2021 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit

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2021 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit

The agenda/schedule is subject to change!
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Please see the website for the most updated information: www.delawareestuary.org/summit
Please see a list of poster & pre-recorded sessions here, POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS CAN NOW BE VIEWED Posters & Pre-recorded presentations
See full presentation abstracts in the abstract book. Abstract Book
✎ indicates student presentation; ϟ indicates lightning talk

Beatrice O'Hara

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
Wetlands Specialist
Wilmington, DE

https://delawareestuary.org/

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9:30am EST

Keynote Speaker-Collin O'Mara, President & CEO, National Wildlife Federation Zoom-1Kathy Klein • Collin O'Mara

11:00am EST

Living Resources Zoom-1Elizabeth Watson • Zachary Garmoe • Lisa Ferguson • Justin Kuntz • Nivette Perez-Perez Physical & Chemical Processes Zoom-2Douglas Janiec • Xiaolong Geng • Philip Duzinski, PE • Yu Zhang • Erin Johnson

1:00pm EST

Restoration & Conservation I Zoom-1Alison Rogerson • David Wise • Michael Hartshorne • Kenny Smith • Geoffrey Goll Water Quality & Quantity I Zoom-2Kelly Somers • Matthew Konfirst • Molly Hesson • Kinman Leung • Jacob Bransky

2:30pm EST

Restoration & Conservation II Zoom-1Martha Maxwell-Doyle • Mark Gallagher • Lenore Tedesco • Jack Szczepanski, Ph.D • Alison Rogerson Water Quality & Quantity II Zoom-2Kelly Somers • Damian Brady • Thomas Amidon • Jacob Bransky

4:00pm EST

Living Resources: Shellfish Zoom-1Desmond Kahn • Emily Manuel • Janine Barr • Archi Howlader • Heidi Yeh Water Quality: Microplastics Zoom-2Metthea Yepsen • Robert A Mason • Kelly Somers • Hayden Boettcher • Taylor Hoffman

9:00am EST

Forum on Climate Change and the Delaware River Basin Welcome with Remarks from NJ Governor, Phil Murphy Zoom-1Governor Phil Murphy • Steven J. Tambini

9:15am EST

Advisory Committee on Climate Change Introduction & Keynote Speaker- Dr. Benjamin D. Hamlington, Ph.D Zoom-1Howard Neukrug • Benjamin Hamlington

10:30am EST

Climate Change & the Delaware Estuary Zoom-2Marjorie Kaplan • Chen Fanghui, Ph.D, P.E. • Judith S. Weis, Ph.D • Danielle Kreeger • Roger Wang • Mayci Shimon Monitoring & Assessment Zoom-1Angela Padeletti • Heidi Hanlon • Joshua Moody • Roger Barlow • Jennifer Repp • Erin Dorset • Wu Ma

1:00pm EST

Featured Speaker Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz and ACCC Member Challenge Panel Zoom-2Julia Rockwell • Robert Scarborough, Ph.D • Nicholas Procopio, Ph.D. • William Brady, III • Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz • Upmanu Lall, Ph.D

2:15pm EST

Climate Change Impacts Zoom-2Elizabeth Koniers Brown • Christopher Woltemade • Kristen Bowman Kavanagh • Danielle Kreeger • Ian Kraucunas • Gregory McCabe Urban Waters: Restoring & Revitalizing Our Communities Zoom-1Emily Baumbach • Bradley Dean CFM, CE • Nathan Boon • Ellen Kohler

3:30pm EST

Featured Speaker-Dr. Kelsey Leonard, Assistant Professor at University of Waterloo, Shinnecock Indian Nation Zoom-1Kelsey Leonard

10:30am EST

25 Years in the Delaware Estuary: Reflecting on Past Accomplishments and Addressing Future Challenges Zoom-1Kathy Klein • Joseph Tarsavage • Bruce Friedman • Aneca Atkinson • Marc Cammarata • Javier Laureano • Catherine Libertz • Shawn Garvin • Steven J. Tambini

11:30am EST

Fresh Perspectives on the Next 25 Year Zoom-1Danielle Kreeger • Korin Tangtrakul • Sabirah Mahmud • Michael Acquafredda

1:30pm EST

Outreach & Community Zoom-1Joshua Moody • Michael Harris • Eliza Gross • Eric Eckl • Firas Gerges • Ron Smith • Jennifer Egan • Maddy Goss Watershed Scale Coastal Resilience: Concept through Delivery Case Study in Delaware’s Inland Bays Zoom-2Jim Eisenhardt • Marianne Walch • Douglas Janiec

3:30pm EST

Hot Topics Zoom-1Danielle Kreeger • Alex Parker • Adrianna Zito-Livingston • David Bushek • Christopher Petrone

4:30pm EST

Summit Closing & Awards Zoom-1Danielle Kreeger • Kathy Klein