For the Fall 2020 semester, the Thompson Hall Seminars will be held virtually on Thursdays, from 4:10 to 5 p.m. (PDT). They are open to the general public.
Students, faculty, staff, and guests are invited to enter the Thompson Hall Seminar site at 4 p.m. (PDT). If you are accessing the seminar via phone or entering the site as a guest, please allow extra time so that the moderator can grant you access to the seminar site.
The Thompson Hall, Science, and Mathematics Seminars, have been held regularly since 1978-79. Once again, the seminar series will feature presentations by Puget Sound faculty and students and guest speakers on a wide range of topics. Please join us in welcoming the following speakers.
Presentation Schedule, Fall 2020
| September 3, 2020 |
Title TBA Oscar Sosa, Assistant Professor University of Puget Sound, Department of Biology 4:10 p.m. (PDT) Host: Jo Crane |
| September 10, 2020 |
Summer Quest: A celebration of student research, scholarship, and creative work All summer research students will present posters of their research This will be a virtual event. Details TBA. |
| September 17, 2020 |
Title TBA Emily Tollefson, Assistant Professor University of Puget Sound, Department of Chemistry 4:10 p.m. (PDT) Host: Jo Crane |
| September 24, 2020 |
Discovering the forest among the trees: Testing community assembly hypotheses in the forgotten layers of temperate and tropical ecosystems Michelle Spicer, Postdoctoral Researcher University of Puget Sound, Department of Biology 4:10 p.m. (PDT) Host: Carrie Woods |
| October 1, 2020 |
Title TBA |
| October 8, 2020 |
Title TBA Jake Price, Assistant Professor University of Puget Sound, Department of Mathematics 4:10 p.m. (PDT) Host: Jo Crane |
| October 15, 2020 |
Title TBA Thelma Madzima, PhD, Assistant Professor University of Washington, Bothell 4:10 p.m. (PDT) |
| October 22, 2020 |
Title TBA Erika Milam, Professor 4:10 p.m. (PDT) Host: Amy Fisher |
| October 29, 2020 |
Title TBA Grace Ferrara (Class of 2013), Natural Resource Management Specialist, West Coast Region NOAA Fisheries, U.S. Department of Commerce 4:10 p.m. (PDT) Host: Dan Burgard |
| November 5, 2020 |
Title TBA Dr. Chris Agard Educational Testing Service 4:10 p.m. (PST) Host: Stacey Weiss |
| November 12, 2020 |
Title TBA Shira Goldstein (Class of 2010) 4:10 p.m. (PST) Host: Barry Goldstein |
| November 19, 2020 |
Title TBA Brett Klaassen, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Researcher University of Puget Sound, Department of Physics 4:10 p.m. (PST) Host: Rachel Pepper |
| November 26, 2020 | Thanksgiving |
| December 3, 2020 |
State of the Climate Series, Part 1 Steven Neshyba, Professor University of Puget Sound, Department of Chemistry 4:10 p.m. (PST) Host: Jo Crane |
Presentation Schedule, Spring 2021
| January 21, 2021 |
State of the Climate Series, Part 2 Steven Neshyba, Professor University of Puget Sound, Department of Chemistry 4 pm |
| January 28, 2021 |
Measuring the impact of military flights on the Olympic Peninsula soundscape Lauren Kuehne, Independent Researcher Omfishient Consulting Host: Carrie Woods |
| February 4, 2021 | |
| February 11, 2021 | |
| February 18, 2021 | |
| February 25, 2021 |
Title TBA Sarah McQuate, Ph.D. (Class of 2007), Public Information Officer University of Washington Host: Eric Scharrer |
| March 4, 2021 |
Title TBA |
| March 11, 2021 | |
| March 18, 2021 | Spring Break |
| March 25, 2021 | |
| April 1, 2021 | |
| April 8, 2021 | |
| April 15, 2021 | |
| April 22, 2021 | |
| April 29, 2021 |