Spring 2024
All colloquia are in TBL 112 at 1:10pm on the dates below (except where noted).
February 2 – Thesis Writing Workshop: Join Matt Carter, Steve Swoap, & fellow thesis students to discuss thesis writing strategies. Thesis advisors will set up a writing schedule with the student, and will expect to see drafts & revisions of each section according to that schedule.
February 23 – Alumni Reunion: Invited guests return to campus to discuss their work after graduating Williams.
April 5: Professor Alex Baugh of Swarthmore College
April 12 – BIMO Class of 1960 Scholars seminar: Dr. Benjamin Van Mooy, Senior Scientist in Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
April 19: Professor Tim Pusack, Williams-Mystic program
April 26: Professor David Rand of Brown University
May 3 – Data Blitz and Thesis Poster Presentations: Thesis students will present a poster on their research project, starting with a short one-minute presentation about their work to a general audience 1:00pm. This will be followed immediately by a poster session on the 2nd floor of the Hopper where students will talk about their research and findings.
Fall 2023
September 15: Honors Thesis Workshop: “Strategies for designing and delivering a scientific presentation” by Matt Carter, Associate Professor of Biology.
September 22 – Biology Class of 1960 Scholars seminar: Professor Elena Gracheva of Yale University; title is ““Cellular, Molecular, and Physiological Adaptations of Hibernation: The Solution to Environmental Challenges”
September 29 – BIMO Class of 1960 Scholars seminar: Professor Ryan Nett of Harvard University; title is “Understanding and harnessing the complexities of plant metabolism”
October 6, 13, 20: Honors Talks (dependent on Mountain Day scheduling)
November 3: Daniel Aalberts, Kennedy P. Richardson ’71 Professor of Physics at Williams College
Megamenu Social