SEMINARS
The Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences will hold a weekly seminar series for the Fall of 2024. As part of this series, MS and Ph.D. students give seminars on their research. The department also invites speakers from among current faculty, other UF departments, and other institutions, including hosting several Distinguished Speaker seminars each year.
Departmental seminars are open to the public and are streamed live and recorded for later viewing.
Fall 2024 Seminars
Time and Location: 3 pm (unless noted otherwise) on the given date, now done remotely and in person.
In-Person seminars are held in McCarty Hall A, Room G186, during the fall semester.
Friday, September 6th -
Friday, September 13th -
Friday, September 20th - Dr. Rufus Chaney, UF Invited Speaker
Food Chain Cadmium Issues Relevant to Florida Agriculture
***Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
***Location: McCarty Hall D, Rm G001, and live stream (recorded)
Friday, September 20th - SWES Postdocs Lightning Talks
Friday, September 27th –
Friday, October 4th –
Friday, October 11th – Love Kumar (Ph.D. Dissertation Research Seminar)
Does slough restoration help in free-flowing nutrients and hydrologic connectivity to the floodplain?
Wednesday, October 16th - Hayden Shellenbarger (M.S. Thesis Research Seminar)
Nitrogen Uptake and the Effects of Planting Dates on Industrial Hemp (Cannabis sativa) under Central Florida Conditions
Friday, October 18th – No Seminar, UF Homecoming
Friday, October 25th – Sukhdeep Singh (M.S. Thesis Research Seminar)
Assessment of Smart Fertilizer Technologies to Improve Nutrient Use Efficiency in Maize
Friday, October 25th – Rajkaranbir Singh (M.S. Thesis Research Seminar)
Nitrogen Management in Snap Bean in the Sandy Soils of North Florida
Friday, November 1st – Simranpreet Sidhu (Ph.D. Dissertation Research Seminar)
Interactive Effect of Potassium and Nitrogen on Potato Yield and Quality in Florida Sandy Soils
Friday, November 8th – Shraddha Sharma (M.S. Thesis Research Seminar)
Nitrogen Use Efficiency Using Controlled Release Urea and Soluble Urea Under Drip-Irrigated Tomatoes in Conventional and Compact Bed Geometries
Friday, November 8th – Shahd Alrabia (M.S. Thesis Research Seminar)
Nutrient and Water Productivity of Drip-Irrigated Tomatoes Produced in Conventional and Compact Bed Geometries Supplied with Florida’s Recommended Rate of Nitrogen
Friday, November 15th – ASA-CSSA-SSSA Conference
Friday, November 22nd – Jaehyeon Lee (Ph.D. Dissertation Research Seminar)
Effect of Climate Seasonality on River Flow and Water Quality
Friday, November 28th – No Seminar, Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, December 4th – Nevaeh Renwick (M.S. Thesis Research Seminar)
Laboratory Soil Column Study for Evaluating Immobilizing Phosphorus Treatment (IPT) Technologies to Reduce Phosphorus (P) Leaching from Legacy Biosolids Application Sites in the upper St. Johns River Basin
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.
See this semester's schedule and recordings of the seminars and recordings of previous semesters.
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 2024 Exams: