Museum Seminar Series

The Museum Seminar Series is a weekly research talk at the LSU Museum of Natural Science given by invited speakers and LSU personnel that revolves around topics of natural history, ecology, or evolutionary biology. Seminars are open to the public and take place on Fridays at 3:30pm in the museum exhibits area. See schedule below. #MuseumSeminar

2022 Spring Seminar Schedule

Download Spring 2022 LSUMNS Seminar Schedule.

Date	Details
January 21	No Seminar: Short Week
January 28	Alix Matthews, PhD Student, Boves Lab (VIRTUAL) Dept. of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University Title: "A multi-level exploration of symbiotic avian feather mites"
February 4	CCK National Academies Event Hosted by Dr. Prosanta Chakrabarty, Curator of Fishes, LSU Museum of Natural Sciences Title: TBD
February 11	Open Seminar Slot- Speaker TBD
February 18	Dr. Fred Sheldon, LSUMNS Curator of Genetic Resources Dept. of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University Title: “A historical view on avian molecular systematics before (modern) genomics – and related stuff”
February 25	Dr. Elizabeth Borda, Assistant Professor Dept. of Life Sciences, Texas A&M University - San Antonio Title: TBA
March 4	Dr. Allison Shultz, Assistant Curator of Ornithology Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California Title: TBA
March 11	No Seminar: Spring Break
March 18	No Seminar: Spring Break
March 25	Dr. Sara Ruane, Assistant Curator of Herpetology Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois Title: “Study Snakes! What would you want to do that for!?”
April 1	Dr. Dave Blackburn, Curator of Herpetology Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Title: TBA
April 8	Dr. Crystal Johnson, Associate Professor Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Louisiana State University Title: TBA
April 25	No seminar: Good Friday and Passover
April 22	Dr. Philip Barbour, ACES Contractor USDA NRCS Central National Technology Support Center Title: “1978 Cordillera Colan Expedition”
April 29	Dr. Phillip Skipwith, Assistant Professor Department of Biology, University of Kentucky Title: TBD
May 6	No seminar – Concentrated studying begins

For further information, please contact David Vander Pluym at dvande9@lsu.edu