Past Events

Hammond Guest Speaker Mr. Mark Stumborg, Consulting Engineer, Saskatchewan Sustainable agricultural bio-products: Challenges and opportunities. Sustainability Panel-Moderated by Dr. Madhur Anand, University Research Chair in Sustainability Science. Guests of for our Panel Prof. Goretty Dias School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, University of Waterloo - Measuring the sustainability of agriculture systems: Insights from life cycle assessment of food & bioenergy.

Chromatographic Specialties Inc.Product Show at the University of Guelph April 21st 2015 You are invited to attend the following product show:University of Guelph Lab Services Atrium - 95 Stone Road West Tuesday 1:00pm - 3:00pm Click here for the invitation.

MSc Defense - Anne-Miet Van Den Nieuwelaar Tuesday, April 21st, 2015 9:00 a.m. Graham 3301 - MurrayRoom Poster attached.

PhD Defense - Glynis Perrett Friday, April 10th, 2015 at 9:45 a.m. ALEX265 Poster attached

  The 2015 Chappel Memorial Lecture, will be presented by Dr. Peter Wells, University of Toronto, on Thursday April 9, 3:30pm, 1714 OVC LLC, followed by a reception to meet the speaker.  (Details and Bio on the attached poster). 

Western University's Earth Day Planning Committee is now accepting registration for the 12th Annual Earth Day Colloquium on April 9th. Registration is completely FREE and all are welcome!  Details on event registration is below, and information on the event schedule and this year's speakers is attached.  12th Annual Earth Day Colloquium Western University Thursday April 9th, 2015 Physics and Astronomy Atrium 9:00 am - 4:00 pm and Keynote in Nat Sci 145 from 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Embarrassing plant-­‐feelings:A story of plants in literature SPEAKER: Dr Sonnet L'Abbé, 2015Edna Staebler Writer In Residence, Wilfrid Laurier University LOCATION: Room 1307–ThornbroughTIME:3:45pm ABSTRACT: attached.

PhD Defense - Siripen Leelachao Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. Graham 3301 - Murray Room Poster attached.

Tuesday, 7 April, 9:00-12:00  (Rm. 265 Alexander Hall)      9:00 Angela Dukes (Advisors:  Kari Dunfield and Pedro Atunes)Pathogen Interactions:  A Mechanism by which the Invasive Plant Vincetoxicum rossicum Achieves Plant Community Dominance 9:30 Mila Mari (Advisor:  Richard Heck) Quantifying the Influence of Agricultural Management Systems on Soil Structural Quality Using X-ray Computed Tomography

Monday, 6 April, 9:00-12:00 AM  (Murray Room, Rm. 3301 Graham Hall) 9:00 Telfer, Zachariah (Advisors: Cynthia Scott-Dupree and Mary Ruth McDonald)Improving Carrot Weevil Management in Ontario 9:30 Pamela Loughran (Advisors: Cynthia Scott-Dupree and Chris Cutler)>Development of Standardized Methods for Assessing Risk of Pesticide Exposure to Bumble Bees (Bombus impatiens) 10:00 Craig Moore (Advisor: Tom Hsiang)Detection of Fungal Effectors in Four Fungal-Plant Interactions to Examine Effector Evolution