Departmental Seminar Series – Natural Resource Management
Spring 2025 Department of Natural Resource Management Seminar Series (NRM 790)
Day and time: Fridays at 10-10:50 a.m.
Classroom: Edgar S. McFadden Biostress Laboratory Room 103 and Zoom
(Updated on Feb. 21, 2025)
Jan. 17
Michele Dudash, department head
Natural Resource Management introductions and department announcements, etc.
Jan. 24
James Verdier, senior editor, BioScience, American Institute of Biological Sciences
(Host: Charlie Fenster)
The use of artificial intelligence in writing
Jan. 31
Saru Saraswati, Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences
(Host: Josh Leffler)
How do human-caused disturbances hinder wetlands' ability to mitigate climate change?
Feb. 7
Nancy Marshall, reference and instruction librarian
(Host: Bill Severud)
What Briggs Library can do for you! Resources and how to
Feb. 14
Ali Mirzakhani Nafchi, SDSU Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science and Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
(Host: Michele Dudash)
Innovations for sustainable natural resources and climate-smart practices
Feb. 21
Jose Gonzalez, SDSU director of core research support facilities
(Host: Bill Severud)
The SDSU genomics sequencing facility, development of genomic tools for bison
Feb. 28
Kyle McLean, U.S. Geological Survey, North à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã
(Host: Dave Coulter)
The effects of climate and land-use change on small waterbodies of the Northern Great Plains and beyond.
March 7
Tim Campbell, distinguished aquatic invasive species program manager, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
(Host: Hannah Mulligan)
Social science and regional coordination to stop aquatic hitchhikers
March 14
No seminar – spring break
March 21
Erin Gillam, North à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University
(Host: Amanda Cheeseman)
Bats in the other à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã: Conservation and ecology of bat populations in North à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã
March 28
Hold: Instructor search
April 4
Hold: Instructor search
April 11 – Graduate Student Appreciation Day
Keith Koupal, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
(Host: Brenden Elwer)
You are here: Applying a conceptual design approach to the role of being a graduate student
April 18
No seminar – Easter recess
April 25
Owen McKenna, U.S. Geological Survey Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
(Host: Samuel Kucia)
Beyond the Duck Factory: Developing Scientific Tools with and for Wetland Managers in the Prairie Pothole Region
May 2
David Toledo, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Mandan office
(Host: Sean Di Stefano)
Invasive plant management in the Northern Great Plains: Socio-ecological challenges and opportunities
