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.
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