Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Seminar

Graduate Seminar in Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries

WFS 512, FOR 512, FWF 612

Spring Semester 2018

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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

Seminar Assistants: Dr. Patrick Cusaac (jcusaac@utk.edu) and others (Davis Carter, Grant Fisher, Mallory Tate)

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% (1.36% per seminar, 17 Jan – 11 Apr)

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
7 Feb	Dr. Marko Kovač (Slovenian Forestry Institute)	Principles of ecosystem management and links to sustainable forest development
14 Feb	Dr. Char Chang (NIMBioS)	Hunting in the tropics: a socio-ecological perspective
21 Feb	1. Kristin Irwin (MS, WFS) 2. Patrick Helm (MS, WFS)	The Intersex of Fishes in Freshwater Systems Experimental Anesthesia in Wild Hogs Using a Combination of Butorphanol, Azaperone and Medetomidine (BAM)
28 Feb	NO SEMINAR
7 Mar	1. Grant Fisher (MS, WFS) 2. Davis Carter (MS, WFS)	Deep Trouble: The Effects of Hydroelectric Dams on Fish Populations and Migration CRISPR: Wildlife Management Tool or Nightmare
14 Mar	NO SEMINAR
21 Mar	Dr. Tim Young (UTIA CRC)
28 Mar	1. Hannah Mullay (MS, WFS) 2. Reilly Jackson (MS, WFS)	Assessing the Impacts of Switchgrass Monocultures on Ant and Bee Communities Winter Foraging Activity of Caverniculous Bats in Tennessee
4 Apr	1. Heather Slayton (MS, FOR) 2. Mallory Tate (MS, WFS)	Can Forestry Cooperatives encourage small acreage forest landowners to practice forest management? Investigating Fall Swarming and Spring Staging by Indiana Bat and Tricolored Bat in Tennessee
11 Apr	1. Christoph Metzner (MS, FOR) 2. Qijun Zhang (PhD)	The use of bio-adhesives in engineered wood products compared to conventional adhesives Atmospheric particulate matter pollution: Source, fate and behavior