Seminars are held on Thursdays at 4 p.m. in HS 243, unless otherwise noted. For more info, please contact Dr. Susanne Daly
Fall 2025 Seminar Schedule
Fall 2025 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day
Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Format
Sept 4 [Thurs]
No seminar --
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Sept 11 [Thurs]
No seminar -Summer Research Symposium 3:30-5:00 pm--
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Sept 16 [Tues]
Deputy First Class Jason Burns with Electronic Storage Detection K9 LunaElectronic Storage Detection
Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting)
In-person
Sept 18 [Thurs]
University of Maryland-Baltimore School of Pharmacy --
Chemistry/Biology Departments
In-person
Sept 25 [Thurs]
TBA --
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Sept 30
Ret. FBI Agent Stanley Burke forensics linguistics
Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting)
In-person
Oct 2 [Thurs]
No seminar --
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In-person
Oct 6 [Mon]
Henson Seminar --
Henson
In-person
Oct 9 [Thurs]
No seminar --
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Oct 14 [Tues]
DSP Trooper Chloe Mason Experiences as a Delaware state police trooper
Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting)
In-person
Oct 16 [Thurs]
No Seminar - Rescheduled to Oct 30th -
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Oct 23 [Thurs]CANCELED
CANCELED
Kristen DeVito , GeorgeSquared, Advanced Biomedical Sciences program (Georgetown & George Mason Universities)
GeorgeSquared Program
Chelsea Berns
CANCELED
Oct 28 [Tues]
ABFE Forensic Entomology Technician Jocelyn Bunting Forensic Entomology
Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting)
In-person
Oct 30 [Thurs]
Zachary Pierce-Messick , Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - Behavioral Pharmacology Research UnitTranslational tools in behavioral neuroscience
Noah Bressman
In-person
Nov 4 [Tues]
Taylor Hall- Curry Serology
Forensic Science (Jocelyn Bunting)
In-person
Nov 6 [Thurs]
TBA --
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Nov 13 [Thurs]
Stephanie Stotts , Department of Natural Sciences University of Maryland Eastern ShoreBeyond the Ghost Forest, Scratching the Surface of Delmarva's Complex and Resilient Coastal Forest Systems
Chris Briand
In-person
Nov 20 [Thurs]
TBA [Graduate student defense]--
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Nov 27 [Thurs]
No Seminar - Thanksgiving--
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Dec 4 [Thurs]
No seminar --
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Dec 11 [Thurs]
TBA --
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Previous Seminar Schedules
Spring 2025
Spring 2025 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day
Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Format
Jan 30 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Feb 6 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Feb 13 [Thurs]
No seminar - rescheduled -- --
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Feb 20 [Thurs]
[canceled-snow] Nicole Putnam , University of Maryland School of MedicineJourney to Clinical Microbiology
Kirsten Guckes
In-person
Feb 27 [Thurs]
Haley Sater, Ph.D. , University of Maryland Extension-Baltimore City Extension Program Management Specialist--Agriculture and Food SystemsInternships with the University of Maryland Extension
Victor Miriel
In-person
Mar 6 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Mar 13 [Thurs]
Mandy Fischer , Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)Wildlife Trafficking
Mary Gunther
In-person
Mar 20 [Thurs]
No seminar – Spring Break
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Mar 27 [Thurs]
TBA --
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Apr 1 [Tues]
Stephen J. Godfrey, Curator of Paleontology Maryland Paleontology Collections and Research Center, Calvert Marine Museum
Henson Seminar Series: Predation by Sharks in the Fossil RecordHenson School of Science & Technology
In-person
Apr 3 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Apr 10 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Apr 17 [Thurs]
Grant Zemanek , 糖心视频MS Defense: Is He Worth It? Mate Choice Behavior in Female Túngara Frogs ( Engystomops pustulosus ) in the Presence of Terrestrial and Aerial Predator Models.
Kim Hunter/Ryan Taylor
In-person
Apr 24 [Thurs]
Rescheduled for Wednesday, May 7
May 1 [Thurs]
SU Students Apocalypse Survival Game Show - Do you have what it takes to survive a series of apocalyptic events? Join us for this educational game show testing your survival skills and knowledge. Will you survive? Come find out! Bring your friends, make a team, and compete for prizes or just watch the competition.
