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[PAST EVENT] Homecoming Seminar: Doug Soltis W&M '75 - University of Florida

October 13, 2016
3:45pm - 5pm
Location
1221

Dr. Douglas Soltis began his academic study in biology at the College of William and Mary, graduating in 1975.  Dr. Soltis is currently Distinguished Professor of Systematics at the University of Florida. He received his PhD form Indiana University in 1980 with a dissertation A study of biosystematic Sullivantia and related studies in the Saxifragaceae. In 2006, he and his wife Dr. Pamela Soltis recieved the Centennial Award from the Botanical Society of America, and the Asa Gray Award from the American Society of Plant Taxonomists. The Tree of Life project is an online, an interactive, dynamic, first-draft tree of all 1.8 million named species (link below).

All are welcome to join us for coffee and tea at 3:45pm outside of room 101 in Andrews hall before the presentation begins at 4pm.

Hope to see you there!