The goals of the Queen's School of Environmental Studies (SES) colloquium series are to: (a) encourage interdisciplinary knowledge exchange on topics and issues important within environmental studies (b) to encourage collaborations and foster a sense of community among SES faculty, students, and staff. All are welcome to attend.
The Environmental Studies Colloquium Series events are held on Fridays at 12:30 - 1:30 PM in the BioSciences Complex Room 1120 unless otherwise noted. All faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend. The format of seminars is flexible (e.g., research talk, panel or roundtable discussion, PechaKucha, skills-building workshops, career or alumni sessions). Creative and engaging seminars are especially welcome!
2026/2027 Colloquium Listing
| Date | Time | Location | Speaker(s) | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 8, 2026 | 1:30 PM | Room 1120 BIOSCI | Dr. Tomas Navratil, Senior Researcher, Environmental Geology and Geochemistry, Institute of Geology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague | Atmospheric Mercury Meets the Canopy: Advances in Tree-ring Archives and Litterfall Inputs |
| Friday, October 23, 2026 | 12:30 PM | Room 1120 BIOSCI | Hilde Binford, MES candidate, School of Environmental Studies | Rural Municipal Climate Action: Emissions, Land and Nature-Based Solutions |
| Friday, October 30, 2026 | 12:30 PM | Room 1120 BIOSCI | Partnerships and Innovation, Queen's University | Commercialization: Bring Your Research to the World! |
| Friday, November 20, 2026 | 12:30 PM | Room 1120 BIOSCI | Omamuyovwi Gbejewoh, PhD candidate, School of Environmental Studies | Understanding the role of on-farm agrobiodiversity conservation for agroecological transformation in Southeastern Ontario |