Public Affairs



PA001
Actionable Climate Tools and Data: Rigorous, Accessible Products Tailored to User Needs
Primary Convener:  Owen M Doherty, Eagle Rock Analytics, Sacramento, CA, United States
Conveners:  David Herring, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD, United States, Marjorie B. Kaplan, Rutgers University New Brunswick, Rutgers Climate Institute, New Brunswick, NJ, United States and Martine Schmidt-Poolman, California Energy Commission, Sacramento, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Owen M Doherty, Eagle Rock Analytics, Sacramento, CA, United States


PA002
Advances in the agricultural regulations to lower the environmental impact: new concepts and new technologies
Primary Convener:  Hyojin Kim, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Department of Groundwater and Quaternary Geology Mapping, København K, Denmark
Conveners:  Birgitte Hansen1, Tommy Dalgaard2 and Morten Graversgaard2, (1)Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Department of Groundwater and Quaternary Geology Mapping, Aarhus C, Denmark(2)Aarhus University, Department of Agroecology, Tjele, Denmark
Primary Liaison:  Hyojin Kim, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Department of Groundwater and Quaternary Geology Mapping, København K, Denmark


PA003
Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Hydrologic Sciences: Where Do We Want to Be and How Do We Get There?
Primary Convener:  Elizabeth Tran, Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrological Science, Cambridge, MA, United States
Conveners:  Alejandro N Flores, Boise State University, Boise, ID, United States, Holly A Michael, University of Delaware, Geological Sciences, Newark, DE, United States and Christina Bandaragoda, University of Washington Seattle Campus, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Seattle, WA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Elizabeth Tran, Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrological Science, Cambridge, MA, United States


PA004
Advancing the science of science to action
Primary Convener:  James C Arnott, Aspen Global Change Institute, Washington, DC, United States
Convener:  Richard H Moss, Joint Global Change Research Institute, College Park, MD, United States
Primary Liaison:  James C Arnott, Aspen Global Change Institute, Washington, DC, United States


PA005
Aligning U.S. Energy Policy with a 1.5°C Climate Limit: How to Design and Manage a Fossil Fuel Extraction Phase-out and an Equitable Energy Transition
Primary Convener:  Shaye G Wolf, Center for Biological Diversity, San Francisco, CA, United States
Conveners:  Jessica Koski, Stockholm Environment Institute, Seattle, WA, United States and Rebecca R Hernandez, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Shaye G Wolf, Center for Biological Diversity, San Francisco, CA, United States


PA006
Art and Science for Society, facing environmental challenges for a better planet.
Primary Convener:  Francesco Mugnai sr., Joint Research Center Ispra, Scientific Development, Ispra, Italy and francesco mugnai
Convener:  Jutta Thielen, European Commission, Scientific Development Unit, Ispra, Italy and francesco mugnai
Primary Liaison:  Francesco Mugnai sr., Joint Research Center Ispra, Scientific Development, Ispra, Italy and francesco mugnai


PA007
Bringing Science Down to Earth: Using Creative Storytelling and Multi-Channel Outreach to Advance Awareness and Use of Earth Science in Communities Worldwide
Primary Convener:  Lawrence Friedl, NASA Headquarters, Earth Science Division, Washington, DC, United States
Conveners:  McRae Lenahan, U.Group, NASA Earth Science/Applied Sciences, Washington, DC, United States and Aries Keck, U.Group, NASA Earth Science/Applied Sciences, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  McRae Lenahan, U.Group, NASA Earth Science/Applied Sciences, Washington, DC, United States


PA008
Building Capacity to Apply Earth Observation Data to Environmental Management Decision Making
Primary Convener:  Lauren M Childs-Gleason, Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, VA, United States
Conveners:  Nancy D Searby, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States, Betzy E. Hernández, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States and Kenton W Ross, NASA DEVELOP Program, Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Lauren M Childs-Gleason, Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, VA, United States


PA009
Carbon-neutral agriculture – options and opportunities
Primary Convener:  Roland Kroebel, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Conveners:  Christina Tonitto, Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, NY, United States and James M Byrne, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Primary Liaison:  Roland Kroebel, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada


PA010
Climate Coasts: Extreme Events, Sea Level Rise and Dynamic Coastal Risk Management
Primary Convener:  Daniel Bader, Columbia University of New York, Palisades, NY, United States
Conveners:  Alexander M de Sherbinin, Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Palisades, NY, United States and William Duncan Solecki, City University of New York - Hunter College, Geography and Environmental Science, New York, NY, United States
Primary Liaison:  Daniel Bader, Columbia University, CCSR, New York, NY, United States


