Geography Colloquia
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY FALL 2021 COLLOQUIA
FRIDAYS, 3:00 TO 4:15 PM – ALL ARE WELCOME
September 10: National Security and Geographic Information Science
DR. BUDHENDRA BHADURI – DIRECTOR,
GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE AND HUMAN SECURITY DIVISION,
OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY, US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYView presentation flyer
September 17: Making Sense of Change in Alpine Landscapes
DR. LYNN M. RESLER – PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY, VIRGINIA TECH
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October 1: Traumatic Urbanization
Mr. Matthew Jelacic – GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE MIGRATION AND URBANIZATION EXPERT
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October 8: GIS/LIS Student Competition Presentation
MR. BENJAMIN VON KORFF – GRADUATE STUDENT
ASSESSING AND FORECASTING CHLOROPHYLL ABUNDANCES IN MINNESOTA LAKES USING REMOTE SENSING AND STATISTICAL APPROACHES
MR. ETHAN SMITH – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF CRIMES AROUND LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PLATFORMS IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTAView Presentation Flyer
October 15: Can Human save Rivers? A Critical View of River Restoration
DR. PATRICIA MCDOWELL – PROFESSOR EMERITA OF
GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF OREGONView Presentation Flyer
October 22: Can we save Africa's Rhinos ?
DR. MICHAEL SLATTERY – PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY, TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
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October 29: Improving Snow Avalanche Forecasting by Better Understanding the Spatial Variability of Snow Stability at Different Scales
DR. KARL BIRKELAND – DIRECTOR, NATIONAL AVALANCHE CENTER, US FOREST SERVICE
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November 5: The Geography of Energy Transitions: A tale of Three Energy Struggles in Poland
DR. TIFFANY GROBELSKI – VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGEView Presentation Flyer
November 12: Climate and National Security
DR. ROGER PULWARTY – SENIOR SCIENTIST, PHYSICAL SCIENCES LABORATORY,
OFFICE OF OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH,
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATIONView Presentation Flyer
November 19: Sharing Ranching Landscapes with Wildlife: Reflections from the Atlas of Conflict Reduction, A Montana Field-Guide
DR. HANNAH JAICKS – PROGRAM DIRECTOR, FUTURE WEST
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December 3: River of Lost Souls
MR. JONATHAN THOMPSON – CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, HIGH COUNTRY NEWSView Presentation Flyer
Questions: Dr. Donald Friend, 507-389-2618, donald.friend@mnsu.edu
The Geography Colloquium is the longest running speaker series at Minnesota State University
