The Graduate Student’s Seminar will be held on Friday, October 20 at Keldnaholt.
At the seminar, master's and PhD students will present their final projects and will discuss, among other things, street racing, sphagnum moss and the retreat of sea glaciers in Greenland.
You are all welcome to join us in Keldnaholt or listen on Teams here.
Programme
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09:30-09:35 |
Hlynur Óskarsson: Welcome |
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09:35 – 09:45
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Hugrún Harpa Björnsdóttir, Planning (Erindi I MS, á staðnum, íslenska) Götukappakstursbraut innan Höfuðborgarsvæðisins - Raunhæfur möguleiki? Leiðbeinandi: Harpa Stefánsdóttir |
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09:50 – 10:00 |
Þórey Þórarinsdóttir student councellor |
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10:05 - 10:15
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Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir, agricultural sciences (Erindi I MS, á staðnum, íslenska) Greining á DNA tengslum arfgerðar og svipgerðar í íslensku sauðfé með áherslu á vöðvavöxt og hegðunarmynstur forystufjár Leiðbeinendur: Jón Hallsteinn Hallsson og Ólöf Ósk Guðmundsdóttir |
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10:20 – 10:35 |
Kaffipása / Coffee Break |
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10:35 – 10:50
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Eva Hlín Alfreðsdóttir International Relations Officer / Deildarfulltrúi Alþjóðasviðs Upplýsingar um skiptinám / Study Abroad Possibilities |
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10:55 – 11:05
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Lorenzo Veglio, natural- and environmental sciences (Erindi II MS, á staðnum enska) Distribution and abundance of Sphagnum spp. Along a gradient in aeolian mineral deposition in Icelandic mires Leiðbeinandi: Hlynur Óskarsson |
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11:10 – 11:25
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Mathilde Defourneaux, natural- and environmental sciences (Erindi II PhD, á staðnum, enska) The effect of spatio-temporal changes of herbivore community on the Icelandic tundra Leiðbeinendur: Isabel C. Barrio, James D. Speed and Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe |
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11:30 – 11:40
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Janine Grace Lock, natural- and environmental sciences (Erindi II MS, Teams, enska) The Scoop on Poop: Nematode community composition overlap in Icelandic herbivores Leiðbeinendur: Isabel Barrio og Susan Kutz |
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11:45 – 12:45 |
Hádegismatur / Lunch Break |
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12:50 - 13:00 |
Britta Steger, EnCHiL, Environmental Changes at Higher Latitudes (Erindi II MS, á staðnum, enska) Soil nutrient and plant response to Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) carcasses in an Arctic ecosystem, northeast Greenland Leiðbeinandi: Isabel C. Barrio |
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13:05-13:15
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Samuel Chua, EnCHiL, Environmental Changes at Higher Latitudes (Erindi II MS, Teams, enska) Retreat of a marine – terminating glacier in Nuup Kangerlua, Greenland Leiðbeinendur: Petteri Uotila, John Mortensen and Lorenz Meire |
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13:20-13:35
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Anna Mariager Behrend, Restoration Ecology (Erindi II PhD, á staðnum, enska) Patterns and processes of birch woodland establishment in space and time; implications for large-scale restoration Leiðbeinendur: Ása Lovísa Aradóttir, Kristín Svavarsdóttir, Þóra Ellen Þórhallsdóttir og Arne Pommerening |
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13:40 – 13:55 |
Rósa Björk, marketing & PR |
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14:00 – 14:30 |
Kaffipása / Coffee Break |
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14:30-14:45 |
Solveig Sanchez, Restoration Ecology (Erindi II PhD, Teams, enska) Carbon and hydrology in birch woodland soils Leiðbeinendur: Ólafur Arnalds, Jóhann Þórsson, Ása L. Aradóttir og Randy Dahlgren |