PA011
Closing the natural hazards insurance protection gap in developing economies with Earth Observation data
Primary Convener:  Shubharoop Ghosh, ImageCat, Inc., Long Beach, CA, United States
Convener:  Stuart Fraser, Fraser Disaster Risk Consulting Ltd, Brighton, United Kingdom
Primary Liaison:  Shubharoop Ghosh, ImageCat, Inc., Long Beach, CA, United States


PA012
Communicating with and educating the public, policy makers, practitioners and students about climate change
Primary Convener:  Kelly Klima, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, United States
Conveners:  Michelle Miro, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Sarah B Kapnick, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States and Aisha Najera Chesler, RAND Corporation Santa Monica, EAS, Santa Monica, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Kelly Klima, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, United States


PA013
Communicating with Appropriate Urgency: Scientific Reticence and Responsibility in a Time of Accelerating Climate Change
Primary Convener:  Peter Kalmus, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States
Conveners:  Kim Cobb, Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atlanta, United States, Erica Wohldmann, California State University Northridge, Northridge, United States and Yogi Hendlin, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Primary Liaison:  Peter Kalmus, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States


PA014
Contentious communication from the classroom to the chat room: how to have productive conversations about emotionally charged topics
Primary Convener:  Beth A Bartel, UNAVCO, Inc. Boulder, Education and Community Engagement, Boulder, CO, United States
Conveners:  Wendy Bohon, IRIS Consortium, Washington, DC, United States and Justin Samuel, Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States
Primary Liaison:  Beth A Bartel, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States


PA015
Creating Harmony: Enabling the Composition of Science and Applications through Promoting Data Access and Sharing in Developing Regions
Primary Convener:  Amanda (Weigel) Markert, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Earth System Science Center, Huntsville, AL, United States
Convener:  Jennifer Shinen, US Department of State, Washington D.C., United States
Primary Liaison:  Amanda (Weigel) Markert, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Earth System Science Center, Huntsville, AL, United States


PA016
Critical Mineral Resources and the Green Tech Revolution: Criticality and Critical Materials in the Next Generation of Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Technologies
Primary Convener:  Simon Martin Jowitt, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Department of Geoscience, Las Vegas, NV, United States
Conveners:  Stuart Walsh, Monash University, Department of Civil Engineering, Melbourne, Australia and Zhehan Weng, RMIT University, Environmental Engineering, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Primary Liaison:  Simon Martin Jowitt, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Department of Geoscience, Las Vegas, NV, United States


PA017
Critical Zone Science: from natural to social sciences
Primary Convener:  Jerome Gaillardet, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Paris, France
Conveners:  Bruno Latour, Science Po, Paris, France, Anna Krzywoszynska, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10, United Kingdom and Steven A Banwart, University of Leeds, Global Food and Environment Institute, Leeds, LS2, United Kingdom
Primary Liaison:  Jerome Gaillardet, Institute de Physique d Globe Paris, Paris, France


PA018
Current Challenges to Science-informed Air Quality and Climate Policies: Where We Go From Here
Primary Convener:  Gretchen T Goldman, Union of Concerned Scientists Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States
Convener:  H. Christopher Frey, Putney, VT, United States
Primary Liaison:  Gretchen T Goldman, Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC, United States


PA019
Emerging Frontiers in Earth and Space Science Enabled by Public-Private Partnerships
Primary Convener:  Jamie Favors, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States
Conveners:  Sandra Cauffman, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States and Ben Bussey, NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington, United States
Primary Liaison:  Jamie Favors, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States


PA020
Enhancing the value proposition of hydro-meteorological forecasts to inform multi-sectoral decision making.
Primary Convener:  Nathalie Voisin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
Conveners:  Andy Wood, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, Maria-Helena Ramos, IRSTEA, HYCAR, Antony, France and Andrea J Ray, NOAA/Earth System Research Lab, Boulder, CO, United States
Primary Liaison:  Nathalie Voisin, PNNL, Seattle, WA, United States


PA021
Exploring communication, education, outreach, and social science associated with earthquake early warning systems
Primary Convener:  Sara McBride, U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center, Kennewick, United States
Conveners:  Robert M DeGroot, USGS Pasadena Field Office, ShakeAlert - Earthquake Early Warning Program, Pasadena, CA, United States, Cynthia L Pridmore, California Geological Survey Sacramento, Department of Conservation, Sacramento, CA, United States and Danielle F Sumy, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology - IRIS, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Cynthia L Pridmore, California Geological Survey Sacramento, Department of Conservation, Sacramento, CA, United States