Henson STEM Outreach Committee Members
In-person
May 7 [Wed]
Michael Caldarola , 糖心视频MS Defense: Túngara Frog Movement
Kim Hunter/Ryan Taylor
In-person
May 8 [Thurs]
Nicole Putnam Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Pathology, Assistant Director, Clinical Microbiology, UMD School of MedicineFrom Petri Dishes to Patient Care: My Journey to Clinical Microbiology
Kirsten Guckes
In-person
Fall 2024
Fall 2024 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day
Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Format
Aug 29 [Thurs]
No seminar – Summer Student Research Showcase
Students will be sharing poster presentations of the projects they completed over the summer.
OURCA and the Henson School of Science and Technology
In-person Guerrieri Academic Commons (3:30-5pm)
Sept 4 [Wed]
No seminar - Biology Welcome Back
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Sept 5 [Thur]
No seminar
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Sept 12 [Thurs]
No Seminar
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Sept 19 [Thurs]
David Shiffman , Marine Conservation BiologistShark conservation
Noah Bressman
In-person
Sept 26 [Thurs]
Eric Liebgold , 糖心视频Biology Study Abroad (School for Field Studies and more)
Eric Liebgold
In-person
Oct 3 [Thurs]
Joe Adserias-Garriga , Department of Applied Forensic Sciences, Mercyhurst UniversityHenson Seminar Series: Who? How? When? Contributions of Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Odontology to Casework
Henson School of Science & Technology
In-person
Oct 17 [Thurs]
Matt Ravosa , Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution, Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineDeterminants of Phenotypic Variation in the Developing Skull
Aaron Hogue
In-person
Oct 24 [Thurs]
Guney Boso , 糖心视频Paleovirology: Domestication of Ancient Retroviral Genes by Mammals
Jennifer Nyland
In-person
Oct 31 [Thurs]
No seminar – Spooky Science Spectacular
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In-person
Nov 7 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Nov 14 [Thurs]
Molly Selba , Cadaveric Dissection:
Susanne
In-person
Nov 21 [Thurs]
Kelly Mitzel , MS Defense: Squirrel co-
Angela
In-person
Nov 28 [Thurs]
No Seminar - Thanksgiving
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Dec 3 [Tues]
No Seminar (moved to Thursday, Dec 5)
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Dec 5 [Thurs]
Brianna Esker ,MS Defense - Investigating the Impact of Hyperglycemia on Zebrafish Development: Implications for Bone, Cartilage, and Mobility Jessica
In-person
Spring 2024
Spring 2024 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day
Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Format
Feb 1 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Feb 8 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Feb 15 [Thurs]
Biology Faculty & Students
Biology Lab ‘Speed Dating’
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In-person
Feb 22 [Thurs]
Logan Thomas 糖心视频MS Thesis Defense
Philip Anderson
In-person
Feb 29 [Thurs]
Eguono Wayne Omagamre Natural Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MDInfluence of perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) on insect-plant interaction: the secret under the threshold.
Jessica Clark
In-person
Mar 6 [Wed]
Henson Seminar
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In-person
Mar 7 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Mar 14 [Thurs]
Jesus Madrid Psychology, Cornell University, NYNeuroethology
Angela Freeman
In-person
Mar 21 [Thurs]
No seminar
Spring Break
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Mar 28 [Thurs]
Dr. Allison Tracy Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (USM)Marine host-symbiont interactions under global change
Noah Bressman
In-person
Apr 4 [Thurs]
Gabriel Foley Maryland Ornithological SocietyMaryland DC breeding bird atlas
Eric Liebgold
In-person
Apr 11 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Apr 18 [Thurs]
Jacob Watts University of ColoradoLichen Diversity/ Ecophysiology
Rich Wilkens
In-person
Apr 25 [Thurs]
Seminar Canceled --
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May 2 [Thurs]
Seminar Canceled --
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May 9 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Fall 2023
Fall 2023 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day
Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Format
Aug 31 [Thurs]
No seminar
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Sept 7 [Thurs]
No seminar
Biology Welcome Back
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In-person
Sept 14 [Thurs]
