Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

Seminars

The Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences (SWES) will hold its seminar series for the Spring of 2026. The department invites speakers from among current SWES faculty, other UF departments, and other institutions, including hosting several Distinguished Speaker seminars each year. Additionally, M.S. and Ph.D. students may give seminars on their research.

Departmental seminars are open to the public and are streamed live and recorded for later viewing.

Spring 2026 Seminars

Time and Location: 11:45 a.m. (unless noted otherwise) on the given date, now done remotely, via Zoom, and in-person, 3177 McCarty Hall A (unless noted otherwise).

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Friday, February 13th –
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Friday, February 20th –
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Friday, February 27th –
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Friday, March 6th –
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Friday, March 13th –
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March 20th – Spring Break

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Friday, April 10th –
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Friday, April 17th –
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Wednesday, April 22nd – SWES Graduate Student 5-Minute Showcase
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Archived Seminar Recordings

Water, Wetlands, and Watersheds Seminar Series

Offered during the fall and spring semesters, Wednesdays 11:45 am-12:35 pm, at the Howard T. Odum Center for Wetlands, Conference Room, Phelps Lab 101. Seminars are open to the public.

You can see this semester's schedule and seminar recordings, and recordings of previous semesters, on the Water, Wetlands, and Watersheds Seminar webpage.

This seminar series is presented by the Howard T. Odum Center for Wetlands, the Water Institute, and the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences.

Invited Speaker Seminars

The Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences invites individual UF faculty members, alumni, and non-UF speakers the opportunity to present a seminar several times each semester. These include inaugural seminars to recognize SWES faculty contributions to the department and celebrate their promotion in their professional career, focusing on key accomplishments, vision, and future direction, and innovative ideas to move the department to the next level of excellence. All SWES students, faculty, and the general public, are encouraged to attend these presentations. See archived recordings.

Student Seminars

Student Seminars are open to the public. All SWES students and faculty are expected to attend weekly seminars. See archived recordings.

Student Examinations

Thesis/Dissertation Defenses, Qualifying Exams, and Oral Final Exams are open to interested faculty, staff, and students, and are announced at least 10 days in advance.