Seminars
Alas, we are done for the semester. Thank you for your interest in our seminar series! We are glad to have seen so many of you attending our seminars. This is what we are about: to provide informative seminars and to engage with you! See you again in the fall!
Our last seminar was on Tuesday, April 3rd, when Dr. Leslie Thompson and Dr. Mary Murimi presented the theme "Climate and Food", on topics such as food security and nutrition. Dr. Todd Brashears from the Department of Agricultural Education and Communications was our discussant.
Thank you for making this possible! See you in fall.
Our March seminar was presented by Dr. Fernando Riosmena, with the theme "Climate and Migration". Dr. Riosmena was visiting TTU from UC Boulder, Colorado.
Our February 6 seminar featured Dr. Robert Forbis from the Department of Political Science who discussed the energy portfolio of ERCOT and other US energy grids. In particular it focused on the mix of alternative energy resources, where they are being produced, and how they are being used—and the distinction for consumers faced with a choice between regulated and deregulated electricity markets.
Older seminars are below and you can download them for free on iTunes.
May 2, 2017
Jennifer Smith | Department of Biological Sciences| Gardening and Plant Adaptation
Debbie Zak | Director of Zoo Crew at Northridge Elementary| Gardening in Lubbock
John Zak | Department of Biological Sciences | Gardening and Climate Variability
Watch Jennifer's Seminar | Watch Debbie's Seminar | Watch John's Seminar | Watch the Panel Q & A
April 4, 2017
Katharine Hayhoe | Department of Political Science | Spirituality
Kevin Young | Senior Pastor at St. John's United Methodist |Spirituality and Climate
Ken Baake | Department of English | Theological Responses to the Discovery of Oil
Watch Katharine's Seminar | Watch Kevin's Seminar | Watch Ken's Seminar | Watch the Panel Q & A
March 7, 2017
Eric Crouch |Transportation and Parking Services | Transportation & Parking Sustainability
Efforts
Lon Mirll | TTU Operations Division | Energy Management at TTU
Robert Forbis | Department of Political Science | Innovative Municipal Sustainability
Initiatives
Carey Hewett | TTU Operations Division | Sustainability Efforts on Campus
Watch Eric's Seminar | Watch Lon's Seminar | Watch Robert's Seminar | Watch Carey's Seminar
February 7, 2017
Jaclyn Cañas-Carrell | Department of Toxicology | Climate Change in Environmental
Toxicology
Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer | College of Education | E-Waste and Environmental Education
Jerry Dwyer | College of Education | Applied Mechanics and Mathematics to Glaciology
Patricia Solís | Department of Geosciences | Youth Mappers Program
Watch Jaclyn's Seminar | Watch Heather's Seminar | Watch Jerry's Seminar | Watch Patricia's Seminar
December 6, 2016
David Driskill |College of Architecture | Transforming Alleys into a City of Spanish-Indebted
Courtyards
Jennifer Vanos | Department of Geosciences | Microclimates
Jason Hodges | PLA at Prairie Workshops | Resilient Landscapes
Watch David's Seminar | Watch Jennifer's Seminar | Watch Jason's Seminar | Watch the Panel Q & A
November 1, 2016
Chris Cook | Office of Communications & Marketing | Coverage and Consumption of Climate
Science
Melanie Sarge | College of Media & Communications | Key Issues of Public Communication
Ron Roberts | KAMC News Lubbock | Cliamte News
Watch Chris' Seminar | Watch Melanie's Seminar | Watch Ron's Seminar
May 3, 2016
Matthew Barnes | Department of Natural Resources Management | Detection of Invasive
Species using eDNA
Samantha Kahl | Department of Natural Resources Management | Preventing Brown Tree
Snake & Habitat Suitability
Steve Presley | Department of Environmental Toxicology | Invasive Species on Emerging
and Resurgent Diseases
Watch Matthew's Seminar | Watch Samantha's Seminar | Watch Steve's Seminar | Watch the Panel Q & A
April 5, 2016
Robert Forbis | Department of Political Science | Shifting Utility Monopolies to Solar
