Graduate Student Seminar Series
AAEC's graduate student seminar series gives graduate students an opportunity to sharpen their presentation skills, consider new research questions, and learn about new areas of research.
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all 2020-21 seminars are being held virtually. Contact Ange Kakpo for Zoom information.
Presentation schedule:
| Date | Presenter Name | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9/18/2020 | Zhenyu Yao | Assessing residences support for environmentally-friendly public transportation upgrades across Europe |
| 9/25/2020 | Ben Garber | Beef and Bottom-line: the Effect of Value-Added Certification on Feeder Cattle Profitability |
| 10/2/2020 | Chaohua Cai | Money is Time (and Distance): Geographical Distance and Intergenerational Support to Aging Parents in Rural China |
| 10/9/2020 | Yangchuan Yang | Grass-fed Beef Price Premium |
| 10/23/2020 | Alexis Villacis-Aveiga | Explaining Climate Change Risk Perceptions Using Prospect Theory |
| 10/30/2020 | Zeya Zang | Regional Model on Fertilizer Promotion and Small-scale Irrigation System in Ethiopia |
| 11/6/2020 | Kate Vaiknoras | The impact of stress-tolerant rice varieties on yield, yield variability and input use in an unfavorable rice environment |
| 11/13/2020 | Jinyan Yang | SNAP Benefits Adequacy during COVID-19 |
| 2/5/2021 | Kristin Swedberg | Examining Implicit Price Variation for Lake Water Quality |
| 2/26/2021 | Mariah Beverly | Examining Implicit Price Variation for Lake Water Quality |
| 3/19/2021 | Yuanyuan Wen | Impacts of Nature Reserves on Migration in China |
| 4/9/2021 | Shannon Fluharty | Opportunity Between the Turbines: A Willingness-to-Pay Eperiment Regarding Co-Location with the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Farm |
| 4/23/2021 | Paige MicKibben | Economic Feasibility Of Outcome-based Payment For Environmental Services For Denitrifying Spring Bioreactors |
| 5/7/2021 | Zhenyu Yao | Willingness to pay for the improved forecasting system of red tide in Southern Florida |
Student testimonials:
“The question-and-answer time is very useful in preparing us for future conferences and job interviews. We learn how to really listen and understand the questions people pose about our research, and how to respond appropriately.” - Ruoding Shi
“People ask very good questions during the lab that encourage us to look at our research from new angles and explore alternative questions when analyzing our data.” - Xin Ning
“The health lab helps us clarify topics covered in class and drive home key points we’re learning.” - Weizhe Weng
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Graduate Program Contacts
Klaus Moeltner
Graduate Program Director
312 Hutcheson Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
moeltner@vt.edu
540-231-8249
Normand Adams
Graduate Program Coordinator
309-B Hutcheson Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
nadams10@vt.edu
Phone: 540-231-0913
Fax: 540-231-7417
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