Past symposia (2013-2023)
2023
Environmental Justice, Ecology, and Race
13 - 14 April 2023
![Flyer for ESDRI symposium](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/ESDRI%20Draft_02012023_small.png?VersionId=io9Y7h5Qyg4eNhgrQNcAFDC_RkWgqNjS)
Co-hosted with Kent State's Anti-Racism and Equity Institute
Sponsorship by Cleveland Water Alliance
Keynote speaker
Dorceta Taylor, Yale University
- Oscar Rocha, 秀色app
- Paul Chiyokten Wagner, Protectors of the Salish Sea
- Kawenniiosta Jock (Wolf Clan) (Orenhre'kowa Ki'taratakie), Waterfall Unity Alliance
- Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao, 秀色app
- Aaron Rimmler-Cohen, Farm Sanctuary
- Valerie Trouet, Arizona State University
- Kofi Boone, North Carolina State University
- Nayyirah Shariff, Flint Rising
- Taraneh Meshkani, 秀色app
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 7th Annual Environmental Science and Design Research Symposium](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/larger/public/page/banner%20with%20viles%20with%20dates%20copy%201500x600%20for%20durpal%20with%20background%20w%20dark%20vials_3.jpg?VersionId=ftzwmXR5O2MAVD3z.xYFjW9RoqQiKjdq&h=b37918ff&itok=_48fZDs3)
Keynote speaker
Rachel Armstrong, Newcastle University
- Christie Bahlai, 秀色app
- Margarita Benitez, 秀色app
- J. R. Campbell, 秀色app
- Terry Cardy, 秀色app
- Maria Paz Gutierrez, University of California- Berkeley
- J. Scott MacIvor, University of Toronto- Scarborough
- Lauren McPhillips, Pennsylvania State University
- Bridget Mulvey, 秀色app
- 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
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.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/larger/public/page/Cleveland-ESDRI_0.jpeg?VersionId=EB2uls58y8l3RjKQsGp0JrDJwoLfOc82&h=9a166264&itok=PgR6ZVP3)
Keynote speakers
Elizabeth W. Boyer, Pennsylvania State University
J. Henry Fair, environmentalist and fine art photographer
- Jennifer Grieser, Cleveland Metroparks
- Elizabeth Herndon, 秀色app
- Bess Krietemeyer, Syracuse University
- Rui Liu, 秀色app
- Noel Palomo-Lovinski, 秀色app
- Chris Winslow, The Ohio State University
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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Keynote speaker
Tim Beatley, University of Virginia
- Daniel Bain, University of Pittsburgh
- Margarita Benitz, 秀色app
- Kelly Bricker, University of Utah
- Reid Coffman, 秀色app
- James Fraser, Vanderbilt University
- Petra Gruber, University of Akron
- Mitchell Joachim, Terreform One
- David Jurca, 秀色app
- Joshua Lawler, University of Washington
- Andrew Lepp, 秀色app
- 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
2016
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, 秀色app
- Chris Blackwood, 秀色app
- Andrew Curtis, 秀色app
- 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, 秀色app
- 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 State University
- Emily M. Elliott, University of Pittsburgh
- Xiaozhen (Jen) Mou, 秀色app
- Allison Steiner, University of Michigan
- V. Kelly Turner, 秀色app
- Gena Wirth, SCAPE Landscape Architecture LLC