: Leslie New
Mutualistic Host-Microbe Coevolution and Environmental Adaptation
Monday, March 19, 2018
Stephanie Porter
WSU Vancouver
https://labs.wsu.edu/stephanie-porter/
Membrane Separations to obtain meaningful samples from the environment: An engineer’s overview, and dissolved organic matter in water as a case study
Monday, March 5, 2018
Peter Pfromm
WSU Pullman
https://voiland.wsu.edu/faculty-staff/peter-pfromm/
Color-coding Dividing Cells in the Zebrafish Brain
Monday, February 26, 2018
Tamily Weissman-Unni
Lewis & Clark College
https://college.lclark.edu/live/profiles/28-tamily-weissmanunni
Host: Cynthia Cooper
Understanding Why Hair Cells Die: Lessons From The Lateral Line
Sunday, February 25, 2018
David Raible
University of Washington
http://raibleweb.biostr.washington.edu/
Host: Alli Coffin & Cynthia Cooper
Monitoring and modeling threatened populations makes for better management
Monday, February 12, 2018
Sarah Converse
USGS
Host: Cheryl Schultz
River Nutrient Inputs to the Global Coastal Ocean: Patterns, Causes, and Consequences
Monday, February 5, 2018
John Harrison
Washington State University
Dam removal and reoperation in an age of complex hydrosystems
Monday, January 29, 2018
Desiree Tullos
Oregon State University
http://oregonstate.edu/gradwater/desiree-d-tullos
Host: Kevan Moffett
Wildfire effects on source water quantity, quality, and aquatic ecology
Monday, December 4, 2017
Kevin Bladon
Oregon State University
http://fews.forestry.oregonstate.edu/
Host: Kevan Moffett
Probing the Effects of BMP and Retinoic Acid Pathways on Cell Shape and Polarity in a Retinal Stem Cell Niche
Monday, November 27, 2017
Kara Cerveny
Reed College
http://www.reed.edu/biology/cerveny/
Host: Cynthia Cooper
A Cure for the Common Classroom: Understanding Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences From All Angles
Monday, November 13, 2017
Erin Shortlidge
Portland State University
https://www.pdx.edu/biology-education-research/people
Host: Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens
Harnessing the Power of Soil Microbes for Ecological Restorations
Monday, November 6, 2017
Tanya Cheeke
WSU Tri-Cities
Host: Stephanie Porter
Integrating Environmental Variation into Global Change Ecology: Insights from Aquatic Ecosystems
Monday, October 30, 2017
Sam Fey
Reed College
http://www.reed.edu/biology/fey/
Host: Jonah Piovia-Scott
WSU Supporting a Future for Agriculture in Southwest Washington
Monday, October 23, 2017
Justin O'Dea
WSU Extension
http://extension.wsu.edu/clark/about-us/
Host: Stephanie Porter
Estuaries as Bioreactors: Transdisciplinary Research on the Columbia River Estuary
Monday, October 16, 2017
Byron Crump
Oregon State University
http://people.oregonstate.edu/~crumpb/
Host: John Harrison
More Than Corn and Soy: Ecosystem Function in Agricultural Landscapes
Monday, October 9, 2017
Sarah Roley
WSU Tri-Cities
Host: John Harrison and Jonah Piovia-Scott
Climate Change and Drinking Water
Monday, October 2, 2017
Steve Sylvester
WSU Vancouver
https://labs.wsu.edu/steve-sylvester/
What are the Roles of Connectivity and the Environment in Structuring Freshwater Communities?
Monday, September 25, 2017
Angela Strecker
Portland State University
https://www.pdx.edu/profile/meet-professor-angela-strecker
Host: Jonah Piovia-Scott
Translational Ecology: Turning Science into Actions in the 21st Century
Monday, September 18, 2017
Aaron Ramirez
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
Host: Kevan Moffett
Conservation Along the Bay Margin: Estuarine-Upland Decision Support Systems in San Francisco Bay
Monday, September 11, 2017
Brian Fulfrost
WSU Vancouver & Oregon Freshwater Simulations
http://www.freshwatersim.com/about-us/
Host: Mike Berger
Engineering Crop Plants to Resist a Broad Spectrum of Pathogenic and Mutualistic Microbes Through Alteration of a Host Cell Entry Receptor
Monday, August 28, 2017
Emily Helliwell
WSU Vancouver
https://labs.wsu.edu/stephanie-porter/people/
Host: Stephanie Porter