Anne Epstein | Private Practice & Lubbock Board of Health | Health Risks from Unconventional
Oil and Gas Development
Steve Moon | Lubbock Power and Light | Energy Efficiency
Watch Robert's Seminar | Watch Anne's Seminar | Watch Steve's Seminar | Watch the Panel Q & A
March 1, 2016
Chuck West | Department of Plant and Soil Science | Water and Agriculture
Alex Pearl | Texas Tech School of Law | Water Resources and Climate Change
Kerry Griffis-Kyle | Department of Natural Resources Management | Wetlands
Ken Rainwater | Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering |
Water Resources
Watch Chuck | Watch Alex | Watch Kerry | Watch Ken | Watch the Panel Q & A
February 2, 2016
Shaowen Wang | UIUC Department of Geography and GIS| Big Data
Alan Sill | TTU High Performance Computing Center |High Computing Systems that Help
with Climate Modeling
Guofeng Cao | Department of Geosciences | How Social Media Plays a Role in Big Data
Patricia Solis | Department of Geosciences | Responsibilities and Opportunities of
a Revolution
Watch Shaowen| Watch Alan | Watch Guofeng| Watch Patricia | Watch the Panel Q & A
December 1, 2015
Gad Perry and Regan Ribordy|TTU Office of International Affairs | Opportunities for
International Research and Cooperation
Bruce Clarke | TTU English Department | Planetary Immunity: The Gaian System
Nathaniel Wright |TTU Department of Political Sciences |Greening the Hood: What Strategies
do Nonprofits use to Create Sustainable Communities?
Watch Gad & Regan's Seminar |Watch Bruce's Seminar | Watch Nathaniel's Seminar
November 3, 2015
Andy Wilkinson | TTU School of Music | Promises of Rain
Sarah Fritts | TTU Natural Resource Mangement | Do Wildlife Matter?
Brian Schrek | TTU Department of Political Science & National Wind Institute | Talking
about climate change:
Public Discourse, Beliefs, and Policy Preferences.
Watch Andy's Seminar | Watch Sarah's Seminar | Watch Brian's Seminar
October 6, 2015
Allison Pease | TTU Natural Resource Management | Potential Impacts of Environmental
Change on the Functional
Structure of Stream Fish Assemblages
Robert Perl | TTU Architecture | Ten Ideas About Buildings and Sustainability
Brett Houk | TTU Archaeology| The Ancient Maya: A Case Study in Climate, Culture,
and Collaps
Watch Allison' s Seminar | Watch Robert's Seminar | Watch Brett's Seminar
May 5, 2015
Alex Pearl | TTU School of Law | The Tragedy of the Vital Commons
Dr. Brian Hirth | TTU National Wind Institute | Commercializing Texas Tech University
Research to Optimize Global Wind Plant Performance
Caleb Crow | TTU Operations and Department of Political Science | Getting Our House
in Order: Reducing the Climate Impact of Texas Tech University through Sustainability
Watch Alex's Seminar | Watch Brian's Seminar | Watch Caleb's Seminar
April 7, 2015
Dr. Lisa Gittner | TTU Department of Political Science | Modeling Obesity and its
Connection to Climate Change
Dr. Glenn Cummins | TTU College of Media and Communications | Public Engagement and
Climate Change Using Online Media
Dr. Jorge Salazar-Bravo | TTU Department of Biological Sciences | What Natural History
Collections Can Tell Us About Climate Change
Watch Lisa's Seminar | Watch Glenn's Seminar |Watch Jorge's Seminar
March 3, 2015
Dr. Joey Young | TTU Department of Plant and Soil Sciences | Turf Management Strategies
to Mitigate Urban Heat Islands
Dr. John Barkdull | TTU Department of Political Science | Adapting Political Science
to Climate Change
Dr. Dustin Sweet | TTU Department of Geosciences | What Fossil Soils can Tell us about
the Ancient Climate History of the Southern Plains
Watch Joey's Seminar | Watch John's Seminar | Watch Dustin's Seminar
February 3, 2015
Dr. Annette Sobel | Texas Tech Health Sciences Center | The Complexity of One Health
Dr. Michael SanFrancisco | Dean, Texas Tech Honors College | Atmospheric Transport
of Microbes and Emerging Disease
Dr. Veronica Acosta-Martinez | TTU Department of Plant and Soil Sciences | Climate
