2026 SNRE Research Symposium
October 14, 2026 | 8:00am - 5:00pm
J. Wayne Reitz Union Grand Ballroom
The University of Florida’s (UF) School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE), through its interdisciplinary educational programs, is designed to prepare tomorrow’s scientists to understand the complex issues related to environment and socio-economic stability in Florida, the nation, and the world. To do this, SNRE operates horizontally across UF's elaborate structure of academic disciplines. The SNRE is built on existing strengths in the University by encouraging departments or other organizational units of the University to participate in the activities of the SNRE. Recognizing the high level of expertise in environmental and natural resource matters already present in many basic and applied discipline-centered departments and other organizational units of UF, SNRE engages faculty from a variety of the University's disciplines, as the affiliate faculty of SNRE.
The objectives of the 2026 SNRE Research Symposium: 1) provide graduate and undergraduate students a framework to showcase their interdisciplinary research in ecology, environment, and sustainability, and 2) enhance the interaction among students and faculty with participants from state and federal agencies, and private consulting firms and industry.
Event Program
TBA
Agenda-at-a-Glance
Wednesday, October 14th, 2026
| Time | Events |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:00 - 9:10 a.m. |
Introduction Dr. Ramesh Reddy, Director, School of Natural Resources and Environment |
| 9:10 - 9:20 a.m. |
Opening Remarks Dr. Scott Angle, UF/IFAS Senior Vice President |
| 9:20 - 9:30 a.m. |
Opening Remarks Dr. Nicole Stedman, Dean, UF Graduate School |
| 9:30 - 9:35 a.m. |
Introduction of Keynote Speaker Dr. Mike Allen, SNRE Affiliate Faculty Council Chair, Director and Professor, UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station |
| 9:35 - 10:30 a.m. |
Keynote Address: "Working Across Scales: Interdisciplinary Pathways to Biodiversity Insight and Application" Dr. Robert P. Guralnick, Curator of Biodiversity Informatics, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. |
Networking Break |
| Session I | Affiliate Faculty Presentations |
| Session Chair | TBA |
| 10:45 - 11:00 a.m. | Dr. Gretchen Lescord, Assistant Professor, Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences |
| 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. | Dr. Swathi Nadakuduti, Assistant Professor, Horticultural Sciences |
| 11:15 - 11:30 a.m. | Dr. Malek Hammami, Assistant Professor, Tropical Research and Education Center |
| 11:30 - 11:45 a.m. | Dr. Ellen Robertson, Assistant Professor, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation |
| 11:45 - 12:00 p.m. | Discussion |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Networking Lunch Break |
| 1:00 - 1:15 p.m. | Introductions and Recognitions |
| Session II | Student Oral Presentations (TBD) |
| Session III | Poster Presentation |
| 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Student Poster Presentation |