Interdisciplinary Discussion Panels
On February 5, 2009, Bucknell joined the nation with a full schedule of events. The Interdisciplinary Symposium consisted of four faculty panels throughout the day with 13 professors from over 10 different departments, as a representation of the extensive scale of climate change and its effects. Every panel had a large turnout of students, faculty, and staff, who listened and supported the professors, and offered questions to the panelists after their presentations.
Panel 1: “At the Forefront: the Latest on Climate Change”
- Population and Climate Change
Duane Griffin, Associate Professor of Geography - Tia Stokes Brown—“Climate Change and National Politics”
- Global Climate Change: Effects on Biodiversity
Warren G. Abrahamson, Professor of Biology - The Economics of Climate Change
Thomas C. Kinnaman, Associate Professor of Economics, Director of Environmental Studies Program
Panel 2: “Dreaming Solutions: Technology and Climate Change”
- Energy Consciousness and Conservation
Peter Stryker, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering - Sustainable Management of “Wastes”
Thomas DiStefano, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Geothermal Energy
Carl Kirby, Associate Professor of Geology - Climate-Friendly Wastewater Solutions: Navigating the Wastewater-Energy-Climate Nexus
Kevin Gilmore, Visiting Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Panel 3: “Thinking Globally: International Dimensions of Climate Change”
- Ellen Herman—“Global Water Resources”
- Paul Susman—“Climate Change and Third World Development”
- Tragedy of the Commons: Governance Challenges in Responding to Global Climate Change
Peter Wilshusen, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Panel 4: “The Future of Sustainability: Human Dimensions of Environmental Issues”
- Diana Di Stefano—“The Human-Nature Relationship and the Future of Sustainability”
- Loss of Place [and Identity]: Environmental Justice Implications of Global Climate Change
Nick Martyniak, Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies - Eco-Friendly Aesthetics: an examination of relationships between aesthetics and ecology in the hope of aligning the two
Sheila Lintott, Assistant Professor of Philosophy - John Doces—“Conflict and Climate Change: Problems & Policy”
