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2009

Date Time & Location Sponsor Organisation Event Type Speaker Title
9 October, 2009 1 pm, DT Anderson Lecture Theatre, A08 The University of Sydney Seminar Prof. Laura Frost, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada TBA
7 October, 2009 12 pm, Roundtree Room, Level 3 Biological Sciences Building BABS, The University of New South Wales Seminar A/Prof Simon George, Macquarie University Biosphere, hydrocarbon and ore fluid reactions in the early Precambrian
3-4 October, 2009 Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House & St James Ethics Centre Festical Various Festival of Dangerous Ideas
29 September - 1 October, 2009 The Australian National University Australasian Evolution Society Biennial Meeting   Evolution 09
25 September, 2009 1 pm, DT Anderson Lecture Theatre, A08 The University of Sydney Seminar Dr. Wenlong Yang, The University of Sydney TBA
23 September, 2009 12 pm, Roundtree Room, Level 3 Biological Sciences Building BABS, The University of New South Wales Seminar Trevor Lithgow, Monash University Protein Targeting: how proteins are sent to their correct sub-cellular location
18 September, 2009 1 pm, DT Anderson Lecture Theatre, A08 The University of Sydney Seminar Dr Owen Price, University of Wollongong How effective is prescribed burning at reducing the extent of wildfires?
11 September, 2009 1 pm, DT Anderson Lecture Theatre, A08 The University of Sydney Seminar A/Prof. Peter Ralph, Plant Function Biology and Climate Change Cluster, UTS Coral bleaching: What actually triggers it?
9 September, 2009 12 pm, Roundtree Room, Level 3 Biological Sciences Building BABS, The University of New South Wales Seminar Prof. David Lambert, Griffith University Evolutionary theory and evolutionary genetics.
4 September, 2009 1 pm, DT Anderson Lecture Theatre, A08 The University of Sydney Seminar A/Prof. Peter McGee, The University of Sydney Model for soil restoration
2 September, 2009 1 pm, Macquarie University Room E6A 102 Macquarie University Seminar Dr. Leanne Armand, Macquarie University Diatoms in marine environmental sciences
26 August, 2009 1 pm, Macquarie University Room E6A 102 Macquarie University Seminar Dr Andrew Glikson, Australian National University Molecular insights into landscape processes
21 August, 2009 1 pm, DT Anderson Lecture Theatre, A08 The University of Sydney Seminar Dr. Ben Crossett, The University of Sydney Recent Developments in mass spectrometry and their application to study of biological systems
19 August, 2009 12 pm, Roundtree Room, Level 3 Biological Sciences Building BABS, The University of New South Wales Seminar Min Chen, The University of Sydney Investigation of photosynthesis using the unique chlorophyll d in Acaryochloris marina.
19 August, 2009 6.30-8.30pm, Henry Deanne Building, Sydney The Australian Psychological Society Seminar Dr Gary Fulcher, MS Society Australia The evolution of psychoneuroimmunological diseases
19 August, 2009 1 pm, Macquarie University Room E6A 102 Macquarie University Seminar Dr Heather Bateman, Arizona State University Polytechnic Effects of non-native plant removal on vertebrates along the Rio Grande, USA
16 - 21 August, 2009 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Ecological Society of Australia in partnership with New Zealand Ecological Society Congress   10th International Congress of Ecology
14 August, 2009 1 pm, DT Anderson Lecture Theatre, A08 The University of Sydney Seminar Dr. Deborah Searman, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney No fly zones - pest fruit flies in Australia
12 August, 2009 1 pm, Macquarie University Room E6A 102 Macquarie University Seminar Drs. Leah Seed & Amelia Martyn, Mount Annan Botanic Garden Life and death in the NSW Seedbank: seed storage, germination and longevity
12 August, 2009 12 noon, Royal Botanic Gardens Royal Botanic Gardens Seminar Lucas Shuttleworth (PhD student) Talk on chestnut rot project
