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Past symposia (2013-2024)

2024

Sustainability Forum: Building Better Water Systems

14 March 2024

ESDRI sustainability forum

Sponsorship by

Speakers:
Gebby Keny, Rice University 
Marie Fechik-Kirk, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Dr. Merrin Macrae, University of Waterloo
Moderated by Dr. Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Â鶹´«Ã½

Speaker Biographies

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Partnering with Kent State's Office of Sustainability and University Culinary Services this was a Green Event, part of our Campus Race to Zero Waste

 

 

2023

Environmental Justice, Ecology, and Race

13 - 14 April 2023

Flyer for ESDRI symposium

Co-hosted with Kent State's Anti-Racism and Equity Institute 
Sponsorship by Cleveland Water Alliance

Keynote speaker
Dorceta Taylor, Yale University
 

  • Oscar Rocha, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Paul Chiyokten Wagner, Protectors of the Salish Sea
  • Kawenniiosta Jock (Wolf Clan) (Orenhre'kowa Ki'taratakie), Waterfall Unity Alliance
  • Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Aaron Rimmler-Cohen, Farm Sanctuary
  • Valerie Trouet, Arizona State University
  • Kofi Boone, North Carolina State University 
  • Nayyirah Shariff, Flint Rising 
  • Taraneh Meshkani, Â鶹´«Ã½

Speaker Biographies
2023 Symposium Highlights
2023 Symposium Abstract Catalog

2020

Facing 21st Century Nature: Configuring Fresh Approaches Through Biodesign

16 - 18 March 2020

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7th Annual Environmental Science and Design Research Symposium

Keynote speaker
Rachel Armstrong, Newcastle University
 

  • Christie Bahlai, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Margarita Benitez, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • J. R. Campbell, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Terry Cardy, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Maria Paz Gutierrez, University of California- Berkeley
  • J. Scott MacIvor, University of Toronto- Scarborough
  • Lauren McPhillips, Pennsylvania State University
  • Bridget Mulvey, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Amy M. Youngs, The Ohio State University

Despite the event being canceled in-person due to COVID-19, symposium virtual events included:

  • Exhibition and lecture by visiting scholar Rachel Armstrong, Newcastle University
  • Student lightning talks
  • Poster session
  • Collaboration with Design Innovation Initiative

2019

 

Complexity of Environmental Legacies

19 - 21 March 2019

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The Cleveland skyline at twilight with Terminal Tower glowing pink, as seen from the Scranton Flats, with the Cuyahoga River and Eagle Avenue Bridge in the foreground.

Keynote speakers
Elizabeth W. Boyer, Pennsylvania State University
J. Henry Fair, environmentalist and fine art photographer
 

  • Jennifer Grieser, Cleveland Metroparks
  • Elizabeth Herndon, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Bess Krietemeyer, Syracuse University
  • Rui Liu, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Noel Palomo-Lovinski, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Chris Winslow, The Ohio State University

Additional symposium events included:

  • Poster session and book signing with J. Henry Fair
  • Panel discussion with symposium speakers

2017

 

Natural and Designed Ecologies

4 - 5 October 2017

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Water symposium Natural Designed Ecologies

Keynote speaker
Tim Beatley, University of Virginia
 

  • Daniel Bain, University of Pittsburgh
  • Margarita Benitz, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Kelly Bricker, University of Utah
  • Reid Coffman, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • James Fraser, Vanderbilt University
  • Petra Gruber, University of Akron
  • Mitchell Joachim, Terreform One
  • David Jurca, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Joshua Lawler, University of Washington
  • Andrew Lepp, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Kayla Perry, The Ohio State University
  • Lisa Petit, National Park Service
  • Laia Mogas Soldevila, Tufts University

Additional symposium events include:

  • Poster session
  • Multiple panel discussions

2016

 

Sustainability and Resilience on the Land-Water Continuum

5 - 6 October 2016

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The theme for this year's Water and Land Symposium at Â鶹´«Ã½ is "Sustainability and Resilience on the Land-Water Continuum."

Keynote speaker
Cynthia Barnett, journalist and author of Rain: A Natural and Cultural History and Blue Revolution. Unmaking America's Water Crisis
 

  • Darren Bade, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Chris Blackwood, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Andrew Curtis, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Matt Davies, The Ohio State University
  • Chris Davis, National Park Service
  • Sarah Godsey, Idaho State University
  • Connie Hausman, Cleveland Metroparks
  • Laura Johnson, Heidelberg University
  • Wendy Kellogg, Cleveland State University
  • Melissa Kenney, University of Maryland
  • Karin Kettenring, Utah State University
  • Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Mark McCabe, Gresham Smith and Partners
  • Tom Meixner, University of Arizona
  • Harry Sarvis, Ohio EPA
  • James White, Cuyahoga County Port Authority
  • Truman Young, University of California- Davis

Additional symposium events included:

  • Book signing
  • Poster session
  • Panel discussion

2015

 

Water in a Changing Climate: Regional to Global Issues


14 - 15 October 2015

Keynote speaker
Richard Alley, Pennsylvania State University
 

  • Emily M. Elliott, University of Pittsburgh
  • Xiaozhen (Jen) Mou, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Allison Steiner, University of Michigan
  • V. Kelly Turner, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Gena Wirth, SCAPE Landscape Architecture LLC

2013

Human Impacts on Water: Ohio's Most Important Natural Resource

14 - 15 November 2013

Keynote speaker
Peter H. Gleick, co-founder and president of the Pacific Institute