H.J. Cottle Lecture Series

The annual lecture series was established in 1994 in order to provide both undergraduate and graduate students with the opportunity to interact with professionals in the field of biology.

It has been named in honor of Dr. Harve James Cottle, who was a member of the Biology Department for several years during the 1920s and was considered both a distinguished researcher and educator.

Held during the Spring semester, generally during March or April, the Cottle Lecture is not to be missed. For information, contact James Zech.

Upcoming Lecture

2009:  To Be Announced

Previous Lectures

2008: Dr. Millicent Goldschmidt, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
*The Mighty Microbe, the Ultimate Predator*

2007: Dr. Steven L. Jessup, Southern Oregon University
The Mystery of Moss in the Crater Lake Caldera: Ancient Benthic Bryophyte Communities, Paleolimnology, and Nutrient Ecology in a Deep Ultraoligotrophic Lake

2006: Dr. Susan Wallace, Baylor University
Can the Dead Really Talk to Us?

2005: Dr. Homer Montgomery, University of Texas at Dallas
The Life, Death and Preservation of Juvenile Sauropod Dinosaurs of Big Bend

2004: Dr. CJ Peters, University of Texas Medical Branch
Scheduled April 1, 2004. Canceled

2003: Dr. May R. Berenbaum, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Six Legged Chemists

2002: Dr. Billie L. Turner, University of Texas - Austin
What is a Species?

2001: Dr. Wayne M. Becker, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Genetically Modified Plants: What Are We to Think?

2000: Dr. James R. Dixon, Texas A&M University
Deserts of Peru

1999: Drs. Diane S. and Mark M. Littler, Smithsonian Institute
Recent Discoveries in Marine Botany

1998: Dr. David J. Schmidly, Texas Tech University
Texas Natural History: A Century of Change

1997: Dr. Charles P. Gerba, The University of Arizona
Plagues of the 21st Century: The Role of Food and Water in the Next Century

1996: Dr. Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Clemson University
Radar Ornithology: A New Conservation Tool

1995: Dr. Daniel J. Crawford, The Ohio State University
Plants, Molecules, and Evolution on Islands

1994: Dr. Beryl Simpson, University of Texas - Austin
The Origins of Agriculture