The Thompson Hall Science and Mathematics Seminars have been held on a regular basis since 1978. The seminar series features presentations by Puget Sound faculty, alumni, and invited guest speakers.
The Thompson Hall Science and Mathematics Seminars are held in person in Thompson Hall Room 175 from 4-4:50 p.m. They are open to the campus community and the general public. Please join us for informal conversation and refreshments at 3:45 p.m. Presentations begin promptly at 4 p.m.
| November 17 |
Mary K. Kuhner, Center for Environmental Forensic Sciences Dept. of Biology, University of Washington Seattle |
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| September 15 |
Sean ONeill, Assistant Professor, PLU, Physics Worlds Not in Collision: How Saturn's Co-orbiting Moons Avoid Hitting Each Other |
| September 22 |
Dan Burgard, Professor, University of Puget Sound, Chemistry TBC |
| September 29 |
Larken Root, UPS 2009, Postdoctoral Fellow, Using aquaculture to turn the tide on aquatic ecosystem collapse |
| October 6 |
Mario Zimmermann, LBR Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Puget Sound, Department of Sociology and Anthropology Ancient Metabolomics and the History of Smoking in the Americas and Africa |
| October 13 |
Wendy Hoashi-Erhardt, PROGRAM LEAD, Small Fruit Plant Breeding, Puyallup Research and Extension Center, College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Resources, Washington State University Plant Breeding for Better Berries in the Pacific Northwest |
| October 20 |
Kena Fox-Dobbs, Professor, University of Puget Sound, Geology/EPDM Isotopic insights into the 40 year evolution of an unique lake ecosystem in a new volcanic landscape |
| October 27 |
Alyssa DeVincentis, President, Vitidore, Inc. Watching the grass grow: How nature-based solutions can address the climate crisis |
| November 3 | Ellie Barber, is scheduled for an Art and Science event at Kilworth at 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by Biology, EPDM, etc. |
| November 17 |
Mary Kuehner Brown TBD |
| December 1 |
Amanda Peng, PhD student, University of Oregon Morphological diversity in response to landscape and climate factors |
| January 26 |
Summer Research Information Meeting for Students and Faculty Luc Boisvert, Associate Professor of Chemistry, and Elize Hellam, Experiential Learning Programs and Support, University of Puget Sound |
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| February 2 |
Population Biology and Cyber Security Marc Mangel, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Applied Mathematics, University of California Santa Cruz |
| February 9 |
Chemical Currencies of Marine Microbes in the North Pacific Ocean Angie Boysen, Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Pacific Lutheran University |
| February 16 |
Paints as a Potential Source of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Exposure Mitchell Kim-Fu, PhD student, Dept. of Chemistry, Oregon State University |
| February 23 |
The past isn’t over: Nongenetic transgenerational effects in ecology and evolution Katherine Crocker, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology, University of Puget Sound |
| March 2 |
Influencing rumen microbial communities to improve bovine milk production efficiency Dr. Madison Cox ('15), Bioinformatician, University of Washington - School of Medicine |
| March 9 |
The Resistance: How Genes can Protect from Deadly Infectious Disease Fatou Joof, Postdoctoral Researcher, Seattle Children's Hospital - Center for Global Infectious Disease Research |
| March 23 |
Gustav Kirchhoff as a Physics Student: The Myth, the Reality, and Why the Difference Matters Kathryn Olesko, Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University, and Affiliate Faculty Member, Science, Technology, Health, and Society Program, University of Puget Sound |
| March 30 |
It's getting hot in here: how modern environments can help us understand ancient examples of climate change Rachel Havranek, Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Earth and Spatial Sciences, University of Idaho |
| April 6 |
Title TBA Grace Eberhardt, PhD student, Dept. of History, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign |
| April 13 |
Title TBA Alex Wellerstein, Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology |
| April 20 |
PFAS: The Forever Chemical Sean Smith, Environmental Planner, Washington State Department of Ecology |
| April 27 |
Toxic Algal Blooms in Local Lakes Jeff Tepper, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Geology, University of Puget Sound |