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SUMMARY:SBE Seminar Series: Dr. Jess Gersony\, Smith College
DESCRIPTION:TITLE: Tangled up in blue: Understanding carbon movement in trees during water stress \nABSTRACT: 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 aid in respiration and growth. Let’s take a moment to imagine if this transportation pathway was slowed\, or even blocked: in this scenario there would be a buildup of sugars in the leaves and large deficits in other parts of the plant\, which would result in severely limited growth\, severely limited photosynthesis and\, in the extreme scenario\, plant death. Despite this crucial role of the phloem\, we currently lack an understanding of how shifts in environmental conditions (e.g. climate change) could alter sugar transportation through the phloem\, which is exacerbated by a general dearth of foundational knowledge about phloem functioning. In this talk\, Gersony will discuss her research seeking to fill in our knowledge gaps about the sugar highway in the context of water stress\, one of the key environmental stressors of climate change. In addition to this scientific content\, she will also talk about art-science integration in the context of climate change research. \n  \nBIOGRAPHY: Jess Gersony is a plant physiologist\, artist\, and educator. She currently runs the PLACE (PLant physiology\, Art\, and Community Engagement) Lab as an Assistant Professor at Smith College. She is passionate about exploring human-planet interactions through both scientific and artistic inquiry\, and strives to do this work through an intersectional\, social justice lens. The ultimate goals of her work are to increase and deepen our awareness of (and relationship to) the natural world\, to further diversity\, equity and inclusion in STEM spaces\, and to improve our understanding of how plants are responding to climate change. Scientifically\, she investigates the physiological processes underpinning how plants interact with the changing climate around them. In parallel\, she explores topics related to water and carbon movement\, environmental change\, time and relationships (between people\, other organisms\, and places) in her poetic practice. Additionally\, she is passionate about re-imagining what STEM classes and research environments can look like and learning about/implementing equity-based pedagogical practices. Lastly\, she seeks to support K-12 students in the public school system\, collaborate with community college plant biologists and engage with various stakeholders who work with northeastern forests. \n  \nHosted by John Zhang
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/sbe-seminar-series-dr-jess-gersony-smith-college/
LOCATION:Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions\, 5710 Norman Smith Hall\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:SBE Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250414T140000
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SUMMARY:MS Thesis Defense: Shehnaz Munnaf Chowdhury
DESCRIPTION:Shehnaz Munnaf Chowdhury MS Thesis Defense \nTitle: Assessing the overwintering and impact of augmentorium on populations of the Samba Wasp (Ganaspis Kimorum) in Maine \nDate: April 14 \nLocation: Nutting Hall 204 \nTime: 2-4PM \nAdvisor: Dr. Philip Fanning \nZoom: : https://maine.zoom.us/j/83876656215?pwd=hPEw2R7VjwXWfuKIMOM6q3rxoQIxAx.1\nPassword: 857446
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/ms-thesis-defense-shehnaz-munnaf-chowdhury/
LOCATION:204 Nutting\, 2755 Nutting Hall\, Orono\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T100000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T130300Z
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SUMMARY:MS Thesis Defense: Shayli Morris
DESCRIPTION:Title: Exploring the Impacts of Repeated or Successive Fumigation with Metam Sodium on Verticillium Wilt of Potato and Soil Microbial Community \nDate: April 17 \nLocation: Rogers Hall 202 \nTime: 10AM \nAdvisor: Dr. Jianjun (Jay) Hao \nZoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/2239538421 Zoom meeting ID: 223 953 8421
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/ms-thesis-defense-shayli-morris/
LOCATION:202 Rogers Hall
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T083000
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SUMMARY:MS Thesis Defense: Kara SantaLucia
DESCRIPTION: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 \nDate: April 18 \nLocation: Williams Hall 211 \nTime: 8:30am \nAdvisor: Matthew Chatfield \n 
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/ms-thesis-defense-kara-santalucia/
LOCATION:Williams Hall 207
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T110000
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UID:12381-1744974000-1744981200@sbe.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:PhD Proposal Defense: Alyssa Marini
DESCRIPTION:Title: Investigating wildlife hosts and tick densities across an urban to rural gradient \nDate: April 18 \nLocation: Norman Smith Hall 107 \nTime: 11AM \nAdvisor: Dr. Thomas Rounsville \nZoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/87492998112. Meeting ID: 874 9299 8112
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/phd-proposal-defense-alyssa-marini/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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SUMMARY:PhD Thesis Proposal: Megan Schierer
DESCRIPTION:Title: Investigating Cross Disciplinary Tools for Improved Mosquito Detection\, Control and Management \nDate: April 21 \nLocation: 107 Norman Smith Hall \nTime: 10AM \nAdvisor: Allie Gardner
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/phd-thesis-proposal-megan-schierer/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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SUMMARY:MS Thesis Proposal: Jenna Donovan
DESCRIPTION:Title: Invasion Buckthorn and the Ecology of Tick-Borne Disease \nLocation: 107 Norman Smith Hall \nDate: April 29 \nTime: 2PM \nAdvisor: Allie Gardner
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/ms-thesis-proposal-jenna-donovan/
LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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SUMMARY:MS Thesis Proposal: Donne Sinderson
DESCRIPTION:Title: Larval Winter Tick Questing Success in Wind and Rain Conditions \nLocation: 106 Nutting Hall \nDate: May 5 \nTime: 12PM \nAsvisor: Allie Gardner
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/ms-thesis-proposal-donne-sinderson/
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T100000
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SUMMARY:MS Thesis Proposal: Michael Galli
DESCRIPTION:Title: Understanding the Effectiveness of Tick Control Measures on Maine Properties \nLocation: 104 Murray Hall \nDate: May 6 \nTime: 10AM \nAdvisor: Allie Gardner
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/ms-thesis-proposal-michael-galli/
LOCATION:104 Murray Hall\, UMaine\, 5751 Murray Hall\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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SUMMARY:PhD Thesis Proposal: Christiana Teye
DESCRIPTION:Name: Christiana Teye \nTitle: eDNA Applications to Species Conservation \nTime: 2-3PM \nDate: June 5 \nLocation: 101C Deering Hall \nThe Zoom link is https://maine.zoom.us/j/86092856081?pwd=a0YHoBN4R0D6wd1oTDy9inER9OPbIv.1&jst=3
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/phd-thesis-proposal-christiana-teye/
LOCATION:101C Deering Hall
CATEGORIES:SBE Thesis Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T150000
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CREATED:20251030T160244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T160244Z
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SUMMARY:PhD Proposal Defense: Emily Kanach
DESCRIPTION:Name: Emily Kanach \nTitle of Defense: Control or Consequence? Host Preference and Range Expansion in Biological Control Systems \nPlace: 204 Nutting Hall \nTime: 1PM \nDate: November 3
URL:https://sbe.umaine.edu/event/phd-proposal-defense-emily-kanach/
LOCATION:204 Nutting\, 2755 Nutting Hall\, Orono\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:SBE Seminar Series
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