Michigan Tech celebrated World Water Day 2020 from March 19-26 with Virtual Events related to the United Nations theme, "Water and Climate Change".
Prof. Joellen Russell was the keynote speaker. Prof. Russell is the Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair of Integrative Science and a Professor of Geosciences, Planetary Science, Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences and Applied Math at the University of Arizona. Prof. Russell has a PhD in Oceanography (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California), and an AB in Environmental Geoscience (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University). Prof. Russell's research focuses on the ocean's role in climate.
March 23 @ 4pm EDT (Virtual Event): "Climate and the Deep Blue Sea"
The ocean is changing rapidly, taking up heat and carbon that would otherwise be warming Michigan and Arizona and the rest of the globe. Come hear how University of Arizona oceanographer, Prof. Joellen Russell, is using robot floats and supercomputers to measure the ocean and predict future climate.
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Sophia Kianni was the youth keynote speaker. She is an 18 year old climate activist based in Washington, DC., works on the Fridays for Future USA national media team and This is Zero Hour national partnership team, and is an international spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion. Excerpts of Sophia's speeches have been featured in these news outlets: The Guardian, Reuters, Mother Jones, and The Washington Post. Join us to hear Sophia's passionate story about climate advocacy and her experiences as a youth leader.
March 24 @ 12:30pm EDT (Virtual Event): "If Adults Won't Take Action To Protect Our Future, Youth Will!"
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World Water Day 2020 Poster Award Winners
Original Research Awards
- 1st Place - $300 - Hunter Roose - Mercury Bioaccumulation in Two Deep-Water Tilefish Species
- 2nd Place (tie) - $200 - Hannah Reisch - Assessing Contaminant Bioaccumulation and Offloading Among Lake Superior Lake Trout
- 2nd Place (tie) - $200 - Emma Byrne, Kayley Roche - Seasonal Variation of Hydrocarbon Biodegradation Rates and Microbial Community Composition in the Great Lakes
Coursework/Informational Awards
- 1st Place - $300 - Peyton Gast, Hannah Gruber - The Effects of Climate Change on the Distribution of Dengue Fever
- 2nd Place - $200 - Sarah LewAllen, Brooke Poyhonen, Autumn Weidman - Potential Climate Change Impact on Waterborne Transmission of Giardia Lamblia
- 3rd Place - $150 - Hannah Reish, Hunter Roose, Renn Schipper, Noah Yacks - How Climate Change Impacts the Length “Bromonids” (Salmonids) Have to Swim to Get Some Tail
Closed Caption Recording
March 16 - TBDEnvironmental GraphitiThe Art of Climate Changeby Alisa Singer |
Art Show Information and LocationsVirtual Tour of the Exhibit
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Monday night, March 16
Poster Registration Deadline
Poster Registration Information (Course work or Original Research, graduate or undergraduate students, any major)
Fill out Registration Form
Note: Submit pdf versions of posters using the form http://bit.ly/WWD2020student by midnight on March 19, 2020.
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Deadline for students to submit Poster Registrations.
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Monday, March 19-24
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Listen for Joan Chadde on Eagle Radio March 19-24, promoting the film & discussion on Saving Snow and World Water Day Virtual Events. |
Monday, March 23Noon–2 p.m. EDTVirtual Event
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World Water Day Poster Judging
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Monday, March 23
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Keynote Lecture by Dr. Joellen Russell
"Climate and the Deep Blue Sea"The ocean is changing rapidly, taking up heat and carbon that would otherwise be warming Michigan and Arizona and the rest of the globe. Come hear how University of Arizona oceanographer, Prof. Joellen Russell, is using robot floats and supercomputers to measure the ocean and predict future climate.
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Tuesday, March 24
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Youth Keynote Lecture by Sophia Kianni
"If Adults Won't Take Action To Protect Our Future, Youth Will!"Sophia Kianni is an 18 year old climate activist based in Washington, DC. She works on the Fridays for Future USA national media team and This is Zero Hour national partnership team, and is an international spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion. Excerpts of Sophia's speeches have been featured in these news outlets: The Guardian, Reuters, Mother Jones, and The Washington Post. Join us to hear Sophia's passionate story about climate advocacy and her experiences as a youth leader. |
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World Water Day Sponsors: |
We extend sincere gratitude to all of our World Water Day partners, funders and event sponsors. We acknowledge the generous support of the Great Lakes Research Center; Institute for Policy, Ethics, & Culture (IPEC); Tech Forward Diversity & Inclusion Initiative; Tech Forward Sustainability & Resilience Initiative; J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library; College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science; Visual & Performing Arts; University Marketing and Communications; and departments of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Social Sciences, Biological Sciences, and Geological & Mining Engineering Sciences. |
