Alden Dirks presents at the Arboretum Research Symposium
The Arboretum is a valuable research site for studies in ecology, restoration, environmental engineering, social science, and public health. Every year, we celebrate research at the Arboretum by hosting presentations and posters by student researchers about their projects. This event supports the education and development of emerging scientists and serves both professionals and the public by sharing current research from dynamic fields of study.
The Research Symposium takes place every year in the middle of the Arboretum’s popular Winter Enrichment Lectures Series. Learn about this year’s series and register for talks.
The 2024 Arboretum Research Symposium will be held in the Visitor Center on February 29, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public, no registration is required. Please join us to learn about recent research and support student researchers. Bring your questions!
2024 Presentations and Speakers
Talks
Prescribed Fire Timing Drives Differing Emergence Phenology in Tallgrass Prairie Species
Michelle A. Homann, PhD student, UW–Madison Department of Integrative Biology
Invasive Shrubs Amplify Seasonal Granivory, Creating Optimal Windows for Seed Survival Following Invasive Shrub Removal
Mark Fuka, PhD student, UW–Madison Department of Integrative Biology
Roots, Litter, Deep Soil, and Microbes – Investigating the Paradigm Shift of Soil Organic Matter Persistence
Mia Keady, Phd student, UW–Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Persuasive Messaging and Its Effects on Sustainable Behavior
Benjamin Douglas, PhD candidate, UW–Madison Department of Psychology
Bumble Bee Responses to Prescribed Fire in Restored Prairie Are Life Cycle Stage Dependent
Jade M. Kochanski, PhD candidate, UW–Madison Department of Integrative Biology
Posters
How Do Light and Edaphic Conditions Affect Understory Shrub Community Composition in Mesic Forests?
Sam Anderson, PhD candidate, UW–Madison Department of Botany
Ecological Impacts of the Invasive Golden Oyster Mushroom
Aishwarya Veerabahu, PhD student, UW–Madison Department of Botany
Carbon Storage in Urban Ponds
Allison Kneisel, PhD student, UW–Madison Department of Integrative Biology
People-Powered Science at the UW Arboretum
Annie Isenbarger, Brad Herrick, Danielle Tanzer, and Maddie Smith, staff, UW–Madison Arboretum
A Year in the Life: Jumping Worm Phenology in a Drought Year
Danielle Tanzer and Brad Herrick, staff, UW–Madison Arboretum