Museum Seminar Series

The Museum Seminar Series is a weekly research talk at the LSU Museum of Natural Science given by invited speakers and LSU personnel that revolves around topics of natural history, ecology, or evolutionary biology. Seminars are open to the public and take place on Fridays at 3:30pm in the museum exhibits area. See schedule below. #MuseumSeminar 

2024 Fall Seminar Schedule

 

Date Details
September 6

Austin Chipps, LSU Museum of Natural Science

Travelogue: Malaysia

September 13

Dr. Iroro Tanshi, Department of Biology, University of Washington

Afrotropical Bat Assembly Structure Along Elevational Gradients and Islands in the Gulf of Guinea Forests

September 20

Dr. Samuel Jones, Georgia Institute of Technology

Elevational ranges and elevational changes; mechanisms and processes in Mesoamerican cloud forests

September 27

Dr. Morgan Kelly, Department of Biological Sciences, LSU

Centimeters to continents: how thermal adaptations are distributed across spatial scales  

October 4

Dr. Audrey Lin, American Museum of Natural History

The history of Coast Salish woolly dogs

October 11

Dr. Christopher Randle, Sam Houston University

Niche modeling of invasives species: a headache worth having?

October 18 No Seminar – Fall Break
October 25

Dr. Yue Liu, Aquatic Germoplasm and Genetic Resources Center, LSU

Opportunities and Urgent Needs in Developing a National Framework for Protecting Genetic Resources of Aquatic Species

November 1 No Seminar – Yellow Rails and Rice
November 8 No Seminar – Museum Retreat
November 15

Dr. Brian Sidlauskas, Curator, Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection, Tulane University

TBD

November 22

Zachary Randall, Digital Imaging Division Collection Manager, Florida Museum Imaging Lab

Access for All: Capturing Biodiversity Collections in 3D with Photogrammetry

November 29 No Seminar – Thanksgiving Break
December 6

Dr. Nina Therkildsen, Cornell University

TBD

 

You can also download the 2024 Fall Seminar Schedule.

2024 Spring Seminar Schedule

Date Details
February 2 Dr. Sarah Khalil.
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University.
Title: What's in a Name? How (and Why) the Red=Backed Farywren Gets Its Red: From Hormones to Genomes
February 9 No Seminar - Mardi Gras
February 16 Dr. Emily Taylor.
Biological Sciences Department, California Polytechnic State University.
Title: Next Generation Natural History: Using Technology to Understand the Behavior of a Secretive Predator
February 23 Dr. Jaime A. Chaves.
Department of Biology, San Francisico State University
Title: TBD.
March 1 Frederick H. Sheldon.
LSU Museum of Natural Science.
Title: 47 Years Hacking Through Darkets Borneo, Finally biogeographic Light.
March 8 Eamon C. Corbett and Heru Handika.
LSU Museum of Natural Science.
Title: Travelogues: Gulf Coast Grackles/Mammology Expedition in Sumatra's Unexplored Mountains: A Four-Month Adventure.
March 15 No Seminar -- Spring Break
March 22 Dr. Marcella D. Baiz.
Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo.
Title: Genetic Divergence Among Colorful Wood Warblers and Consequences for Gut Microbiome Assembly.
March 29 No Seminar -- Good Friday
April 5 Dr. Marcelo Gehara.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University - Newark.
Title: TBD
April 12 Dr. Lukas J. Musher.
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
Title: The Role of River Rearrangements in Driving Evolutionary Patterns and Processes in Amazonia
April 19

Austin Chipps and Samantha L. Rutledge.
LSU Museum of Natural Science.
Title: Travelogues: Small Mammal Diversity in What Remains of Borneo's Lowland Forest/New Mexico.

April 26

Dr. Robb T. Brumfield and Dr. Gregory Thom.
LSU Museum of Natural Science.
Title: Travelogues

May 3

Dr. Natalia Bayona Vasquez.
Natural Science and Mathematics Department, Oxford College of Emory University.
Title: Threads of Life: Genomic Protocols to Unravel Ecological Mysteries.

 

2023 Fall Seminar Schedule

Date Details
September 1

Dr. Andre Moncrief
LSU Museum of Natural Science
Title: Travelogue – Cordillera Azul, Peru

September 8

Dr. Hector Ramirez Chaves
Universidad de Caldas
Title: TBD

September 15

Dr. James Albert
Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Title: Towards a Parametric Theory of Continental Biogeography

September 22

Dr. Jacob Gautreaux
Department of History, Geography and Philosophy, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Title: George Lowery’s Contribution to Ornithological Studies and his Somewhat Controversial Connection to the Ivory Billed Woodpecker

September 30 

Dr. Kevin Bennett
Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University
Title: TBD

October 6 

No seminar: Fall Break

October 13 

Dr. Melissa Hawkins
Division of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian
Title: TBD

October 20 

Dr. Kathleen Ferris
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University
Title: TBD

October 27

No seminar: Yellow Rails and Rice Festival

November 3

No seminar: Museum Retreat

November 10

Dr. Elizabeth Miller
School of Biological Sciences, University of Oklahoma
Title: TBD

November 17

Dr. Garrett Hopper
School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University
Title: TBD

November 24

No seminar: Thanksgiving Break 

December 1

Luca Micheli | Spenser Babb-Biernacki
LSU Museum of Natural Science
Titles: Phylogeography of the Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) in the Brazilian Amazon basin | Travelogue – Mexico

December 9

No seminar

December 15

No seminar – Concentrated studying begins

For further information, please contact Diego Cueva at dcueva4@lsu.edu