March 2025 - Ese-faculty-list

2023 ESE Research and Teaching Awards
by Ledman, Amy L 01 Apr '26

01 Apr '26

Good afternoon, Below are the links to nominate an ESE student for the 2023 Research Award and Teaching Award. The deadline to submit nominations for theses awards will be Wednesday, April 19th at 5 PM. Let me know if you have any questions regarding nominating your ESE students! 2023 ESE Research Award: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8e8iT6hFHn41gPk 2023 ESE Teaching Award: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_etVNaaKSLEywvwG Sincerely, Amy Amy Ledman She/Her/Hers Lead Graduate Program Specialist - Ecological Sciences and Engineering Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs - The Graduate School Ernest C. Young Hall, Rm B40 155 S. Grant St. West Lafayette, IN 47907 o: 765-494-5865 f: 765-496-6271 Schedule a meeting: calendly.com/aledman<https://calendly.com/aledman> [cid:image001.png@01D96E27.458B0960]<https://www.purdue.edu/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=…>

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April ESE Defense Announcements
by Ledman, Amy L 18 Jun '25

18 Jun '25

The following are six ESE PhD students who are holding their defense in April. We have a high number of students graduating this spring, so additional details are attached in their individual flyers. If you'd like a copy that hasn't been compressed to fit in the listserv, please let me know. It should be a very busy and impressive April! Rasul Diop - PhD Defense The Chemistry of Air-Cooled Blast Furnace Slag (ACBFS) Related to Environmental Exposure Associated with Reuse Major Professor: Dr. Chad Jafvert Tuesday, April 1st at 9:00 AM | Zoom<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> Ecological Sciences and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering Ruth Bower-Sword - PhD Defense Passive acoustic monitoring for primate population assessments: A case study on the endangered eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) Major Professor: Dr. Bryan Pijanowski Tuesday, April 1st at 10:00 AM | MRGN 206 and Zoom<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> Ecological Sciences and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Samantha Lima - PhD Defense Using soundscapes to study the coupled human and natural system in Arkhangai, Mongolia Major Professor: Dr. Bryan Pijanowski Thursday, April 3rd at 8:00 AM | DLR 221 and Zoom<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> Ecological Sciences and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Mary Strickland - PhD Defense Barriers to & Opportunities for Climate Change Adaptations in Rhode Island Major Professor: Dr. Zhao Ma Friday, April 4th at 9:00 AM | Zoom<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> Ecological Sciences and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Lynda Peter - PhD Defense Occurrence, Fate and Transport of Perand Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Agricultural Systems Major Professor: Dr. Linda Lee Thursday, April 10th at 1:00 PM | Zoom<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> Ecological Sciences and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Department of Agronomy Francisco Rivas - PhD Defense New tools in Bioacoustics and Soundscape Ecology Major Professor: Dr. Bryan Pijanowski Friday, April 11th at 2:00 PM | PFEN 120 and Zoom<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue-ed…> Ecological Sciences and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Amy Amy Ledman She/Her/Hers Lead Graduate Program Specialist Ecological Sciences and Engineering Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Schedule a meeting: calendly.com/aledman<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalendly.…>

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Tomorrow! ESE End of Year Celebration - April 30th
by Ledman, Amy L 16 Apr '25

16 Apr '25

Come by and celebrate the end of the academic year! We'll have fruit, veggies, and cupcakes! Amy Please RSVP<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpurdue.ca…> to join us for the ESE End of Year Celebration! [A poster with text and fireworks Description automatically generated] This event is a chance for us to get together and celebrate the end of the academic year. We'll be celebrating the ESE Research and Teaching Award winners. Please plan to come by and hang out for a bit! Amy Ledman She/Her/Hers Lead Graduate Program Specialist - Ecological Sciences and Engineering Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs - The Graduate School Ernest C. Young Hall, Rm B40 155 S. Grant St. West Lafayette, IN 47907 o: 765-494-5865 f: 765-496-6271 Schedule a meeting: calendly.com/aledman<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalendly.…> [cid:image002.png@01DA8F57.E0D086A0]<https://www.purdue.edu/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=…>

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