The Geography General Seminar series has lined up eight dates for the fall 2012 semester.
The first seminar is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 7 when SNR Geography lecturer Juan Paulo Ramirez will talk about his experiences as a geographer in the United States. Annabel Major, coordinator of the Nebraska Naturalist Program at UNL, will wrap the series on Nov. 30.
All seminars are open to the public, and most will be held on Fridays in room 228 of Hardin Hall on East Campus at 2 p.m. Seminars on Sept. 21 and Oct. 5 will be held in room 901, while the Nov. 14 lecture is part of the SNR Seminar Series and will be held on a Wednesday in the Hardin Hall auditorium at 3:30 p.m.
A complete list of the Geography seminars is below or can be found at http://snr.unl.edu/geographygis/students/seminars.asp.
September 7
Professional Experiences as a Geographer in the U.S.
Juan Paulo Ramirez, Lecturer, Geography & Public Policy Center, UNL
September 21
Engineer Cantonment (Stephen Long Expedition): The Intersection of Geography, Geology, Archaeology, History and Art
Jeremy Dillon, Associate Professor, Geography, University of Nebraska-Kearney
(Note: Seminar will be held in HarH 901.)
October 5
Rules of Engagement: the Spatiality of Judicial Review
Melinda Benson, Assistant Professor, Geography, University of New Mexico
(Note: Seminar will be held in HarH 901.)
October 19 (2:30pm)
Regional Differences and Similarities in Novice Conceptions about Hurricane Formation
Leilani Arthurs, Assistant Professor, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, UNL
November 2
Technology Toponyms: Connecting the Public to Naval Vessels Using Place Names
Glenn Humphress, Ph.D. candidate in Geography, UNL
November 14
Characterizing Fire-on-Fire Interactions in Three Large Wilderness Areas Using the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) Fire Perimeter Data
LLoyd Queen, Director of the National Center for Landscape Fire Analysis, University of Montana
(Note: Part of the SNR seminar series. It will be held in the Hardin Hall auditorium, beginning at 3:30 p.m.)
November 30
The Nebraska Master Naturalist Program
Annabel Major, Nebraska Master Naturalist Program Coordinator, UNL