2016-17 Seminars
Fall 2016 Schedule
| September 1 |
Getting a 'chemist's eye' view of catalytic selectivity using classical and quantum molecular simulations Will Pfalzgraff '10 Stanford University Department of Chemistry 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| September 8 |
Fall Student Research Symposium All summer science research students will present posters of their research 4 pm to 6 pm, Harned Colonnade |
| September 15 |
Nitrogen cycle history in the Earth system: From planet birth to Snowball Earth Ben Johnson '06 University of Victoria, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| September 22 |
Sex sells: Using the evolution and biology of sex to engage non-majors in the process of science Sehoya Cotner University of Minnesota, Biology Teaching and Learning Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| September 29 |
Race, gender and disability in American engineering education: Why STEM diversity must and cannot work Amy Slaton Drexel University Department of History and Politics 4 pm, Thompson 175 Support for this seminar provided by the Dean of Students, the Bioethics Program, the STS Program, and President Emeritus Ron Thomas |
| October 6 |
Ecological impacts of land use on wildlife in Seattle Mark Jordan '97 Seattle University, Biology Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| October 13 |
What I learned in Chile about teaching, learning, and climate change Steven Neshyba University of Puget Sound, Chemistry Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| October 20 |
From ice shelf collapse to inclusiveness: The value of openness in science Erin Pettit University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of Geosciences 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| October 27 | CANCELLED |
| November 3 |
Building unnatural proteins using enzymatic ligations John M. Antos Western Washington University, College of Science & Engineering 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| November 10 |
"Bdellovibrio and Ensifer and Water Bears," Oh My: Why I love all matters microbial Mark Martin University of Puget Sound, Biology Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| November 17 |
Designing nanoparticles to improve luminescent solar concentrators and to "green" photocatalysis Andrea Munro Pacific Lutheran University, Chemistry Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| November 24 | Thanksgiving |
| December 1 |
Gut microbiota and barrier function: Using prebiotics to understand the early consequences of a high fat diet Kristi Hamilton '06 University of Oregon, Meta Center for Systems Biology 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
Spring 2017 Schedule
| January 19 |
Catfish: Hidden species, hidden senses Jacob Egge Pacific Lutheran University, Department of Biology 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| January 26 |
Cooperation and the origins of life Niles Lehman Portland State University, Department of Chemistry 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| February 2 |
Building a better mousetrap: Using T cells to treat blood cancers Melinda Biernacki Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| February 9 |
*****SEMINAR CANCELLED***** Understanding the adaptive immune response to malaria infection Nicole Arroyo University of Washington, Immunology Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| February 16 |
**Jean Dreyfus Boissevain Lecture--Note different time and location** Catalysis: A frontier at the center of chemistry Eric Jacobsen Harvard University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 7 pm, Schneebeck Concert Hall |
| February 23 |
Technology and seabirds: How innovative technology can influence the study of marine top predators Emma Kelsey '10 USGS Western Ecological Research Center 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| March 2 |
Corresponding naturalists: Natural history and the letter-writing community Janet Browne Harvard University, History of Science Department Author of Charles Darwin: Voyaging and Darwin: The Power of Place 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| March 9 |
Towards a more complete kinetochore: Identifying factors that enhance kinetochore-microtubule attachment Amitabha Gupta Post-doctoral fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| March 16 | Spring Break |
| March 23 |
Understanding the adaptive immune response to malaria infection Nicole Arroyo University of Washington, Immunology Department 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| March 30 |
Distribution and range expansion of blue crabs and their interactions with invasive green crabs Tanya Rogers '10 Northeastern University, Marine Science Center 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| April 6 |
The ecological impact of invasive plant pathogens and how to manage them: Phytophthora, a case study Frank Martin P '20 Plant Pathologist, Agricultural Research Service, USDA 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| April 13 |
Genetic and electrical engineering approaches to understanding plant-pollinator coevolution Toby Bradshaw University of Washington, Department of Biology 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| April 20 |
Geochemical studies of water and sediment in Washington Angelica Calderon '17, Mitchell Dodo '17, Jon Golla '17, and Andrew Oberhelman '17 University of Puget Sound, Geology Department students 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| April 27 |
A bevy of biologists: Short research talks Stacey Weiss, Bryan Thines, and Carrie Woods University of Puget Sound, Biology Department Faculty 4 pm, Thompson 175 |