Join
the
Ecohydrology
Research
Group
on
Friday,
February
2,
2018
for
the
research
symposium
and
public
lecture
held
in
celebration
of
World
Wetlands
Day!
Research Symposium
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Presentations from local researchers
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3 Minute Thesis (3MT) presentations
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Poster session (register by January 19th)
Public Lecture
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Presentation by Dr. Jennifer Read, Water Center Director at the University of Michigan
New this year: Students will be able to promote their work in a non-competitive 3MT presentation. Each participant will have 3 minutes and one static slide to present their work. 3MT presentation slots will be awarded in the order of registration until filled, so please register early to guarantee a slot. Students may sign up for both a 3MT and a poster presentation.
The poster session is open to all researchers. Students may compete in the poster competition for a chance to with a $150 prize (one for a graduate student category and one for undergraduates). The deadline to submit a poster title is January 19th.
Register for the research symposium, 3 Minute Thesis, and/or poster session.
Register for the public lecture.
Agenda
Registration will take place in the William G. Davis Centre (DC), room 1301 from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m., with opening remarks by Water Institute member, Philippe Van Cappellen, at 1:00 p.m. in DC 1302.
Session 1 [DC 1302]
| 1:15-1:45 |
Chris
Parsons, Earth
and
Environmental
Sciences |
| 1:45-2:15 |
Bruce
MacVicar, Civil
and
Environmental
Engineering |
| 2:15-2:30 |
Saraswati
Saraswati, Geography
and
Environmental
Management |
| 2:30-2:45 |
Elise
Devoie, Civil
and
Environmental
Engineering |
| 2:45-3:00 |
Wynona
Klemt, Biology |
|
3:00-3:15 | Coffee break DC 1301 |
Session 2 [DC 1302]
| 3:15-3:45 |
Serghei
Bocaniov, Earth
and
Environmental
Sciences |
| 3:45-4:00 |
Jody
Daniel, Biology |
| 4:00-4:15 |
Matt
Elmes, Geography
and
Environmental
Management |
| 4:15-4:30 |
Zahra
Akbarzadeh, Earth
and
Environmental
Sciences |
| 4:30-5:15 |
3 Minute Thesis Presentations (3MT) |
| 5:15-6:45 |
Reception and Poster Session [EIT Atrium] - deadline to submit a poster title is January 19th |
Public Lecture - EIT 1015, 7:00-8:00
Impactful Science Along our Coasts: Supporting and assessing user-focused research in our estuaries, coastal wetlands and Great Lakes
Presented by Dr. Jennifer Read
Estuaries and coastal wetlands along North America’s multiple salt and fresh coasts are highly productive ecosystems with distinct physical and biological attributes. Historic land use patterns and climate change have placed a great deal of pressure on these socioeconomically and biologically productive ecosystems. Effective protection and restoration of these important ecosystems requires carefully constructed science support that brings to bear the highest quality, user-driven research. Over the past six years, the University of Michigan Water Center has taken an adaptive approach to selecting, supporting and assessing projects that engage end-users, or those best positioned to employ the science generated, in project work related to the Great Lakes and broader US coastal ecosystems. This presentation will propose that end-user engaged research, while resource and time intensive, is more effective than traditional or even more recent research paradigms and potentially a better way to invest increasingly scarce public and private resources.