2017 Ecological Integration Symposium
Micro to Macro: Ecology in the Anthropocene
The 18th annual Ecological Integration Symposium (EIS) will be held on March 23rd and 24th, 2017, on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas.
The 18th annual EIS theme is “Micro to Macro: Ecology in the Anthropocene” and will include talks by Dr. Fikret Berkes, professor at University of Manitoba; Dr. Robin Chazdon, professor at University of Connecticut; Dr. Kim Cobb, professor at Georgia Institute of Technology; Dr. Jiangou (Jingle) Wu, professor at Arizona State University; Dr. Eric Pianka, professor at University of Texas at Austin; and Dr. Jonathan Pruitt, professor at University of California at Santa Barbara. (See Plenary Speakers page)
EIS provides an excellent opportunity for students in Texas and across the nation to showcase their work and engage in meaningful dialogue with the invited speakers and world-renowned scientists in their field.
We are now accepting abstracts for student presentations in talk and poster formats. Both graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to present original research during the student research symposium on Friday, March 24, 2017. Please see the links below for the registration form.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the 2017 EIS Committee at theeis.tamu@gmail.com. Or use our EIS contact form.
Speakers
Fikret Berkes
Robin Chazdon
Kim Cobb
Eric Pianka
Jonathan Pruitt
Jiangui (Jingle) Wu
Schedule
Symposium schedule
Schedules for plenary talks and student talks available for downloading/printing.
Registration Forms
Student Presentation Registration – CLOSED
Volunteer Registration – CLOSED
Judge Registration – CLOSED
Deadlines
Student presentation submission: February 28, 2017
Volunteer and judge registration: March 21, 2017
Wrap-Up
Thank you to everyone who attended EIS this year! We were delighted with all of our plenary speaker presentations on Thursday, and we were overwhelmed by the fantastic student presentations on Friday.
Student Presentation Winners
Graduate Oral Presentations:
Leila Siciliano Martina & Tyler Raszick – 1st place tie
Chase Brooke & Yong Zhou – 2nd place tie
Graduate Poster Presentations:
Matthew Faldyn – 1st place
Jingjia Li – 2nd place
Rachael Glazner – 3rd place
Undergraduate Oral Presentations:
Shelby Kilpatrick & Nick Holloway – 1st place tie
Undergraduate Poster Presentations:
Hannah Gerke – 1st place
Jessica Sannwaldt – 2nd place
Timothy Johnson – 3rd place
Congratulations to everyone, and thank you to all who presented! We look forward to seeing you at the next EIS!”