Department of Geography
Colloquium (GEOG 501) Schedule
Fall, 2015
Aug 20 GTA Meetings
Aug 27 No colloquium (Traditional GARG meeting)
Sep 3 Dr. Anthony Mezzacappa,
University of Tennessee’s Department of Astrophysics, ORNL, & Joint Institute for Computational Science:
Joint Institute for Computational Science
Sep 10 Dr. Benjamin Preston, Deputy Director ORNL Climate Change Institute:
Title TBA
Sep 17 Dr. Washington-Allen, Dept. of Geography, University of Tennessee:
A survey of remote sensing studies of land degradation with a bow to new technologies
Sep 25 Future Faculty Visitor:
Dr. Stephanie Deitrick, Arizona State University School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning:
Title TBA
Oct 1 Mr. Kurt Butefish,
Tennessee Geographic Alliance, University of Tennessee Distinguished Alumnus Ceremony,
Hodges Library Auditorium 3:30- 5:00 pm
Oct 8
Dr. William Hargrove, Research Ecologist, Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station:
ForWarn, a National Satellite-Based Forest Disturbance Detection System, and Other Diverse Uses of Phenology and Remote Sensing Data for Large-Scale Vegetation Monitoring
Oct 15 Fall Break
Oct 22 Dr. Tom Howard, Professor Emertia, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah Georgia:
Recycled Geography in the North Cumberlands
Oct 29 Dr. Wade Bishop, School of Information Sciences, College of Communications & Information, University of Tennessee:
The IS in GIS
Nov 5 Dr. Stan Wullschleger, Ecosystem Science Group, Environmental Sciences Division, DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory:
Title TBA
Nov 12 Professor Uriel Kitron, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, Tel: (404) 727-4253; fax: (404) 727-4448
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http://envs.emory.edu/home/faculty_staff/faculty/kitron_urie Title TBA
Nov 19 Geography Awareness Week Speaker: Dr. Paul Robbins, University of Wisconsin-Madison:
Birds, Coffee, and Workers in India: Are the Geographies of the 21st century Sustainable?
Kindest regards,