LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
Thesis proposals and thesis defense at the University of Guam are presentations open to the public. Those given by Masters candidates in biology and environmental science whose work is carried out primarily at the Marine Lab are listed below. Candidates wishing to reserve a time to present in the classrom ML205, should contact the Marine Lab secretary Angie.
POETS Club is our weekly lecture series. Presentations can be on any topic (seriously). POETS is usually held during Fall and Spring semesters every Friday from 1600 to 1700 h in the classrom ML205, but check the schedule below to ensure times and venues. POETS will serve snacks and beverages (for a $2.00 donation) following the presentations.
Guest lectures happen frequently. See Visiting Scientists for some of our recent guest speakers. Guam is a favourite place to conduct research on coral reefs and is a hub for flights throughout the Pacific and between North America, Asia and Australia. Hence, we receive a steady stream of scientists who can often be cajoled into presenting their work. Please contact our director if you would like to give a lecture while on Guam.
Previous lectures: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006.
| Date | Title | Speaker | Institution | |
| 22 Jan | "Research at UOG Marine Lab" | Marine Lab faculty | UOG Marine Lab | |
| 29 Jan | "Buddhist Views on Environmental Responsiblity" | Venerable Miao Guang | Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Monastery, Taiwan | |
| 1 Feb 1500 h |
"Coral diseases: resistance, pathogenesis and ecological implications" | Deborah Gochfeld | National Center for Natural Products Research, University of Mississippi | |
| 10 Feb 1000 h | "Thesis proposal: Monitoring the induction of cytochrome P4501A in rabbitfish (Siganus spinus) as a biomarker for environmental pollution" | Carmen Kautz | Biggs Lab, UOGML | |
| 12 Feb | "Wildlife Management in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado" | Justin Martens | UOG Marine Lab | |
| 26 Feb | "To Split or Not To Split – a Tale of Two Aphids" | Ross Miller | UOG Western Pacific Tropical Research Center | |
| 5 Mar | "Global (and Guam) Warming and Climategate" | Mark Lander | UOG Water and Environment Research Institute | |
| 12 Mar | "Lytico-bodig of Guam: An obscure malady" | John Steele | Guam Memorial Hospital | |
| 15 Mar | "Exploration of Submarine Arc Volcanoes along the Mariana and Tonga-Kermadec Subduction Zones" | Robert Embley | NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory | |
| 16 Mar 1000 h | "Thesis defence: Population dynamics of two species of Naso with an emphasis on movement patterns, population estimates and distribution and abundance" | Alyssa Marshell | McIlwain Lab, UOGML | |
| 26 Mar | "Indicator bacteria and recreational beach "water quality": Whose poop is this, anyway?" | Ernie Matson | UOG Marine Lab | |
| 2 Apr | "Molecular Phylogeography of Twelve Genera of Amphidromous Gobioid Fishes" | Daniel Lindstrom | North Carolina State University | |
| 7 Apr | "Thesis defence: Molecular phylogenetics of the tropical sea cucumbers Bohadschia (Holothuriidae: Aspidochirotida)" | Sun Wook Kim | Kerr Lab, UOGML | |
| 9 Apr | "An Effective way of Protecting the Coastal Shorelines from Water Erosion and Sedimentation via A Green Technology, the Vetiver System - Example Case: Pago Bay Development Site" | Mohammad Golabi | UOG WERI | |
| 16 Apr | "Research, education, and conservation in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles" | Amanda deVillers | UOG Marine Lab | |
| 23 Apr | "Helping people learn about how to save Guam's environment" | Tammy Jo Anderson Taft | Guam Coastal Management, Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans | |
| 30 Apr 1100 h | "Thesis proposal: Why are invasive lionfish so successful? Searching for the key in a native population" | Katherine Cure | McIlwain Lab, UOGML | |
| 30 Apr 1600 h | "The "Evolution-of-Life" Project-- Behind the Scenes" | Robert Sigl | Ludwig-Maximilians University | |
| 7 May 1300 h | "Thesis proposal: Niche dynamics of the threadfin butterflyfish, Chaetodon auriga, on the reef flats of Guam" | Kirstie Goodman-Rendall | McIlwain Lab, UOGML | |
| 7 May 1600 h | "A semester at sea aboard the Spirit of Massachusetts" | Roxanna Myers | UOG Marine Lab | |
| 7 May 1630 h | "Grouper spawning aggregations in Pohnpei, Micronesia" | Steve Lindfield | University of Western Australia | |
| 14 May | "Motion Macro: Bizarre miniature reef life" | Shane Siers | ASRC Management Services, USGS Brown Treesnake Project | |
| 21 May | "Interglacial limestone and its geomorphic features on Guam: implications for the RELATIVE sea level Change" | Blaz Miklavic | UOG Water and Environmental Research Institute | |
| 24 May | "Birth, Death, Diversification and Differential Expression of Conotoxin Gene Families Of Predatory Marine Snails Conus" | Dan Chang | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | |
