Fall 2026 Environmental Sciences Seminar Series
| September 9 | Rebecca Hale, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Research Ecologist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Hosted by Wil Wollheim, Ph.D., Natural Resources and the Environment Aquatic Ecosystems in a Changing World Mini-Series |
| September 16 | Jingyan Huang, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire LLM-Powered Social Simulation for Water Contamination Emergency Response Hosted by Mairi Poisson, NRESS Ph.D. Candidate |
| September 23 | Kaggie Orrick, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley From Theory to Practice: Social-Ecological Approaches to Human–Wildlife Conservation Hosted by Remington Moll, Ph.D. Natural Resources and the Environment Wildlife Movement, Modeling, and Management Mini-Series |
| September 30 | Morgan Crump, Ph.D., Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont Beyond the Landscape: Conserving Soundscapes and Night Skies in U.S. National Parks Hosted by Lauren Ferguson, Ph.D. Recreation Management & Policy |
| October 7 | Kelly Aho, Ph.D. Boston University. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Streams and Rivers: Linking Biogeochemistry, Aquatic Ecology, and Climate Change Hosted by NRESS faculty Wil Wollheim, Ph.D., Natural Resources and the Environment Aquatic Ecosystems in a Changing World Mini-Series |
| October 14 | Shamsunnahar Suchana, Ph.D., McGill University Beyond Microplastics: Emerging Risks of Sustainable Plastic Alternatives Hosted by Ashif Abir, NRESS Ph.D. Student |
| October 21 | Speaker to be announced |
| October 28 | Sam Bogan, Ph.D., Skidmore College Uncovering the Demography and Evolution of Deep-sea Vertebrates with Long-read Sequencing Hosted by Mairi Poisson, NRESS Ph.D. Candidate |
| November 4 | Andrew Ouimette, Ph.D., US Forest Service, Durham Office Seminar Title TBA Hosted by Jack Hastings, NRESS Ph.D. Candidate |
| November 18 | Wenjing Xu, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst Hindered Hooves and the Wires that Bind Them Hosted by Mairi Poisson, NRESS Ph.D. Candidate Wildlife Movement, Modeling, and Management Mini-Series. |
| December 2 | Emily Stanley, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison The Other Nutrient: Long-term Dynamics of Nitrogen in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin Hosted by Cherry Jones, NRESS Ph.D. Candidate Aquatic Ecosystems in a Changing World Mini-Series. |
| December 9 | Rebecca Fuda, Ph.D., New Hampshire Fish and Game Department White-tailed Deer Management in New Hampshire Hosted by Mairi Poisson, NRESS Ph.D. Candidate Wildlife Movement, Modeling, and Management Mini-Series |
The UNH Fall Environmental Sciences Seminar Series is sponsored by Natural Resources and Earth Systems Science (NRESS) Ph.D. Program, in partnership with the Earth Systems Research Center, and the Natural Resources and the Environment and Earth Science Departments. Free - all are welcome | |