7 August, 2009 1 pm, DT Anderson Lecture Theatre, A08 The University of Sydney Seminar Dr. Michael Letnic, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney Do dingoes regulate the structure and function of arid ecosystems?
5 August, 2009 12 pm, Roundtree Room, Level 3 Biological Sciences Building BABS, The University of New South Wales Seminar Daniel Christ, Garvan Institute of Medical Research In-vitro evolution technology
5 August, 2009 1 pm, Macquarie University Room E6A 102 Macquarie University Seminar Dr Linda Broadhurst, CSIRO Molecular insights into landscape processes
4 June, 2009 4:00 pm, The University of New South Wales BEES, University of New South Wales Seminar Ray Merton (University of New South Wales) Topic tba
10 June, 2009 12 noon, University of New South Wales BABS, University of New South Wales Seminar Prof. Malcolm Walter (Director, Australia Centre for Astrobiology, UNSW) The earliest convincing evidence of life
10 June, 2009 12 noon, Royal Botanic Gardens Royal Botanic Gardens Seminar Peter Donaldson (JUPE Productions) Talk on the making of a documentary on Joseph Hooker (1817-1911)
10-12 June, 2009 The University of New South Wales E&ERC Postgraduate Research Forum Full Program
8 July, 2009 12 noon, Royal Botanic Gardens Royal Botanic Gardens Seminar Endymion Cooper (PhD student) Topic tba
2 July, 2009 The University of New South Wales E&ERC Seminar Geoffrey Miller (University of New Mexico) Sex, Mutations and human intelligence: New research on human fitness indicators
28 May, 2009 4:00 pm, The University of New South Wales E&ERC Exit Seminars Lee Ann Rollins and Emily Miller Topic tba
27 May, 2009 12 noon, University of New South Wales BABS, University of New South Wales Seminar A/Prof. Mike Ryan (La Trobe University) Mitochrondrial biogensis and disease
27 May, 2009 1:00 pm, Macquarie University Macquarie University Seminar Dr Grant Hose (Macquarie University) Topic tba
22 May, 2009 1:00 pm, University of Sydney University of Sydney Seminar Paul Rainey Topic tba
21 May, 2009 4:00 pm, University of New South Wales BEES, University of New South Wales Seminar Catherine Chague-Goff (University of New South Wales) Topic tba
20 May, 2009 1:00 pm, Macquarie University Macquarie University Seminar Dr Owen Atkin (The Australian National University) Impacts of thermal history on metabolic scaling
15 May, 2009 1:00 pm, University of Sydney University of Sydney Seminar Dr Raimund Fromme (USYD International Research Fellow
Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Arizona State University, Temple, USA)		 Topic tba
14 May, 2009 4:00 pm, The University of New South Wales E&ERC Seminar Carl Svensson (The University of New South Wales) Baltic seal populations - effects of human impact
13 May, 2009 1:00 pm, Macquarie University Macquarie University Seminar Dr David Tissue (University of Western Sydney) Plant response to variable precipitation in arid environments
13 May, 2009 12 noon, University of New South Wales BABS, University of New South Wales Seminar Prof. Trevor Lithgow (Monash University) Protein Targeting
13 May, 2009 12 noon, Royal Botanic Gardens Royal Botanic Gardens Seminar Hannah McPherson Talk on Germany/Australia Association scholarship to help identify and curate the collections of Amalie Dietriech
8 May, 2009 1:00 pm, University of Sydney University of Sydney Seminar (Dean's Seminar Series) Professor Peter Waterhouse (ARC Federation Fellow: School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences & School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney)
 Topic tba
6 May, 2009 1:00 pm, Macquarie University Macquarie University Seminar Prof Suzanne Benn (Macquarie University) Change for Sustainability: challenges in the higher education sector
1 May, 2009 1:00 pm, University of Sydney University of Sydney Lecture (Keast Lecture)

