Seminars
2026 ENT/PES Spring Seminar Series
Joint PES | ENT Seminars • Fridays • January-April • 1:25 pm • Zoom
Mode: Hybrid Mode (some in person, some virtual)
In-person location: BRC G100
Instructors/Coordinators: Sruthi Narayanan (PES) and Zee Ahmed (ENTO)
| Date | Speaker | Speaker Category | Mode | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 9 | Dr. Sruthi Narayanan and Dr. Zee Ahmed | N/A | In-Person and Zoom | "Introduction to Course & Seminar Series" |
| Jan. 16 | Dr. Thava Thavarajah and Mr. Andy Bluvas. CURF, Clemson University |
PES | In-Person and Zoom | "CURF Explained: Technology Transfer and NSF Resources for Faculty & Graduate Students" |
| Jan. 23 | Jaco Greeff, Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, South Africa |
ENTO | Zoom only | "Stuck on the slopes of Mount Improbable: Maladapted sex ratios in a fig wasp" |
| Jan. 30 | Dr. Bruce Bugbee, Department of Plants, Soils & Climate, Univ of Utah |
PES | In-Person and Zoom | "The physics of farming without sunlight" |
| Feb. 6 | Judith K. Brown, Department of Entomology, University of Arizona |
ENTO | In-Person and Zoom | "Revisiting Bemisia tabaci Cryptic Species Systematics and Nomenclature Using Molecular and Classical Taxonomic Approaches" |
| Feb. 13 | Dr. Zane Grabau, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida |
PES | In-Person and Zoom | "Out with the old: Successes and failures with new nematode management tools in field crops" |
| Feb. 20 | Akito Kawahara, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida |
ENTO | In-Person and Zoom | TBD |
| Feb. 27 | N/A | PES | Zoom only | "PES-GSA Coordinated seminar" |
| Mar. 6 | Lauren Diepenbrock, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida |
ENTO | Zoom only | "So many pests, so little time: A discussion of invasive invertebrate pest challenges in Florida citrus" |
| Mar. 13 | Dr. Jessica Chitwood-Brown, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida |
PES | In-Person and Zoom | TBD |
| Mar. 27 | Abida Nasreen, GrowLiv Biologicals |
ENTO | In-Person and Zoom | TBD |
| Apr. 3 | Dr. Churamani Khanal, PES, Clemson University |
PES | In-Person and Zoom | "Addressing Nematode Issues in South Carolina and Beyond" |
| Apr. 10 | Lance Osborne, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida |
ENTO | Zoom only | "Why Banker Plants?" |
| Apr. 17 | Student Speakers, Clemson University |
PES | In-Person and Zoom | "Graduate student proposal seminars" |
| Apr. 24 | Student Speakers, Clemson University |
ENTO | Zoom only | "Graduate student proposal seminars" |
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