HORT 792 Seminars - Fall 2009 |
Department Seminar Schedule
Wednesdays, 12:00 noon, 118 Shepardson Building unless noted otherwise |
Other colleges/department seminars |
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Dept. of Bioagricultural Science and Pest Management | Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Dept. of Chemistry
Colloquium in the Life Sciences |
Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
| 08/26/09 |
Teri Howlett |
Introduction to Seminar |
0009/02/0906 |
Dr. Henry Thompson, Director of Cancer Prevention Laboratory, HLA
|
"Breeding for Biomedical Traits, a New Facet
in
Contemporary Crop Improvement" |
| 9/09/09 |
Ajay K. Jha, Program Director for Limitied Irrigation Agribusiness Management and International Agriculture Development, CSU
|
"Global Agriculture Development--Perspective Afghanistan"
|
09/16/09
|
Gayle Volk, Ph.D., Research Plant Physiologist, Plant Germplasm Pres. Res., USDA-ARS-NCGRP |
"Diversity of wild apple species:
Progenitors of the dessert apple"
|
| 09/23/09 |
John Ray, Research Associate, Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture |
"Lab, building, and campus safety. What to know to have a happy and safe horticulture graduate career" |
| 09/30/09 |
Beka Crocket, Career Center Liaison, College of Agricultural Sciences
|
"Careers: Job searching and CV or resume:
What's appropriate for each job?" |
| 10/07/09 |
Beka Crocket, Career Center Liaison, College of Agricultural Sciences
|
"Careers: Networking and salary negotiations"
|
| Tuesday, 10/13/09 |
Career fair networking assignment: Attend career fair between 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Gather 4 business cards from agencies/booths visited. Report contacts to Teri. |
| 10/21/09 |
Dr. Cecil Stushnoff, Professor, Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture |
"How Did Purple Majesty Potato, Petunia, Delphinium, Geranium, Peony, and Pinot Noir Escape From the Same Genie Bottle? Metabolite and Microarray Transcriptome Analyses Reveal Anthocyanins and Antioxidants in Purple Potatoes" |
| 10/28/09 |
Dr. Klett, Professor, Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture and Pat Hayward, Executive Director of
Plant Select® |
"Plant Select®:
What the future holds for our gardens" |
| 11/04/09 |
Sandy Chapman, Associate Director, Instructional Designer, The Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT) |
"Graduate Teaching Certificate and
Overview of TILT Services |
| 11/11/09 |
Arthur Fairburn, Landscape Designer,
Artemisia Design:
Sage Solutions for the
Western Home & Garden
Fort Collins, CO |
"Beneficial Backyard: Sustainable Gardening
on the Front Range" |
| 11/18/09 |
Dr. Tony Koski,
Professor & Extension
Turfgrass Specialist,
Dept. of Horticulture &
Landscape Architecture |
"Design and Management of Colorado Landscapes" |
| 11/25/09 |
|
Thanksgiving Break |
12/02/09*
|
Mini symposium: Graduate student
research proposal and
exit seminars |
Jennifer Bousselot - exit, Eric Hammond - proposal |
| 12/09/09* |
Mini symposium: Graduate student
research proposal and
exit seminars
|
Joseph Bowden - proposal,
Abdulkariem Mukhtar Aljrbi - proposal
|