PA022
Finding the “Middle Ground”: Scientist-to-Scientist Presentations that Cut the Jargon and Make Research Accessible Across Disciplines
Primary Convener:  Adrienne J Oakley, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Physical Sciences, Kutztown, PA, United States
Conveners:  Christine Bassett, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States and Diana Zamora-Reyes, University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, AZ, United States
Primary Liaison:  Adrienne J Oakley, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, United States


PA023
Flood risk and resilience: integrating models, methods and data to inform resilience-building at risk management scales
Primary Convener:  Reinhard Mechler, IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Conveners:  David S Green, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States, Michael Szoenyi, Zurich Insurance Company, Zurich, Switzerland and David Borges, Booz Allen Hamilton, Norfolk, VA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Reinhard Mechler, IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria


PA024
#FlumeFriday: Building a broad and diverse online community to share insights from physical modelling experiments.
Primary Convener:  Hannah Williams, University of Hull, Department of Geography, Geology and Environment, Hull, HU6, United Kingdom
Conveners:  Robert Mahon, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, United States, Rafael O Tinoco, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urbana, IL, United States and Stuart McLelland, University of Hull, Department of Geography, Geology and Environment, Hull, United Kingdom
Primary Liaison:  Hannah Williams, University of Hull, Department of Geography, Geology and Environment, Hull, HU6, United Kingdom


PA025
Geoengineering Governance: Democratizing Decision-making
Primary Convener:  Mahmud Farooque, Arizona State University, Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes, Tempe, AZ, United States
Conveners:  Ariel D Anbar, Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, United States, Daniel Sarewitz, Arizona State University, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Tempe, AZ, United States and Timiebi Uyu Aganaba-Jeanty, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
Primary Liaison:  Timiebi Uyu Aganaba-Jeanty, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States


PA026
Geoscience and Sustainability at the Grassroots Level: Building on the 2019 Geoscience and Society Summit
Primary Convener:  Greg Wessel, Geology in the Public Interest, Vashon, WA, United States
Conveners:  Katherine S White, GSA, Washington, DC, United States and Mark Mocettini Shimamoto, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Mark Mocettini Shimamoto, US Global Change Research Program, Health Lead (Contractor), Washington D.C., DC, United States


PA027
Growing Pains: Overcoming Obstacles and Working Together to Improve Research Collaboration in Science
Primary Convener:  Brit Myers, ARCUS, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Conveners:  Pips Veazey, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States and Kaare Erickson, UIC Science, Anchorage, AK, United States
Primary Liaison:  Brit Myers, ARCUS, Fairbanks, AK, United States


PA028
How 5G and Advanced Networks could Imperil Satellite Earth Observations
Primary Convener:  Jordan Gerth, University of Wisconsin Madison, SSEC/CIMSS, Madison, WI, United States
Convener:  Renee A Leduc Clarke, Narayan Strategy, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Renee A Leduc Clarke, Narayan Strategy, Washington, DC, United States


PA029
IMPACT STORYTELLING: CHALLENGES, SIGNIFICANCE, AND BENEFITS OF SHARING SCIENCE WITH FILM AND OTHER MEDIA
Primary Convener:  Daniel W Zietlow, Provare Media, Boulder, CO, United States
Conveners:  Ryan W Vachon, Earth Initiatives, Provare Media & University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States and Lorena Medina Luna, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Education and Outreach, Boulder, CO, United States
Primary Liaison:  Daniel W Zietlow, Provare Media, Boulder, CO, United States


PA030
Issues in Data Policy: The Ethics of Using Open Data Sets and Open Software in Geophysical Research
Primary Convener:  Kathleen S Fontaine, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Tetherless World Constellation, Troy, NY, United States
Conveners:  Denise J Hills, Geological Survey of Alabama, Energy Investigations Program, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States, Lindsay Barbieri, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States and Erin Robinson, Foundation for Earth Science Information Partners, Boulder, CO, United States
Primary Liaison:  Kathleen S Fontaine, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Tetherless World Constellation, Troy, NY, United States


PA032
Managing Complex Science Programs: Unpacking Best Management Practices
Primary Convener:  Peter A Schultz, ICF, District of Columbia, DC, United States
Convener:  Susan Asam, ICF, Honolulu, United States
Primary Liaison:  Peter A Schultz, ICF, District of Columbia, DC, United States


