The 33rd Annual F&ES Environmental Research Conference is a full day of research presentations that highlights the diverse environmental research being conducted by the student community at F&ES.
Keynote - Pamela Matson

Pamela Matson is the Dean of the School of Earth Energy & Environmental Sciences, Goldman Professor of Environmental Science, and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for Environment at Stanford University.
Schedule
The Knob | |||
8:15-8:45 | Registration and Welcome | ||
Burke Auditorium | |||
8:45-9:00 |
Welcome address |
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Kroon 321 | Kroon 319 | Kroon G01 | |
9:00-10:30 | Panel - Cities of the Future: Productive, clean, and green? Chair, Jason Lam Yale Center for Green Chemistry & Green Engineering |
Current State of Climate Change: Atmosphere, Forests, Energy, Transportation, and Policy Chair, Zach Wendling Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy |
Panel - Complexities of Competing Interests in the American West Chair, Charlie Bettigole Program Director, Ucross High Plains Stewardship Initiative |
The Knob | |||
10:30-11:05 | Flash talk session 1 (6 talks, 5 mins each) | ||
Kroon 321 | Kroon 319 | Kroon G01 | |
11:05-11:50 | Social considerations in urban environments Chair, Lisa Fernandez Associate Director, Yale Project on Climate Change Communication |
People and wildlife interactions Chair, Amy Vedder Lecturer |
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The Knob | |||
11:50-12:50 | Lunch | ||
Kroon 321 | Kroon 319 | Kroon G01 | |
12:50-2:05 | Panel - Pollutants in the air, water, land and our bodies, the multiscalar effects of pollutants on human and natural ecosystems Chair, Mary Tyrrell Executive Director, Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry |
Panel - Competing interests? Land use strategies for humans and wildlife in vulnerable ecosystems Chair, Minna Brown Case Study Integration Manager |
Environmental Values & Local Decision Making Chair, Sarah Vaughn James and Mary Pinchot Fellow Associate Research Scientist and Lecturer |
The Knob | |||
2:05-2:45 | Coffee break and flash talk session 2 (6 talks) | ||
Kroon 321 | Kroon 319 | Kroon G01 | |
2:45-4:00 | Panel - Climate change and design thinking, Networks and knowledge sharing to build technical capacity in urban areas Chair, Sara Smiley-Smith ECM Program Manager |
Leaves to Landscapes Chair, Gary Dunning Executive Director, The Forests Dialogue |
Understanding Streams/Waterways Chair, Gaboury Benoit Grinstein Class of 1954 Professor of Environmental Chemistry Co-Director of the Hixon Center |
Burke Auditorium | |||
4:00-5:00 | Keynote Address Pamela Matson Chester Naramore Dean School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences Stanford University |
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5:00-5:15 | Closing remarks Indy Burke Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. Dean Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies |
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The Knob | |||
5:00-6:00 | Reception and poster session |