Dr Peter Weston (Senior Principal Research Scientist, Botanic Gardens Trust)

Austral biogeography
30 April, 2009 4:00 pm, University of New South Wales E&ERC Seminar Professor Rob Brooks (Director, E&ERC) Eating, mating, ageing, dying and the purpose of rock'n roll
29 April, 2009 12 noon, University of New South Wales BABS, University of New South Wales Seminar Richard Ferrero (Monash University) H. pylori : the causative agent of peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer in humans
24 April, 2009 1:00 pm, University of Sydney University of Sydney Seminar Professor John Bennett
(Senior Scientist (Molecular Biology), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Deputy Head, Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology Division (IRRI), Manila  (retired))

Gene discovery for enhancing drought tolerance in rice
23 April, 2009 4:00 pm, University of New South Wales BEES, University of New South Wales Seminar James Goff (University of New South Wales) Topic tba
15 April, 2009 12 noon, Royal Botanic Gardens Royal Botanic Gardens Seminar Dr Paul Thomas (University of Western Sydney) Segregation of species that regenerate after fire from soil-stored seeds in wet or dry habitat
15 April, 2009

12 noon,
University of New South Wales

 BABS, University of New South Wales Seminar A/Prof Liz Harry (Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, University of Technology, Sydney) Bacterial cell division
9 April, 2009 4:00 pm, University of New South Wales BEES, University of New South Wales Seminar Darren Curnoe (BEES, University of New South Wales) Topic tba
8 April, 2009 1:00 pm, Macquarie University Macquarie University Seminar Prof Shu Fukai (University of Queensland) Varietal differences in abiotic stress tolerance and yield of lowland rice under unfavourable conditions
2 April, 2009 12 noon - 5:00 pm, University of New South Wales E&ERC Workshop Dr Tim Blackburn (Institute of Zoology, London);
Prof John Stachowicz (University of California, Davis);
Prof Rick Shine (University of Sydney);
Dr Ben Phillips (University of Sydney)		 Invasion Occasion: A workshop on Invasive Species
30 March - 3 April, 2009 University of New South Wales ARC-NZ Research Network for Vegetation Function Working Group   Mesograzer Impacts in Marine Vegetation
31 March, 2009 12 noon, University of New South Wales E&ERC Seminar Dr Tim Blackburn (Institute of Zoology, London) The causes of recent extinctions in island avifaunas
25 March, 2009 1:00 pm, Macquarie University Macquarie University Seminar Dr Sean Gleason (Macquarie University) Phosphorus economics of tropical rainforest trees on contrasting soils in Queensland
24 March, 2009 1:00 pm, The University of New South Wales Arts and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales Seminar

Dr Jim Endersby (History, University of Sussex)

Return of the Native? Mutations, Evening Primroses and un-American Activities

26 March, 2009 4:00 pm, The University of New South Wales E&ERC Seminar Associate Professor Jennifer Forbey (Boise State University, USA) Fate and Consequences of Ingested Plant Toxins in Mammalian Herbivores
26 March, 2009 6:30 for 7:00 pm, Australian Museum Australian Museum Night Talk Jim Endersby (University of Sussex, UK) De-bunking Darwin?
19 February, 2009 6:30 for 7:00pm, Australian Museum Australian Museum Night Talk

Ronika Power (Macquarie University)

Medieval forensics: Stranger in a strange land
24 February, 2009 9:00 am, The University of New South Wales BEES and E&ERC Seminar Dr Simon Ho (School of Biology, The Australian National University) Looking into the evolutionary past using DNA
24 February, 2009 10:00 am, The University of New South Wales BEES and E&ERC Seminar Dr Jonathan Davies (National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA) Entangled banks, phylogenetic trees, and the evolution of biodiversity gradients
24 February, 2009 11:15 am, The University of New South Wales BEES and E&ERC Seminar

Dr Terry Ord (Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, USA)

 The evolutionary ecology of communication in challenging environments
12 March, 2009 4:00 pm, The University of New South Wales E&ERC Exit Seminars Nelika Hughes and Mick Forster Dangerous liaisons: the predation risks of receiving olfactory signals

