Wednesday, Feb 28 to Apr 3, 2024
Building 355, lecture theatre 203
5:30 - 7:00pm (lecture starts at 6:00)
The lecture series showcases world-class applied research being conducted by the faculty and students here at VIU
Feb 28
Dr. Andrew Loudon - VIU Department of Biology
Harnessing the Microbiome; From Microbial Community Structure to Function
March 6
Dr. Erik Krogh - VIU Department of Chemistry
Fate and Distribution of Tire Wear Salmon Toxins on Vancouver Island using High Throughput Direct Mass Spectrometry
'Tracking lethal tire toxins and their impacts on Pacific salmon health'
and
Chemistry PhD candidate Joseph Monaghan presents
Environmental Applications of membrane introduction mass spectrometry
March 13
Dr. Liz Gillis - VIU Department of Resource Management and Protection
Where did all the rabbits go? The short- and long-term impact of a novel disease, Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease, on the VIU rabbit population
March 20
Dr. Eric Demers - VIU Department of Biology
VIU Bird Banding Project
and
Nicole Williams - Biology
Influence of moonlight on the vocal activity of Western Screech-Owl
March 27
Dr. Gara Pruesse - VIU Department of Computer Science
Why Algorithms are as foundational as Physics (with a foray into recent research in Approximation Algorithms)
and
Ethan Posner, Computer Science
Bitcoin Tracing
April 3
Dr. Alexandra Weissfloch - VIU Department of Chemistry
Please don't let you kids play with Borax
'This seminar is supported by VIU Eco Club to improve safety and reduce the environmental impact on everyday household chemicals'