The Environmental Science and Design Symposium, formerly the Land and Water Symposium, is a multidisciplinary forum that promotes the exchange of ideas related to the resiliency of natural and built systems. This year’s theme, “Complexity of Environmental Legacies”, reflects the challenges of developing sustainable systems in landscapes transformed by decades of modification and contamination. Speakers from a wide range of disciplines (fashion, geology, geography, architecture, and ecology) will address topics related to urban, sustainability, restoration, and the integration of design with biological systems.
Co-sponsored by the Kent Environmental Council.
More details at: https://www.kent.edu/ESDRI-symposium
TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019
| Description |
| J Henry Fair Photo Gallery Opening – Exhibition runs from March 19 – April 5 Reception March 19, 5-7pm Title: The Hidden Cost J Henry Fair, Environmentalist & Fine Art Photographer Location: Armstrong Gallery on the first floor of the Center for Architecture and Environmental Design on the Kent Campus |
ITINERARY MARCH 20-21, 2019
All Events in KIVA and Student Center, as indicated below
Kent Student Center (On Campus), Kent, OH 44242
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2019
| Time | Description |
| 6-7 p.m. | Keynote Address* Title: Legacy Nutrient Pollution Impacts on Current and Future Environmental Challenges Beth Boyer, Associate Professor of Water Resources, Penn State; Director, Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Center; Assistant Director, Institutes of Energy & the Environment Location: KIVA |
| Reception Immediately following the address | Reception sponsored by the Cleveland Water Alliance, in the Westfield Insurance Room (204 Kent Student Center) located above the KIVA. |
THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2019
| Time | Description |
| 9-9:15 a.m. | Opening Remarks |
| 9:15-9:45 a.m. | Title: Real gems of the Emerald Necklace: Reflections on a century of land use and nature’s resiliency Jennifer Grieser, Senior Natural Resources Area Manager — Urban Watersheds, Cleveland Metroparks Location: KIVA |
| 9:45-10:15 a.m. | Title: Lake Erie Algal Blooms: An Update and Lessons Learned While Seeking Solutions Chris Winslow, Ohio State (Stone Laboratory); Director, Ohio Sea Grant College Program Location: KIVA |
| 10:15-10:45 a.m. | Title: Legacy impacts of coal mining on water resources Elizabeth Herndon, Assistant Professor of Geology, Kent State Location: KIVA |
| 10:45-11:15 a.m. | Coffee Break in Kent Student Center Ballroom |
| 11:15-11:45 a.m. | Title: Waste to Value: Beneficial Uses of Dredged Material for Resilient and Sustainable Built Environment Rui Liu, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Environmental Design, Kent State University. Location: KIVA |
| 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Title: Closed Loop Fashion Noël Palomo-Lovinski, Associate Professor of Fashion Design & Merchandising, Kent State University Location: KIVA |
| 12:15-12:45 p.m. | Title: An interactive platform for community energy empowerment Bess Krietenmeyer, Assistant Professor in Architecture and founder of the Interactive Design and Visualization Lab (IDVL) at Syracuse University Location: KIVA |
| 12:45-2:15 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) |
| Time | Description |
| 2:15-3:15 p.m. | Keynote Address* Title: Art, Propaganda, and the Discrediting of Science J Henry Fair, Environmentalist & Fine Art Photographer Location: KIVA |
| 3:15-4:15 p.m. | Panel Discussion with Keynote and Symposium Speakers, moderated by Joseph D. Ortiz, Professor of Geology, Kent State University Location: KIVA |
| 4:15-6:30 p.m. | Poster Session, Book Signing with J Henry Fair,** Exhibits, Recruiting; with light refreshments Location: Kent State Student Center |