PA033
Mines and Mining Environments: research contributions to value mining resources responsibly
Primary Convener:  David Baratoux, French Research Insitute for Sustainable Development, Geosciences Environnement Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Conveners:  Fabrice Colin, French Research Institute for Sustainable Development, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France, Ernest Kouassi Ahoussi, University Felix Houphouët-Boigny, UFR Sciences de la Terre et des Ressources Minérales, Abidjan, Côte D'ivoire and Gayane Faye, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Institut des Sciences de la Terre, Dakar, Senegal
Primary Liaison:  David Baratoux, French Research Insitute for Sustainable Development, Geosciences Environnement Toulouse, Toulouse, France


PA034
Multidisciplinary and multisectoral collaboration on climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience
Primary Convener:  James M Byrne, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Conveners:  Gabrielle B Dreyfus, Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development, Washington, DC, United States, Chris Rapley, University College London, London, United Kingdom and Joshua Tewksbury, Future Earth, Colorado Global Hub, Boulder / Fort Collins, CO, United States
Primary Liaison:  James M Byrne, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada


PA035
Multi-hazard Scenarios: Collaborative and Human-Centric Analyses, and Data-Driven Methods for Practice and Policy
Primary Convener:  Anne M Wein, USGS Western Regional Offices Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Conveners:  Kevin John Fries, One Concern, Inc, Menlo Park, CA, United States, Maryia Markhvida, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States and Michael Germeraad, Association of Bay Area Governments and Metropolitan Transportation Commission, San Francisco, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Anne M Wein, U. S. Geological Survey, Western Geographic Science Center, Menlo Park, CA, United States


PA036
Music and the Geosciences
Primary Convener:  Carl Brenner, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, United States
Convener:  Paul Williams, University of Reading, Meteorology, Earley Gate, Reading, United Kingdom
Primary Liaison:  Carl Brenner, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, United States


PA037
Native Science to Action: How Indigenous Perspectives Inform, Diversify, and Build Capacity in Environmental Science and Policy
Primary Convener:  Ryan E Emanuel, North Carolina State University Raleigh, Forestry and Environmental Resources, Raleigh, NC, United States
Conveners:  Shandin H Pete, Organization Not Listed, Arlee, MT, United States and Dominique Mariflor David-Chavez, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
Primary Liaison:  Ryan E Emanuel, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, United States


PA038
Ocean Exploration: Communication and Outreach About Uncovering Earth’s Secrets from the Seafloor and Beyond
Primary Convener:  Sharon K Cooper, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, United States
Conveners:  Carol Cotterill, British Geological Survey, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, Karen Romano Young, Self Employed, Washington, DC, United States and Douglas Harned, FilmAxis.org, Cary, NC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Sharon K Cooper, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, United States


PA039
On the beneficial uses of data and science in Water-Energy-Food (W-E-F) Nexus policies and practices
Primary Convener:  Richard G Lawford, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, United States
Conveners:  Rabi Mohtar, Texas A&M University College Station, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, College Station, TX, United States, Jennifer Daw, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden, Golden, CO, United States and Jill Engel-Cox, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden, Clean Energy Manufacturing Analysis Center, Golden, CO, United States
Primary Liaison:  Richard G Lawford, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, United States


PA040
Optimizing natural hazard risk assessment: a showcase of how utilizing decision and risk analysis methods from other sectors can help improve natural hazard planning
Primary Convener:  Dina Abdel-Fattah, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Convener:  Sarah Trainor, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Primary Liaison:  Dina Abdel-Fattah, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States


PA041
Paleo to policy: bridging the gap between the paleo-sciences and decision-making
Primary Convener:  Elizabeth Fard, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Conveners:  Hannah Palmer1, Richard S Vachula2 and Roxanne Banker1, (1)UC Davis, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States(2)Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
Primary Liaison:  Elizabeth Fard, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States


PA042
Planning for sustainable water futures in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond
Primary Convener:  Se Jong Cho, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, United States
Convener:  Pamela Collins, Conservation International, Arlington, United States
Primary Liaison:  Se Jong Cho, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, United States


PA043
Profiles in Science: Using Relatable Stories and Personal Narratives to Spark Scientific Intrigue
Primary Convener:  Lawrence Friedl, NASA Headquarters, Earth Science Division, Washington, DC, United States
Conveners:  McRae Lenahan, U.Group, NASA Earth Science/Applied Sciences, Washington, DC, United States and Aries Keck, U.Group, NASA Earth Science/Applied Sciences, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  McRae Lenahan, U.Group, NASA Earth Science/Applied Sciences, Washington, DC, United States