Stress Effects on Soil Microbial Communities under Agroecosystems
Watch Annette's Seminar | Watch Michael's Seminar | Watch Veronica's Seminar
December 2, 2014
Dr. Warren Conway | TTU Department of Natural Resources | Salinas and Snowy Plovers
of the Southern High Plains: Harbingers of Climate Change
Dr. Sara Spurgeon | TTU English Department | How we talk and write about water
Dr. Tim Dallas | TTU Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | Shining Light
on Solar Energy
Watch Warren's Seminar| Watch Sara's Seminar | Watch Tim's Seminar
November 4, 2014
Dr. Cristina Bradatan | TTU Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
| Drought and Conflict in Three Texas Settings
Dr. Patricia Solis | TTU Research Development Team & Department of Geosciences | Geography
Mapping as a Collaboration Process for Interdisciplinary Teams in Climate Change Research
and Education
Dr. Jennifer Moore-Kucera | TTU Department of Plant & Soil Science | Soil & Environmental
Microbiology Soil Microbes as Key Players in Climate Chang
Watch Cristina's Seminar | Watch Patricia's Seminar | Watch Jennifer's Seminar
October 7, 2014
Dr. Venki Uddameri | TTU Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Groundwater
Droughts - A Tale of Two Aquifers in Texas
Dr. Mark Stoll | TTU History Department | The Historical Roots of Evangelical Denial
of Global Warming
Dr. Paxton Payton | USDA - ARS | Approaches to Improved Crop Production in Water-
Limited Environments
Watch Venki's Seminar | Watch Mark's Seminar | Watch Paxton's Seminar
September 2, 2014
Dr. Eric Bruning | TTU Department of Geosciences & Atmospheric Sciences Group | Lighting
Flash Size Distributions and NOx Chemistry
Dr. Rodica Gelca | TTU Department of Environmental Toxicology & TTU CSC | The Impact
of Climate Change on Surface Water Quality
Dr. Brad Dabbert | TTU Department of Natural Resources Management | Tech Alliance
Weather Influences on Quail Growth
Watch Eric's Seminar | Watch Rodica's Seminar | Watch Brad's Seminar
April 1, 2014
Dr. Nancy McIntyre | TTU Biological Sciences | Fragmentation of the Playa lake Network
Across the Great Plains
Dr. Michael Farmer | TTU Natural Resources Economics | Managing Long-Run Land Use
Changes Amid Differing Opinions
Dr. Richard Peterson | TTU Department of Geosciences | Weather Modification and Rainmaking
in West Texas
Watch Nancy's Seminar | Watch Michael's Seminar | Watch Richard's Seminar
March 4, 2014
Dr. Robert Duncan | TTU Vice President for Research | Geoengineering
Dr. Blake Grisham | TTU Natural Resources Management | Microclimate Effects on the
Lesser Prairie Chicken
Dr. Olga Murova | TTU Agriculture and Applied Economics | Agriculture and Climate
Change
Watch Robert's Seminar | Watch Blake's Seminar | Watch Olga's Seminar
February 4, 2014
Dr. Jeff Lee | TTU Department of Geosciences | Winds in the Dustbowl
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe | TTU Department of Political Sciences and TTU Climate Science
Center | Change Projections for a Tiny Watershed
Dr. Clifford Fedler | TTU Civil and Environmental Engineering | Biomass Recycling
Watch Jeff's Seminar | Watch Katharine's Seminar | Watch Clifford's Seminar
December 3, 2013
Dr. Melanie Sarge | TTU Media and Communications | Biased Processing and Evaluating
Climate Change Messaging
Dr. Tim Grabowski | TTU Natural Resources Management | Climate Implications to Fish
Populations
Dr. Jonathan Maul | TTU TIEHH | Temperature Effects on Pesticide Toxicity
Watch Melanie's Seminar | Watch Tim's Seminar | Watch Jonathan's Seminar
November 5, 2013
Dr. David Driskell | TTU College of Architecture |Lubbock's Avenue J Project
Dr. John Zak |TTu Biological Sciences | Interactions between Microbes, Climate, Cotton
and our Ecosystems
Dr. Robert Forbis | TTU Department of Political Sciences | Energy, Policy, and Climate
Change
Watch David's Seminar | Watch John's Seminar | Watch Robert's Seminar
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