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Sustainability Forum: Building Better Water Systems

14 March 2024

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ÊÓƵ

Speaker Biographies

Poems from the from The Wick Poetry Center's "" poetry activity can be viewed . And you can participate at any time!

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

Environmental Justice, Ecology, and Race

13 - 14 April 2023

Co-hosted with Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Anti-Racism and Equity Institute 
Sponsorship by Cleveland Water Alliance

Keynote speaker
Dorceta Taylor, Yale University
 

• Oscar Rocha, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
• 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ÊÓƵ
• Aaron Rimmler-Cohen, Farm Sanctuary
• Valerie Trouet, Arizona State University
• Kofi Boone, North Carolina State University 
• Nayyirah Shariff, Flint Rising 
• Taraneh Meshkani, Â鶹ÊÓƵ

Speaker Biographies
2023 Symposium Highlights
2023 Symposium Abstract Catalog

Facing 21^st Century Nature: Configuring Fresh Approaches Through Biodesign

16 - 18 March 2020

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Keynote speaker
Rachel Armstrong, Newcastle University
 

• Christie Bahlai, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
• Margarita Benitez, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
• J. R. Campbell, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
• Terry Cardy, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
• Maria Paz Gutierrez, University of California- Berkeley
• J. Scott MacIvor, University of Toronto- Scarborough
• Lauren McPhillips, Pennsylvania State University
• Bridget Mulvey, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
• 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

Complexity of Environmental Legacies

19 - 21 March 2019

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

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

Additional symposium events included:

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

Natural and Designed Ecologies

4 - 5 October 2017

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Keynote speaker
Tim Beatley, University of Virginia
 

• Daniel Bain, University of Pittsburgh
• Margarita Benitz, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
• Kelly Bricker, University of Utah
• Reid Coffman, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
• James Fraser, Vanderbilt University
• Petra Gruber, University of Akron
• Mitchell Joachim, Terreform One
• David Jurca, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
• Joshua Lawler, University of Washington
• Andrew Lepp, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
• 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

Sustainability and Resilience on the Land-Water Continuum

5 - 6 October 2016

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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ÊÓƵ
• Chris Blackwood, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
• Andrew Curtis, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
• 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ÊÓƵ
• 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

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ÊÓƵ
• Allison Steiner, University of Michigan
• V. Kelly Turner, Â鶹ÊÓƵ
• Gena Wirth, SCAPE Landscape Architecture LLC

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