PA044
Ready for Tomorrow: Strategies for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
Primary Convener:  Peter A Schultz, ICF, District of Columbia, DC, United States
Conveners:  Doug Mason, MCC, Washington, United States and Alice Hill, Independent, Washington, United States
Primary Liaison:  Peter A Schultz, ICF, District of Columbia, DC, United States


PA045
Science Communication at Multiple Scales
Primary Convener:  Kathy Kelsey, University of Colorado Denver, Geography and Environmental Science, Denver, CO, United States
Conveners:  Ryan J Niemeyer, University of California Santa Barbara, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, Ryan W Vachon, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States and Jackson Watkins, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
Primary Liaison:  Kathy Kelsey, University of Colorado Denver, Geography and Environmental Science, Denver, CO, United States


PA046
Science Diplomacy: Advancing Scientific Discovery through Cross-border Collaboration
Primary Convener:  Yekaterina Y Kontar, Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, MA, United States
Convener:  Ester Sztein, National Academy of Sciences, Board on International Scientific Organizations, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Yekaterina Y Kontar, Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, MA, United States


PA047
Science-driven Policies for Reducing Oil and Gas Emissions
Primary Convener:  David Richard Lyon, Environmental Defense Fund, Austin, TX, United States
Conveners:  Arvind P Ravikumar, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Systems Engineering, Harrisburg, PA, United States and Rosalie Winn, Environmental Defense Fund, Boulder, United States
Primary Liaison:  David Richard Lyon, Environmental Defense Fund, Austin, TX, United States


PA048
Science for All? How Governments Can Make Science Accessible.
Primary Convener:  Gretchen E Gehrke, Environmental Data and Governance Initiative, Providence, RI, United States
Convener:  Gretchen T Goldman, Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Gretchen T Goldman, Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC, United States


PA049
Science to Action: Communication of Science - Practice, Research and Reflection
Primary Convener:  Heidi A Roop, University of Washington, Climate Impacts Group, Seattle, United States
Conveners:  Samuel Michael Illingworth, Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Science and the Environment, Manchester, United Kingdom, Kristin Timm, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States; George Mason University Fairfax, Fairfax, VA, United States and John Cook, George Mason University, Center for Climate Change Communication, Fairfax, United States
Primary Liaison:  Heidi A Roop, University of Washington, Climate Impacts Group, Seattle, United States


PA050
Science to Action: Enabling science- and data-driven water decisions
Primary Convener:  Amber Jenkins, NASA Western Water Applications Office, Pasadena, United States
Conveners:  Stephanie L Granger, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States and Savannah Cooley, NASA DEVELOP Program, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Savannah Cooley, NASA Western Water Applications Office, Pasadena, CA, United States


PA051
Science to Action: Envisioning the future for reward and recognition in the Earth and Space Sciences
Primary Convener:  Hannah Smith, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Washington, DC, United States
Convener:  Julie A Vano, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Research Applications Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States
Primary Liaison:  Hannah Smith, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Washington, DC, United States


PA052
Science to action: Having Social Impact Amid Institutional Barriers
Primary Convener:  Daniel B Ferguson, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
Conveners:  Julie A Vano, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Research Applications Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States and David H Behar, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  David H Behar, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA, United States


PA053
Science to Action: Measuring Resilience Progress and Outcomes: A Discussion Between Theory and Practice
Primary Convener:  Christopher Clavin, National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, Gaithersburg, MD, United States
Conveners:  Emily Sylak-Glassman, IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute, Washington, DC, United States, Rachel Jacobson, American Society of Adaptation Professionals, Cambridge, MA, United States and Melissa Stults, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Primary Liaison:  Christopher Clavin, Science & Technology Policy Institute, Washington, DC, United States


PA054
Science to Action: Programmatic Approaches that Enable Connections, and Maybe a Few War Stories
Primary Convener:  Lawrence Friedl, NASA Headquarters, Earth Science Division, Washington, DC, United States
Convener:  Erica Goldman, NCSE, National Council for Science and the Environment, Science Policy, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Lawrence Friedl, NASA Headquarters, Earth Science Division, Washington, DC, United States


