All talks are 12:20 to 1:10 on Fridays in room 228 of the Science Center. Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be served.

Sept 12: Environmental Studies Students: Sara Beatty, Sara Thompson, Chris Sanford, Sara Beatty & Chris Sanford: Discussion of Sirius Community Ecovillage in Mass.Sara Thompson & Sara Beatty: Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at Plattsburgh, summer 2003

Sept 19: Environmental Studies Students: Frances Knickmeyer, Christina Ondak, Gretchen Miles
Frances Knickmeyer: Summer 2003 internship with Outdoor Education Center, Belmont, NY
Christina Ondak: Summer research with CEER: installation of windmill
Gretchen Miles: Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at SUNY Stony Brook, summer 2003

Sept 26: Margaret Voss, Pennsylvania State University –Erie, Behrend College
“The Effect of Urban Noise on Breeding Behavior and Reproductive
Success in Songbirds”

Oct 3: Jill Singer, Buffalo State College
“The Follies of Lotus Bay and Other Tales: An Earth Scientist’s Role in Environmental Policy”

Oct 10: Barry Rock, University of New Hampshire
“Climate Change in the New England Region: Lessons Learned from the New England Regional Assessment”

Oct 17: No Seminar - Mid Semester Break

Oct 24: Bruce Kershner, Vice President, New York Old Growth Forest Association
“The Ancient Forests of Western New York”

Oct 31: Jennifer DeHart, Allegheny College
“Understanding Greenhouse Gas Emissions: State and Local Inventories”

Nov 7: Linda Jones, NYS College of Ceramics and Material Science, AU
“Glass Manufacturing and Emissions”

Nov 14: Peter Finlay, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology, AU
“A Trip to the Galapagos”

Nov 21: Rosanna Cappellato, Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies, AU
“Wildlife Conservation in Namibia”

Nov 28: Thanksgiving

Dec 5: Peter Ryan, Middlebury College


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