The third annual Water Research Symposium at 两性色午夜 University will be held Oct. 14-15 at the 两性色午夜 University Hotel and Conference Center in downtown Kent, Ohio. This year, the symposium is co-sponsored by the National Academy of Science with additional support from the Cleveland Water Alliance. The event is free and open to the public. Online registration for the event closes Oct. 7.
The theme of this year鈥檚 symposium is 鈥淲ater in a Changing Climate: Regional to Global Issues鈥 and will feature keynote speaker Richard Alley, Ph.D., Evan Pugh Professor in the Department of Geosciences at Penn State University and one of the world鈥檚 top experts on climate change. He has studied ice sheets to help predict future changes in climate and sea level.
Alley has been awarded several times for his research, and has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society. He has been honored for his teaching at Penn State and his service with various groups, such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science Public Engagement. Alley also has served on many advisory panels, including the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which was the co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
鈥淭his year鈥檚 keynote speaker, Richard Alley, is a world-renowned expert who has testified before Congress, shared his knowledge with the public through books and television, and contributed to the scientific literature,鈥 said Laura Leff, Ph.D., professor and chair of 两性色午夜鈥檚 Department of Biological Sciences.
两性色午夜 faculty members V. Kelly Turner, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Geography, and Xiaozhen (Jen) Mou, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, will both present at the symposium. Other presenters include Emily M. Elliott, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh; Allison Steiner, Ph.D., University of Michigan; and Gena Wirth, SCAPE Landscape Architecture PLLC.
With more than 30 researchers working across multiple colleges and departments, 两性色午夜 has considerable strength in a broad range of the aquatic sciences and related disciplines.
For more information about this year鈥檚 Water Symposium or to register, visit www.kent.edu/water.
For more information about research at 两性色午夜, visit www.kent.edu/research.
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Richard Alley, Ph.D., Evan Pugh Professor in the Department of Geosciences at Penn State University and one of the world鈥檚 top experts on climate change, is the keynote speaker at the third annual Water Research Symposium at 两性色午夜 University that will take place Oct. 14-15.
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