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Finger Lakes Research Conference: Threats to the Finger Lakes
November 12, 2015
WHEN: Thursday, November 12, 2015, 9am – 5pm
WHERE: Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Scandling Center, Vandervort Room, 300 Pulteney St, Geneva, NY 14456
COST: $40 through Wednesday, November 4; $50 through November 9
CONTACT: Hilary Mosher, mosher@hws.edu, 315.781.4385
REGISTER NOW! – http://goo.gl/l6sgsn
On November 12, 2015, the Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges will host its annual research conference on the campus of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. This conference will provide an opportunity to learn about the research being conducted in and applicable to the Finger Lakes.
POSTER SESSION
The poster session is an opportunity for attendees to learn about research and projects (active or proposed) pertaining to the Finger Lakes. Each poster should measure no larger than 3’ x 4’. Poster templates are available. Please encourage your students to participate! All poster session participants will need to provide a project abstract (200 words limit) to mosher@hws.edu by October 30. The poster session is open to all registered attendees. First student author on a poster will get their registration fee waived.
KEYNOTE
Todd Walter, Director, New York State Water Resources Institute at Cornell University and Associate Professor, Dept. of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
PRESENTERS
John Halfman, Professor, Dept. of Geoscience & Environmental Studies, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, ‘Threats to the Finger Lakes‘
Kimberly Schulz, Associate Professor, Dept. of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY ESF,
Brian Weidel, Research Fishery Biologist, USGS Great Lakes Science Center, ‘Turning Dreissena into sport fish: Round Goby’s role in the Lake Ontario food web’
Doug Wilcox, Empire Innovation Professor of Wetland Science, Dept. of Environmental Science and Biology, The College at Brockport, SUNY, ‘Wetland restoration projects in the Braddock Bay Fish and Wildlife Management Area‘
Catherine McGlynn, Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator, NYS DEC, ‘A pound of prevention: New York’s new aquatic invasive species management plan’.
Robert Johnson, Aquatic Biologist, Racine-Johnson Aquatic Ecologists, ‘Eradication of monoecious Hydrilla from southern Cayuga Lake and southern tributaries, Ithaca, NY’.
Cliff Kraft, Professor of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University, ‘Pathogenicity and ecosystem disruption from ecological competition for B vitamins’
Roxanne Razavi, Post-doctoral Research Scientist, Finger Lakes Institute, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, ‘Mercury concentrations in Finger Lakes food webs’
Karen Riva-Murray, Research Ecologist, USGS, New York Water Sciences Center, ‘Mercury bioaccumulation in New York’s streams’
Jeff Ridal, Executive Director and Chief Research Scientist, St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences, ‘St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences-protecting ecosystems and engaging diverse stakeholders through scientific research and community outreach’
Register here: http://goo.gl/l6sgsn
Past Conference Agendas and Abstracts
Click on a year to view the presentations and posters.
2015 Finger Lakes Research Conference
| Topic | Speaker | |
| 8:30am | Registration and poster set-up | |
| 9:00-9:15 | Welcome and Overview | Lisa Cleckner, MBA, PhD
Director, Finger Lakes Institute, Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
| 9:15-9:45 | Nutrient Loading Issues in the Finger Lakes Region
|
John Halfman, PhD
Professor, Dept. of Geoscience & Environmental Studies, Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
| 9:45-10:15 | Kimberly Schulz,
Associate Professor, Dept. of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY ESF |
|
| 10:15-10:45 | BREAK | |
| 10:45-11:15 | ‘Turning Dreissena into sport fish: Round Goby’s role in the Lake Ontario food web’ | Brian Weidel, Research Fishery Biologist, Lake Ontario Biological Station, |
| 11:15-11:45 | Wetland restoration projects in the Braddock Bay Fish and Wildlife Management Area | Doug Wilcox, Ph.D., PWS, Empire Innovation Professor of Wetland Science, Dept. of Environmental Science and Biology
SUNY College at Brockport |
| 11:45-12:15 | A pound of prevention: New York’s new aquatic invasive species management plan | Cathy McGlynn, Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator, NYS DEC |
| 12:15-12:45 | Lunch | |
| 12:45-1:15 | KEYNOTE SPEAKER: | Todd Walter, Director, Water Resources Institute, Associate Professor, Dept. of Biological and Environmental Engineering |
| 1:15-1:45 | Eradication of Monoecious Hydrilla from Southern Cayuga Lake and Southern Tributaries, Ithaca, NY | Robert Johnson, Aquatic Biologist, Racine-Johnson Aquatic Ecologists |
| 1:45-2:15 | Cliff Kraft, Associate Professor of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University | |
| 2:15-2:30 | Break | |
| 2:30-3:00 | Roxanne Razavi, Post-doc, Finger Lakes Institute | |
| 3:00-3:30 | Karen Riva-Murray, USGS, New York Water Sciences Center, | |
| 3:30-4:00 | Jeff Ridal, Executive Director and Chief Research Scientist, St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences | |
| 4:00-5:00 | Poster Session | |
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