IE Environmental Solutions Symposium

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UC Davis Conference Center
UCD Conference Center

IE Environmental Solutions Symposium

Join the Institute for the Environment for our inaugural Environmental Solutions Symposium on Monday, November 9th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the UC Davis Conference Center. This event brings together researchers, students, staff, and faculty to highlight work advancing climate, environmental, and health solutions across the Institute. IE fosters innovative, interdisciplinary research that drives healthy, equitable, and sustainable outcomes for our planet and communities. 

Program Schedule

• 8:30–9:00 AM: Check-in (Coffee and pastries provided)
• 9:00–9:15 AM: Welcome
• 9:15–10:15 AM: Student Poster Session
• 10:15–11:15 AM: Research Flash Talks & Q&A | Closing Remarks
• 11:15 AM–12:00 PM: Networking Lunch

Register

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Speakers

“Hidden Disparities: An emerging interactive mapping tool to support inclusive planning in rural northern California”

 Dr. Beth Rose Middleton Manning is a collaborative social scientist, a Professor of Native American Studies at University of California Davis, and the author of two books: Trust in the Land: New Directions in Tribal Conservation (2011, UA Press) and Upstream: Trust Lands and Power on the Feather River (2018, UA Press).

"Solutions Oriented and Accountability Research: Wildfire as a Case Study"

Dr. Keith Bein is a Professional Researcher in the Air Quality Research Center, Center for Health & the Environment, and Environmental Health Sciences Center, Director of the Caldecott Tunnel Exposure Facility, and Core Director in the WE-CAIR Program at UC Davis. His research lies in the nexus of air pollution, climate change, and health.

"Earth observations to combat invasive aquatic vegetation"

Shruti Khanna is a Senior Environmental Scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife doing synthesis research in the Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta. A UC Davis alum in Ecosystems and Landscape Ecology, she uses remote sensing data analysis to study invasive aquatic vegetation in the Delta and how to manage it.

"Translating Environmental Flow Science for Real-World Applications"

Lindsay Murdoch is a PhD Candidate in Water Resources Engineering and a student researcher at the Center for Watershed Sciences. Her work is application-focused, integrating modeling, planning, and decision support for environmental flow management. Before UC Davis, Lindsay coordinated a peer-to-peer learning network for watershed restoration practitioners working across the arid West.

"Sentinel Sites for Nature - Collaborative Science for Biodiversity Conservation"

Gary Bucciarelli is Chair of California Sentinel Sites for Nature and co-leads the project with California Department of Fish and Wildlife. He is faculty in the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Science and the Director of Strategic Engagement for UC Davis Natural Reserves.

 

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