No Seminar
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Sept 21 [Thurs]
Stefanie N. Milam , JWST Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Astrochemistry LaboratoryTBA
Gene Williams
In-person
Sept 28 [Thurs]
Zachary Crum , 糖心视频Feeding and Trophic Ecology of Invasive Blue Catfish ( Ictalurus furcatus ) in the Nanticoke River
Noah Bressman
Registration Over
Oct 4 [Wed]
J. Tanner Slagel , NASA Langley Research CenterHenson Seminar Series: Proving safety in uncrewed aircraft systems
Henson School of Science & Technology
In-person
Oct 5 [Thurs]
No Seminar
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Oct 12 [Thurs]
No seminar
Biology Group Advising
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In-person
Oct 19 [Thurs]
No Seminar
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Oct 26 [Thurs]
E. Davis Carter , 糖心视频Host Range and Temperature Dependent Pathogenicity of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans
Elizabeth Emmert
In-person
Nov 2 [Thurs]
TBA
Cell/Molecular Seminar
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In-person
Nov 7 [Tues]
TBA
Cell/Molecular Seminar
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In-person
Nov 9 [Thurs]
No Seminar
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Nov 14 [Tues]
TBA
Cell/Molecular Seminar
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In-person
Nov 16 [Thurs]
TBA
Cell/Molecular Seminar
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In-person
Nov 23 [Thurs]
No Seminar - Thanksgiving
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Nov 28 [Tues]
TBA
Cell/Molecular Seminar
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In-person
Nov 30 [Thurs]
Seminar Canceled -
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Dec 7 [Thurs]
David Shiffman , Arizona State UniversityWhy everything you know about shark conservation is wrong Noah Bressman
In-person
Spring 2023
Spring 2023 Seminar Schedule
Date/Day
Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Format
Feb 2
No Seminar
Feb 9
Rachael Faust, Recycling Coordinator, 糖心视频 Waste Management at 糖心视频 from an Alumna and their Journey Kim Hunter In-person
Feb 16
Brenda Miller, Education Director, 糖心视频
Birding with a Clean Slate: Rediscovering Nature on the Other Side of the World
Noah Bressman
In-person
Feb 23
No Seminar
Mar 2
Various SU biology faculty & graduate/undergraduate students
Getting involved in SU biology research
In-person
Mar 9
Dr. Archer Larned, Maryland Coastal Bays Program
Creating a successful nesting raft in Chincoteague Bay
Kim Quillin
In-person
Mar 16
Thomas Stewart, Pennsylvania State University The water to land transition of early tetrapods Noah Bressman In-person
Mar 23
No Seminar
(Spring Break)
Mar 30
William McAvoy, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control The Flora and Ecology of Delmarva Bays, a unique freshwater wetland type Richard T. Wilkens In-person
Apr 6
Hale Amplo, Rutgers University Functional Morphology and Joint Biomechanics of Frogfish Noah Bressman In-person
Apr 13
Steven J Sarro, Smithsonian National Zoo
The African Penguin – endangered and declining!
Mary Gunther
In-person
Apr 20
Seminar Canceled
Apr 27
Karsin Bachran, 糖心视频
SU Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense
Eric Liebgold
In-person
May 4
Jonathan Shaw, Duke University
Ecology and evolution of peat mosses ( Sphagnum ): species matter! Richard T. Wilkens In-person
May 9
Kyle Musselman, 糖心视频
SU Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense: Say Hello to My Little Friends! Investigating the Influence of Aiptasia Symbiotic State and the Alga Symbiodinium on the Feeding Preferences of the Nudibranch, Berghia
Christina Bradley
In-person
May 11
Faculty Workshop In-person
Fall 2022
Fall 2022 Seminar Schedule
Date & Day Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Format
Sept 15 [Thurs]
SU biology faculty: Gene Williams, Stephanie Miller, Angela Freeman, and Noah BressmanFaculty Spot-Light
Susanne Daly
In-person
Sept 22 [Thurs]
Dr. Katie Summers, Agricultural Research Services, US Dept. of AgricultureOne Health and Alternatives to Antibiotics in Agriculture
Elizabeth Emmert
In-person
Sept 29 [Thurs]
No seminar -
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Oct 5 [Wed]
Dr. Andrea Presotto , SU Department of Geography and GeosciencesPrimates and Elephants: How we find our way around
Henson
In-person
Oct 6 [Thurs]
No seminar -
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Oct 13 [Thurs]
No seminar Biology group advising
NA
In-person
Oct 20 [Thurs]
Don Moore PhD , Advisor, Polar Bears InternationalEvolution of modern accredited zoos: the importance of science
