6th Annual Kent State Environmental Science and Design Research Symposium
Complexity of Environmental Legacies
Symposium overview
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
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS/PRESENTATIONS
This year's symposium is being made possible through generous support from:
- Cleveland Water Alliance (Opening Reception Sponsor)
- Deborah Gillaspie and Frederick Sturm (Morning Session and J Henry Fair Gallery Reception Sponsors)
- Kent Environmental Council (J Henry Fair Gallery Sponsor)
- Cleveland Metroparks (Morning Coffee Break Sponsor)
- LightHawk Conservation Flying (Afternoon Coffee Sponsor)
- Ohio Space Grant Consortium (Afternoon Session Sponsor)
In addition, a big thanks to our partners across Kent State University:
- Division of Research and Sponsored Programs,
- Environmental Science and Design Research Initiative
- Center for Ecology and Natural Resource Sustainability
- College of Architecture & Environmental Design
- Department of Geology (now Department of Earth Sciences)
Cost
Registration is free and open to the public. We hope you will support the symposium, attend, submit abstracts for poster presentations, and encourage other students and colleagues to attend!
Contact Information
More information will be forthcoming, but please feel free to contact Symposium Chair, Dr. Joseph D. Ortiz with any questions or comments or to offer your support for the event.
Itinerary March 19-21, 2019
All Events in KIVA and Student Center, as indicated below
Kent Student Center (On Campus), Kent, OH 44242
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
| Time | Description |
| 5-7 p.m. | J Henry Fair Photo Gallery Opening - Exhibition runs from March 19 - April 5 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 |
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 Krietemeyer, 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 |
*1 CEU credit each of AIA CEU credits will be available for the two keynote lectures for those who sign-in at the session.
**Limited copies of his various titles available on a first come, first serve basis
sponsored by
Deborah Gillaspie and Frederick Sturm
