Thompson Hall Science & Mathematics Seminars

How phosphorus—the staff of life—and microbes take part in the ocean’s methane cycle: inquiries of a microbial oceanographer

Oscar Sosa, Assistant Professor

University of Puget Sound, Department of Biology

4:10 p.m. (PDT)

Host: Jo Crane

Summer Quest: A celebration of student research, scholarship, and creative work 

All summer research students will present posters of their research
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

This will be a virtual event. Details TBA.

Investigating Interactions at the Nano-Protein Interface

Emily Tollefson, Assistant Professor

University of Puget Sound, Department of Chemistry

4:10 p.m. (PDT)

Host: Jo Crane

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

Monitoring purple olive snails (Olivella biplicata) on the Makah Reservation following a mass mortality event
Adrianne Akmajian
Makah Fisheries Management 
4:10 p.m. (PDT)
Host: Joel Elliott

Should We Trust the Polls?: Polling the American Electorate

Jake Price, Assistant Professor

University of Puget Sound, Department of Mathematics

4:10 p.m. (PDT)

Host: Jo Crane

Epigenetic responses to environmental stress

Thelma Madzima, PhD, Assistant Professor

University of Washington, Bothell

4:10 p.m. (PDT)
Host: Andreas Madlung

Timescapes of Behavior: Adaptation and Long-Term Ecological Research  

Erika Milam, Professor
Princeton University, History of Science Program

4:10 p.m. (PDT)

Host: Amy Fisher

Saving an Endangered Species: Using Science to Inform Policy for Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery

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

"The View From Here:  A look back at 18 years of monitoring a lizard population"

Dr. Chris Agard 

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology, Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)

Senior Product Manager for NAEP Process Data, at ETS (Princeton, NJ)

Educational Testing Service

4:10 p.m. (PST)

Host: Stacey Weiss

On the Front Lines of COVID-19; Effects and Implications for American Indigenous Populations

Shira Goldstein (Class of 2010)

Program Director Navajo Nation

Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE)

4:10 p.m. (PST)

Host: Barry Goldstein

Exploring the aerodynamics of morphing wings and flexible feathers

Brett Klaassen, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Puget Sound, Department of Physics

4:10 p.m. (PST)

Host: Rachel Pepper

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

State of the Climate Series, Part 2

Ellen Moore

Professor, University of Washington, Tacoma

and Chris James

Senior Advisor, Regulatory Assistance Project and Air Quality Consultant

4 pm

Host: Steven Neshyba

Measuring the impact of military flights on the Olympic Peninsula soundscape 

Lauren Kuehne, Independent Researcher

Omfishient Consulting

Host: Carrie Woods

"Picture a Scientist" Film Viewing 

Pre-register (for free) here!

Host: Kena Fox-Dobbs

"Picture a Scientist" Film Discussion

Host: Kena Fox-Dobbs

Mini-Break

Salmonella, slugs and Smellicopter: The path to becoming a science writer

Sarah McQuate, PhD (Class of 2007), Public Information Officer

University of Washington

Host: Eric Scharrer

The Mountains Around Us - The Contrasting (but Interconnected) Origins of the Olympic and Cascade Ranges

Jeff Tepper and Ken Clark, Professors

University of Puget Sound, Department of Geology

Host: Jo Crane

“Where we look and why it matters: How dynamic signaling alignment shapes animal communication”

Dr. Sebastian Echeverri 

University of Pittsburgh

Host: Visible Spectrum

Virology in a Pandemic

Dr. Vincent Racaniello, Higgins Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

Columbia University

Host: Mark Martin

State of the Climate Series, Part 3

Peter Hodum, Professor

University of Puget Sound, Departments of Biology and Environmental Policy & Decision Making

4 pm

Host: Steven Neshyba

The Intriguing Mechanics of Soft Interfaces

Dr. Katharine Jensen, Assistant Professor of Phyiscs

Williams College

4 pm

Host: Rachel Pepper

The role of interleukin-2 signaling in immune health and disease

Erika Hayes (Class of 2013), Graduate Student

University of Washington, Department of Immunology

4 pm

Host:  Leslie Saucedo

Senior Research Showcase

Senior Research Showcase