Schedule of Seminars for Fall term 2007

All seminars are held Friday at noon in Ondine 218. Please be there on time so as to not disrupt the speaker.

DATE SPEAKER TITLE
Sep 28 John Rueter
ESR		 Orientation
Oct 05 Scott Burns
Geology, PSU
flyer		 
"Lessons learned from landslides and their  
importance in public policy"
Oct 12 Tran Triet
Vietnam National University
flyer

 Impacts of invasive alien species on native biodiversity: a case study on the impcts of the exotic weed Mimos pigra on the Eastern Sarus crane (Grus antigone) at Tram Chim National Park, Vietnam
Oct 19 Peter Paquet
Northwest Power and Conservation Council 
"Hatchery Scientific Review Group: 
Key Findings for  Lower Columbia Hatchery Programs."
flyer
Oct 26 Yandon Pan, ESR, PSU  
Nov 02 Georg Grathoff
Geology, PSU 
The Bioenergie-Village project & soil mineralogy and 
geochemistry research in the context of climate change
Nov 09 Teresa Bulman
Geography, PSU 		Water Cycles and Legal Schemes: Case studies in the governance of water resources
Nov 16 David Ervin and
Cody Jones
Center for Sustainable Practices and Processes 		" What Motivates Business Environmental Management:
Sticks, Carrots or Both? "
Nov 23   Thanksgiving break
Nov 30 Alan Yeakley
ESR		 Urban Ecology in Argentina
     

 

 

SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS
ESR 407/507/607

Instructor: Dr. John Rueter Phone: (503) 725-8038 -E-mail: rueterj@pdx.edu
Office: 218C Science Building II

Description: This course provides exposure to the issues and practices related to environmental science and management. Speakers this quarter are primarily faculty from ESR and related programs.

Assignments: A passing grade requires.

  • Attendance of a minimal of 8 seminars during the quarter, 4 of which must be ESR seminars.A minimum of one written question for the speaker, submitted during each of the ESR seminars
    attended     (Your name, date, question).    Submission of a typed list of seminars attended, including name of the speaker, title of the talk, location and date, and a question for each, by the last week of the quarter.

    Show respect for the seminar speakers by not arriving late and leaving early.

    Notes: This course is intended for ESR majors. Students enrolled in ESR 407/507/607 should regularly check the seminar announcement bulletin board outside rooms 218 and 246 SB2 or this web site.