SEMINARS
2007 Fall Seminar Schedule
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Dr. William Hoffman
North Carolina State University
"Evolution at the Forest Edge:
A Phylogenetic Approach to Understanding Plant Adaptation
and Diversification at Tropical Savanna-Forest Boundaries"
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Meet the Faculty
4:00 pm Rankin South Lobby
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Open
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Dr. Aimee Classen
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
"Understanding the Biotic and Abiotic Drivers of Ecosystem Processes:
From Herbivory to Global Change"
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Dr. David C. Volz
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
"Toxicologenomics:
A Powerful Platform for Identifying Estrogen-and-Androgen-Mimicking Chemicals"
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Dr. Ted Meigs
University of North Carolina - Asheville
"Molecular Dissecion of a G Protein-Mediated Signaling Pathway"
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Dr. Nathan Sanders
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
"Mechanisms Underlying Macroecological Patterns?:A Test with Ants"
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Open
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Mr. David Ballinger
Department of Biology, Appalachian State University
Master's Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Gary Walker
"Physical Variables and Community Structure of the White Rocks Cliff System"
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Dr. Daniel Wozniak
Wake Forest University
"Biofilms of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa"
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Ms. Joy Vandervort-Sneed
Department of Biology, Appalachian State University
Master's Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Zack Murrell
"Species Delineation of Two Imperiled Wild Gingers
(Asarum contracta and Asarum rhombiformis)
Using Morphology Ecology and Molecular Markers
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Dr. Howard Neufeld
Department of Biology, Appalachian State University
"Better Red Than Dead:
Speculations on the Role of Anthocyanins in Leaves, Stems Petioles and Veins"
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
University Break
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Mr. Jorge Esquivel
Department of Biology, Appalachian State University
Master's Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Wayne Van Devender
"Chytrids vs. Amphibians: Emerging Disease or History of Natural Selection?"
2007 Spring Seminar Schedule
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Dr. Wayne Van Devender
Department of Biology, Appalachian State University
“Herpetological Inventories at Cat Tien National Park , Vietnam ”
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
No Seminar
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
12:30-1:30
Dr. Marc Brock
Plant Genetics Faculty Candidate
“Mechanisms of Adaptation to Novel Environments:
From Alpine Plants to Model Organisms”
Wednesday, February 12, 2007
2:30-3:30
Dr. Kristina Hufford
Plant Genetics Faculty Candidate
Wednesday, February 15, 2007
12:30-1:30
Dr. Eva Gonzales
Plant Genetics Faculty Candidate
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
No Seminar
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Dr. David Buchwalter
Department of Toxicology, North Carolina State University
Host: Dr. Shea Tuberty
“Cadmium Dynamics in Aquatic Insects:
Physiological and Phylogenetic Patterns”
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
No Seminar
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Dr. Joseph Williams
Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Tennessee
Host: Dr. Zack Murrell
“Developmental Evolution of the Fertilization Process
and its Bearing on the Origin of Angiosperms”
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Dr. Justin Wright
Department of Biology, Duke University
Host: Dr. Robert Creed
“Building a Mechanistic Understanding of the
Role of Biodiversity in Regulating Ecosystem Functioning”
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Mr. Kyle Graham
Department of Biology, Appalachian State University
Master's Candidate Thesis Defense
Advisor: Dr. Gary Walker
“A Vegetational Characterization of Boreal Disjunct
Cliff-face Communities in the Southern Appalachians ”
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Mr. Brendan Naples
Department of Biology, Appalachian State University
Master's Candidate Thesis Defense
Advisor: Dr. Melany Fisk
“Root, Fungal, and Enzymatic Responses to
Nutrient Heterogeneity in a Northern Hardwood Forest ”
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Mrs. Bridget Tuberty
Department of Biology, Appalachian State University
Master's Candidate Thesis Defense
Advisor: Dr. Max Dass
“Understanding Science through Introductory Biology”
Monday, April 23, 2007
Mr. Bryan Marbert
Department of Biology, Appalachian State University
Master's Candidate Thesis Defense
Advisor: Dr. Ray Williams
“Ground Beetles ( Coleoptera: Carabidae ) as Indicators of
Environmental Change in a Temperate Forest
Subjected to Long-Term Precipitation Alterations”
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Mr. Shawn Villalpando
Department of Biology, Appalachian State University
Master's Candidate Thesis Defense
Advisor: Dr. Ray Williams
“Insect Community Responses to
Simultaneous CO2, Temperature, and Soil Moisture Treatments
within an Old-field Ecosystem”
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Fall 2006
All Seminars are held in Rankin Science West Room 183 at 4:00 pm.
