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International Webinar Series

Next Webinar: Wednesday, March 4th, 2026, 9am ET

March 4: Dr. Hadas Mamane (https://mamanelab.sites.tau.ac.il/biography)

April 1: Dr. Sujith Ravi (https://sites.temple.edu/ravi/)

May 6: Dr. Jeff Turner (https://turnerlab.tamucc.edu/)

Past Webinars: 

Speaker: Dr. Guangbin Li, Assistant Professor, UMD
Topic: Emerging Organic Contaminants in Water and Soil: Challenges and Sustainable Treatment Strategies
Speaker: Dr. Kevin Jean
Topic: The health co-benefits of climate change mitigation and adaptation policies
Dr. Danielle Delp, Postdoctoral Fellow, Rutgers University
Topic: Ending a legacy of pollution: Using bacteria to break down persistent dioxin and furan pollution in riverine sediments
Dr. Caitlin Proctor, Assistant Professor, Purdue University
Topic: Using Biofilms to Our Advantage Across Engineered Systems
Dr. Wei Liao, Professor at Michigan State University
Topic: Securing Agriculture in a Changing Climate - FEW Nexus Solutions for Global Sustainability
Dr. Stevo Lavrnic, Senior Assistant Professor, University of Bologna (Italy)
Topic: Water and wastewater management and reuse for sustainable agriculture
Dr. Mitchell Pavao-Zuckerman, Associate Professor, UMD Environmental Science and Technology
Topic: Green infrastructure as ecohydrologic and decision-making hotspots in urban social-ecological systems
Dr. Olufunke Cofie, Africa Director for Research Impact, International Water Management Institute
Topic: Harnessing Biocircular Economy Approaches for Food, Energy, and Water Security in Africa: Strengthening Community Resilience in a Changing Climate
Dr. Heather Amato, Assistant Professor, UMD GEOH
Topic: Animal waste management & antibiotic-resistant bacteria in subsistence farming households in Nepal
Dr. Joshua Gurtler, Lead Scientist at the USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Wyndmoor, PA
Topic: Biochar Application in Sustainable Agriculture: Research for Removing Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7 from Soil, Compost, Poultry Litter, and Irrigation Water
Dr. Jafaru M. Egieya, Assistant Research Scientist at the Texas A&M Energy Institute.
Topic: System Dynamics Modeling for Sustainable Urban Development in the City of Cape Town: A Food-Energy-Water Nexus Approach
Jonathan Deutsch, Professor and Vice Chair
Department of Food and Hospitality Management, Drexel University
Topic: Upcycled Food Opportunities and Consumer Acceptance
Dr. Ryan Blaustein, UMD Dept. of Nutrition and Food Science
Topic: Metagenomics and sampling methods to establish the fitness of environmental resources
Dr. Catherine Nakalembe, UMD Dept. of Geographical Sciences
Topic: Considerations for Artificial Intelligence and Earth Observation (AI-EO) for Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
Farmer Chippy, Founder
Farmer Tiara, President and Manager
Topic: AgriHood Baltimore at Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm
Dr. Richard Friend
Associate Professor, University of York (UK)
Topic: Assessing vulnerability and building resilience through the lens of systemic risk and critical thresholds
Ariel Aviram, PhD Student
Geography Department at the Hebrew University
Topic: Examining the food–energy–water nexus across local scale scenarios using the red line approach
The Tanzania FEWture Team
Dr. Paul Turner, Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Public Health
Topic: Agriculture, Experiential Education, and Public Health: FEW Nexus Opportunities in Tanzania
The Nepal FEWture Team
Dr. Biraj Man Karmacharya, Associate Professor
Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
Topic: An Integrated Approach to Rural Health and Community Development through Livelihood Support: An Experience of Dhulikhel Hospital, Nepal
The Israel FEWture team
Dr. Clive Lipchin, Director
Center for Transboundary Water Management
Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
Topic: Decentralized Wastewater Management and Reuse in Bedouin and Palestinian Communities
The Maryland FEWture team
Jen Cotting, Director
Environmental Finance Center, University of Maryland
Topic: Advancing Sustainability at the Community Level
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