All sessions are in the Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom except for the lunch and keynote, which will be in the College's Event Hall.
9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Ann Chester
Director, Health Sciences and Technology Academy
West Virginia University
9:10 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Communication: Our Most Important Tool for Solving the Climate Crisis
Joshua Murphy
Research Assistant
Center for Climate Change Communication
Michael Svoboda
Assistant Professor of Writing
George Washington University
Contributor, Yale Climate Connections
Dylan Selterman
Lecturer, Department of Psychology
University of Maryland
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 p.m
Morning Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Climate Communication in the Academy, the Laboratory, and the Classroom: Voices
of Experience
Amy Hessl
Professor of Geography
West Virginia University
Brandi Gaertner
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
Alderson Broaddus University
Doctoral Candidate in Hydrology
West Virginia University
Tina Cartwright
Associate Professor of Science Education
Marshall University
Science Education Specialist Cabell County (WV) Schools
Former West Virginia State Climatologist
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch and Keynote Address
Emily Calandrelli (“The Space Gal”), MIT-engineer turned Emmy-nominated science
communicator, correspondent for Bill Nye Saves the World, Executive Producer and
host of FOX’s Xploration Outer Space, author of science children's book series,
Ada Lace Adventures
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Methane Emissions: What is the Present Danger, and What is Achievable?
Zachary Barkley
Researcher
Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Penn State University
Kenneth Davis
Professor of Atmospheric and Climate Science
Penn State University
Derek Johnson
Associate Professor
Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
West Virginia University
Omar Abdul-Aziz
Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
West Virginia University
2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Methane Emissions: Surveying the Legal Landscape
Joshua Fershee
Professor of Law
West Virginia University College of Law
Andrew Williams
Director of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs for U.S. Climate and Energy
Environmental Defense Fund
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Afternoon break
3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Solar Power in Coal Country: Obstacles and Opportunities
Evan Hansen
President
Downstream Strategies
Autumn Long
West Virginia Program Director
Solar United Neighbors
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Putting a Price on Carbon: Where are We Headed?
Kurt Waltzer
Managing Director
Clean Air Task Force
Jim Probst
West Virginia State Coordinator
Citizens’ Climate Lobby
5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Rafe Pomerance
Chairman, Arctic 21
Former President, Friends of the Earth