Oak Lake Research Retreat

Oak Lake Research Retreat

Oak Lake Administration Building

October 23, 2009

Final Schedule

Moderator: Dr. Tom Cheesbrough, Head – Biology & Microbiology

Time	Presenter
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.	Registration & Coffee Welcome and Introductory Comments
9:00 – 9:20	Nathan Brandenburg and Todd Trooien Monitoring Groundwater Flow into Oak Lake
9:20 – 9:40	Andrew Kopp and Nels Troelstrup Chironomidae Body Condition Metrics as Biological Assessment Tools
9:40 – 10:00	Susan Gibson Anaerobic Humic Acid Consortium Enriched from Spring Sediments
10:00 – 10:20	Refreshments & Socializing
10:20 – 11:00	Mary Johnston Metaecosystems: Waterfowl as Movers of Materials and Organisms in Wetlands
11:00 – 11:20	Michelle Dale and Nels Troelstrup Progress on the South Dakota Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Collection
11:20 – 11:40	Hailee Sieh and Tom Chase Macrofungi of Oak Lake Field Station
11:40 – 12:00	Gary Larson Floristic Diversity of Oak Lake Field Station
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch & Socializing
1:00 – 1:20	Ross Vander Vorste and Nels Troelstrup Isolated Pools: Desolate Waters or Diverse Refuges?
1:20 – 1:40	Volker Brozel Escape from the Laboratory: Characterizing Growth of Bacillus subtilis
1:40 – 2:00	Louis Hesler Ecological Settings and Agriculturally Important Insects
2:00 – 2:15	Refreshments & Socializing
2:15 – 2:35	Susan Rupp Biofuel Crop Establishment, Productivity, Biotic Impact, Multiple Use Potential
2:35 – 2:50	Nels Troelstrup, Gary Larson and Jennie Maag Temporal Patterns in Spring Bird Counts – Oak Lake Field Station
2:50 – 3:00	Parting Comments and Adjournment

*Lunch and breaks for presenters provided by the Department of Biology & Microbiology, SDSU

**Registration fee ($10 for non-presenters wanting the noon meal; $0 for participants)

***Digital projector and laptop available on-site. Bring Power Point presentations burned onto a CD or jump drive.

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Nels H. Troelstrup, Jr., Director OLFS

(605) 688-5503