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Graduate Seminars

Environmental Science (ENSCI) 690

ENSCI 690 is a required seminar course for Environmental Science graduate students.  Meetings are also open to non-enrolled students and the public.

Spring 2008

Spring 2008 ENSCI 690 syllabus.

Seminar meetings will take place at 4:10 to 5:00 PM in 210 Bessey Hall.

Please see the following schedule for dates and details on individual presentations.

28 January

Dr. David Laird, USDA ARS, National Soil Tilth Laboratory (Ames), and professor, ISU Department of Agronomy, will speak on a new sustainable process to produce energy from plants.

18 February

Dr. Cal DeWitt, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Science, Ethics, and Praxis:  A Framework for Sustainability."

10 March

Mr. Keith Kutz, Iowa Energy Center, "Socio-Environmental Issues Surrounding Energy in Iowa."

24 March

Dr. Mike Kessler, ISU Department of Materials Science & Engineering, will speak about his research on biocomposites.

31 March

Mr. Ryan Horn, Regional Community Affairs Manager, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., will speak about Wal-Mart's environmental sustainability initiatives.

7 April

Mr. Monte Shaw, Executive Director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, will speak about the sustainability of biofuels.

21 April

Dr. Holly Hartmann, Director, Arid Lands Information Center, and Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, "Using Scenarios to Plan for Hydroclimatic Variability and Change."

Links to Other Seminars of Interest

EnSci Graduate Program Office

Charles R. Sauer
Program Coordinator
1126L Agronomy Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa  50011-1010  USA

voice:  515.294.6518
fax:  515.294.8146
e-mail:  enscigradoffice@iastate.edu