PES Seminars
Current research discussions are presented by Graduate level students and NMSU faculty. Graduate Enrichment Seminar's are only held throughout Spring and Fall Semesters. Seminars will take place in Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 200, unless otherwise indicated.
Spring 2022
| Seminar Speaker | Title |
|---|---|
| Fridays, 3:30 PM., GT 200. Contact cmonger@nmsu.edu for Zoom information PES Graduate Research Seminar College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences - Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, NMSU | |
| Jan. 21 at 3:30 PM - Dr. Michael L. Kahn, Professor, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Affiliate Faculty, PES, NMSU | Symbiotic nitrogen fixation: foraging for meaning |
| Jan. 28 at 3:30 PM - Dr. Elizabeth LaRue, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso | The ecological role of structural diversity |
| Feb. 4 at 3:30 PM - Dr. Curtis Monger, Professor Emeritus, Plant and Environmental Sciences, NMSU | Carbon capture and storage as inorganic carbon—a realistic method for climate change mitigation? |
| Feb. 11 at 3:30 PM - Dr. Lin Ma, Associate Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences, University of Texas El Paso | Dryland Critical Zone Research—potential for collaborations |
| Feb. 18 at 3:30 PM - Nina Dropcho, Ph. D. Candidate | Interactions between insect and plant hosts affecting beet curly top virus (BCTV) transmission |
| Feb. 25 at 3:30 PM - Maria Begum, Masters Candidate | Assessment of water footprint for alfalfa hay, corn, wheat, and sorghum of New Mexico |
| Mar. 18 at 3:30 PM - Gayle Tyree - Masters Candidate Olufemi Adebayo - Master's Candidate | Responses of a physical control on wind erosion to oil and gas disturbance in the Upper Colorado River BasinCover crops, compost, and soil health |
| Mar. 25 at 3:30 PM - Govinda Sapkota, Ph. D. Candidate | Nutrient Content, Dynamics with Maturity, and Effect of Drying Methods on Nutrient Retention in Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) Grown Under Different Geographical Locations of New Mexico |
| Apr. 1 at 3:30 PM - Jessica Mikenas, Masters Candidate | Responses of the rangeland soil microbiome to biocrust and nutrient additions in a greenhouse experiment |
| Apr. 8 at 3:30 PM - Sergei Shalygin, Ph. D. Candidate | Advanced mass spectral and microscopical analyses of the targeted plants and cyanobacteria |
| Apr. 29 at 3:30 PM - Dr. Chad Higgins, Associate Professor, Oregon State University | Agrivoltaic activities at Oregon State University |