Water Cooler Chat: Celebrating Asian-American Ecologists

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In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Asian Ecology section of ESA will be having a live meeting at 3:00 PM ET, May 4, celebrating the achievements by Asian-American ecologists, in coordination with the Office of Education and Diversity Programs.

This year, we invite three distinguished ecologists whose research areas are in climate change, carbon sequestration and ecosystem sustainability. They will share their journey in ecology, their research and achievements. The invited speakers include:

* Dr. Dennis Ojima, Professor, Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Colorado State University
* Dr. Yiqi Luo, Professor, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University
* Dr. Wei Ren, Associate Professor, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky

This will be a panel discussion. Please come and join this amazing conversation.

May 4, 2022 03:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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