Symposium Agenda
| 8:00-8:30 |
Registration and Coffee |
| 8:30-9:00 |
Welcoming Remarks from Anthony Broccoli (Co-director of the Climate and Environmental Change Initiative) and Ziva Galili (Acting Dean, School of Arts and Sciences) |
| 9:00-10:00 |
Keynote Address: Kathleen Miller Scientist National Center for Atmospheric Research Title: Climate Change and Water: A View of the Future through a Cloudy Crystal Ball |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Announcement of the first recipient of the William H. Greenberg Fellowship |
| 10:15-10:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:30-12:15 |
Panel Disussion: Managing Water Resources in a Changing Climate Christopher Milly
Project Chief, Continental Water, Climate, and Earth-System Dynamics U.S. Geological Survey Title: Water Planning and Climate Change: Actionable Intelligence Yet? Daniel Van Abs Senior Director of Planning and Science The New Jersey Highlands Council Title: Climate change and the challenges for water supplies Carol Collier Executive Director Delaware River Basin Commission Title: Increasing Uncertainty in the Management of the Delaware River Basin Joan Ehrenfeld Professor and Director Rutgers University and the New Jersey Water Resources Research Institute Title: Water Research at Rutgers |
| 12:15-1:15 |
Lunch and presentation of award to Richard Dewling |
| 1:15-2:15 |
Keynote Address: Virginia Burkett Chief Scientist for Global Change Research U.S. Geological Survey Title: Climate Change: Implications for U.S. Wetlands and Aquatic Systems |
| 2:15-4:30 |
Panel Discussion: Impacts of Climate Change on Freshwater Systems and Services David Robinson NJ State Climatologist and Professor Rutgers University Title: New Jersey's Water Resources: A State Climatologist's Perspective Richard Kropp Director, New Jersey Water Science Center U.S. Geological Survey Title: The Effects of Climate Change on Water Budget Components R. Cesar Izaurralde Laboratory Fellow Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and University of Maryland Title: Climate Change Impacts on U.S. Water Resources Michael Aucott Division of Science, Research & Technology NJ Department of Environmental Protection Title: NJDEP Research Needs Regarding Climate and Water Resources Chris Obropta Assistant Professor Rutgers University Title: Stormwater Management Issues Related to Climate Change |
| 4:30-4:45 |
Closing Remarks from Robert Goodman (Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources) |
| 4:45-6:00 |
Reception (open to all conference participants) |