International Webinar Series

Zoom webinar link

https://umd.zoom.us/j/98532294579?pwd=RlJ94l7bKQPTVbeIDNOgWzk5NbGShv.1
Meeting ID: 985 3229 4579
Passcode: 093008

Next Webinar:

Wednesday, March 5th at 9am ET

Africa Director for Research Impact

International Water Management Institute

Past Webinars:

Speaker: Dr. Heather Amato, Assistant Professor, UMD GEOH
Topic: Animal waste management & antibiotic-resistant bacteria in subsistence farming households in Nepal

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

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