Seminar Series
Upcoming Seminar
Ecology and Energetics of Marine Predators in a Changing Ocean
Dr. Sarah Luongo, University of Michigan
May 8, 2025
4:00pm-5:00pm via Zoom
Meeting ID: 817 8028 2041
Biosketch
Sarah Luongo is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan, where she studies the spatial energetics of reef fishes to inform ecosystem-based management. She also serves as a Lecturer at California State University, Long Beach, teaching Fish Physiology. Sarah earned her B.S. in Marine Biology from CSU Long Beach and her Ph.D. in Biology from Florida International University, where her research focused on the energetics, behavior, and space use of marine predators in pelagic and coral reef ecosystems. As a marine ecologist, she is broadly interested in how physiological traits shape the behavior and movement patterns of marine fishes.
About the Seminar Series
The Seminar Series is a unique opportunity for students to learn about new developments in biology and what biologists do after they graduate. Hosted by the Department of Biological Sciences at California State University, Long Beach, the weekly meetings invite guests from universities, research laboratories, and industry to present and discuss current topics in biology. All students are encouraged to attend.
Seminar Coordinator
For information and suggestions about our Seminar Series, please contact the seminar coordinator:
Dr. Houng-Wei Tsai
Houng-Wei.Tsai@csulb.edu
Schedule
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | Ecology and Energetics of Marine Predators in a Changing Ocean | Dr. Sarah Luongo, University of Michigan |
Previous Seminars
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2025 | Sex, Marijuana and a Yeast Infection in mice | Dr. Nancy Buckley, Cal Poly Pomona |
| April 24, 2025 | Transmembrane 163 (TMEM163) protein: a zinc efflux transporter implicated in human brain diseases | Dr. Math Cuajungco, CSU Fullerton |
| April 17, 2025 | Status and Stories of Wolves in Yellowstone National Park | Taylor Rabe, Yellowstone Wolf Project |
| April 10, 2025 | Engineering novel microenvironments for regenerative medicine | Dr. Maricela Maldonado, CSU Long Beach |
| March 27, 2025 | The secret lives of sponges: Understanding ancient animals at their own pace | Dr. Amanda Kahn, San Jose State University |
| March 20, 2025 | Biological Nitrogen Fixation on the Aerial Roots of Maize and Sorghum for Sustainable Agriculture | Dr. Rafael Espejel Venado, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| March 13, 2025 | From Tendons to Terrain: Integrative insights across the multiscale dynamics of locomotion | Dr. Crystal Reynaga, UC Riverside |
| March 6, 2025 | You Can't Hide from the Toilet: Sequencing SoCal's Sewage | Dr. Jason Rothman, UC Riverside |
| February 27, 2025 | From Ecology to Physiology: Creating Sustainable Solutions in a Changing Ocean | Dr. Racine Rangel, UC Santa Cruz |
| February 20, 2025 | Exploring Individual Differences in Nonhuman Primates | Dr. Nalina Aiempichitkijkarn, CSU Long Beach |
| February 13, 2025 | Conservation through Cultivation: Advanced Propagation of Rare Plants | Kevin Alison, Catalina Island Conservancy |
| February 6, 2025 | Long-term restoration success in coastal wetlands: Lessons learned from Galveston Bay, TX | Dr. Anna Armitage, Texas A&M University Galveston |
The Seminar Series Archive has topics from previous semesters.
