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
2025 Spring Seminar Schedule
Date |
Details |
|---|---|
| January 17 | No seminar - First week of classes |
| January 24 |
Dr. Chris Austin, LSU Museum of Natural Science Travelogue: New Guinea's Herps and Birds |
| January 31 |
Dr. Ashish Ja, LSU Museum of Natural Science Sojourns across the Deccan Inselbergs to museum cabinets |
| February 7 |
Dr. Hector Douglas, Grambling State University TBD |
| February 14 |
Dr. Phil Stouffer, LSU - Department of Renewable Natural Resources The pervasive impacts of climate change on Amazonian rainforest birds |
| February 21 |
Dr. Scott Egan, Rice University Exploring biodiversity and its origins in a local multitrophic system |
| February 28 | No seminar - Mardi Gras |
| March 7 |
Dr. Fabio Raposo do Amaral, Universidade Federal de São Paulo TBD |
| March 14 |
David Pluym / Darwin Morales, LSU Museum of Natural Science Travelogue: Peruvian Pelagic / TBD |
| March 21 |
Dr. Laura Frost, University of South Alabama Understanding the relative contributions of fragmentation and hybridization on Pleistocene diversification in North American pondweeds |
| March 28 |
Dr. Lazaro Guevara, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Following in the footsteps of Nelson and Goldman: 130 years after their expeditions to the highest volcanoes in Mexico |
| April 4 | No seminar - Spring Break |
| April 11 |
Dr. Kristin Brzeski, Michigan Technological Institute Gulf Coast Canids: Uncovering history, species resilience, and pioneering conservation efforts |
| April 18 | No seminar - Good Friday |
| April 25 |
Dr. Kaiya Provost, Adelphi University TBD |
| May 2 |
Dr. Santiago Claramunt, University of New Orleans Macroevolutionary perspectives on the macroecology of birds |
For further information, please contact Luca Micheli at lmiche9@lsu.edu
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. |
| April 26 |
Dr. Robb T. Brumfield and Dr. Gregory Thom. |
| May 3 |
Dr. Natalia Bayona Vasquez. |
2023 Fall Seminar Schedule
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| September 1 |
Dr. Andre Moncrief |
| September 8 |
Dr. Hector Ramirez Chaves |
| September 15 |
Dr. James Albert |
| September 22 |
Dr. Jacob Gautreaux |
| September 30 |
Dr. Kevin Bennett |
| October 6 |
No seminar: Fall Break |
| October 13 |
Dr. Melissa Hawkins |
| October 20 |
Dr. Kathleen Ferris |
| October 27 |
No seminar: Yellow Rails and Rice Festival |
| November 3 |
No seminar: Museum Retreat |
| November 10 |
Dr. Elizabeth Miller |
| November 17 |
Dr. Garrett Hopper |
| November 24 |
No seminar: Thanksgiving Break |
| December 1 |
Luca Micheli | Spenser Babb-Biernacki |
| December 9 |
No seminar |
| December 15 |
No seminar – Concentrated studying begins |
For further information, please contact Diego Cueva at dcueva4@lsu.edu