Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Seminar

Graduate Seminar in Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries

WFS 512, FOR 512, FWF 612

Fall Semester 2018

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Facilitators: Dr. Matthew Gray (mgray11@utk.edu) and Dr. Charlie Kwit (ckwit@utk.edu)

Seminar Assistants: Hannah Shapiro and Nidia Panti

Phone: 974-2740 (MG), 974-9793 (CK)

Office: 247 Ellington PSB (MG), G51C McCord (CK)

Meeting Time and Place: Wed, 12:20 − 1:10 p.m., 160 Plant Biotechnology Building

Course Goal: To provide an opportunity for forestry, wildlife and fisheries graduate students to practice delivering professional presentations and to increase opportunities for graduate students and faculty to interact.

Expected Outcomes: Students will develop skills in constructing and delivering PowerPoint presentations and in answering questions related to their graduate research and natural resource principles, concepts and issues.

Course Credits: 1 credit

Academic Assessment:

Weights of Academic Assessments:

● Presentation 85%

● Attendance 15% (1.15% per seminar, 29 Aug – 21 Nov)

Course grade will be determined using the following scale:

Grade	Final Weighted Percent	Grade	Final Weighted Percent
A	90–100%	B	80–86%
B+	87–89%	C+	77–79%

Full Syllabus

Presentation Grading Sheet

Examples of Contemporary Natural Resource Topics

Presentation Schedule:

Date	Name (MS/PhD; Major)	Title
26 Sept	Kendi Seabright (UT FWF)	Fumigation as a Phytosanitary Treatment for U.S. Log Exports
3 Oct	1. Scott Hollis 2. Zack Darby	Aerial Bat Detection Technology: Acoustic Detection from Above Economic Value Assessment of Canton Reservoir: Current Impacts and Future Implications of Alternative Water Uses
10 Oct	1. Katie Harris 2. David Juriga	Chronic Wasting Disease Impacts on Hunters and Society Improving Cloud Manufacturing with Data Fusion and Advanced Algorithms for Data Quality Improvement
17 Oct	1. Hannah Shapiro 2. Nidia Panti	Improving Recreation and Conservation in Environments Shared by Humans and Bats Mill Dynamics: Exploring Mill Entry and Exit Patterns in the Southern US
24 Oct	1. Janetta Kelly 2. Vinnie Johnson	Host selection of southern blackleeged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) determined using Stable Isotope Analysis and its relationship to Lyme pathogen prevalence Potential Impacts on Wild Turkeys from Spreading Chicken Litter: Do We Need To Be Concerned
31 Oct	1. Kyler Hecke 2. Doug Raybeck	Ecological Modeling of Three Co-occurring Etheostoma Species in the Strawberry River Drainage of Arkansas Defining land use and climate change patterns in the biologically diverse Andes Mountains using remotely sensed data
7 Nov	1. Martin Schubert 2. Lauren Watine	Improving Oak Ontogeny: Refining Competitive Neighborhoods with Species-Specific, Dynamic Crown Architecture Lure and Vegetation Effects on Rainforest Carnivore Detection and Occupancy
14 Nov	Dr. Neelam Poudyal (UT FWF)