Feng Coloquium

Celebrating Student Research at the 15th Biennial Feng Colloquium

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Most of the participants of the 15th biennial Feng Colloquium at DMS on 15 May 2025

By Samantha Rush.

On May 15, 2025, the Department of Marine Sciences hosted the 15th Biennial Feng Graduate Research Colloquium. Named in honor of the first department head, Dr. Sung Y. Feng, the colloquium serves as a professional development event for our departments graduate students, who hone their skills in abstract writing, posters presentations and research talks. This year’s program featured 18 talks and 22 posters showcasing the breadth of multidisciplinary work across the department.

Started by Dr. Hans Dam in 1996, the 2025 Feng Steering Committee included Dr. Julie Granger, Emily Watling, Yifan Zhu, and Anne Gilewski. This year’s event also featured artwork by Matthew Leason and was made possible with the support of DMS staff, particularly Deb Schuler and Todd Fake. The event continues to be a valuable platform for students to hone their scientific communication skills, receive feedback, and share their work across the department.

Check out the talks, posters, and their abstracts here!

Check out a few more impressions from the day below!

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Artwork by Matthew Leason

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Yifan (r.)

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Jessica (l.) & Xavier (r.)

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Eva (r.)

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DMS mingling at the Poster session

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Madison

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Dave (l.), Paban (m.) & Xavier (r.)

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Sunnidae (l.) & Pax (r.)

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Penny (l.), Evan (m.) & Hans (r.)

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Vicki You

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Matthew (l.) & Sarah (r.)

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Anne (l.)

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Sunnidae

Finally in person again: Feng Graduate Research Colloquium 2023!

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On 18 May 2023, Department of Marine Sciences graduate students and faculty came together for the 14th Biennial Feng Graduate Research Colloquium

18 May 2023. After a COVID-forced hiatus of more than two years, our department finally held a successful Feng graduate student research colloquium in person again. The Feng Graduate Research Colloquium has been a tradition in the Marine Sciences Department since 1996. Named after the first Head of the Department of Marine Sciences, Dr. Sung Y. Feng, the colloquium was started by Prof. Hans Dam. The colloquium acts as a conference in which students receive friendly, constructive criticism, and have the opportunity to work on developing their abstract writing, leadership, and scientific communication skills. The Colloquium is funded by the Department of Marine Sciences and the S.Y. Feng Scholarship Fund.

This years colloquium featured 16 oral presentations and 20 posters spanning the entire diversity of marine research in our department. Special thanks to the student organizers and Debra Schuler for the help behind the scenes.

See the colloquium list of talks and poster presentations, including abstracts

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