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Alice Hotopp SBE/EES Ph.D. Defense Seminar

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 5710 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Alice Hotopp, Ph.D. candidate in SBE/EES, will be presenting her dissertation defense, "Feather melanism in Ammospiza sparrows—insights into adaptation" at 9 am Thursday, December 19 in the Mitchell Center (107 Smith Hall). For those unable to attend in person, the Zoom link is https://maine.zoom.us/j/82925145775#success  Advisors: Dr. Kristina Cammen and Dr. Brian Olsen

SBE Seminar Series: Jasmine Saros, UMaine

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 5710 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Dr. Jasmine Saros, UMaine SBE and CCI: Lakes in the cryosphere: ecological consequences of melting glaciers and thawing permafrost  Accelerated glacial recession and permafrost thaw in the Arctic have substantially altered the distribution and characteristics of associated lake ecosystems. The changing cryosphere not only affects the hydrologic cycle, it also alters physical (e.g., turbidity from […]

SBE Seminar Series: Dr. Stephanie Miller, UMaine

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 5710 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Dr. Stephanie Miller, UMaine SBE and Mitchell Center for Sustainable Solutions: Understanding Conservation through the Lens of Quantitative Ecology Growing threats to ecological systems from climate and land-use changes have led to increased public interest in environmental conservation efforts. However, the process by which conservation actions are formulated and informed by scientific research may be […]

SBE Seminar Series: Dr. Jessie Williamson, Cornell University

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 5710 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME, United States

TITLE: Avian migration, physiology, and speciation at elevational extremes ABSTRACT: Dr. Williamson will discuss her research on birds that make extreme seasonal shifts in elevation during migration, and will talk about how these movements affect ecology, evolution, and physiology. She will focus on her recent work with giant hummingbirds (Patagona spp.) in Peru and Chile, […]

UMaine Institute of Medicine: Dr. Zhao Xuan

Via Zoom only

Speaker: Zhao Xuan, Ph.D., Assistant professor of neurobiology, School of Biology and Ecology, UMaine About the speaker:  Dr. Zhao Xuan is an assistant professor of Neurobiology at the University of Maine, specializing in cellular and molecular biology of neurons, synapse development, and invertebrate genetics. She earned her Ph.D. from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount […]

SBE Seminar Series: Dr. Melissa Aikens, University of New Hampshire

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 5710 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Quantitative skills are an essential core competency for undergraduate life science students. As part of their undergraduate curriculum, students should be learning how to interpret and construct graphs, apply statistical analyses to data, and understand how to use and interpret mathematical models of biological phenomena. However, learning these skills can be challenging for students. It […]

SBE Seminar Series: Dr. Melissa Aikens, University of New Hampshire

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 5710 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME, United States

TITLE: Building Quantitative Skills in Biology Students ABSTRACT: Quantitative skills are an essential core competency for undergraduate life science students. As part of their undergraduate curriculum, students should be learning how to interpret and construct graphs, apply statistical analyses to data, and understand how to use and interpret mathematical models of biological phenomena. However, learning […]

MS Thesis Proposal Defense: Kwaku Agyekum

Name: Kwaku Agyekum Toitle: Unraveling the intracellular transport and local regulation of endocytic factors in C. elegans neurons Advisor: Dr. Zhao Xuan Location: Nutting Hall 257 Date: 25 March, 2025 Time: 9:30 am

MS Thesis Defense: Mandana Askarizadeh

202 Rogers Hall

Name: Mandana Askarizadeh Title: Investigating the efficacy of Bacillus velezensis BAC03 in promoting plant growth and enhancing defense against powdery scab in potato plants Advisors: Jianjun Hao Location: Roger's Hall 202 Date:  April 3, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM

