The Environmental Science and Design Symposium is a multidisciplinary forum that promotes the exchange of ideas related to the resiliency of natural and built systems. Now in its seventh year, the symposium (formerly known as the Water and Land symposium) is organized by Kent State’s Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, and the university’s Environmental Science and Design Research Initiative (ESDRI), which supports multidisciplinary research related to the impact of human influence on natural and constructed environments. We are assembling a diverse group of speakers around the symposium’s theme, 'Biodesign: Designing with Life for Environmental Sustainability' representing topics ranging from natural resources management to art, architecture, and design thinking.
Registration is free and open to the public. We hope you will support the symposium, attend, submit abstracts for poster presentations, and encourage other students and colleagues to attend!
More information will be forthcoming, but please feel free to contact Symposium Chair, Margarita Benitez at esdri@kent.edu with any questions or comments or to offer your support for the event.
All Events in KIVA and Student Center, as indicated below
Kent Student Center (On Campus), Kent, OH 44242
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Time
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Description
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5-7 p.m.
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Exhibition runs from March 16 - March 27
Location: Center for Architecture and Environmental Design on the Kent Campus |
| Time | Description |
| 6-7:15 p.m. | Rachel Armstrong, Professor, Newcastle University Title: Facing 21st century Nature: Configuring fresh approaches through BioDesign Location: KIVA |
| Reception Immediately following the address | Reception in the Westfield Insurance Room (204 Kent Student Center) located above the KIVA. |
| Time | Description |
| 9-9:15 a.m. | Opening Remarks |
| 9:15-9:50 a.m. | Paz Gutierrez, M.F.A., Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley Location: KIVA |
| 9:50-10:25 a.m. | Christie Bahlai, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Kent State University "Built by nature: growing habitats in and out of cities" Location: KIVA |
| 10:25-11:00 a.m. | Coffee Break / Mini-Poster Session in Kent Student Center Ballroom |
| 11:00-11:35 a.m. | Lauren McPhillips, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Penn State University Location: KIVA |
| 11:35 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Elena Brebenel, M.F.A., Assistant Professor, Kent State University Location: KIVA |
| 12:15-1:30 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) |
| Time | Description |
| 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Accelerating Sustainability: Science, meet Design Innovation Facilitator: J.R. Campbell, Executive Director, Design Innovation Initiative - Facilitator Location: Kent State Student Center 306 ABC |
| 2:30-2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45-4:45 p.m. |
Afternoon Breakouts:
Theme: Biodesign & Water Resources
Title: Wetlands by Design: Interdependence of Science and Design in Wetland Enhancement, Restoration, and Construction Location: TBD Theme: Environmental Education / Pedagogy
Title: Designing Environmental Education Experiences: Interdisciplinary Broader Impacts, Research, and Teaching Location: TBD Presenters: Terri Cardy, Outdoor Educator (Child Development Center), Kent State University
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Kent State University
Theme: Ecological Analogues and Living Architecture
Title: A Habitat Template Approach for Living Architecture Location: TBD Presenter: J. Scott MacIvor, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Scarborough
Theme: Biodesign and Beyond
Title: Biodesign: exploring the intersection of design, biology and sustainability Location: TBD |
| 5:00-7:00 p.m. | Poster Session with heavy hors d’oeuvres Location: Kent State Student Center Ballroom |
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