PA055
Science to Action: The role of boundary organizations in advancing knowledge co-production
Primary Convener:  Meredith K Jennings, Houston Advanced Research Center, Houston, TX, United States
Conveners:  Thomas Herrington, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ, United States, Heidi A Roop, University of Washington, Climate Impacts Group, Seattle, United States and Caitlin Young, NOAA National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Primary Liaison:  Meredith K Jennings, Houston Advanced Research Center, Houston, TX, United States


PA056
Science to Action: Transformative partnerships to advance decision-relevant science
Primary Convener:  Julian J Reyes, USDA Southwest Climate Hub, ARS Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, NM, United States
Convener:  Melissa Varga, Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Julian J Reyes, USDA Southwest Climate Hub, ARS Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, NM, United States


PA057
Scientist Citizens:  Shaping Science-Informed Policy
Primary Convener:  Kendra Zamzow, Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally, Alaska lead, Chickaloon, AK, United States
Convener:  Melissa Varga, Union of Concerned Scientists, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Arti Garg, Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally, Founder, Hayward, CA, United States


PA058
Sharing Your Science In The 21st Century: New Developments in Scholarly Communication and Journal Publishing
Primary Convener:  Caroline Coward, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
Convener:  Matthew Giampoala, American Geophysical Union, Publications, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Caroline Coward, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States


PA059
Sustaining Critical Zone function: challenge of incorporating socio-economic factors and developing policy
Primary Convener:  Timothy S. White, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, University Park, PA, United States
Conveners:  Jean-Daniel Rinaudo, BRGM, Montpellier, France, Pamela L Sullivan, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Corvallis, OR, United States and Anthony John Jakeman, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Primary Liaison:  Timothy S. White, Penn State University, University Park, PA, United States


PA060
The Catchments behind the Data and the Process behind the Catchments
Primary Convener:  Stephen D Sebestyen, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Vallejo, CA, United States
Conveners:  Theresa Blume, GFZ German Research Centre, Potsdam, Germany, Jonathan M Duncan, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Ecosystem Science and Management, University Park, PA, United States and James B Shanley, USGS, Montpelier, VT, United States
Primary Liaison:  Stephen D Sebestyen, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Vallejo, CA, United States


PA061
The Green New Deal: From Resolution to Reality
Primary Convener:  Arvind P Ravikumar, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Systems Engineering, Harrisburg, PA, United States
Conveners:  Emily Grubert, Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA, United States and Daniel Sanchez, University of California Berkeley, Environmental Science, Policy and Management, Berkeley, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Arvind P Ravikumar, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Systems Engineering, Harrisburg, PA, United States


PA062
The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Knowledge Hub for Open Science Solutions to Societal Challenges.
Primary Convener:  Douglas Cripe, GEO Group on Earth Observations, Geneva, Switzerland
Conveners:  Gilberto Camara, GEO Group on Earth Observations, Geneva, Switzerland, Argyro Kavvada, NASA Headquarters/ Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington, DC, United States and Lawrence Friedl, NASA Headquarters, Earth Science Division, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Douglas Cripe, GEO Group on Earth Observations, Geneva, Switzerland


PA063
Urban Sustainability at Multiple Scales: Convergence toward What?
Primary Convener:  Geoffrey M Henebry, Michigan State University, Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences, East Lansing, MI, United States
Convener:  Jiquan Chen, Michigan State University, Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences, East Lansing, MI, United States
Primary Liaison:  Geoffrey M Henebry, Michigan State University, Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences, East Lansing, MI, United States


Local:  Shaping Science-Informed Policy at the City, County, and State Level
Primary Contact:  Kendra Zamzow, Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally, Alaska lead, Chickaloon, AK, United States
Presenters:  Arti Garg, Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally, Founder, Hayward, CA, United States, Aimee Bailey, Silicon Valley Green Energy, Director of Decarbonization, Sunnyvale, United States, Ginny Delaney, University of California, Office of the President, Hayward, United States and Julianne McCall, California Governor's Office, Office of Planning and Research, Sacramento, United States


SERVIR’s Approach to Ensuring Sustainable Services in the Use of Earth Observations in Decision-Making
Primary Contact:  Ashutosh S Limaye, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, United States
Presenters:  Daniel Irwin, NASA Marshall Space Flght Ctr, Huntsville, AL, United States, Nancy D Searby, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States, Kevin Coffee, US Agency for International Development, Washington D.C., United States and Eric Anderson, University of Alabama in Huntsville, NASA-SERVIR, Huntsville, AL, United States


