School of Environmental Studies
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Seminars
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2010/11 Seminar Series
The SES seminars deal with a diverse range of environmental issues, with speakers from the humanities, social studies, arts, health sciences, engineering and natural sciences. The typical format is a 45 minute presentation by a speaker, followed by 15 minutes for audience questions, although there may be variations on this depending on the topic of the presentation. All are welcome to attend.
The seminars will take place twice a month on Thursdays from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm in BioSci 1102 (unless otherwise indicated below). Please see below for dates.
If you wish to host a speaker or give a seminar this coming term, please contact Dr. Graham Whitelaw
Click here for Fall 2010 Seminar List
Winter 2011 Seminars
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Date
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Speaker
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Affiliation
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Details
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January 13th, 2011 CANCELLED |
Dr. Richard Cooper, Professor Emeritus (retired) | University of Connecticut |
"Seabase 1" Undersea Research Habitat
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| January 27th, 2011 | Steven Moore | Queen's University Adjunct Instructor |
"Notes from the Underground" |
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SATURDAY, February 5th, 2011, 3-6pm BioSciences 1101 |
Maude Barlow
Alanna Mitchell |
National Chair of the Council of Canadians
Canadian Journalist and Author |
A Discussion on the Issues Surrounding Water Privatization
How Climate Change is Influencing our Seas |
| March 10th, 2011 | Michael Runtz |
Department of Biology Carleton University |
An Explorer's Guide to Conservation Biology |
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March 11th, 2011
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Jonathan Newman | Professor and Director, School of Environmental Science, at Guelph University |
Mission Accomplished or Mission Impossible? Predicting the Biological Impacts of Climate Change
BioSciences Rm. 3110 at 12:30 PM
Joint Biology/ Environmental Studies Seminar |
| March 24th, 2011 | Colleen Greer | Queen's University M.Sc. candidate |
Out of sight, out of mind? The increased toxicity to herring embryos from the use of chemical dispersants to clean up oil spills |
| March 31st, 2011 | Hideki Koshizuka | Queen's University MES candidate |
A Critical Analysis of the Clean Development Mechanism and the Controversies over Wind Energy Development in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca |
| April 14th, 2011 | Lyn Garrah | Queen's University MES candidate |
Predicting and Mitigating Reptile Road Mortality on the 100 Islands Parkway |
| April 21st, 2011 | Ivana Zelenika-Zovko | Queen's University MES candidate | Barriers to Technology for Sustainable Development: More Communication and Collaboration Needed |