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Proceedings of 

The Global FEWture Alliance

Second Annual Symposium

April  23-24, 2025

University of Maryland | Adele H. Stamp Student Union 

Funded by a University of Maryland Grand Challenges Institutional Grant

Amy Dean Lushniak GFA plan Stephanie Day 1 group Maureen Hood College Hood college 2 question Session 1 lunch colleagues colleagues colleagues TZ team Keynote Dr. Pokhrel Dr. da Santos Emmie Woerner Session 2 colleagues Dr. Michele Morgado Rafi Aziz question poster 1 poster 2 poster 3 poster 4 poster 5 colleagues Drs Suhana and Leena colleagues winning poster poster winner poster award winners Day 2 Ellie of CLG Nermine Room colleagues Dr. Rianna Murray TZ STEWARDS Nepal STEWARDS Dr. Ahmed atrium Qs Guiding words Day 2 group group
UMD Provost Jennifer King Rice

Israeli Ambassador to Nepal Shmulik Bass

(Music credit for all videos: "Patron Saint of Heists" by Bryan Teoh, Free PD Music)
Welcoming Remarks - Dean Boris Lushniak (UMD School of Public Health)

Overview of the Global FEWture Alliance Accomplishments and Symposium Goals - Dr. Amy R. Sapkota (UMD School of Public Health)

Keynote: Dr. Stephanie Lansing (University of Maryland, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources) - Food Waste Diversion and Anaerobic Digestion as Pillars in a Resilient Bioeconomy
Session 1: Integrating Renewable Energy into Food and Water Futures - Moderator: Shree Krishna Dhital (Sanskriti Farms and Research Centre)

Techno-Social Solutions for Off Grid Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Challenges - Dr. Clive Lipchin (Arava Institute of Environmental Studies, Israel)

Biogas Production of Food Waste from Different Sources: Characterization within a Biocircular Economy Framework - Maureen Nabulime (UMD College of Agriculture and Natural Resources)

Agrivoltaics and the FEW Nexus: Opportunities and Challenges for Co-Location in Maryland - Dr. Jennifer Morash (UMD College of Agriculture and Natural Resources)

Harvesting Microalgae with Magnetotactic Bacteria - Amanda Ambrose, Isabella DiPietrantonio, and Josephine Sasse (Hood College Center for Coastal & Watershed Studies)

The Energy-Water Nexus - Dr. Eric Wachsman (Maryland Energy Innovation Institute (MEI2); UMD Clark School of Engineering)
Keynote: Dr. Yadu Pokhrel (Michigan State University, College of Engineering) - A Systems Approach to Model Food, Energy, and Water Systems in a Changing Environment

Session 2: From Global FEW Systems Modeling to Local Exposure Assessments - Moderator: Dr. Catherine Nakalembe (UMD College of Behavioral and Social Sciences)

Perennial Snow and Ice Cover Change from 2001 to 2021 in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan Region Derived From Landsat Analysis-ready Data - Dr. Ahmad Khan (UMD College of Behavioral and Social Sciences)

Lessons Learned from a Multi-Country Scenario Analysis of Energy-Water-Land-Climate Nexus Challenges - Dr. Silvia R. Santos da Silva (UMD Center for Environmental Science)

FARM-SAFE: Facilitating Antibiotic Resistance and Pathogen Monitoring for Safe and Sustainable Farming in Nepal - Dr. Heather Amato (UMD School of Public Health)

Rainwater Harvesting on a Peri-urban Farm: Investigating Pathogen Presence and Rainwater Treatment Options - Emily Woerner (UMD School of Public Health)
Trainee/early career scientist lighting rounds - Moderator: Dr. Leena Malayil

Long-term Analysis of Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus Virulence Factors and Their Environmental Associations in the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. - Dr. Michele Morgado (UMD School of Public Health)

Understanding the Impact of Sea Level Rise to Septic Systems and Exploring Alternative Wastewater Management Strategies in the Chesapeake Bay Region - Dr. Nathan Boyd, Jerin Tasnim (UMD School of Public Health)

The Sanitization of Harvested Rainwater - Kevin Tarwa (UMD College of Agriculture and Natural Resources)

Evaluating the Environmental Benefits of Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Systems for Manure Management - Rafian Aziz (UMD College of Agriculture and Natural Resources)

Integrating Satellite Imagery and Weather Variables for Enhanced Cover Crop Biomass Estimation - Dr. Sumanta Chatterjee (UMD College of Agriculture and Natural Resources)

UMD's Battery Prototyping Lab: Li-Ion Workforce Development - Dr. Gibson Scisco (UMD Clark School of Engineering)

Beyond Lithium: Exploring Materials for Low-Cost Battery Solutions - Dr. George Alexander (UMD Clark School of Engineering)

Understanding Coastal Farmers’ Land Management Decisions Regarding Sea Level Rise Stresses In The Chesapeake Bay - Taryn Sudol (Maryland Sea Grant College)
Announcement of Poster Winners (Sponsored by the UMD Maryland Energy Innovation Institute and the Global FEWture Alliance) - Dr. Amy R. Sapkota (UMD School of Public Health)
Summary of Day 1 and Goals for Day 2 - Dr. Amy R. Sapkota (UMD School of Public Health)

Session 3: FEW Nexus Research to Action and Capacity Building - Moderator: Dr. Clive Lipchin (Arava Institute)

Lessons for Engaging Early Career Researchers in Transdisciplinary Water, Energy, Food Nexus: Experiences from the SustainFood USA-Africa-Europe Network of Networks Project - Dr. Michael Jacobson (Penn State University College of Agricultural Sciences)

UMD's Community Learning Garden as a FEW Nexus Hub and Training Resource - Ellie Dugan (UMD College of Agriculture and Natural Resources)

From Lab to Field to Market: The Power of the Agricultural Helix - Dr. Tomer Malchi, David Zuckerman (CultivAid)
Session 4: FEW Nexus Experiential Education - Moderator: Dr. Rianna Murray

UMD Global STEWARDS Winter Amp Trip Participants (Tanzania) - John Samura, Fahmi Dwilaksono, Aishwarya Rao, Christopher Baker, Damani Eubanks, Gerry Andhikaputra

UMD Global STEWARDS Winter Amp Trip Participants (Nepal) - Ujjwol Subedi, Rafian Aziz, Tiberias Okanga, Opeyemi Ogedengbe, Samyam Aryal

The International Honors Program on Climate Change: The Politics of Land, Water and Energy Justice - Dr. Sonya Ahamed (School for International Training)

Evaluation of the Perceptions of Drinking Water Quality in Farming Villages in Varanasi India - Zoe Baber (UMD School of Public Health)
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