Heteroblastic development in 'Acacia implexa'
18 March, 2009 1:00 pm, Macquarie University Macquarie University Seminar Dr Reuven Dukas (McMaster University, Canada) Effects of predation on pollinators and plants
22 October, 2008 1:00pm, Macquarie University Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University Seminar Michelle Power (Macquarie University) How many 'protozoa' can a koala bear?
22 October, 2008 1:00pm, University of Technology, Sydney University of Technology, Sydney Seminar Anita Andrew (Environmental Isotopes Pty Ltd) Where on Earth did that come from? Using isotopes as a tracer for environmental and forensic provenance
23 October, 2008 4pm, Biomed Lecture Theatre C E&ERC Seminar Nelika Hughes CANCELLED
23 October, 2008 6:30pm, Australian Museum Australian Museum Night Talk   The God Delusion
24 October, 2008 1:00pm, University of Sydney School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney Seminar   Dean's Seminar Series: featuring Federation Fellows
24 October, 2008 8:00am, Australian Museum Australian Museum Tour   Hills District: Our Farming Heritage
28 October 7:15pm, University of Sydney Royal Zoological Society of NSW Seminar Tracey Rogers (E&ERC and BEES, UNSW) Studying the top predators of the Southern Ocean
29 October, 2008 1:00pm, Macquarie University Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University Seminar Katherine Belov (University of Sydney) Genetics of facial tumor disease: the devil is in the detail
29-30 October, 2008 UNSW E&ERC and BEES, UNSW Postgraduate Research Forum   A series of seminars and presentations from Centre research students
29 October, 2008 University of Technology, Sydney University of Technology, Sydney Seminar Michelle Burford (Griffith University) How healthy is Darwin Harbour
31 October, 2008 1:00pm, University of Sydney School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney Seminar Filip Braet (University of Sydney) Creating next-generation microscopists at the EMU/AKCMM: From 4-D live cell imaging to advanced 3-D molecular electron microscopy techniques
31 October, 2008 6:30pm, Australian Museum Australian Museum Kids Caper   Haunted Museum Halloween Party
5 November, 2008 1:00 pm, University of Technology, Sydney University of Technology, Sydney Seminar Dariusz Ficek (UTS) Bio-optical model of primary production in the sea
5 November, 2008 1:00pm, Macquarie University Department of Bilogical Sciences, Macquarie University Seminar Julian O'Grady (Macquarie University) Extinction risk scales better to generations than to years
6 November, 2008 6:30pm, Australian Museum Australian Museum Night Talk   Termites: The Making of a Superorganism
10 November, 2008 4pm, Biomed Lecture Theatre C E&ERC Seminar Des Cooper (E&ERC and BEES, UNSW)
12 November, 2008 11:00am, Australian Museum Australian Museum Tour Leonie Lemmer & Matthew Stephens Behind the Scenes: Mr Bennett and Mr Macleay Go Shopping
12 November, 2008 12 noon, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens Seminar George Orel (University of Western Sydney) Genetic research into Camellias
17 November, 2008 4pm, Macquarie University Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University Seminar Stephen J. O'Brien (Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, National Institute of Health, USA) Tears of the cheetah, roar of the lion, mark of the plague
29 November, 2008 8:50am - 5:00pm, Taronga Zoo, Mosman Royal Zoological Society of NSW Forum   Science Under Siege
30 November, 2008 University of Sydney Ecological Society of Australia, Australasian Evolution Society, ARC-NZ Research Network for Vegetation Function Postgraduate course   Current Ecology & Evolution
1-5 December, 2008 University of Sydney Ecological Society of Australia Conference   Interactions in Science, Interactions in Nature
10 December, 2008 12 noon, Royal Botanic Gardens Royal Botanic Gardens Seminar Katie Shields (Honours student) Reproductive Biology of the Magenta Lilly Pilly ('Syzygium paniculatum) and its Implications for Conservation
17 December, 2008 12 noon, Royal Botanic Gardens Royal Botanic Gardens Seminar Wade Tozer (Macquarie University) The evolution of leaf size and its association with sclerophylly in the NSW flora

 

 

2008 For full details of the event, click on the title.
2009

Date Time & Location Event Type Speaker Title

21 October, 2009
3 - 4pm

 The University of New South Wales Seminar

Gerry Cassis, E&ERC

 CANCELLED

7 October, 2009
3 - 4pm

 The University of New South Wales Seminar

Katherine Dafforn and Alex James

 PhD exit seminars

24 September, 2009
4 - 5pm

 The University of New South Wales Seminar

Lesley Hughes, Macquarie University

 Women in Science Day

9 September, 2009
3 - 4pm

 The University of New South Wales CLB 8
 Seminar

Sandra Diamond, The University of Western Sydney

Simulating the effects of global climate change on a marine fish population

CANCELLED

2 September, 2009
3 - 4pm

The University of New South Wales Biomed D

 Seminar

David Tissue, The University of Western Sydney

 Altered seasonal and annual precipitation: Impacts on plant and ecosystem processes in North American Deserts

