Penn Plant ARC Symposium | Climate Solutions for the Living World
3417 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Plant ARC presents a one-day symposium that will showcase the diverse and interdisciplinary approaches at the University of Pennsylvania that focus on monitoring, understanding and effectively addressing changing climates.
The Symposium aims to highlight the inter-connectedness of topics being discussed and will foster interactions and collaborations towards addressing common objectives. In four sessions, experts from different schools will discuss (i) climate change effects on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems; (ii) challenges of urbanization and climate on water, food, air and health; (iii) energy, climate communication and the role of plants in sustaining life on earth and (iv) precision regenerative agriculture and links to energy.
This symposium is organized by Penn Arts & Sciences' Biology Plant Adaptability and Resilience Center.
Schedule
9 – 9:10 a.m.
WELCOME
Mark Trodden, Associate Dean for the Natural Sciences
9:10 a.m.
Terrestrial Ecosystems
Corlett Wood, Assistant Professor of Biology
9:40 a.m.
Urban Food
Domenic Vitiello, Associate Professor of City Planning, The Weitzman School of Design
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 a.m.
Systems Resilience Aquatic
Katie Barott, Associate Professor of Biology
11:00 a.m.
Urban Water
Howard Neukrug, Executive Director of The Water Center and Professor of Practice, Earth and Environmental Science
11:30 a.m.
Urban Air
Laia Mogas-Soldevila, Assistant Professor of Architecture and the Director of DumoLab Research
12:00 p.m.
Urban Health
Emily Seeburger, Data Analyst, Center for Emergency Care Policy & Research and the Urban Health Lab, Perelman School of Medicine
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
LUNCH
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Energy and Climate Communication
Michael Mann, Vice Provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action; Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science; and Director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media
Plant Resilience
Doris Wagner, DiMaura Professor of Biology and Director of Penn Plant ARC (Plant Adaptability and Resilience Center)
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
COFFEE BREAK
3:30 p.m.
One Health
Andy Hoffman, Professor and Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine
4:00 p.m.
Sensors for Agriculture
Cherie Kagan, Professor, School of Engineering
4:30 p.m.
Energy and Agriculture
Thabo Leneiye, Managing Director, Sustainable Agriculture Fund, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
5:00 p.m.
CLOSING REMARKS
5:15 - 6:00 p.m.
RECEPTION
Balcony, Hall of Flags
Visit climate.sas.upenn.edu to learn more about the climate research at Penn Arts & Sciences.