Natural Science Seminar Series

All seminars begin at Noon in NS 103

(Free and open to the public)

Fall 2007

Date	Seminar Title	Speaker
Oct 5 (Special noon friday seminar)	"Reconstructiing The Late Quaternary Evolution of the Ohio River Valley"	Dr. Ken Bevis Associate Professor of Geology Hanover College
Oct 19 (Special noon friday seminar)	"The Impact of Environmental Stress on Wine Grape and Wine Quality"	Dr. John Cushman Professor Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology University of Nevada, Reno
Oct 31	Aliens in Western Stream Ecosystems	Dr. Paul Ringold US Environmental Protection Agency
Nov 14	What are we doing to our oceans: The physiological consequences of disease in marine crustaceans.	Dr. David A. Scholnick Associate Professor of Biology Pacific University
Nov 28		Todd N. Rosenstiel Assistant Professor of Biology Portland State University

Winter 2008

Date	Seminar Title	Speaker
Jan 16	Fanconi Anemia: a zebrafish model for human disease.	Dr. John H. Postlethwait Professor of Biology Instititute of Neuroscience University of Oregon
Jan 30	Got Water? A look at hydrologic science in the 21st century	Dr. Nick Tufillaro Measurement Research Lab at Agilent Technologies & a courtesy appointment in the Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering Oregon State University
Feb 6	Zebrafish: a model for development and disease	Developmental Biology Candidate Seminar: Dr. Melissa Haendel
Feb 8 (Friday seminar)	Using the fruit fly to elucidate mechanisms of microtubule based transport in the cell	Developmental Biology Candidate Seminar: Dr. Jason Duncan
Feb 13	"Finding time for sex: integration of circadian clocks and reproductive behaviors"	Developmental Biology Candidate Seminar: Dr. Kristin Latham
Feb 18 (Monday seminar)	"A Primer on Cancer and Chemical Carcinogenesis: The Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) is blowin' in the Wind"	Chemistry Candidate Seminar: Dr. M. Margaret Pratt
Feb 27
March 12

Spring 2008

Date	Seminar Title	Speaker
April 9	Optical Trapping and Manipulation of Atoms and Particles	Dr. David McIntyre Associate Professor Dept of Physics Oregon State University
April 25 (Special friday noon seminar)	"Microbially driven chemical weathering in subglacial systems".	Dr. Mark Skidmore Assistant Professor Dept of Earth Sciences Montana State University
May 7	"Understanding the Synthesis of the Heaviest Elements"	Dr. Walt Loveland Professor Dept of Chemistry Oregon State University
May 21	Evaluating the potential for adaptation to climate change in Lupinus perennis	Dr. Stacey Halpern Assistant Professor Biology Department Pacific University
June 4