PhD Proposal Defense: Nahida Kabir

101 Norman Smith Hall

Name: Nahida Kabir Title: Impact of Mummy Berry and Red Leaf Diseases on Physiology of Wild Blueberry in Maine Advisors: Co-advisor Dr. Seanna L. Annis and  Co-advisor Dr. YongJiang (John) Zhang Location:   Conference Room 101, Norman Smith Hall Date:  April 4, 2025 Time: 9:00 AM Zoom Link: https://maine.zoom.us/j/81052672725?pwd=CeqgRoJ2uE4D0PIsbpJtDyQMThCLC5.1

MS Thesis Proposal: Elijah Bradshaw

Bryand Global Sciences Building, Room 300

Name: Elijah Bradshaw Title: Investigating the Spatiotemporal patterns of Asimina trilby since the Last Glacial Maximum Advisors: Jacquelyn Gill Location: Bryand Hall 300 Date:  April 4, 2025 Time: 9:00 AM

SBE Seminar Series: Dr. Jess Gersony, Smith College

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 5710 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME, United States

TITLE: Tangled up in blue: Understanding carbon movement in trees during water stress ABSTRACT: Plants take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and convert it into sugars through photosynthesis. Once carbon dioxide is in the form of sugar, it is then transported all throughout the plant through the “sugar highway” known as the phloem to […]

MS Thesis Defense: Shehnaz Munnaf Chowdhury

204 Nutting 2755 Nutting Hall, Orono, United States

Shehnaz Munnaf Chowdhury MS Thesis Defense Title: Assessing the overwintering and impact of augmentorium on populations of the Samba Wasp (Ganaspis Kimorum) in Maine Date: April 14 Location: Nutting Hall 204 Time: 2-4PM Advisor: Dr. Philip Fanning Zoom: : https://maine.zoom.us/j/83876656215?pwd=hPEw2R7VjwXWfuKIMOM6q3rxoQIxAx.1 Password: 857446

MS Thesis Defense: Shayli Morris

202 Rogers Hall

Title: Exploring the Impacts of Repeated or Successive Fumigation with Metam Sodium on Verticillium Wilt of Potato and Soil Microbial Community Date: April 17 Location: Rogers Hall 202 Time: 10AM Advisor: Dr. Jianjun (Jay) Hao Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/2239538421 Zoom meeting ID: 223 953 8421

MS Thesis Defense: Kara SantaLucia

Williams Hall 207

Title: Exploring Concentrations, Exposure Routes, and Trophic Transfer of Per-and Polyfluoroalkl Substances (PFAS) in Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in an Impacted Area of Maine Date: April 18 Location: Williams Hall 211 Time: 8:30am Advisor: Matthew Chatfield  

PhD Proposal Defense: Alyssa Marini

107 Norman Smith Hall

Title: Investigating wildlife hosts and tick densities across an urban to rural gradient Date: April 18 Location: Norman Smith Hall 107 Time: 11AM Advisor: Dr. Thomas Rounsville Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/87492998112. Meeting ID: 874 9299 8112

PhD Thesis Proposal: Megan Schierer

107 Norman Smith Hall

Title: Investigating Cross Disciplinary Tools for Improved Mosquito Detection, Control and Management Date: April 21 Location: 107 Norman Smith Hall Time: 10AM Advisor: Allie Gardner

MS Thesis Proposal: Jenna Donovan

107 Norman Smith Hall

Title: Invasion Buckthorn and the Ecology of Tick-Borne Disease Location: 107 Norman Smith Hall Date: April 29 Time: 2PM Advisor: Allie Gardner

MS Thesis Proposal: Donne Sinderson

Title: Larval Winter Tick Questing Success in Wind and Rain Conditions Location: 106 Nutting Hall Date: May 5 Time: 12PM Asvisor: Allie Gardner

MS Thesis Proposal: Michael Galli

104 Murray Hall, UMaine 5751 Murray Hall, Orono, ME, United States

Title: Understanding the Effectiveness of Tick Control Measures on Maine Properties Location: 104 Murray Hall Date: May 6 Time: 10AM Advisor: Allie Gardner

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