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Dr. Melany Fisk - Appalachian State University
"Exotic Earthworm Invasion of Northern Hardwood Forests"
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Dr. Bill Hargrove - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
"Multivariate Geographic Clustering as a Basis for Ecoregionalization in the Environmental Sciences"
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Dr. Bryan Brown, Clemson University
Hosted by: Dr. Robert Creed
"Community and Ecosystem Stability in Experimental Plankton Communities:
The Influences of Food Web Structure and Species Interactions"
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Dr. Jeff Dangl, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Hosted by: Dr. Howie Neufeld
"The Plant Immune System"
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Dr. Sean O'Connell, Western Carolina University
Hosted by: Dr. Melany Fisk
"Inventorying Innumerable Subvisible Organisms:
Making Sense of the Distribution and Ecology of Bacteria in Soil"
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Dr. Taylor Feild, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Hosted by: Dr. Zack Murrell
"The Ecophysiology of Early Angiosperm Macroevolution "
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
No Seminar - Fall Break Week
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Dr. Bridget Brosnihan, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Hosted by: Dr. Nathan Mowa
"A Novel Angiotensin Peptide in Early and Late Pregnancy "
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Dr. Chris Paradise, Davidson College
Hosted by: Dr. Ray Williams
"The Only Good Mosquito is Predaceous one:
The Effects of a Top Predator on the Community of Insects Living in Water-filled Treeholes"
Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Dr. Linda Green, Appalachian State University
Hosted by: The Biology Department
"The Impact of Acidity on Stream Salamander Populations in Virginia"
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Paul Jenkins, Appalachian State University (M.S. Thesis Seminar)
Hosted by: Dr. Dru Henson
"The Effects of Quercetin on Immune Function
and Illness Following Prolonged and Intense Exercise"
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
No Seminar - Thanksgiving Break Week
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Derick Poindexter , Appalachian State University (M.S. Thesis Seminar)
Hosted by: Dr. Zack Murrell
"Vascular Flora of Mount Jefferson State Natural Area and Environs,
Ashe County, NC
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Fall 2004
| September 1 |
Faculty Introductions - Department of Biology, ASU |
| September 8 |
John Penick- Department of Science, Mathematics & Technology Education, North Carolina State University
The Meaning of Inquiry and the Role of the Instructor |
| September 15 |
Kathleen Kron- Department of Biology, Wake Forest University
Biogeography and Diversity in Temperate and Tropical Ericaceae |
| September 22 |
Kitti Reynolds -Environmental Studies Department, UNC-Ashville
Canopy Inputs to Soil Ecosystems: Effects on Soil Biota And Soil Processes
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| September 29 |
Niall Shanks- Department Of Philosophy, East Tennesse State University
Is Intelligent Design Theory Science or Nonsense? |
| October 6 |
Stan Wullschleger- Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Labs
Forest Water Use and Global Change: From Physiology to the future |
| October 13 |
No Seminar This Week- Fall Break |
| October 20 |
Louis Kucera -Department Of Microbiology and Immunology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
A new Class of Phospholipid Molecules Active Against Drug-Resistant Variants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| October 27 |
Kent Burkey -USDA-ARS Air Quality and Plant Growth Unit, Raleigh, NC
Inpact of Ozone on Crops and Natural Vegetation |
| November 3 |
Jerry Ritchie -USDA-ARS Hydrology Lab, Beltsville, MD
Studies of Chihuahua Desert Vegetation Using Remote Sensing Techniques |
| November 4 |
Daniel Kaplan -Macalster University
The Dynamics Of Heart Rate Variability
