International Webinar Series | Global FEWture Alliance

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Next Webinar

Wednesday, December 4, 9 am EDT

Speaker: 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

Past Webinars:

Dr. Jafaru M. Egieya, Assistant Research Scientist at the Texas A&M Energy Institute.

Title: System Dynamics Modeling for Sustainable Urban Development in the City of Cape Town: A Food-Energy-Water Nexus Approach

Speaker: Jonathan Deutsch, Professor and Vice Chair
Department of Food and Hospitality Management, Drexel University
Topic: Upcycled Food Opportunities and Consumer Acceptance

Speaker: Dr. Ryan Blaustein, UMD Dept. of Nutrition and Food Science
Topic: Metagenomics and sampling methods to establish the fitness of environmental resources

Speaker: Dr. Catherine Nakalembe, UMD Dept. of Geographical Sciences
Topic: Considerations for Artificial Intelligence and Earth Observation (AI-EO) for Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

Speakers: Farmer Chippy, Founder
Farmer Tiara, President and Manager
Topic: AgriHood Baltimore at Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm

Speaker: Dr. Richard Friend
Associate Professor, University of York (UK)
Topic: Assessing vulnerability and building resilience through the lens of systemic risk and critical thresholds

Speaker: 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
Speaker: 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
Speaker: 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
Speaker: 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
Speaker: Jen Cotting, Director
Environmental Finance Center, University of Maryland
Topic: Advancing Sustainability at the Community Level