Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Seminar

Graduate Seminar in Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries

WFS 512, FOR 512, FWF 612

Spring Semester 2014

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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

Seminar Assistants: Dr. Rachel Hill, Jarred Brooke, and Jordan Nanney

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

Office: 247 Ellington PSB (MG), 307 Ellington PSB (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% (1.07% per seminar, 16 Jan – 7 May)

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; 1^st/2^nd Seminar)

Title

29 January

Dr. Becky Trout Fryxell (UT)

Establishing a vector ecology site to understand to understand tick-borne disease in the Southeastern USA

5 February

Erin Patrick (USDA APHIS)

The oral rabies vaccination program in Tennessee: Past, Present and Future

12 February

1. Matt Reed (MS, 2^nd)

2. Dan Walker (MS, 2^nd)

Environmental DNA: An emerging technique to monitor freshwater biodiversity

Sturgeon (Acipenseridae) in the United States: Conservation Status and Restoration Efforts

19 February

1. Dominik Kaestner (MS, 2^nd)

2. Christina Saidak (MS, 1^st)

Wood Pellets: A Sustainable Energy Source?

Determination of Home Range and Dispersal Patterns of Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the Upper Tennessee River System Using Acoustic Telemetry

26 February

1. Matt Holt (MS, 2nd 1^st)

2. Brian Hughett (MS, 2^nd)

Impacts of Palm Oil on Forest Resources and Wildlife Habitats

Stand Dynamics Following Gap Scale Exogenous Disturbance in a Single Cohort Mixed Species Stand in Morgan County, Tennessee

12 March

1. Doug Kaylor (PhD, 2^nd)

2. Brian Kirby (MS, 2^nd)

Mapping forest dynamics in the southern Appalachians using LANDSAT

Wildlife hazard management at airports - current trends and potential conflicts

26 March

1. Justin Lehman (MS, 1^st)

2. Max Cox (MS, 1^st)

Breeding Ecology of Golden-winged Warblers in Early Successional Habitat Managed with Fire and Herbicide

Bat community response to oak savanna restoration on the Cumberland Plateau, TN

2 April

1. Jarred Brooke (MS, 2^nd)

2. Chenli Zhang (MS, 2^nd)

Is fertilization the “silver-bullet” to increase white oak acorn production?

Estimation of Forest Carbon Volume and Value in Tennessee

9 April

1. William Lakatosh (BS, 2^nd)

2. Emily Hockman (PhD, 1^st)

An Overview of the Ecology and Management of Non-Native Invasive Species

Monitoring avian species abundance and distribution in inaccessible areas through acoustic and spatial methods

16 April

1. Josh Osborn (MS, 2^nd)

2. Karl Grasser (MS, 1^st)

Impacts of herbicide application on moist-soil habitat quality and waterfowl use in western Tennessee.

Market and product development of cross-laminated timber in the USA.

23 April

1. Chris King (MS, 2^nd)

2. Ben Reichert (MS, 2^nd)

The Influence of Multi-Season Imagery on Models of Canopy Cover: A Case Study

Tennessee's silent invader Chinese tallow tree Triaca sebifera.

2 May

1. Jared Laufenberg (PhD, 2^nd)

2. Jordan Nanney (MS, 1^st)

Hierarchical models in wildlife research: what are they and why should we use them?

Influences of Silvicultural Treatments on Forage Availability for Elk in the Southern Appalachians

Podcasts: (MP3 Format)

1. iTunes Instructions: (you must first download iTunes to Listen to Podcasts)

1) Go to http://itunesu.utk.edu

2) Click on "Download iTunes & Quick Time"

3) Click on “Download iTunes Free”

4) Save iTunes to your hard drive and install.

2. Link to iTunes to Listen to Podcasts: Launch Podcast in iTunes U

Slides: (PDF Format)

Introductory Presentations:

“Presentation Formats” (See Seminar Archives Below for Other Examples)

Proposal Presentation Example

Research Presentation Example

Lecture Presentation Example

Slide Quality: Good and Poor Examples

Faculty Presentations:

1. Becky Trout Fryxell

2. Erin Patrick

Student Presentations:

1. Matt Reed

2. Dan Walker

3. Dominik Kaestner

4. Christina Saidak

5. Matt Holt

6. Brian Hughett

7. Doug Kaylor

8. Brian Kirby

9. Justin Lehman

10. Max Cox

11. Chenli Zhang

12. Jarred Brooke

13. William Lakatosh

14. Emily Hockman

15. Josh Osborn

16. Karl Grasser

17. Chris King

18. Ben Reichert

19. Jared Laufenberg

20. Jordan Nanney

Archives of Previous Seminars:

Spring 2014

Fall 2013

Spring 2013

Spring 2012

Spring 2011

Spring 2010

Spring 2009

Spring 2008

Other Resources:

FWF Graduate Student Handbook

UT Travel Request Form (Interstate Travel: >2 weeks in advance)

UT Travel Expense Form (Travel Reimbursement)

UT Key Request Form