The School of Freshwater Sciences’ Freshwater Colloquium creates a platform for students, faculty and scientists to discuss their research and emergent issues related to freshwater resources. Presentations are open to the public.
All events will take place on Mondays from 3:00 – 3:50 p.m. in-person in the GLRF Ballroom, except where noted.
The School of Freshwater Sciences/Great Lakes Research Facility, is located at 600 E. Greenfield Ave.
| February 12 | Our Ancient Lakes: A Natural History Dr. Jeff McKinnon, Department of Biology at East Carolina University |
| February 19 | What we know (and don’t know) about freshwater salinization Dr. Hilary Dugan, Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| March 4 | Microbial Interactions with Microplastics in Freshwater Environments Dr. John Kelly, Department of Biology at Loyola University Chicago |
| March 11 | Cancelled |
| April 1 | Freshwater Colloquium: The Geography of Taxonomy, or What is a Type Locality, Anyway? Dr. Mike Pauers, UWM College of General Studies |
| April 8 | Topic: Flood mapping Dr. Qin Yang, UWM Postdoc |
| April 15 5 – 6 pm | Ms. Sanda Ojiambo, UN Global Compact *Location: UWM Curtin Hall 175 (Kenwood Campus) |
| April 22 (Virtual Only) | Topic: Strategies to mitigate ancestral exposure-induced heritable health effects Dr. Ramji Bhandari, University of Missouri |
| April 29 | Topic: Managing fish populations in WI Cheryl Masterson and Brad Eggold, WI DNR – Fisheries |
| May 6 | Student “3-minute thesis” talks (3MT), Lightning Talks on Final Project |