The SNR Seminar Series continues on Wednesday afternoons through November 12, 2025 at 3:30 pm in 107 South Hardin Hall (Auditorium). Abstracts and Speakers biographical sketches are available on the website's seminar page. Previous seminars have been recorded and can be found the the seminar page also.
Upcoming seminars can be viewed in person or via Zoom at https://go.unl.edu/viewsnrseminars
Upcoming seminars are
October 22: Can machines predict extremes? Exploring AI-based weather forecasts of high-impact weather
Allie Mazurek, Engagement Climatologist, Colorado Climate Center
October 29: Image-based hyrdology software and research
Troy Gilmore, Groundwater Hydrologist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Conservation and Survey Division
November 12: The Three C’s: Content, Communication, and Community Engagement – Amplifying Research to Inform Decision-Making
--Crystal A. Powers, Water Management Extension Educator, Water and Cropping Systems Extension Program Area Leader. Based at SNR, Nebraska Water Center, & Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
--Becky Schuerman, Nebraska Extension Associate, Domestic Water/Wastewater Management
--Anni Poetzl, Water Quality Extension Educator; Liaison with the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE)
Previous seminars this fall have been:
Between species and sexes: the genetic basis of adaptive traits in African cichlid fishes
Emily Moore, Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | School of Biological Sciences
Wilder Weather: Research, Communication, and Connection
Barb Boustead, Climatologist | Meteorologist | Instructor | Writer
Understanding and Assessing Climate Change: Preparing for Nebraska's Future
--Deborah Bathke, Nebraska State Climatologist | Nebraska State Climate Office
--Eric Hunt, Assistant Extension Educator of Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience |University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension
--Ross Dixon, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences | University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Ecology and Homicide
Leon Higley, Professor of Applied Ecology , University of Nebraska-Lincoln | School of Natural Resources
Lewis and Clark and the Geology of the Great Plains in Nebraska and Adjacent States, 1804-1806
--Robert Diffendal, Emeritus Research Geologist , University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Conservation and Survey Division
--Anne P. Diffendal
Of Mice and Messaging: Bridging Restoration Ecology and Science Communication Education to Enhance Conservation
Erin Rowland-Schaefer, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Applied Social Science and Systems Approaches for Managing Wildlife: Emerging Perspectives from the U.S. Geological Survey
Richard Berl, Computational Social Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center