Note: This seminar is in conjunction with the Math Department |
| November 10 |
Dan Dietrich -Department of Biology, Appalachian State University
The Effects of Sedimentation on Aquatic Salamander Larvae in Small Streams in the Southern Appalachian Mountains |
| November 17 |
Andrew Coleman -Department of Biology, Appalachian State Univeristy
Systematics Of Salamanders Related to Plethodon yonahlossee |
| November 24 |
No Seminar- Thanksgiving Vacation |
| December 1 |
Jessica Grice -Department of Biology, Appalachian State University
Sequence and Analysis of psa A and psa B Genes Encoding Two Photosystem I Apoproteins in the Marine Brown Alaga Scytosiphon lomentaria |
| December 8 |
Amy Euliss -Department of Biology, Appalachian State University
Exploring Why Rare Plants Persist in Specific Habitats: An Account of Houstoni montana A Southern Appalachian Endemic |
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Spring 2004
| Jan. 14, 2004 |
No Seminar |
| Jan. 21, 2004 |
Dr. Mark Hunter (University of Georgia) Linking population and ecosystem processes through plant foliar quality |
| Jan. 28, 2004 |
Dr. Gerald LeBlanc (North Carolina State University) The endocrine toxicology of environmental sex determination |
| Feb. 4, 2004 |
Dr. Gary Walker (Appalachian State University) Collaborations on cliff-face ecology and phylogeography |
| Feb. 11, 2004 |
No Seminar |
| Feb. 18, 2004 |
Dr. Rob Jackson (Duke University) Vegetation change and the functioning of ecosystems |
| Feb. 25, 2004 |
No Seminar |
| Mar. 3, 2004 |
Dr. Kathleen Pryer (Duke University) Exploring aspects of the evolution of vascular plants: the relevance of "seed-free" lineages |
| Mar. 10, 2004 |
No Seminar - SPRING BREAK |
| Mar. 17, 2004 |
Dr. Erika Latty (Hollins College) Implications of land-use history for tree disease severity in eastern forests |
| Mar. 24, 2004 |
Ms. Carrie Wells (Appalachian State University) The effect of habitat corridors on the genetic structure of Precise coenia (Nymphalidae: Lepidoptera) |
Mar. 25, 2004
Thursday, 4:00pm |
Ms. Helen Burrell (Appalachian State University) The effect of stocked trout on non-game fish species in the Watauga River, NC |
| Mar. 31, 2004 |
Dr. Robert Wetzel (UNC-Chapel Hill) Detrital bowls, not algal bowls: Dissolved organic matter and solar radiation as ecosystem modulators of inland waters |
Apr. 1, 2004
Thursday, 4:00pm |
Mr. Mario Molina (Appalachian State University) Watershed-scale wetland assessment: conserving pattern or process? |
Apr. 6, 2004
Tuesday, 4:00pm |
Dr. Mark Gallo (Niagara University) Bioinformatics and science |
| Apr. 7, 2004 |
Ms. Emily Parisher (Appalachian State University) Characterization of plant community structure on climbed and unclimbed cliff faces in the Obed River gorge |
Apr. 8, 2004
Thursday, 4:00pm |
Ms. Emily Gillespie (Appalachian State University) Phylogeography of Carex eburnea (Cyperaceae) and the systematics of Carex Section Albae |
| Apr. 14, 2004 |
No Seminar - ASB |
| Apr. 21, 2004 |
Mr. Seth Peoples (Appalachian State University) Physiological effects of ozone on cutleaf coneflower ( Rudbeckia laciniata ) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
Apr. 22, 2004
Thursday, 4:00pm |
Ms. Heather Stockdale (Appalachian State University)
A quantitative analysis of male mating behavior in Drosophila melanogaster |
| Apr. 28, 2004 |
Mr. Brad Miller (Appalachian State University) Ectomycorrhizal fungi on Picea rubens in native and nonnative soils: effects of different fertilization regimes |
Apr. 29, 2004
Thursday, 4:00pm |
Ms. Tracy Myhalyk (Appalachian State University)
The effects of fire on ground beetle assemblages and herbivory of Kalmia latifolia in the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area |
May 6, 2004
Thursday, 4:00pm |
Ms. Niky Hughes (Appalachian State University) Anthocyanin synthesis in leaves of the evergreen herb Galax urceolata : induction mechanisms and ecophysiological function |
May 7, 2004
Friday, 4:00pm |
Mr. Alex Martin (Appalachian State University) A floristic and ecological analysis of Tater Hill |
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Fall 2003
| Date |
Speaker and Topic |
| Sept. 3, 2003 |
Biology Faculty Introductions |
