JMU Eco-Symposium

Check out the second annual Student Ecosymposium March 25th at 7:00 PM in HHS 2301. This event is organized by the Clean Energy Coalition and the Association of Energy Engineers. This year's event will feature students from multiple departments and concentrations, and brings to light the great work on sustainability going on at JMU.

The ecoSymposium showcases the research being done on the JMU campus in topics such as environmental sustainability and renewable energy. This event will give a short glimpse into the research projects of seniors in various majors (Geographic Science, ISAT, Anthropology, Economics) and will be keynoted by the brilliant Dr. Barkley Rosser of JMU's College of Business.

March 25th 2008, 7:00-8:15pm

HHS 2301, JMU Campus

Lineup of Speakers and Topics

• Keynote Speaker: Dr. Barkley Rosser
  • JMU Professor of Economics, College of Business
    
  • Madison Scholar
  • Tying Economics to Sustainability (tentative title)
  
  

• Aaron Sobel
  • Geographic Science Major
  • Investigating Marine Algal Blooms as a Renewable Energy Source
  
  

• Jacob Hileman
  • Integrated Science and Technology Major
  • Nutrient Uptake of Algae for Fuel and CO₂ Sequestration
  
  

• Abigail Eisley and Whitney Rice
  • Anthropology Majors
  • Biodynamics and Green Building Design in Organic Farming
  
  

• Lindsey Harriman
  • Geographic Science Major
    
  • Spatial Distribution of Marlin Bycatch in the Southeast Atlantic Ocean