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

2020 Spring Seminar Schedule

Download Spring 2020 LSUMNS Seminar Schedule.

Date	Details
January 17	Dr. Moisés Bernal Dept. of Biological Sciences, Auburn University Title: "How will Coral Reef Fishes respond to the effects of global warming?"
January 24	Zach Rodriguez & Jackson Roberts, Diego Elias Dept. of Biological Sciences and Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University Title: "Travelogues I: New Guinea and Haiti"
January 31	Dr. Leslie Rissler Division of Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation Title: "Enhancing Science and Diversity: What's New at NSF"
February 7	Dr. Cameron Siler Dept. of Biology, University of Oklahoma Title: :Adapting to a Changing Landscape in Biodiversity Conservation and Research"
February 14	Sheila Rodriguez-Machado and Jerry Kattawar Dept. of Biological Sciences and Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University Title: "Phylogeography of the Cuban endemic freshwater fish Limia vittata (Cypriodontiformes: Poeciliidae)" and "Population Genetics of the Endangered Relict Darter"
February 21	No Seminar: Mardi Gras
February 28	Dr. Susan Balenger Dept. of Biology, University of Mississippi Title: "Rapid evolution of pre- and post-infestation strategies by field crickets against a novel parasitoid fly"
March 6	Andre Moncrieff & Eamon Corbett, Pamela Hart Dept. of Biological Sciences and Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University Title: "Travelogues II: Peru and Thailand"
March 13	Dr. Laura Lagomarsino and Jennifer Kluse Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium and Dept. of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University Title: "The Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium: A past and future hub for Louisiana botany"
March 20	Dr. Edward Burress Dept. of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis Title: "Adaptive Radiation by Cichlid Fishes"
March 27	No Seminar: Spring Break
April 3	Dr. Sandra Bibiana Correa Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University Title: TBA
April 10	No Seminar: Good Friday/Easter Holiday
April 17	Dr. Sydney Moyo Dept. of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University Title: TBA
April 24	Dr. Rayna Bell Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability, California Academy of Sciences Title: TBA
May 1	Dr. David Blackburn Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Title: "The Diversity and Evolution of Frogs"

For further information, please contact Eamon Corbett at ecorbe5@lsu.edu.