ACES Seminars

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

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  "Process-based modeling of intraspecific variation in crops" with Dr. Diane Wang

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 6, 2026

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  NRES SEMINAR | Dr. Mark Lara | Toward improved prediction of peat-fire carbon losses across permafrost regions

  3:00 pm

  W-109 Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

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  "Decoding the Genetics of Plant Response to Developmental and Environmental Cues" with Dr. Maryam Rahmati Ishka

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 13, 2026

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  NRES SEMINAR | Dr. Patrice Kohl | Orbits as a limited natural resource: Public perceptions of space junk & sustainable use of Earth’s orbits

  3:00 pm

  W-109 Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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  TBD with Dr. Mingyuan Zhu

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 20, 2026

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  NRES SEMINAR | Dr. Christa Peters-Lidard | Data-driven hydrology: From assimilation to digital twins

  3:00 pm

  W-109 Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

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  "Integrating beneficial symbioses into defense ecology and evolution" with Dr. Corlett Wood

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 27, 2026

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  NRES SEMINAR | Dr. Nina Wurzburger | Global change alters the role of biological nitrogen fixation in forest recovery from disturbance

  3:00 pm

  W-109 Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

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  TBD with Dr. Giles Oldroyd

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, March 6, 2026

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  NRES SEMINAR | Dr. Morgan Davis | Nitrous oxide emissions from soils: Methodology and potential reductions in agroecosystems

  3:00 pm

  W-109 Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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  "Mycorrhizal symbiosis alters rhizosphere bacterial carbon acquisition and resilience to drought" with Dr. Rachel Hestrin

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

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  "Synthetic biology to engineer plant growth and auxin-response" with Dr. Jenn Brophy

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, March 27, 2026

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  NRES SEMINAR | Dr. Jordan Boersma | Title TBA

  3:00 pm

  W-109 Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

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  "Atmospheric CO₂ as an Immunomodulator in Soybean and Maize Pathosystems" with Dr. Steve Whitham

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 3, 2026

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  NRES SEMINAR | Dr. Jessica Rudnick | Talking climate, taking action: Illinois Extension’s efforts to advance resilience statewide

  3:00 pm

  W-109 Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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  "From ponds to deserts: The many faces of green microalgae diversity" with Dr. Elena Lopez Peredo

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 10, 2026

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  NRES SEMINAR | Dr. Nathan Cooper | Behavioral ecology and conservation of the Kirtland’s warbler: A full annual cycle perspective

  3:00 pm

  W-109 Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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  "Janzen-Connell effects in tropical dry forests; the interactive effects of drought and soil microbial communities on seedling growth" with Dr. Camila Pizano

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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  "Employing Spatial Biology Methods to Decode Stress Responses in Duckweed" with Dr. Kevin Cox

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 24, 2026

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  NRES SEMINAR | Dr. Holly Jones | Restoration and conservation to combat the biodiversity crisis

  3:00 pm

  W-109 Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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  "The Gene Regulatory Landscape of Flowering Plants" with Dr. Ronan O'Malley

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  W109 - Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 1, 2026

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  NRES SEMINAR | Dr. Eric Wood | Urban history as ecological force: Redlining, legacy effects, and change in urban bird communities

  3:00 pm

  W-109 Turner Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium