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The following research and work will be featured at the Summit and representatives will be available during the networking reception (5:00-6:00 pm) to discuss their work with you!

Telling Sustainability Stories in the Language of Care

Heidi Lofton, Tiffany Broyles Yost

​Sowing the Seeds of Positive Futures Engagement

Rachel Cranmer & Jenny Liu Zhang

Avondale Neighborhood Climate Action Plan

Groundwork Ohio River Valley- Tiffany Harvey

Ward 1 Climate Action Plan

Groundwork Ohio River Valley- Tiffany Harvey

Ward 4 Climate Action Plan

Groundwork Ohio River Valley- Tiffany Harvey

Eastside Climate Adaptation Map

Groundwork Ohio River Valley- Tiffany Harvey

Helentown Climate Adaptation Map

Groundwork Ohio River Valley- Tiffany Harvey

A Wastewater Utility’s Path Towards Sustainability through Capital Planning, Process Optimization, and Green Infrastructure

Julia Parker, Laura Boyd, Leslie Schehl, Scott Bessler, The MSD Sustainability Committee

Income-Qualified Rooftop Solar Co-ops: Lesson Learned from the Heartland

Emily Little, Senior Associate of Solar Access and Affordability at Solar United Neighbors

Investing in Conservation: The Cumberland Forest Project's Model for Appalachia and Beyond

NatureVest at The Nature Conservancy

Air Quality Data Dashboard for the Greater Cincinnati Region

Timothy NeCamp - Data Bloom, Jaeydah Edwards - Groundwork Ohio River Valley, Tiffany Harvey - Groundwork Ohio River Valley, Rachel Greenlee - Data Bloom, David Mackey - Data Bloom, Kristy Hopfensperger - Northern Kentucky University, Andy Long - Northern Kentucky University, Josh Tunning - ReNewport

Solar Photovoltaics on College Campuses Outperform Traditional Endowed Funds: A Geospatial Analysis of the Potential Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act

Austin Hinkel, Ph.D.

From Campus to Community: UD's Garden CSA Program

Anne Majka, University of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute

From Waste to Plate: UD's Food Recovery Efforts

Rose Olson and Libby Bornhorst, University of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute

Sorting for a Greener Future: Student-led Zero Waste Initiatives

Megan Stoneburner and Lily Votta, University of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute

Campus Move Out & Reuse Hub

Shannon Dennemann and Luci Bair, University of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute

Clothing Swaps & a Sustainable Fashion Show

Zay Min Htike, University of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute

Bringing Cincinnati's Environmental History to Life through Theatre

Kate Nicole Hoffman - UC Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS), Carol Brammer - Liberty Exhibition Hall/Clifton Community Players

Advanced Tracking Technology for Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Conservation and Research

Nicolas Loudner, Justin Spires, Mark Mysonhimer, Corrine Brion, Turtle Up, University of Dayton

Zoo Roots: Growing Green for Our Animals

Jada Rushing, Quincy Ipsaro and Zack Burns

Biological Production of Hydrogen and Volatile Fatty Acid from Organic Waste

Akashdeep S. Oberoi, Uttej Vemireddy, M. Venkateswar Reddy, Maobing Tu (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati)

Sorting of Non-recyclable Municipal Solid Waste via Dynamic Disc Screen for Biofuel Production

Akashdeep S. Oberoi, Edmund Hale, Isanka Edirisinghe, Drew C McAvoy, Janet J. Dong, Maobing Tu (University of Cincinnati)

Williamsburg Wetland Project

Sarah Wallentine, Ryan Winston, Jay Dorsey - Ohio State University (OSU), Laura Lair, and Hannah Lubbers - Clermont Office of Environmental Quality (OEQ), John McManus, Beck McClatchy, Jake Hahn - Clermont Soil and Water Conservation District (CSWCD)

NKY Climate Safe Neighborhoods: A Community Collaboration for a More Climate-Resilient Future

Zoe Robles, Conner Viox, Tiffany Harvey, Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson, Kristy Hopfensperger, Nobi Kennedy, Bamidele Osamika, Van Sullivan, Raynell Williams. Groundwork Ohio River Valley, Green Umbrella, NKU

Emergency Planning Food Needs for Columbus Communities

Ameenah Carroll, Sharon Jones, Brian Landers, Tanya Vora, Julialynne Walker, Noreen Warnock, Local Matters, Urban Farmers Coalition

Stowe Garden: History Grows Here

Kate Sorrels, Theo Jansen, Chris Homan, Kris Ramprasad, UC History Department, Herb Society of America

Effect of Inhibitory Stress and Metabolic Engineering of Clostridium Tyrobutyricum for Improved Biobutanol Production

Isanka Edirisinghe & Maobing Tu, University of Cincinnati

Greening the Campus: The Best of Cincinnati Public Schools​​​

Cincinnati Parks Department: Clayton Blecher, Andrew Bernier Green Umbrella, Green School Yard Action Network - Cynthia Walters Cincinnati Public Schools Agriculture Education Teachers  - Theresa Fadden, Melissa Schneder, Aaron Parker, Tracy Howard, and Chris Edelen

Cincinnati Public Schools Proximity to Green Assets: Orchards, Farms, Parks, & Workforce Development Programs

Cincinnati Parks Department: Clayton Blecher, Andrew Bernier Green Umbrella, Green School Yard Action Network - Cynthia Walters Green Umbrella, Common Orchard Project -  Chris Smyth, Groundwork Ohio River Valley - Jaeydah Edwards Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati - Ellie Faulk & Kymisha Montgomery

A Cincinnati Public School Career & Technical Agriculture Education History

Alan Wight | University of Cincinnati, Community & School Forest Liaison Abby Strietmann | Clark Montessori High School - Agriculture Education Teacher Mary Dudley | James N. Gamble Montessori High School Rick Pridmore | Cincinnati Public School Career and Technical Education Coach Samantha McAllister | Aiken High School - Agriculture Education Teacher Michaela Oldfield | Green Umbrella, Greater Cincinnati Regional Food Policy Council Director Tiffany Johnson | DinoBuddies, LLC Tracy Greeley Howard | Hughes STEM High School, Zoo Academy - Agriculture Education Teacher Mark Decon | Cincinnati State Community & Technical College – Landscape Horticulture Cortland Beoit | Turner Farm, Community Gardens Manager Nicole Gunderman | Gorman Heritage Farm, Executive Director Tony Staubach | Food Waste Diversion Coordinator for Hamilton County Jennifer Smith | Wimberg Landscaping Alan Edwards | Groundwork Ohio River Valley, Co-Founder Michael Turner | Cincinnati Public Schools Career and Technical Education Curriculum Manager Peter Huttinger | Turner Farm Community Gardens Director Carmen Gains | Cincinnati Public Schools Career and Technical Education Pathway Specialist Peter Wimberg | Wimberg Landscaping Howie Zuefle | Verdure Landscaping Braden Trauth | Cincinnati Permaculture Institute Mary Kay Pohlschneider | Ohio State University Department of Food Science Elizabeth Murawski | Center for Innovative Food Technology Aaron Parker | Aiken High School

Aiken New Tech High School - Farm Campus

 Mr. Parker (CPS Agriculture Education teacher), Ankita Rai, Rojina Rai, Joyeuse Muhorakeye, Enock Sadiki, Diana Matias-Pano, Asifiwe Shema, Isha Rai, Pawan Rai, Peregrina, Sanchez-Jose (Aiken’s Agriculture Career Tech Pathway Students). Artist: Karen Bohyen

Bahr Farm

Mr. Parker (CPS Agriculture Education teacher) and Steven Dinger (Our Harvest Cooperative, Head Farmer), Ankita Rai, Rojina Rai, Joyeuse Muhorakeye, Enock Sadiki, Diana Matias-Pano, Asifiwe Shema, Isha Rai, Pawan Rai, Peregrina, Sanchez-Jose (Aiken’s Agriculture Career Tech Pathway Students). Artist: Karen Bohyen

Propane: A Greenish Bridge Fuel, to Renewable Propane

Ohio Propane Gas Association

K-12 Agricultural Education Career Pathway

City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Public Schools, Green Umbrella

 

District-Wide Green Schoolyards

City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Public Schools, Green Umbrella

 

Local School Wellness Policy

City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Public Schools, Green Umbrella

 

Advancing Regional Circular Bioeconomies: Comprehensive Geospatial Biomass Feedstock Inventories for Conversion to Biofuels, Biochar, Bioenergy, and Resource Recovery Co-products

Richard J. Brenner, Wes Jurey, Todd Campbell, Rachel Petropoulos

The Green Toolkit: Monitored Nature-Based Ecosystems to Mitigate Climate Change

Khadija Coulibaly, Hamza Khairy, Zachary Torres, Jenica DeBeni, Gabe Kaufman, Tetyana Onyshko, Perry Johnson, Ralph

 

Brave by Design: Women of ALL Color Leading Sustainable Change

Michelle Starr, Holly Fidler, Margaret Swallow, Judge Marilyn Zayas, Dr. Omotayo Banjo, Dr. Gina Jackson, Nalini Bates, Dr. Chantel

 

Photothermal heating and solar harvesting through multiple transparent Fe3O4@Cu2-xS thin films with a solar dome

Meher Saketh Gandharapu, Anudeep Katepalli, Anton Harfmann, Mathias Bonmarin, John Krupczak, Donglu Shi

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