ED002
Actions and Perspectives on Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in the Earth and Space Sciences
Primary Convener:  Lesley A Wyborn, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Conveners:  Sarah Ramdeen, Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship, Westminster, CO, United States, Petra Dekens, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, United States and Corey Garza, California State University Monterey Bay, School Of Natural Sciences, Seaside, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Lesley A Wyborn, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia


ED011
Ciencia Para Todos: Increasing Access to the Geosciences through Multilingual Science Outreach
Primary Convener:  Lorena Medina Luna, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Education and Outreach, Boulder, CO, United States
Conveners:  Beth A Bartel, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, Michael Hubenthal, IRIS Consortium, Washington, DC, United States and Rebecca Haacker, NCAR, Education & Outreach, ASP, Boulder, CO, United States
Primary Liaison:  Lorena Medina Luna, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Education and Outreach, Boulder, CO, United States


ED021
Curating the creative: Science, art, and public engagement
Primary Convener:  Katie Pratt, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI, United States
Conveners:  Darlene Trew Crist, Deep Carbon Observatory, Narragansett, RI, United States and Emma Liu, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Primary Liaison:  Katie Pratt, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI, United States


ED026
Engagement Opportunities for Everyone through Science Festivals
Primary Convener:  Andrew J Shaner, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX, United States
Conveners:  Julie Fooshee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States and Molly L Wasser, ADNET Systems, Inc., Bethesda, MD, United States
Primary Liaison:  Andrew J Shaner, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX, United States


ED029
Fostering Public Engagement in Polar Field Campaigns
Primary Convener:  Lauren M Everett, National Academy of Sciences, Polar Research Board, Washington, DC, United States
Conveners:  Claire L Parkinson, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States and Sarah B Das, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Lauren M Everett, National Academy of Sciences, Polar Research Board, Washington, DC, United States


ED044
Revamping Our Geo-Village: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategies That Contribute to Retention
Primary Convener:  Rocio P Caballero-Gill, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States
Conveners:  Frances Rivera-Hernandez, Dartmouth College, Department of Earth Sciences, Hanover, NH, United States, Lina C Pérez-Angel, University of Colorado at Boulder, Geological Sciences, Boulder, CO, United States and Amy Myrbo, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
Primary Liaison:  Frances Rivera-Hernandez, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States


ED045
Science to Action: Learning Ecosystems as a Pathway to Resilient Communities and a Diverse Geoscience Workforce
Primary Convener:  Cathryn Allen Manduca, Carleton College, SERC, Northfield, MN, United States
Conveners:  Cheryl L B Manning, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program, Washington, DC, United States; Evergreen High School, Evergreen, CO, United States, Margie Turrin, LDEO of Columbia University, Palisades, NY, United States and Rajul Pandya, American Geophysical Union, Thriving Earth Exchange, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Cathryn Allen Manduca, Carleton College, SERC, Northfield, MN, United States


ED047
Sharing Their Science: Enabling Scientists in Public Engagement and Communication Efforts
Primary Convener:  Christine B Shupla, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX, United States
Conveners:  Sanlyn Buxner, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, United States and Olivia Ambrogio, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Christine B Shupla, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX, United States


GC033
Environmental changes and human migration: advances in data, modeling, and analysis
Primary Convener:  Rachata Muneepeerakul, University of Florida, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Ft Walton Beach, FL, United States
Conveners:  Michael Joseph Puma, Columbia University in the City of New York, Center for Climate Systems Research, Palisades, NY, United States and David Griffith, East Carolina University, Anthropology, Greenville, NC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Rachata Muneepeerakul, University of Florida, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Ft Walton Beach, FL, United States


GC051
Leveraging the water-energy-land nexus for regional and sub-regional planning
Primary Convener:  Zarrar Khan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Joint Global Change Research Institute, College Park, MD, United States
Conveners:  Thomas Bernard Wild, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, United States; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Joint Global Change Rsearch institute, College Park, MD, United States, Simon Parkinson, IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria; University of Victoria, Institute for Integrated Energy Systems, Victoria, Canada and Edo Abraham, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft, Netherlands
Primary Liaison:  Zarrar Khan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Joint Global Change Research Institute, College Park, MD, United States


GC077
Sustainable Energy Transitions in the Developing World
Primary Convener:  Wei Peng, Penn State University, School of International Affairs and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University Park, PA, United States
Conveners:  Arvind P Ravikumar, Harrisburg University, Harrisburg, PA, United States and Johannes Urpelainen, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Wei Peng, Penn State University, School of International Affairs and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University Park, PA, United States


