Blue Carbon Law Symposium
The first Sea Grant Blue Carbon Law Symposium will be held at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA, May 17-18, 2023. We hope that you will join us to explore this emerging area of science, policy, and law. Our objectives are to:
Understand the legal and policy context of carbon credit markets and how blue carbon fits with these markets Discuss what "blue carbon" means and the state of blue carbon science Assess the quality of claims about blue carbon project potential under qualification conditions Learn about specific blue carbon projects being developed in the U.S. and internationally Identify challenges, barriers, and social equity needs to determine successful blue carbon projects 2022
Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry - Summer Workshop
The 2023 OCB Summer Workshop was held in person June 12-15, 2023 at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The OCB2023 plenary sessions:
Marginal sea biogeochemical cycling in the Anthropocene Role of deltaic sediments in regulating biogeochemical cycles Quantifying marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) efficacy and uncertainty Marine biodiversity and ecosystem resilience Sustained observations of global ocean biology 2022
Mangroves, Macrobenthos and Managment Meeting 6 - Cartagena, Colombia
I served on the scientific review committee for the MMM6 conference. This is an international conference with ~400 attendees. My role was to assist with reviewing submitted abstracts for oral or poster presentation. I also assisted with chairing sessions during the conferencehttps://mmm6.co/committees/ 2022
Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry - C-Saw Scoping Workshop
Sixty scientists gathered at North Carolina State University in October 2022 for an OCB scoping workshop funded by NSF and NASA to push forward our knowledge of extreme weather on coastal carbon cycling. ACTIVITY OBJECTIVES1. Increase public knowledge and understanding of the Indonesian sea as a driver of the global climate.2. Increase the interaction between the government, the private sector, universities, and professionals to manage disasters at sea and coast. 2022
ECU Stem@Starlight
Low-cost sensors discussion. Helped to host and moderate the event. 2021
"Indonesia Sea as World Climate Engine" webinar
Indonesia's territory is passed by the thermohaline circulation, which affects the circulation of the oceans and the atmosphere. The thermohaline circulation that enters Indonesia's territory is commonly referred to Arus Lintas Indonesia (ARLINDO) or Indonesian Through Flow. These currents help move existing warm fresh water from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean through the Makassar Strait, the Banda Sea, and Lombok Strait. ARLINDO also plays a role in the mixing and transferring of saltier and denser water masses from the South Pacific ocean to the Indian Ocean. In terms of the ocean and atmospheric interactions, the ARLINDO phenomenon affects the formation of rain-causing convective clouds. It happens because of the construction of warm pools in the sea level layer, which causes low air pressure on it and convection rate to increase (Siswanto et al. 2019). The public's knowledge about the Indonesian sea's role as a driver of the global climate is essential becausethey are the main actor and forefront of Indonesia's marine management, but only a few people understand this. With this understanding, it is expected that the community can contribute directly to protecting Indonesia's seas. Therefore, through this webinar, hopefully, can occurring the knowledge transfer and increasing public understanding. ACTIVITY OBJECTIVES1. Increase public knowledge and understanding of the Indonesian sea as a driver of the global climate.2. Increase the interaction between the government, the private sector, universities, and professionals to manage disasters at sea and coast. 2021
Hurricane Ecosystem Response - Network
Advisory committee member for the Hurricane Ecosystem Response - Network, a NSF supported research initiative on cyclones impacts on ecosystems. 2021
Mangrove Coast Collaborative
Advisory committee member for the Mangrove Coast Collaborative, a NOAA supported research initiative on coastal resilience in the Americas. 2021
Seminar with OBX field school
Presented past and current research and the use of remote sensing in coastal applications for UNC-CH students in the OBX field school 2021
Weather or Not Podcast (Channel 7 WSVN)
Interviewed on Weather or Not Podcast. Mangroves are essential to South Florida's eco health. But what happens when Mother Nature slams them with a hurricane? Can they recoup? We have a special podcast issue that looks into their well-being and how they are monitored. That's this week on Weather or Not? 2021
SEMANGLARES IV
Keynote speaker during Semanglares IV meeting (virtual/in-person) Bogota, Colombia 2020
Big Picture Session | The World we Build: Radical Sustainability
The pursuit of sustainability and responses to global climate change are existential questions for today's society to which we must find inspiring answers. A vision for a sustainable future imagines communities from local to global finding the balance between social, economic, and environmental equity. The Media Lab community of researchers is committed to continuing and expanding our research on both sustainability and climate Change. The Media Lab is participating in theMIT Climate Grand Challengeprocess, an Institute-wide initiative to spur existing and new research that will enhance our impact on sustainability and climate. The Media Lab specifically proposes to accelerate research on the use ofenvironmental sensing technologiesand data visualization capabilities to make physical and socioeconomic data salient; the use ofcreative and ethical design practicesto work with communities examining the use of new technologies and practices for sustainability; and the use of thearts as a form of inquiryon the challenges of sustainability and climate. During this session, Professor Danielle Wood (Space Enabled) curates several conversations. First, Danielle chats with a collaborator from outside the Media Lab to give an example of the ways the Media Lab community collaborates with specialists in areas such as coastal resilience and forestry mapping as part of projects to design socially conscious environmental management methods. Then, Danielle leads a conversation with several Media Lab faculty members who are currently working in the areas of community-focused design, artistic inquiry, and environmental sensing technologies related to climate and radical sustainability. 2020
Euroscience Open Forum - Trieste, Italy
EuroScience is a European grassroots organization of scientific researchers and other science professionals, with a current membership base of more than 2500 from 75 countries. EuroScience's members are for the most part researchers and engineers from all scientific disciplines, including physical sciences, life sciences and social sciences and humanities, working professionally in public and private research institutions, universities, industrial enterprises and government agencies. In addition to scientists and engineers, EuroScience also has many members from other professions involving science and technology, such as journalists, communicators, teachers and students. 2020
Grant Review
The American University of Sharjah (AUS) located in the United Arab Emirates, is a historically strong liberalarts educational institution with an ever-growing research capacity. Our increasing research capacity is in part to our large-scale, internationally reviewed, competitive, internal research funding program. Therequest-for-proposals (RFP) is attached. 2020
Global Mangrove Alliance
Science Team member for the Global Mangrove Alliance, an international consortium on NGOs and acadmic institutions aimed at conservation and restoration of mangroves around the world. 2019
Peer Review - Running List
Running list of journals reviewed for (most recent first) Nature Reviews - Earth & Environment Nature Sustainability Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science Remote Sensing of Environment 2019
Co-author Network
Map of Science
Co-investigator Network