College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Marvin Seminars are held on Wednesdays from 1:00-2:00 p.m. in Jeffords 110. Attendees gather afterward from 2:00-2:30 p.m. in Jeffords 111 to socialize and enjoy refreshments.

Seminars this semester will be held in person with a simultaneous livestream via Microsoft Teams. If you would like to attend a seminar remotely, please email plantbio@uvm.edu to request a link to the MS Teams live stream.

The current seminar schedule is posted below. Marvin Seminar schedules for previous academic years can be found here.

Fall 2026 Marvin Seminar Schedule

DateSpeakerSeminar Title
September 2ndNO SEMINARUNDERGRAD WELCOME EVENT
September 9thDr. Hao Chen, UVM Agriculture, Landscape, and Environment"Soil Chemistry at the Plant Interface: Reducing Contaminant Exposure and Improving Nutrient Supply"
September 16thCarrie Pike, United States Forest ServiceSeminar Title: TBD
September 23rdDr. Walter Poleman, UVM Field Naturalist Program Seminar Title: TBD
September 30thDr. Carrie Wu, University of Richmond"The good, the bad, and the ugly: exploring the dynamics of high-risk invasive plants in the US mid-Atlantic with undergraduates"
October 7thDr. Chris Richards, USDA National Laboratory for Genetic Resources PreservationSeminar Title: TBD
October 14thDr. Ashley Beckwith, Foray BioscienceSeminar Title: TBD
October 21stDr. Erika Moore-Pollard, University of Connecticut Seminar Title: TBD
October 28thDr. Scott Tighe, UVM EMERG Microbiome lab and SHREC centerSeminar Title: TBD
November 4thNora Heaphy, Plant Biology PhD StudentSeminar Title: TBD
November 11th Ashley Lantigua, Plant Biology PhD StudentSeminar Title: TBD
November 18thRei Jai and Hannah Shafer, Plant Biology PhD StudentsSeminar Title: TBD
November 25thNO SEMINARTHANKSGIVING RECESS
December 2ndYusuf Oyebamiji, Plant Biology PhD StudentSeminar Title: TBD
December 9thNicole Gorman, Plant Biology PhD StudentSeminar Title: TBD