Throughout the semester, the Department of Geography runs a Colloquium Series thematically tied to research and issues of a geographical nature but intended to attract faculty, staff and students from across the disciplines.
Unless otherwise specified, all Colloquia are at 3:15 pm in Fillmore 170.
All are welcome to join and attend. See the schedule below for further details.
Date | Name and Organization | Title/Interests | Faculty Host |
Aug. 31 | Dr. Sean Bennett, Department of Geography, University at Buffalo | "State of the Department" |
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Sept. 7 | Dr. Glen MacDonald, Distinguished Professor and Inaugural UCLA John Muir Memorial Chair in Geography, Director of the White Mountains Research Center, Department of Geography, University of California Los Angeles | "The final nail: Sea level rise and the fate of US temperate coastal marshes in the 21st Century" |
Dr. Chris Larsen |
Sept. 21 | Dr. Henry Yueng*, Distinguished Professor, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore | "Rethinking East and Southeast Asia in the new global economy" | Dr. Jessie Poon |
Sept. 28 | Valery Lyman**, Artist-in-Residence, University at Buffalo's Creative Arts Initiative | "Force of Place: An artist's view of the Bakken oil region 2013-2017" | Dr. Trina Hamilton |
| Oct. 5 | Dr. Harvey Miller***, Reusche Chair in Geographic Information Science and Director, Center for Urban and Regional Analysis, Department of Geography, Ohio State University | "Data-driven Geography: Some big thoughts about Geographic Information Science in an era of plenty" | Dr. Enki Yoo |
| Oct. 19 | Dr. Conghe Song****, Department of Geography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | "The socioeconomic effects of China's forest restoration and conservation programs" | Dr. Le Wang |
| Nov. 9 | Dr. Mei-Po Kwan*****, Professor of Geography and Geographic Information Science and Director, Space-Time Anlysis and Research Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | Human mobility, individual context, and environmental exposure: A spatiotemporal perspective | Dr. Ling Bian |
*Co-Sponsored by the Center for Trade, Environment, and Development ; Note earlier start time: 3:00pm
**Co-Sponsored by the Center for Trade, Environment, and Development
***Co-Sponsored by the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis and the Vince Ebert Lecture Series
****Co-Sponsored by the UB Confucious Institute and the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
*****Co-Sponsored by the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