Sept. 8, 2003 (Mon.) |
Dr. Victor Fet (Marshall University) Scorpions as model organisms for evolutionary studies |
| Sept. 10, 2003 |
Dr. Michael McCartney (UNC-Wilmington) Understanding the evolution of gamete recognition in free-spawning marine invertebrates |
| Sept. 17, 2003 |
Dr. Bruce Wallace (University of Georgia) Terrestrial and longitudinal linkages of headwater streams |
| Sept. 24, 2003 |
Dr. Jane Lubischer (NC State University) Impaired response of young motoneurons to injury and the possible role of Schwann cells |
| Oct. 1, 2003 |
Dr. Glenda Gillaspy (Virginia Tech) Plant signal transduction and second messenger turnover |
| Oct. 8, 2003 |
Dr. Rene Salinas (University of Tennessee) Modeling the effects of harvesting on black bears in the southern Appalachians (Joint Biology-Math Seminar) |
| Oct. 15, 2003 |
Dr. Jeffrey Becker (University of Tennessee - Knoxville) Studying the chemistry and biology of peptide receptors using yeast |
| Oct. 22, 2003 |
No Seminar - Fall Break |
| Oct. 29, 2003 |
Ms. Ashlee Rowe (North Carolina State University) Geographic variability in venom resistance and venom toxicity: a coevolutionary arms race between southern grasshopper mice (Onychomys torridus) and bark scorpions (Centruroides exilicauda)? |
| Nov. 5, 2003 |
Dr. John Bruno (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill) Macroecology of the cobble beach plant community |
| Nov. 12, 2003 |
Ms. Shay Dumas (Appalachian State University) Effect of fire on ecosystem processes in Linville Gorge following the 2000 fire |
| Nov. 19, 2003 |
To be announced |
| Nov. 26, 2003 |
No Seminar - Thanksgiving Break |
| Dec. 4, 2003 |
To be announced |
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Spring 2003
| Date |
Speaker and Topic |
| Jan. 22, 2003 |
No Seminar |
| Jan. 29. 2003 |
Dr. Darold Batzer (University of Georgia) Environmental and ecological factors that shape wetland invertebrate communities |
| Feb. 3, 2003 (Mon.) |
Dr. Nancy Magill (Coe College) Naturally occuring antibiotic resistant bacteria isolated from the resident Canada goose "Branta canadensis" fecal material and from nearby water |
| Feb. 5, 2003 |
Dr. Matthew Wasson (Appalachian Voices) Causes and consequences of calcium limitation in breeding songbirds |
| Feb. 12, 2003 |
Dr. John Godwin (NC State University) Sex, aggression, and a conserved neuropeptide system in a coral reef fish |
| Feb. 19, 2003 |
No Seminar |
Feb. 24, 2003
Monday, 5:00pm
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Dr. Matthew Fields (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Novel microorganisms, unique biochemical capacities and
insight into function at different contaminated field sites |
| Feb. 26, 2003 |
Dr. Jeff Becker (University of Tennessee - Knoxville) Studying the chemistry and biology of peptide receptors using yeast
--- Cancelled |
| Mar. 5, 2003 |
Dr. Randy Small (University of Tennessee - Knoxville) Plant molecular systematics - using the right tool for the job |
| Mar. 12, 2003 |
No Seminar - SPRING BREAK |
| Mar. 19, 2003 |
Dr. Susan Alberts (Duke University) Life in a constantly changing environment: baboon ecology in a tropical savannah
--- Cancelled |
| Mar. 26, 2003 |
Ms. Monica Lindsey (Appalachian State University) Construction and screening of a cDNA library from Scytosiphon lomentaria |
| Apr. 2, 2003 |
Ms. Shay Dumas (Appalachian State University) Effect of fire on ecosystem processes in Linville Gorge following the 2000 fire |
| Apr. 9, 2003 |
No Seminar - ASB |
| Apr. 16, 2003 |
Mr. James Padgett (Appalachian State University) Title to be announced |
| Apr. 17, 2003 (Thrs.) |
Mr. John Sealy (Appalachian State University) Title to be announced |
| Apr. 23, 2003 |
Ms. Beth Hudson (Appalachian State University) Chromosome pairing in the interspecific lily hybrid Liliu m x 'Black Beauty' |
| Apr. 24, 2003 (Thrs.) |
Mr. Aaron Kennedy (Appalachian State University) Genetic structure of northern and southern populations of the Showy Lady's Slipper ( Cypripedium reginae ) |
| Apr. 30, 2003 |
Ms. Lisa Froehlich (Appalachian State University) Regulation of phospholipase D in mitosis |
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