GC089
Uniting Advances in Remote Sensing, Earth System Modeling, and Social Sciences to Improve Risk Management
Primary Convener:  Elinor Benami, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States; Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
Conveners:  Eric Anderson, University of Alabama in Huntsville, NASA-SERVIR, Huntsville, AL, United States, Shanna N. McClain, NASA Headquarters, Applied Sciences, Washington, DC, United States and Zhenong Jin, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, Saint Paul, MN, United States
Primary Liaison:  Elinor Benami, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States; University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States


GH008
Living Laboratory Experiments for Innovations to Improve Human Health Outcomes in Warming and Growing Cities
Primary Convener:  David Sailor, Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Tempe, AZ, United States
Conveners:  Chanam Lee, Texas A&M University College Station, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, College Station, United States, Bruce Dvorak, Texas A&M University College Station, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, College Station, United States and Paul Coseo, Arizona State University, The Design School, Tempe, AZ, United States
Primary Liaison:  David Sailor, Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Tempe, AZ, United States


IN024
Earth Observation Solutions to Address the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals: Connecting Water, Energy, Land Use, and Food Security
Primary Convener:  Argyro Kavvada, NASA Headquarters/ Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington, DC, United States
Conveners:  Alyssa K Whitcraft, University of Maryland College Park, Geographical Sciences, College Park, MD, United States, Richard Eckman, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States and Lawrence Friedl, NASA Headquarters, Earth Science Division, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Douglas Cripe, GEO Group on Earth Observations, Geneva, Switzerland


IN051
Who's at Risk? Assessing Population and Infrastructure Exposure and Vulnerability for Hazard, Climate, and Health Applications
Primary Convener:  Robert S Chen, Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Palisades, NY, United States
Conveners:  Andrea E Gaughan, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States, Charles K Huyck, ImageCat, Inc., Long Beach, CA, United States and Nancy D Searby, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Robert S Chen, Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Palisades, NY, United States


NH001
Accelerating Natural Hazards Research and Advancing Resilience through Disaster Diplomacy Efforts
Primary Convener:  Yekaterina Y Kontar, Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, MA, United States
Convener:  Alik Ismail-Zadeh, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, AGW, Karlsruhe, Germany
Primary Liaison:  Yekaterina Y Kontar, Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, MA, United States


NH018
Extreme Space Weather Benchmarks: The Next Steps
Primary Convener:  Tom Colvin, Science and Technology Policy Institute, Washington, DC, United States
Convener:  Michael Wiltberger, NSF, Washington, DC, United States
Primary Liaison:  Tom Colvin, Science and Technology Policy Institute, Washington, DC, United States


NH037
Science Informed Planning to Improve Preparedness for Volcanic Hazards
Primary Convener:  Erika Kohler, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Convener:  Tobias P Fischer, University of New Mexico, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Albuquerque, NM, United States
Primary Liaison:  Erika Kohler, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States


PA006
Art and Science for Society, facing environmental challenges for a better planet.
Primary Convener:  Francesco Mugnai sr., Joint Research Center Ispra, Scientific Development, Ispra, Italy and francesco mugnai
Convener:  Jutta Thielen, European Commission, Scientific Development Unit, Ispra, Italy and francesco mugnai
Primary Liaison:  Francesco Mugnai sr., Joint Research Center Ispra, Scientific Development, Ispra, Italy and francesco mugnai


PA027
Growing Pains: Overcoming Obstacles and Working Together to Improve Research Collaboration in Science
Primary Convener:  Brit Myers, ARCUS, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Conveners:  Pips Veazey, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States and Kaare Erickson, UIC Science, Anchorage, AK, United States
Primary Liaison:  Brit Myers, ARCUS, Fairbanks, AK, United States


PA042
Planning for sustainable water futures in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond
Primary Convener:  Se Jong Cho, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, United States
Convener:  Pamela Collins, Conservation International, Arlington, United States
Primary Liaison:  Se Jong Cho, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, United States


PA053
Science to Action: Measuring Resilience Progress and Outcomes: A Discussion Between Theory and Practice
Primary Convener:  Christopher Clavin, National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, Gaithersburg, MD, United States
Conveners:  Emily Sylak-Glassman, IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute, Washington, DC, United States, Rachel Jacobson, American Society of Adaptation Professionals, Cambridge, MA, United States and Melissa Stults, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Primary Liaison:  Christopher Clavin, Science & Technology Policy Institute, Washington, DC, United States