Mary R. Gunther
In-person
Oct 27 [Thurs]
Dr. Kate Craft , Applied Physics Lab at Johns Hopkins UniversityThe Europa Clipper: Mission to a Jovian Moon
Gene Williams
In-person
Nov 3 [Thurs]
Invited speaker , TBDMicro/molecular biology
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Nov 10 [Thurs]
Invited speaker , TBDMicro/molecular biology
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Nov 17 [Thurs]
Invited speaker , TBDMicro/molecular biology
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Dec 1 [Thurs]
Olivia Rose Hamilton , SU Biology“Faux frogs, foam nests, and females: Mate choice as an evolutionary driver of conspicuous mating signals” (SU Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense) Kim Hunter & Ryan Taylor
In-person
Dec 8 [Thurs]
No Seminar
Spring 2022
Spring 2022 Seminar Schedule
Date
Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Status
Feb. 10
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Feb. 17
Brinkley Rayne , 糖心视频 ZooAcclimation of Zoo Animals - to the zoo, each other, and the staff
Mary Roman Gunther
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Feb. 24
Katie Hunzinger , Univ. of Pennsylvania
Relationship between concussion and subsequent musculoskeletal injury
Noah Bressman
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Mar. 3
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Mar. 10
** Canceled **
Cassidy Schweibenz (SU Alumna), Penn Medicine, Abramson Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
Exploration of Clinical Careers in Healthcare for Biology/Pre-nursing Majors
Eugene Williams
Mar. 17
Maxwell Bressman , MDCovid-19 in NYC at the beginning of the pandemic from the perspective of a physician
Noah Bressman
Mar. 31
Karla Heidelberg , USC, and NSF Antarctica ProgramExtreme Science: Evaluating Effects of Climate Change on Aspects of Marine Biology in Antarctica Ann Barse
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Apr. 7
Susanne Daly , 糖心视频 Chew on this: tooth form and and function in primates Victor Miriel -
Apr. 14
Keith Peterman, York College of Pennsylvania Matt Cordes, WritingWorks
A Tale of Two Orgies: Climate Change in the Anthropocene
Susanne Daly -
Tuesday
Jessica Strange, M.Sc. Thesis Defense
Analyzing the Effects of Mercury on Acetylcholinesterase In Vitro
Jennifer Nyland -
Apr. 21
Sheridan Sargent , M.Sc. Thesis Defense When Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Isn’t Enough: Impaired Vertebral Development and Persistent Behavioral Deficits Jessica Clark
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Apr. 28
Lindsay Sailer , Postdoc, Cornell University Epigenetic mechanisms of pair bonding
Angela Freeman
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May 5
Stephanie Miller , M.Sc. Thesis DefenseInvestigations into the regulation of short-chain fatty acid assimilation and ethanolamine metabolism in bacteria
Michael Carter and Les Erickson
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Spring 2021
Past Biology Spring Seminars
Date
Speaker
Title/Topic
Host
Status
Feb. 11
Joan Maloof, Prof. Emeritus, 糖心视频
Recent Scientific Evidence Linking Old-Growth Forests and Carbon Uptake
Ann Barse
Feb. 18
Kim Quillin, 糖心视频
Is tree phenology changing on campus due to climate change?
Ann Barse
Feb. 25
Lauren Green, Notre Dame
Microglia during development and disease
Jessica Clark
Mar. 4
Itumeleng Moroenyane, Institute National de la Recherche Scientifique, Quebec
Plant-microbobe interactions in agroecosystems
Christopher Briand
Mar. 11
Julie Jung, Boston University
The development of a decision: how red-eyed treefrog embryos sense snake shakes and decide to escape
Kim Hunter & Ryan Taylor
Mar. 18
Justin North, The Ohio State University Bacterial Sulfur Salvage: Making Methionine from Metabolic Waste Michael Carter
Mar. 25
Brinkley Rayne, Kate Holloway, and Hannah Buchek, 糖心视频 Zoo
Topic: Hand-rearing a Sloth: Pierre's Story
Mary Gunther
Apr. 1
Matt Moran, Hendrix College
Lost ecosystem services from oil and gas land development and opportunities for restoration
Jocelyn Bunting
Apr. 8
Nina Kikel-Coury, Notre Dame
Exploring Astroglia Beyond the Nervous System: Nexus Glia in the Heart Jessica Clark
Apr. 15
Andrew McGowan, Delaware Center for the Inland Bays
Working at a National Estuary Program; Research and Restoration in the Delaware Inland Bays Dana Price
Apr. 22
Georgia Silvera Seamans, Washington Square Park Eco Projects, NYC
Observing urban nature as a sustainable forest-based livelihood strategy in NYC Christopher Briand
Apr. 29
Mallory Hagadorn, Utah State University
Experience and maturation as factors influencing brain plasticity in solitary and social bees Dana Price
