Finlayson Biodiversity Speakers
Established in 2014 in honour of Thelma Finlayson's 100th birthday, the Department of Biological Sciences dedicates one of its Seminar Series events each year to the Finlayson Biodiversity Speaker. Invited speakers are recognised as leaders in the field of biodiversity.
March 25, 2014 Dr. Heather Proctor, University of Alberta
The Accidental Taxonomist: Necessity, Serendipity and the Roles of Taxonomy in Ecological and Evolutionary Research
https://www.ualberta.ca/science/about-us/contact-us/faculty-directory/heather-proctor
November 5, 2014 Dr. Shahid Naeem, Columbia University
The multi-dimensional influence of biological diversity on ecosystem properties: Examples from a forest and the birds of the Solomon Islands
http://www.columbia.edu/~sn2121/
November 25, 2015 Dr. Diane Srivastava, University of British Columbia
Contingency in ecology: How simple processes can underlie complex patterns
http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~srivast/index.html
October 25, 2017 Dr. Mark Vellend, University of Sherbrooke
The Trouble with Biodiversity
http://mvellend.recherche.usherbrooke.ca/
November 14, 2018 Dr. Robin Waples, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Genomics and conservation units: The genetic basis of adult migration timing in Pacific salmonids
https://fisheries.org/robin-waples/
November 18, 2020 Dr. Kai Chan, University of British Columbia
System Change for Sustainability: Relational values may unlock incentives, certification, regulations, and more
https://chanslab.ires.ubc.ca/people/chan/
February 10, 2021 Dr. Tara Martin, University of British Columbia
Transforming ecological data into conservation decisions
https://www.taramartin.org/people/
March 9, 2022 Dr. Derek Tittensor, Dalhousie University
Marine ecosystems and biodiversity under climate change
https://www.dal.ca/faculty/science/biology/faculty-staff/our-faculty/derek-tittensor.html
November 30, 2022 Dr. Jessica Ware, American Museum of Natural History
Insect biodiversity: dragonfly and damselfly evolutionary history