2025 Seminar Series

Date

Speaker

Institution

Presentation title

Feb-04Professor Richard BettsMet Office Hadley Centre /
University of Exeter
 Doctor Anja RammigTechnical University of Munich
Feb-25Doctor Iliane MatosPlant Ecophysiology LabLinking the form and function of leaf venation networks
Mar-04Doctor Mirindi Eric DusengeThe Australian National University Research School of BiologyAcclimation of photosynthesis and leaf respiration to warming and elevated CO2: Results from experimental field studies in boreal and tropical regions
Mar-11Doctor Eamonn WoosterGulbali Institute
Charles Sturt University
Predator-prey interactions in the Anthropocene
Mar-18NO SEMINAR  
Mar-25Doctor Orpheus ButlerGriffith UniversityNutritional physiology of soil microorganisms: Recent advances and implications for long-term ecosystem development
Apr-01
WSU / U Minnesota
From plant traits to biodiversity-ecosystem function to climate mitigation and justice: A journey across scales, disciplines and domains
Apr-08Doctor Dat PhamAustralian Plant Phenomics Network (APPN) Leveraging AI solutions for quantifying carbon from space in the Asia-Pacific region
Apr-15No Seminar  
Apr-22No Seminar  
Apr-29CSIROLarge ensemble assessment of weather and climate extremes and Drought in Australia
May-06Doctor Maeghan Jenkins

Doctor James Barker
NSW Rural Fire Service

DCCEEW Applied Bushfire Science Program
The Australian fire danger rating system: improving the system for the future

A collaborative approach to applying fire intervals
May-13Doctor Noriko Kanai


Associate Professor Ben Moore
Western Sydney University School of Science

Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
Exploring magnetic resonance techniques in studies of plant-derived natural fibres

What exactly are plant cell walls made of and why does it matter?
May-20Professor Brad RipleyThe Rhodes University Elevated CO2 FacilityThe role of increasing atmospheric CO2 in woody encroachment: an experimental approach
May-25Doctor Eddie BrzostekWest Virginia UniversityThe long and winding road towards integrating plant-microbial interactions into ecosystem models
May-29Doctor Jenny BhatnagarBoston UniversityThe extraordinary capabilities of fungi and how we are changing them
Jun-03Doctor Thomas JeffriesWestern Sydney UniversityThe 1900 Sydney plague pandemic: environment and outrage
Jun-04 Doctor Caitlin MooreThe University of Western AustraliaMeasuring  biophysical change in our native and managed ecosystems
Jun-10Professor Jim Whelan From molecular to macro-phenotyping to provide new knowledge for plant breeding