CBL Distinguished Scholar Seminar Series - 2012

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All events are held on Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. in Nice Hall unless otherwise noted.

 

Jan. 11, Dr. Daniel Conley, Lund University, Sweden, "Unraveling Human From Climatically-induced Ecological Change in Estuaries: What's Manageable and What's Not?"

Jan. 18, Dr. Johan Schijf, UMCES-Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, "Chemistry on the Edge: How Particles Control the Solubility of Trace Metals in Natural Waters."

Jan. 24, (TUESDAY) BFL ROOM 1101, Dr. Jeff Cornwell, UMCES-Horn Point Laboratory, "Benthic Nitrogen Transformation Processes in Chesapeake Bay."

Jan. 25, Dr. Andrew Elmore, UMCES-Appalachian Laboratory, "Water Resources, Ecosystem Functioning, and Global Change: Linking Local and Remote Sensing of Patterns and Processes."

Feb. 1, Dr. David Secor, UMCES-Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, "Life Cycle Portfolios in Coastal Fishes."

Feb. 8, Dr. Cedric Magen, UMCES-Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, "Depletion of Oxygen in Coastal Sands Causes the Release of Dissolved Organic Matter."

Feb. 15, CANCELLED - Dr. Eric Schwaab, NOAA Fisheries, "Progress in Ending Overfishing and the Challenge Ahead in Federal Fisheries Management."

Feb. 22, No Seminar

Feb. 29, (BFL1101 IVN) Dr. Kelly Maloney, USGS-Leetown Science Center, PA, "The Marcellus Shale: Gas Extraction, Hydraulic Fracturing, and Environmental Concerns."

Mar. 7, Dr. Thomas Fisher, UMCES-Horn Point Laboratory, "Search for the Missing N in the Choptank Basin."

Mar. 14, Dr. Rom Lipcius, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, "Successful Native Oyster Restoration in Lower Chesapeake Bay: Theory, Evidence and Prognosis."

Mar. 21, No Seminar - Spring Break

Mar. 28, (Starts at 3:30 PM) Dr. Matthew Baker, UMBC, "Biotic responses to watershed urbanization: insights and implications from Threshold Indicator Taxa Analysis (TITAN)."

Apr. 4, Dr. Michael Roman, UMCES-Horn Point Laboratory, "The Effects and Impacts of Hypoxia on Production Potential of Ecologically and Commercially Important Living Resources in the Northern Gulf of Mexico."

Apr. 11, Dr. Robert Cowen, UMiami-Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, "Early Life History Dynamics of Fishes: Recent Advancements and Future Directions."

Apr. 18, Dr. Raymond Najjar, Penn State University, "What Numerical Models are Telling Us About Regional Climate Change and the Future of the Chesapeake Bay"

Apr. 25, (IVN) Dr. Ellen Pikitch, Stony Brook University, "Little Fish: BIG IMPACT. Managing a crucial link in ocean food webs"

May 2, Dr. Craig Tobias, University of Connecticut, "Biological and Geochemical Controls on Carbon Cycling in a Mid-continent USA Stream - Implications for Export"

May 8, Dr. Eric Schwaab, NOAA-Silver Spring, "Progress in Ending Overfishing and the challenge Ahead in Federal Fisheries Management"

May 10, Dr. Chad Jay, USGS-Alaska, "Pacific Walrus Response to a Changing Arctic"

May 17, THURSDAY, Dr. James Cloern, US Geological Survey, "What drives the fast pace of environmental change in estuarine-coastal ecosystems?"