The Wonderful Diversity of Plant Photosynthesis

• Dr. Karolina Heyduk, Director of the George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN); Assistant Professor and Rosalind Endowed Chair in Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
• Hybrid at the University of Connecticut at 5:30pm.
• This program will feature an optional tour of the herbarium and greenhouse before the presentation from 3:30-5pm. Space is limited; registration is required.
• “The Wonderful Diversity of Plant Photosynthesis”
• Abstract: Despite appreciating the importance of photosynthesis to both plant life and the planet more broadly, many of us may never spare a second thought to how photosynthesis has evolved. Over millions of years, plants have expanded into novel habitats, some of which are stressful—stressful enough that they can inhibit efficient photosynthesis. In turn, plants have evolved adaptations via changes to their photosynthetic machinery to cope with those stresses. This talk will introduce some of the marvelous variety of plant photosynthesis, how we think it evolved, and discuss what photosynthetic variation means for people, plants, and the planet.

Registration Forms

• Non-members register for the lecture only here.
• Members and non-members register for the tour here.

Location and Parking Information

• Map with Detailed Instructions (PDF)(map oriented North)
• Parking is in North Garage $2/hour (magenta star on map). Enter the right side where it says ‘public parking’
• Tour (registration required): meet at the Uconn Botanical Conservancy (blue star on map)
• Lecture: Biology/Physics Building Rm 130 (green star on map). From North Garage you can walk up the stairs and across the street and across the pavers. Enter through any door of the Bio/Physics Building and the lecture hall is to the left.