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Past symposia (2013-2023)

What began as the Water Symposium in 2013, soon evolved into the Water and Land Symposium, and continued as the Environmental Science and Design Research Symposium until 2023.

These annual symposiums were focused on a variety of environmental issues critical to our region and the world, attracting hundreds of attendees from a wide range of institutions. The symposiums included keynote speakers, guest speakers, break-out sessions, workshops, and a student poster session. 
 

2023

Environmental Justice, Ecology, and Race

13 - 14 April 2023

Flyer for ESDRI symposium

Co-hosted with Kent State's Anti-Racism and Equity Institute 
Sponsorship by Cleveland Water Alliance

Keynote speaker
Dorceta Taylor, Yale University
 

  • Oscar Rocha, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Paul Chiyokten Wagner, Protectors of the Salish Sea
  • Kawenniiosta Jock (Wolf Clan) (Orenhre'kowa Ki'taratakie), Waterfall Unity Alliance
  • Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Aaron Rimmler-Cohen, Farm Sanctuary
  • Valerie Trouet, Arizona 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Kofi Boone, North Carolina 91³Ô¹ÏÍø 
  • Nayyirah Shariff, Flint Rising 
  • Taraneh Meshkani, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Speaker Biographies
2023 Symposium Highlights
2023 Symposium Abstract Catalog

2020

Facing 21st Century Nature: Configuring Fresh Approaches Through Biodesign

16 - 18 March 2020

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7th Annual Environmental Science and Design Research Symposium

Keynote speaker
Rachel Armstrong, Newcastle University
 

  • Christie Bahlai, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Margarita Benitez, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • J. R. Campbell, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Terry Cardy, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Maria Paz Gutierrez, University of California- Berkeley
  • J. Scott MacIvor, University of Toronto- Scarborough
  • Lauren McPhillips, Pennsylvania 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Bridget Mulvey, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Amy M. Youngs, The Ohio 91³Ô¹ÏÍø

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

2019

 

Complexity of Environmental Legacies

19 - 21 March 2019

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The Cleveland skyline at twilight with Terminal Tower glowing pink, as seen from the Scranton Flats, with the Cuyahoga River and Eagle Avenue Bridge in the foreground.

Keynote speakers
Elizabeth W. Boyer, Pennsylvania 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
J. Henry Fair, environmentalist and fine art photographer
 

  • Jennifer Grieser, Cleveland Metroparks
  • Elizabeth Herndon, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Bess Krietemeyer, Syracuse University
  • Rui Liu, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Noel Palomo-Lovinski, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Chris Winslow, The Ohio 91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Additional symposium events included:

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

2017

 

Natural and Designed Ecologies

4 - 5 October 2017

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Water symposium Natural Designed Ecologies

Keynote speaker
Tim Beatley, University of Virginia
 

  • Daniel Bain, University of Pittsburgh
  • Margarita Benitz, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Kelly Bricker, University of Utah
  • Reid Coffman, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • James Fraser, Vanderbilt University
  • Petra Gruber, University of Akron
  • Mitchell Joachim, Terreform One
  • David Jurca, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Joshua Lawler, University of Washington
  • Andrew Lepp, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Kayla Perry, The Ohio 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Lisa Petit, National Park Service
  • Laia Mogas Soldevila, Tufts University

Additional symposium events include:

  • Poster session
  • Multiple panel discussions

2016

 

Sustainability and Resilience on the Land-Water Continuum

5 - 6 October 2016

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The theme for this year's Water and Land Symposium at 91³Ô¹ÏÍø is "Sustainability and Resilience on the Land-Water Continuum."

Keynote speaker
Cynthia Barnett, journalist and author of Rain: A Natural and Cultural History and Blue Revolution. Unmaking America's Water Crisis
 

  • Darren Bade, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Chris Blackwood, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Andrew Curtis, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Matt Davies, The Ohio 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Chris Davis, National Park Service
  • Sarah Godsey, Idaho 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Connie Hausman, Cleveland Metroparks
  • Laura Johnson, Heidelberg University
  • Wendy Kellogg, Cleveland 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Melissa Kenney, University of Maryland
  • Karin Kettenring, Utah 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Lauren Kinsman-Costello, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • 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

2015

 

Water in a Changing Climate: Regional to Global Issues


14 - 15 October 2015

Keynote speaker
Richard Alley, Pennsylvania 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
 

  • Emily M. Elliott, University of Pittsburgh
  • Xiaozhen (Jen) Mou, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Allison Steiner, University of Michigan
  • V. Kelly Turner, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Gena Wirth, SCAPE Landscape Architecture LLC

2013

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