Due to the University's efforts to promote social distancing in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, all remaining Thompson Hall Seminars for the Spring 2020 semester have been canceled. We hope to reschedule as many of the speakers as possible for the 2020-21 academic year.
The seminars are normally held on Thursdays, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Thompson 175 unless otherwise posted. They are open to the general public.
Students, faculty, staff, and guests are invited to gather for refreshments and conversation at 3:45 p.m. before each seminar.
The Thompson Hall Science and Mathematics Seminars have been held on a regular basis since 1978-79. Once again the seminar series will feature presentations by Puget Sound faculty and students and invited guest speakers on a wide range of topics. Please join us in welcoming the following speakers:
Go to: Spring 2020 schedule
| September 5, 2019 |
Cognitive Bias in Domestic Dogs and Horses (abstract) University of Puget Sound, Department of Psychology 4 p.m., Thompson 175 Host: Jo Crane |
| September 12, 2019 | Fall Student Research Symposium All summer science research students will present posters of their research 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Harned Colonnade |
| September 19, 2019 |
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of New Drugs for African Sleeping Sickness Dr. Amy Dounay, Associate Professor of Chemistry Colorado College, Department of Chemistry 4 p.m., Thompson 175 |
| September 26, 2019 |
Biology can do that?! How little microbes can have a big impact on national security Alex Titus, Head of Biotechnology United States Department of Defense 4 p.m., Thompson 175 Host: Dan Burgard |
| October 3, 2019 |
Rapid evolution of HIV drug resistance through time and space Alison Feder, Miller Postdoctoral Fellow University of California Berkeley, Department of Integrative Biology 4 p.m., Thompson 175 Host: Rachel Pepper |
| October 10, 2019 | Domestication of Bacteria by Maple Aphids Marie Bunker, Research Technician University of Puget Sound, Department of Biology 4 p.m., Thompson 175 Host: Stacey Weiss |
| October 17, 2019 |
Setting temporal baselines for benthic resources using Conservation Paleobiology Julieta Martinelli, Postdoctoral Researcher University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences 4 p.m., Thompson 175 Host: Kena Fox-Dobbs |
| October 24, 2019 |
Seeing without eyes: Functional evolution of the light receptor phytochrome Andreas Madlung, Professor University of Puget Sound, Department of Biology 4 p.m., Thompson 175 |
| October 31, 2019 |
The deer of the U.S. Virgin Islands: A case study in environmental resiliency Suzanne Nelson, Fish and Wildlife Biologist U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 4 p.m., Thompson 175 |
| November 7, 2019 |
Primary succession and plant sex influence ecosystem function in streams of Mount St. Helens Carri LeRoy, Professor Evergreen State College, Freshwater Ecology Lab 4 p.m., Thompson 175 Host: Kena Fox-Dobbs |
| November 14, 2019 |
A Sticky Situation: the mechanisms maintaining a trichome dimorphism in nature Jay Goldberg ('13), PhD Candidate University of Indiana 4 p.m., Thompson 175 Host: Stacey Weiss |
| November 21, 2019 |
Flow sensing in predator-prey interactions (abstract) Daisuke Takagi, Associate Professor University of Hawaii, Department of Mathematics 4 p.m., Thompson 175 |
| November 28, 2019 | Thanksgiving |
| December 5, 2019 |
State of the Climate Series: Climate Dissonance Host: Steven Neshyba |
Due to the University's efforts to promote social distancing in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, all remaining Thompson Hall Seminars for the Spring 2020 semester have been canceled. We hope to reschedule as many of the speakers as possible for the 2020-21 academic year.
| January 23, 2020 |
State of the Climate Lecture Series: Atmosphere and Cryosphere Steven Neshyba and Barry Goldstein, Professors University of Puget Sound, Departments of Chemistry and Geology 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| January 30, 2020 |
Tuning Selectivity for Supramolecular Hydrochalcogenide Anion Binding Hazel Fargher, Graduate Student University of Oregon 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: Jo Crane |
| February 6, 2020 |
Scanning Probe Microscopy: A versatile tool for electrical, mechanical and magnetic measurements (abstract) Mt. Holyoke College, Department of Physics 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: Rachel Pepper |
| February 13, 2020 |
State of the Climate Series: Resilience, Restoration, and Roasting: It's not just your coffee that's in danger. Ellen Moore, Senior Lecturer in Communication University of Puget Sound, Department of Biology 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| February 20, 2020 |
Polar bears and climate change: new research in the Chukchi Sea Dr. Eric Regehr, Principal Quantitative Ecologist University of Washington, Polar Science Center 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: Peter Hodum |
| February 27, 2020 |
Implications of deoxygenation and acidification for deep sea urchins in southern California Dr. Kirk Sato, Postdoctoral Fellow University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: Jo Crane |
| March 5, 2020 |
CANCELED: Developing a drug from a small grant to clinical trials Richard Gandour, Professor Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: Eli Gandour-Rood |
| March 12, 2020 | CANCELED: Influencing rumen microbial communities to improve bovine milk production efficiency Madison Cox (Class of 2015), Graduate Student University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of Microbiology 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: Stacey Weiss |
| March 19, 2020 | Spring Break |
| March 26, 2020 |
CANCELED: From American Eugenics to Genetic Medicine & Human Enhancement: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives (Part of a series of events associated with the ‘History of Eugenics at Puget Sound and Beyond’ March 28. Visit www.pugetsound.edu/history-of-eugenics for more info) Kristin Johnson and Justin Tiehen, Professors 4 pm, Thompson 175 |
| April 2, 2020 |
CANCELED Caitlin Latimer, MD, PhD University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Pathology 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: David Latimer |
| April 9, 2020 |
CANCELED Dr. Megan Friesen, Assistant Professor St. Martin's University, Department of Biology 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: Peter Hodum |
| April 16, 2020 |
CANCELED Corinne Heyning Laverty, Research Fellow at the Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County and Author of North America's Galapagos: The Historical Channel Islands Biological Survey 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: Peter Wimberger |
| April 23, 2020 |
CANCELED: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Strategies for Understanding Nanoparticle Surface Interactions Leah Casabianca, Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry, Clemson University 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: Dan Burgard |
| April 30, 2020 |
CANCELED: The Role of Conformational Dynamics in Shear-Enhanced FimH-mediated Bacterial Adhesion Dr. Pearl Magala, Postdoctoral Fellow, Klevit Laboratory University of Washington, Department of Biochemistry 4 pm, Thompson 175 Host: Jo Crane |
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