The purpose of the Byrd Center's annual Symposium is to showcase climate change research at Ohio State and foster interdisciplinary collaboration.

• Register using the conference link.
• The onsite registration fee includes light refreshments during breaks.
• An optional lunch will be offered for a fee.
• There will be vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options.
• You are welcome to bring your lunch with you.
• Individuals interested in presenting posters will be asked to submit final titles and abstracts in late September, as well as pdf versions of the poster to place online.
• Attendance fee will be waived for student poster presenters.
• There is a pre-conference informational town hall session for students interested in enrolling in the Climate Change Fundamentals Certificate program. This event will be held from 8am-9:15am, and will include a guided tour of the Byrd Center before the symposium starts. Register using the pre-conference link.
• Onsite attendees will be expected to follow OSU protocols regarding the prevention of COVID-19 transmission.

A copy of the symposium schedule can be found here.

For non-OSU participant registration, please contact us at byrd-contact@osu.edu.

Registration will close on October 6, 2023. 

Virtual access will not be offered this year.

Schedule

Pre-Conference

8:00 Breakfast

8:15 Pre-Conference Education Workshop: Informational Town Hall Session for the Climate Change Fundamentals Certificate

9:15 Pre-Conference Concludes

Conference

9:30 Welcome and event overview, RM 240 (Auditorium)

9:35 Opening remarks

Karina Peggau and Dr. Jamey Stutz

9:50 Keynote speaker introduction

10:00 Keynote presentation

Presented by Dr. Heidi Roop, Assistant Professor Extension Specialist Director, Climate Adaptation Partnership, author of The Climate Action Handbook

11:15 Breakout sessions

• Emerging Topics: "Hidden Hydrogen: the potential for geologic hydrogen" presented by Dr. Tom Darrah, Global Water Institute
• Climate Tools: "Introduction to Climate Services" presented by the State Climate Office of Ohio, OSU Extension, and the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
• Climate and Health: “Air Quality and Human Health: What is the True Linkage” presented by Dr. Hannah Hartzler, Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine

   

12:15 Lunch (Pizza Rustica)

1:15 Breakout sessions by topic

• Climate and Remote Sensing: "Climate and Remote Sensing: A Panel Discussion” presented by Dr. Joel Johnson, Dr. Ian Howat, Dr. Sami Khanal, Dr. David Bromwich, and Saurav Dey Shuvo
• Climate and Tools:  “Tools and Changes for Climate” presented by the State Climate Office of Ohio, OSU Extension, the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, and Dr. Aaron Wilson
• Climate and Health: “Imperative for Decarbonizing Healthcare” advanced competency flash talks presented by 4th year College of Medicine students

2:15 Conclude breakout sessions

2:20 Poster session with appetizers, RM 176 (Goldthwait Polar Library)

4:00 Event concludes