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

2024 Fall Seminar Schedule

Date	Details
September 6	Austin Chipps, LSU Museum of Natural Science Travelogue: Malaysia
September 13	Dr. Iroro Tanshi, Department of Biology, University of Washington Afrotropical Bat Assembly Structure Along Elevational Gradients and Islands in the Gulf of Guinea Forests
September 20	Dr. Samuel Jones, Georgia Institute of Technology Elevational ranges and elevational changes; mechanisms and processes in Mesoamerican cloud forests
September 27	Dr. Morgan Kelly, Department of Biological Sciences, LSU Centimeters to continents: how thermal adaptations are distributed across spatial scales
October 4	Dr. Audrey Lin, American Museum of Natural History The history of Coast Salish woolly dogs
October 11	Dr. Christopher Randle, Sam Houston University Niche modeling of invasives species: a headache worth having?
October 18	No Seminar – Fall Break
October 25	Dr. Yue Liu, Aquatic Germoplasm and Genetic Resources Center, LSU Opportunities and Urgent Needs in Developing a National Framework for Protecting Genetic Resources of Aquatic Species
November 1	No Seminar – Yellow Rails and Rice
November 8	No Seminar – Museum Retreat
November 15	Dr. Brian Sidlauskas, Curator, Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection, Tulane University TBD
November 22	Zachary Randall, Digital Imaging Division Collection Manager, Florida Museum Imaging Lab Access for All: Capturing Biodiversity Collections in 3D with Photogrammetry
November 29	No Seminar – Thanksgiving Break
December 6	Dr. Nina Therkildsen, Cornell University TBD

You can also download the 2024 Fall Seminar Schedule.

2024 Spring Seminar Schedule

Date	Details
February 2	Dr. Sarah Khalil. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University. Title: What's in a Name? How (and Why) the Red=Backed Farywren Gets Its Red: From Hormones to Genomes
February 9	No Seminar - Mardi Gras
February 16	Dr. Emily Taylor. Biological Sciences Department, California Polytechnic State University. Title: Next Generation Natural History: Using Technology to Understand the Behavior of a Secretive Predator
February 23	Dr. Jaime A. Chaves. Department of Biology, San Francisico State University Title: TBD.
March 1	Frederick H. Sheldon. LSU Museum of Natural Science. Title: 47 Years Hacking Through Darkets Borneo, Finally biogeographic Light.
March 8	Eamon C. Corbett and Heru Handika. LSU Museum of Natural Science. Title: Travelogues: Gulf Coast Grackles/Mammology Expedition in Sumatra's Unexplored Mountains: A Four-Month Adventure.
March 15	No Seminar -- Spring Break
March 22	Dr. Marcella D. Baiz. Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo. Title: Genetic Divergence Among Colorful Wood Warblers and Consequences for Gut Microbiome Assembly.
March 29	No Seminar -- Good Friday
April 5	Dr. Marcelo Gehara. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University - Newark. Title: TBD
April 12	Dr. Lukas J. Musher. Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Title: The Role of River Rearrangements in Driving Evolutionary Patterns and Processes in Amazonia
April 19	Austin Chipps and Samantha L. Rutledge. LSU Museum of Natural Science. Title: Travelogues: Small Mammal Diversity in What Remains of Borneo's Lowland Forest/New Mexico.
April 26	Dr. Robb T. Brumfield and Dr. Gregory Thom. LSU Museum of Natural Science. Title: Travelogues
May 3	Dr. Natalia Bayona Vasquez. Natural Science and Mathematics Department, Oxford College of Emory University. Title: Threads of Life: Genomic Protocols to Unravel Ecological Mysteries.

2023 Fall Seminar Schedule

Date	Details
September 1	Dr. Andre Moncrief LSU Museum of Natural Science Title: Travelogue – Cordillera Azul, Peru
September 8	Dr. Hector Ramirez Chaves Universidad de Caldas Title: TBD
September 15	Dr. James Albert Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Title: Towards a Parametric Theory of Continental Biogeography
September 22	Dr. Jacob Gautreaux Department of History, Geography and Philosophy, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Title: George Lowery’s Contribution to Ornithological Studies and his Somewhat Controversial Connection to the Ivory Billed Woodpecker
September 30	Dr. Kevin Bennett Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University Title: TBD
October 6	No seminar: Fall Break
October 13	Dr. Melissa Hawkins Division of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Title: TBD
October 20	Dr. Kathleen Ferris Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University Title: TBD
October 27	No seminar: Yellow Rails and Rice Festival
November 3	No seminar: Museum Retreat
November 10	Dr. Elizabeth Miller School of Biological Sciences, University of Oklahoma Title: TBD
November 17	Dr. Garrett Hopper School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Title: TBD
November 24	No seminar: Thanksgiving Break
December 1	Luca Micheli \| Spenser Babb-Biernacki LSU Museum of Natural Science Titles: Phylogeography of the Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) in the Brazilian Amazon basin \| Travelogue – Mexico
December 9	No seminar
December 15	No seminar – Concentrated studying begins

For further information, please contact Diego Cueva at [email protected]