5 August, 2009
3 - 4pm

 The University of New South Wales Seminar

Prof. Andrew Beattie, Macquarie University

 Antimicrobials and the Evolution of Eusociality

2 July, 2009
3.30 - 5pm

 The University of New South Wales Seminar

Geoffrey Miller (University of New Mexico)

 Sex, mutations and human intelligence: New research on human fitness indicators
10-12 June, 2009 The University of New South Wales Postgraduate Research Forum   Full Program
28 May, 2009 4:00 pm, The University of New South Wales Exit Seminars Lee Ann Rollins and Emily Miller How to stop a range expansion: A molecular ecological examination of the European Starling
14 May, 2009 4:00 pm, The University of New South Wales Seminar Carl Svensson (The University of New South Wales) Baltic seal populations - effects of human impact
30 April, 2009 4:00 pm, The University of New South Wales Seminar Professor Rob Brooks (Director, E&ERC) Eating, mating, ageing, dying and the purpose of rock'n roll
2 April, 2009 12 noon - 5:00 pm, University of New South Wales Workshop Dr Tim Blackburn (Institute of Zoology, London);
Prof John Stachowicz (University of California, Davis);
Prof Rick Shine (University of Sydney);
Dr Ben Phillips (University of Sydney)		 Invasion Occasion: A workshop on Invasive Species
31 March, 2009 12 noon, University of New South Wales Seminar Dr Tim Blackburn (Institute of Zoology, London) The causes of recent extinctions in island avifaunas
26 March, 2009 4:00 pm, The University of New South Wales Seminar Associate Professor Jennifer Forbey (Boise State University, USA) Fate and Consequences of Ingested Plant Toxins in Mammalian Herbivores
24 February, 2009 9:00 am, The University of New South Wales Seminar Dr Simon Ho (School of Biology, The Australian National University) Looking into the evolutionary past using DNA
24 February, 2009 10:00 am, The University of New South Wales Seminar Dr Jonathan Davies (National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA) Entangled banks, phylogenetic trees, and the evolution of biodiversity gradients
24 February, 2009 11:15 am, The University of New South Wales Seminar

Dr Terry Ord (Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, USA)

 The evolutionary ecology of communication in challenging environments
3 March, 2009 2:00pm, The University of New South Wales Research Grant Workshop Peter Baverstock and Gerry Cassis Beyond the ARC
12 March, 2009 4:00 pm, The University of New South Wales Exit Seminars Nelika Hughes and Mick Forster Dangerous liaisons: the predation risks of receiving olfactory signals

Heteroblastic development in 'Acacia implexa'
10 November, 2008 4pm, Biomed Lecture Theatre C Seminar Des Cooper (E&ERC and BEES, UNSW)
29-30 October, 2008 11:30am, Lecture Theatre1, Central Lecture Block Postgraduate Research Forum   A series of seminars and presentations from Centre research students
23 October, 2008 4pm, Biomed Lecture Theatre C Seminar Nelika Hughes CANCELLED
9 October, 2008 4pm, Biomed Lecture Theatre C Seminar Peter Biro (University of Technology, Sydney From Individuals to populations: causes and consequences of behavioural variation
25 September, 2008 4pm, Biomed Lecture Theatre C Seminar Iain Suthers (E&ERC and BEES, UNSW) Are fish racist? Oceanographic causes and biological confirmation of marine populations
18 September, 2008 4pm, Biomed Lecture Theatre C Seminar Graeme Clark and Nicole Hill PhD exit seminars
11 September, 2008 4pm, Biomed Lecture Theatre C Seminar Matthew Hall and Clare Holleley PhD exit seminars
21 August, 2008 4pm, Biomed Lecture Theatre C Seminar Mark Browne (University of Plymouth) The Big Problem of Small Plastic Debris: Biological Consequences of Microplastic in Marine Habitats
15 August, 2008 4pm, Biomed Lecture Theatre C Seminar Gianiluca Maio PhD exit seminar
7 August, 2008 4pm, Biomed Lecture Theatre C Seminar Carolyn Hogg (UNSW) Reproductive failure in whales
1 August, 2008 4pm, Biomed Lecture Theatre C Seminar Steve Nicol (Australian Antarctic Dvision) Managing a changing Southern Ocean
24 July, 2008 4pm, Biomed Lecture Theatre C Seminar Karl Vernes (University of New England) Livestock predation by large mammalian carnivores in the Kingdom of Bhutan