The Center for Ecology and the Environment (CEE), formerly Wisconsin Ecology, is hosting Knute Nadelhoffer as keynote speaker of their Fall Symposium on Oct. 16 and 17. Registration for the symposium can be found here: https://forms.gle/EVRo5YdqxwFXFjBk7

The symposium is free and open to all. This event will be held in-person.   
Dates: Oct 16 and 17, 3:30PM-6PM both days
Location: Great Hall, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St

Knute Nadelhoffer is a distinguished ecologist and environmental scientist renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to the field of ecosystem ecology. With a career spanning over four decades, Nadelhoffer has played a pivotal role in advancing our understanding of biogeochemical processes that determine ecosystem dynamics and functioning at local, regional and global levels with a particular focus on temperate forests and arctic tundra. His work investigates how relationships among soil biota, plants and climate interact to determine ecosystem structure and stability.

Nadelhoffer has availability for individual and group meetings, as well as a grad student/postdoc lunch and two dinners. If you’re interested in meeting with him, or attending a lunch or dinner, you can sign up for a time.

Talks by early-career UW-Madison faculty and researchers on a variety of ecological and ecologically-adjacent topics will precede Nadelhoffer’s presentation on both days.

CEE Fall Symposium 2023 Schedule:

Monday, October 16, 2023:

• 3:30pm: Welcome 
• 3:35-3:50pm: Nan Li, Asst Prof, Dept of Life Science Communication 
• 3:50-4:05pm: Jennifer Raynor, Asst Prof, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
• 4:05-5:00pm: Knute Nadelhoffer, Professor Emeritus, Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, U of Michigan. “Biogeochemical Controls on Forest Soil Organic Matter Accumulation: Lessons from the DIRT Collaboration”
• 5:00-6:00pm: Reception

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

• 3:30pm: Welcome 
• 3:35-3:50pm: Shelby Ellison, Asst Professor, Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
• 3:50-4:05pm: Grace Wilkinson, Assoc Professor, Department of Limnology
• 4:05-5:00pm: Knute Nadelhoffer, Professor Emeritus, Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, U of Michigan. “What’s to Do? Using our Science Expertise to Inform Policy”
• 5:00-6:00pm: Reception