Museum Seminar Series 2012-2013

Throughout the academic year, the AMNH will present the weekly Museum Seminar Series at which presentations on a variety of scientific topics will be given by leading scientists, educators and AMNH curators.

Comparative Biology Seminars

The RGGS Comparative Biology Seminar Series is made possible by a gift from Ruth A. Unterberg

 

During the first year, students will be required to attend each program in the Series and will meet prior to each program for a discussion of the pertinent literature, which they will be expected to have read prior to the lecture, for a total of two hours each week. First year students will earn one credit per semester for a total of two credits. After the first year, students’ participation is not required for credit, but will be strongly encouraged.

Seminars Meet in the Lecture Hall on the following Mondays from 11:00am to noon unless otherwise noted.

17-Sep-12

Santiago Claramunt, American Museum of Natural History

Macroevolutionary patterns of diversification in a Neotropical radiation of passerine birds

20-Sep-12 (Thursday)

RGGS Second- Year Student Symposium (afternoon, KaufmannTheater)

Andre de Carvalho, Richard Gilder Graduate School, American Museum of Natural History

Eugenia Gold, Richard Gilder Graduate School, American Museum of Natural History

Stephanie Loria, Richard Gilder Graduate Schoo, American Museum of Natural History

Silvia Pavan, CUNY

Carly Tribull, Richard Gilder Graduate School, American Museum of Natural History

Brian Weeks, Columbia University

Abby West, Columbia University

24-Sep-12

Todd Jackman, Villanova University

TBA

1-Oct-12

Dianella Howarth, St. John's University

The evolution of development of floral symmetry genes in Dipsacales

22-Oct-12

Dan Rabosky, University of Michigan

TBA

29-Oct-12

Lucja Fostowicz-Frelik, American Museum of Natural History

TBA

5-Nov-12

Katherine St John, Lehman College, The City University of New York

Computational Challenges in Phylogeny

19-Nov-12

Sabrina Simon, American Museum of Natural History

Phylogenomics of insects - promise and pitfalls.

26-Nov-12

Damon Little, New York Botanical Garden

Plant DNA barcoding: from markers to applications

3-Dec-12

Peter Wainwright, University of California

TBA

10-Dec-12

Kate Jones, University College London, UK

TBA

17-Dec-12

Brian Sidlauskas, Oregon State University

Phylomorphospace, Facebook and Fantastic Fishes: Synthetic Approaches to the Study of Ichthyological Diversity

28-Jan-13

Tim Guiher, American Museum of Natural History

Systematics and Historical Biogeography of two venomous species of North American snakes of the genus Agkistrodon

4-Feb-13

Matthew Mihlbachler, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of the New York Institute of Technology

Diet, dirt, and dental wear: evolutionary paleoecology of horses and other ungulates in the changing Cenozoic climate

25-Feb-13

Dave Lohman, City College, The City University of New York

Evolution, biogeography, and conservation of butterflies in Southeast Asia

4-Mar-13

Casey Dunn, Brown University

From the Animal trea of life to deep-sea superorganisms: putting new tools to work on old questions

11-Mar-13

Adam Kutska, Rutgers University

Using Genomics to Unravel Mysteries of Carbon Fixation by Diatoms, The Rainforests of the Ocean

25-Mar-13

Luke Harmon, University of Idaho

Comparative metods for unraveling adaptive radiations

8-Apr-13

David Lohman, City University of New York

Evolution, biogeography, and conservation of butterflies in Southeast Asia

15-Apr-13

John Ascher, American Museum of Natural History

The AMNH collection as a hub of global bee research: 2003-2013 and beyond

22-Apr-13

Kate Jones, University College London, UK

Macroecology of human infectious disease

29-Apr-13

Kerry Oliver, The University of Georgia

Protective symbioses in aphids and other insects

 

 

Earth and Planetary Sciences Seminars

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History holds seminars on most Thursdays through the Fall, Winter and Spring.  Please refer to the current schedule, and for more details on getting to the seminars, see http://research.amnh.org/eps/seminars.

EPS Seminar Schedule: http://research.amnh.org/eps/seminars/currentschedule

 

Short Course on Biological Specimen Informatics at the American Museum of Natural History

Dates: May 13-24, 2013

 

Title: Specimen-level informatics and its relationship to collections-based research

Goals: Train students in best practices for specimen-level data management from the field to preserved collections and how these can facilitate addressing research questions

Student Qualifacations: Advance undergraduate or graduate student involved in specimen-based research

How to Apply: Submit 1) a one-page CV; 2) a one-paragraph (300 word maximum) description of your current or planned research and how this course would benefit your research; 3) a statement of your financial needs by March 15, 2013 to amnhspecimendata@gmail.com

For more information, please visit http://tcn.amnh.org/home/specimen-course

 

Student Conference on Conservation Science at AMNH (NY)

The American Museum of Natural History will host SCCS-NY, the Student Conference on Conservation Science, in New York City on 10-12 October 2012

Designed for graduate students and recent post-doctoral fellows, the conference specifically targets those pursuing or considering careers in conservation science. Students will interact with established leaders in science, policy, and management during three days of presentations, posters, workshops, and networking events. For more information, please visit http://symposia.cbc.amnh.org/sccsny/.

Those wishing to apply to attend this conference should have completed, or be conducting a research project. Projects from any conservation-related course of study will be considered, including programs in the natural and social sciences and the humanities. Selection for participation in the conference will be based on the quality of one’s application as well as its relevance to conservation.

To apply, please go to https://symposia.cbc.amnh.org/sccsny/2011/application.

A list of plenary speakers and workshop topics will be posted in the coming weeks.

For more information, please contact Fiona Brady, Outreach Program Coordinator for the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation American Museum of Natural History at brady@amnh.org or visit http://cbc.amnh.org/.

 

Student Conference on Conservation Science