Geography Colloquia

The Department of Geography organizes an annual colloquium series during the spring semester. Lectures are held weekly during the semester when classes are in session.

 

Students can attend the series for credit (1 credit) but it is open to any student, the University community and the public.

2013 Colloquiuum Series -Geography and Land Use planning

All talks to be held on Wednesdays in the Davidson Mathmatics and Science Bldg(DMS) Rm 103 at 4pm unless otherwise noted below

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2013 Colloquium Schedule

**Please note: some flyers are currently not linked below. As flyers become available they will be added to this website

Paul Starrs , UNR Geography
Comparatively Yours: Working Oak Woodlands in Spain and California
Jan 30

Elsa Nickl, PhD, Dept of Geography, University of Delaware
Variability in Land-Surface Precipitation Estimates over 100-plus years with emphasis on Mountainous Regions
Feb 6

Stephanie McAfee, PhD, Scenarios Network for Alaska and Artic Planning, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks Alaska
Different Methods, Different Futures? Comparing Future Potential Evapotranspiration Changes by Method
Feb 13

Dr. Song Feng, University of Nebraska
TBD**
Feb 20

Dr. Wilbert Weijer, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
The Role of the Ocean in Pacific Decadal Variability
Feb 27

Dr. Denis Mutiibwa, Department of Geography, University of Nevada, Reno
Dynamics of Temperature Trends, Climate Change and Partitioning of Surface Energy in Nebraska
March 6

Steve Markstrom, Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany
Climate Chagne Effects on Western Riparian Forests: Flood Timing, Tree Seed Dispersal Timing, and Seedling Establishment
Mar 13

SPRING BREAK - NO CLASS
Mar 20

Nigel Allan, PhD
Regional Geography in the 21st Century: Afghanistan**
Mar 27

Annie Kell,
Geophysics and Other Adventures on the Salton Sea
Apr 3

American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting - NO CLASS
Apr 10

Doug Boyle, PhD, Department of Geography, UNR
Toward a better understanding of paleoclimate conditions in the Great Basin through hydrologic modeling of pluvial lake systems
Apr 17

Chris Morgan,
High Rise Village and implications for High Altitude Adaptions Across the American West
Apr 24

Dave Rhode,
Eleven Years in Tibet: Early Human Occupation on the Roof of the World
May 1