Interdisciplinary Science, Engineering, and Health Science Seminars
Swenson College encourages an exchange of ideas and collaboration between disciplines at UMD. Anyone organizing a seminar that would like to include it in this list should contact [email protected].
For the week of November 10-14, 2025:
Monday, November 10
Title: Nucleus Accumbens Parvalbumin Interneurons Regulate Fentanyl-evoked Behavior
Speaker: Kayla Johnson, Lefevre Lab
Time/Location: 3:00 p.m. CST / SMED 142
Host: Lab Bench Talk
Zoom: Zoom Link; Meeting ID: 948 9094 5748; Passcode: 9NHqZF
Title: Human Dimensions of Water Resource Management
Speaker: Amit Pradhananga, Research Associate, Center for Changing Landscapes, University of Minnesota
Time/Location: 4:00 p.m. CST / SCiv 231
Zoom: Zoom Link; Meeting ID: 914 0457 4387; Passcode: 1ZZ33J
Host: Chan Lan Chun (WRS Seminar Series)
Wednesday, November 12
Title: Unveiling Inflammation in Gaucher Disease
Speaker: Raghu Rai Sharma, MPharm, PhD, ECP Post Doc
Time/Location: 12:20 p.m.–1:10 p.m. CST / Moos Tower 1-451 (TC) & 302 HH (DL)
Zoom by request: [email protected]
Host: ECP 8100/Phar 8100: Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
Thursday, November 13
Title: "Meandering River Planform Dynamics Following Cutoff Events"
Speaker: Dr Dylan Shoemaker
Time/Location: 4:00 p.m. CST / SCC 120
Host: Earth & Environmental Sciences Department
Title: Remote Driving for Autonomous Vehicles: Bridging the Gap Between Automation and Human Oversight
Speaker: Dr. Ajay Kumar Gurumadaiah
Time/Location: 4:00 p.m. CST / MWAH 291
Host: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Dr. David Anderson
Friday, November 14
Title: Quality Science industry guest seminar series
Speaker: Cindy Colón, Senior Director of Manufacturing, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
Time/Location: 12:00 p.m.–12:50 p.m. CST
Zoom: Zoom Link; Meeting ID: 946 6566 8291; Passcode: 6PY6As
Host: Tsutomu Shimotori (UMD Chemical Engineering)
Title: Quantum Gravity from the Big Bang to Black Holes
Speaker: Lars Aalsma, Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Duluth
Time/Location: 2:00 p.m. CST / MWAH 347
Host: Department of Physics and Astronomy
Title: Two Flying Squirrel Species Distributions and Habitat Associations Through Time in Minnesota
Speaker: Anna Peterson; IBS Masters Student
Time/Location: 3 p.m. CST / LSci 185
Host: Dr. Ron Moen and Dr. Michael Joyce
Title: Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells: An Overview
Speaker: Dr. Rajesh Naga Manne
Time/Location: 3 p.m. CST / Chem 200
Host: Dr. Prashanth Poddutoori