APBI & CSFS Cluster Hire Research Seminar Series

Research Seminar Series

Cluster Hire in LFS Applied Biology, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, and CSFS at UBC Farm

Please join us for a series of exciting Research Seminars, as part of the Faculty Cluster Hire in Plant and Soil Science, co-sponsored by SAGE, APBI, and CSFS.

These ten short-listed candidates are giving seminars in May and June as part of their intensive interview process. Hailing from three countries and seven different universities, this is an exciting opportunity to hear diverse perspectives and approaches.

To schedule a meeting with any of the candidates, please contact melanie.train@ubc.ca.

Evaluation Deadline: July 7, 2019

Research Seminar Schedule:

Dr. Nicole Tautges

University of California, Davis

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Seminar: Strategic Design of Diversified Cropping Systems to Increase Multifunctionality and Improve Grower Livelihoods

May 23, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

MacMillan Building, Room 158

Dr. Ashley Larsen

University of California, Santa Barbara

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Seminar: Landscape drivers of agricultural pests and pesticides: Evidence across scales.

May 27, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

MacMillan Building, Room 158

Dr. Risa Sargent

University of Ottawa

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Seminar: Plants and Pollinators in an Era of Global Change

June 3, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

MacMillan Building, Room 258

 

Dr. Selena Ahmed

Montana State University

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Seminar: Advancing Sustainable Food Systems in a Changing World

June 6, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

MacMillan Building, Room 258

Dr. Claire Luby

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Seminar: Diversifying Seed Systems

June 10, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

MacMillan Building, Room 258

Dr. Thorsten Knipfer

University of California, Davis

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Seminar: Novel insights into the coupling of plant structure and hydraulic function: Implications for sustainable crop management

June 12, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Macleod Building, Room 254

 

Dr. Zia Mehrabi

University of British Columbia

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Seminar: Data for decision making about food

June 25, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

MacMillan Building, Room 160

       

This seminar is part of the LFS Applied Biology Faculty Cluster Hire in Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment. Ten short-listed candidates will be giving seminars in May and June as part of their intensive interview process.