April 8–9, 2–5:30 p.m. each day
Great Hall, Memorial Union
800 Langdon St., Madison
Thanks to all who attended!
The goal of the Spring Symposium is to highlight the variety of ecology research across campus, with a focus on early-career researchers, including undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers.
As part of this annual event, our keynote speaker — Michael Dillon — gave two talks. We also heard talks from graduate students and postdocs and hosted a poster session featuring undergraduate and graduate student research. Each day included opportunities to network and socialize, including during snack/beverage breaks, and a graduate student lunch with the keynote speaker.
Keynote Speaker
Michael Dillion
L. Floyd Clarke Chair, Department of Zoology and Physiology and Program in Ecology and Evolution, University of Wyoming
Professor Michael Dillon is the L. Floyd Clarke Chair of the University of Wyoming’s Department of Zoology and Physiology and Program in Ecology and Evolution. He is also the director of WyldTech: Center for Wildlife, Technology, and Computing, and the interim director of UW-AMK Research Institute in Grand Teton National Park.
His research addresses two core and related questions:
- How do (abiotic) environments determine whether and where animals persist?
- How do animals respond to environmental challenges at cellular to organismal to population levels?
In tackling these questions, he has worked with diverse animals that live in diverse environments: from tropical frogs and orchid bees to subtropical hummingbirds to north temperate agricultural pests and pollinators to Rocky Mountain stoneflies, Sierra Nevada fruit flies and Himalayan bumble bees.
His work has helped advance and transform our understanding of the impacts of climate change by bringing an integrative perspective on how animals experience environmental change at fine scales, while connecting this understanding to global-scale impacts for biodiversity and ecosystem functions.
Schedule
Monday, April 8
- 2–2:05 p.m.: Registration and coffee/tea
- 2:05–2:10 p.m.: Introduction
- 2:10–3:25 p.m.: Grad student/postdoc speakers:
- 2:10–2:35 p.m.: Dr. Shan Shan, plant pathology
- 2:35–3 p.m.: Lindsey Platt, Center for Limnology
- 3–3:25 p.m.: Sathya Chandra Sagar Halehalli Sathyanarayana, forest and wildlife ecology
- 3:25–4 p.m.: Poster session and snacks in atrium
- 4–5 p.m.: Keynote: “Flight of the Bumble Bee in Cold, Thin Air,” Michael Dillon
- 5–5:30 p.m.: Reception
Tuesday, April 9
- 2–2:05 p.m.: Registration and coffee/tea
- 2:05–2:10 p.m.: Introduction
- 2:10–3:25 p.m.: Grad student/postdoc speakers:
- 2:10–2:35 p.m.: Eliza Pessereau, entomology
- 2:35–3 p.m.: Ngoc Ha Do, agricultural and applied economics
- 3–3:25 p.m.: Bijit Khadka, forest and wildlife ecology
- 3:25–3:45 p.m.: Poster session and snacks in atrium
- 3:45–4 p.m.: Aldo Leopold Graduate Research Award announcement
- 4–5 p.m.: Keynote: “Equity, Community, and Accountability: A Departmental Climate Survey as a Tool for Action,” Michael Dillon
- 5–5:30 p.m.: Reception
Contact Us
Contact the Center for Ecology and the Environment Symposium organizers for any questions.
Benjamin Zuckerberg
Director
bzuckerberg@wisc.edu
Kyle Webert
Administrative contact
webert@wisc.edu
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Funding provided by the University Lectures General Fund
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