Seminars
The Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences (SWES) will hold its seminar series for the Fall of 2025. 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.
Fall 2025 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).
September 12th – Katy Serafin, Assistant Professor, UF Department of Geography: Invited Speaker Research Seminar
Title: Disentangling the Processes Driving Coastal Water Levels and Their Implications for Coastal Hazards
September 19th – Seyed Biazar, Ph.D. dissertation research seminar
Title: Balancing effectiveness and adoption: Evaluating BMPs for groundwater quality improvement
October 1st – Kondwani Kamsikiri, M.S. thesis research seminar
Title: Impacts of Fertilization and Water Management on Young HLB-Affected Citrus Trees
October 2nd – Cyrus Januarie, M.S. thesis research seminar
Title: Evaluation of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilization Rates for Bamboo (Dendrocalamus Asper) Production on Florida Flatwoods and Ridge Soils
October 8th – Kendall Mackin, M.S. thesis research seminar
Title: The Optimization of a Soil Enzyme Activity Assay for Course-Textured Soils and its Application in Assessing the Impact of Cover Cropping on Soil Health in Florida Citrus Groves
October 10th – Ravinder Singh, Ph.D. dissertation research seminar
Title: Optimizing Nitrogen and Phosphorus Management in Potato Production Using Biostimulant and Remote Sensing Tools
October 13th – Swarnali Mahmood, Ph.D. dissertation research seminar
Title: Soil Health Assessment and Interpretation from Plot to Continental Scales
October 22nd – Saman Rabiei, Ph.D. dissertation research seminar
Title: Novel Remote Sensing and AI Technologies for Real-Time Soil Moisture Monitoring using Soil Survey Data
October 29th – Jenna Reimer, Ph.D. dissertation research seminar
Title: Sources, Rates, and Fates: Nitrogen Cycling in the Guana Estuary
October 30th– Justina Dacey, Ph.D. dissertation research seminar
Title: Influence of Benthic-Pelagic Coupling on Nutrient Dynamics in an Urbanizing Estuary
Friday, October 31st – Jonathan Judy, associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water & Ecosystem Sciences: Invited Speaker Research Seminar
Title: Problem-solving using soil and water chemistry: tool kit and case studies
Friday, November 7th – TBD
Title: TBD
Friday, November 14 – TriSocieties Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah
Wednesday, December 3rd – SWES Graduate Student 5-Minute Showcase
Presenters: Justina Dacey, Swarnali Mahmood, Cyrus Januarie, Kondwani Kamsikiri, Kendall Mackin
Archived Seminar Recordings
- Seminar Recordings by Date
- Research Forum Keynote Speakers
- Water, Wetlands and Watersheds Seminar Series
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.
Fall 2025 Exams: