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Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Time / Room Session Title 4:00 – 6:00pm Madera Room

Welcome Reception and Student Poster Session

6:30 – 6:45pm Canyon Rooms

Welcome Address: Liesl Folks, Provost, University of Arizona

6:45 – 8:10pm Panel Discussion: Overcoming Social, Economic, and Environmental Challenges for the Americas and the World: How Can Science, Technology, and Innovation Help Find Solutions

Honorary Conference Chair: E. William Colglazier, Senior Scholar and Editor-in-Chief of Science & Diplomacy, AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy Cherry A. Murray, Director, Biosphere 2, University of Arizona Ronit Prawer, Eastern U.S. Region Director, U.K. Science and Innovation Network Vaughan C. Turekian, Executive Director of Policy and Global Affairs, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

8:10 – 8:25pm Public Question and Answer Period 8:25 – 8:30pm Closing Comments and Announcements for Day 2

Thursday, October 24, 2019

7:00 – 8:00am Madera Room

BREAKFAST BUFFET

8:00 – 8:10am Conference Overview: Kevin Lansey, Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics, UA 8:10 – 8:20am Welcome Address: Jeffrey Goldberg, Dean Emeritus, UA College of Engineering

8:20 – 9:15am Panel Discussion: Sustaining International Scientific Cooperation Among Nations: Why It Matters Chair: E. William Colglazier, AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy Peter Agre, Nobel Laureate, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor and Director of Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute Ronit Prawer, Eastern U.S. Region Director, U.K. Science and Innovation Network Zhishen Wu, Professor, Southeast University, China; and Ibaraki University, Japan

9:15 – 10:00am Keynote: Legacy from Ivan the Terrible to the Nobel Laureates Glenn Schweitzer, Director, Program on Central Europe and Eurasia, National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, introduced by Joaquin Ruiz, Dean of the UA College of Science

10:00 – 10:30am BREAK

10:30 – 12:00pm PARALLEL SESSION 1

Canyon Room A Hydrodiplomacy in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region Session Chair: Margaret Wilder, Associate Professor, School of Geography & Development, UA

The 1944 Water Treaty and the Future of U.S.-Mexico Environmental Governance Stephen P. Mumme, Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University

Evolving Together: Recent Trends in US-Mexico Water Diplomacy and Collaboration in the Colorado River Basin Mariana Rivera-Torres, Graduate Student, UA

Minute 319 and Minute 323 of the US-Mexico Water Treaty: When Science Matters and When it Doesn’t Karl W. Flessa, Professor of Geosciences, UA

The U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program (TAAP): Implementation, Evolution, and Lessons Learned

Elia M. Tapia, Graduate Research Assistant, Water Resources Research Center, UA; Sharon B. Megdal, Director, Water Resources Research Center, UA

Canyon Room B Science Diplomacy in Times of Uncertainty Session Chair: James Buizer, Professor of Climate Adaptation, UA

The Value of Science in Multilateralism Randy Burd, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Long Island University, New York

The Shifting Political Landscape: Science as the Bellwether Michelle Wyman, Executive Director, National Council for Science and the Environment, UA

SESSION 1 - Continued

Canyon Room C Global Impact through STEM and Health Session Chair: Emily Halvorson-Otts, Dean of Sciences, Pima Community College

Life on Edge: The Interface between the US and Latin America Dolores Duran-Cerda, Provost, Pima Community College; Ricardo Castro-Salazar, Pima Community College; Hassan Vafai, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics (CAEM), UA; Kevin Lansey, CAEM, UA; Ross Zimmerman, Pima Community College; and Emily Halvorson-Otts, Pima Community College

Antibacterial Activity of Traditional Native American Medicines Against Streptococcus Pyogenes Saffeyya-Grace Ibrahim, Pima Community College; and Cori Leonetti, Pima Community College

Panel Discussion: The Pimeria Alta Alliance: Opportunities and Challenges Dolores Duran-Cerda, Provost, Pima Community College Steve Farley, Former Arizona State Senator

12:00 - 1:15pm Madera Room

LUNCH BUFFET

1:15 – 2:45pm PARALLEL SESSION 2 Canyon Room A Science, Technology and Health

Session Chair: Kacey Ernst, Associate Professor, Public Health, UA

Updating the Nuremberg Code: The Need for International Healthcare Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Ethics

Stephanie Zawada, Student, Electrical & Computer Engineering, UA; Jerzy Rozenblit, University Distinguished Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, UA

Region-Based T1-Weighted MRI Morphometric Changes in High School Collision Sport Athletes Pratik Kashyap, PhD Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University

Building Bridges: Practical Health-Science Diplomacy Tools Community Tools to Link Public Groups and City Decision-makers

Ruth Larbey, Managing Editor for Science for Environment Policy, University of the West of England

Antibacterial and Antioxidant Xanthones and Benzophenones from Garcinia Smeathmannii Hugues Fouotsa, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon; Alain M. Lannang; Jean P. Dzoyem; Beate Neumann; Augustin E. Nkengfack; Jacobus N. Eloff; and Norbert Sewald

Canyon Room B Science for Science Policy Session Chair: Jane Zavisca, Associate Dean, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, UA

Science in Legislation--Applying Scientific Peer Review and Rigor to Public Policymaking CJ Pommier, Josh Hoskinson, Ansel Andrews, March for Science Southern Arizona; and Henry Werchan, UA

Recent institutional transformations on the technological governance in Latin America Martin Perez Comisso, PhD Candidate, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, ASU

From Citizen Science to Policy Samragyee Gautam, Student, University of Idaho

Forging Sister Wetlands in El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: Urban Transboundary Conservation and Restoration on the U.S.

Ana Córdova, Research Professor, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte; Adriana Zuñiga-Terán, Research Scientist, Udall Center, UA; and John Sproul, Center for Environmental Research & Management, University of Texas at El Paso

Canyon Room C Role of Educational Cooperation Session Chair: Monica Ramirez-Andreotta, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, UA

Environmental Justice Promotion through Experiential Outdoor Education on the River - Part 2 - HEAL Dakota Goodman, Student, University of Idaho College of Law/University of California Berkeley

Silos and Spiders: What Measles Tells Us about Policy and Education Deb Hughes Hallett, Adjunct Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Mathematics, Harvard Kennedy School and UA

Autonomous Rural Development and Well-Being in the Upper Gulf of California Communities Osmar Villalobos, Social Participation Assistant, CEDO Intercultural

A Model for Water Diplomacy Katherine Himes, Director, McClure Center for Public Policy Research, University of Idaho

2:45 – 3:30pm Madera Room

Keynote: Sustainability Enhancement of Infrastructures with Smart and Resilient Materials Zhishen Wu, Professor, Southeast University, China; and Ibaraki University, Japan introduced by David W. Hahn, UA Dean of the College of Engineering

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Time / Room Session Title 4:00 – 6:00pm Madera Room

Welcome Reception and Student Poster Session


Welcome Address: Liesl Folks, Provost, University of Arizona

6:45 – 8:10pm Panel Discussion: Overcoming Social, Economic, and Environmental Challenges for the Americas and the World: How Can Science, Technology, and Innovation Help Find Solutions

Honorary Conference Chair: E. William Colglazier, Senior Scholar and Editor-in-Chief of Science & Diplomacy, AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy Cherry A. Murray, Director, Biosphere 2, University of Arizona Ronit Prawer, Eastern U.S. Region Director, U.K. Science and Innovation NetworkVaughan C. Turekian, Executive Director of Policy and Global Affairs, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

8:10 – 8:25pm Public Question and Answer Period 8:25 – 8:30pm Closing Comments and Announcements for Day 2

Thursday, October 24, 2019 7:00 – 8:00am Madera Room

BREAKFAST BUFFET

8:00 – 8:10am Conference Overview: Kevin Lansey, Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics, UA8:10 – 8:20am Welcome Address: Jeffrey Goldberg, Dean Emeritus, UA College of Engineering

8:20 – 9:15am Panel Discussion: Sustaining International Scientific Cooperation Among Nations: Why It Matters Chair: E. William Colglazier, AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy Peter Agre, Nobel Laureate, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor and Director of Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute Ronit Prawer, Eastern U.S. Region Director, U.K. Science and Innovation NetworkZhishen Wu, Professor, Southeast University, China; and Ibaraki University, Japan

9:15 – 10:00am Keynote: Legacy from Ivan the Terrible to the Nobel LaureatesGlenn Schweitzer, Director, Program on Central Europe and Eurasia, National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, introduced by Joaquin Ruiz, Dean of the UA College of Science

10:00 – 10:30am BREAK

10:30 – 12:00pm PARALLEL SESSION 1Canyon Room A Hydrodiplomacy in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region

Session Chair: Margaret Wilder, Associate Professor, School of Geography & Development, UA

The 1944 Water Treaty and the Future of U.S.-Mexico Environmental Governance Stephen P. Mumme, Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University

Evolving Together: Recent Trends in US-Mexico Water Diplomacy and Collaboration in the Colorado River BasinMariana Rivera-Torres, Graduate Student, UA

Minute 319 and Minute 323 of the US-Mexico Water Treaty: When Science Matters and When it Doesn’t Karl W. Flessa, Professor of Geosciences, UA

The U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program (TAAP): Implementation, Evolution, and Lessons Learned

Elia M. Tapia, Graduate Research Assistant, Water Resources Research Center, UA; Sharon B. Megdal, Director, Water Resources Research Center, UA

Canyon Room B Science Diplomacy in Times of Uncertainty Session Chair: James Buizer, Professor of Climate Adaptation, UA

The Value of Science in MultilateralismRandy Burd, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Long Island University, New York

The Shifting Political Landscape: Science as the Bellwether Michelle Wyman, Executive Director, National Council for Science and the Environment, UA


Canyon Room C Global Impact through STEM and Health Session Chair: Emily Halvorson-Otts, Dean of Sciences, Pima Community College

Life on Edge: The Interface between the US and Latin America Dolores Duran-Cerda, Provost, Pima Community College; Ricardo Castro-Salazar, Pima Community College; Hassan Vafai, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics (CAEM), UA; Kevin Lansey, CAEM, UA; Ross Zimmerman, Pima Community College; and Emily Halvorson-Otts, Pima Community College

Antibacterial Activity of Traditional Native American Medicines Against Streptococcus Pyogenes Saffeyya-Grace Ibrahim, Pima Community College; and Cori Leonetti, Pima Community College

Panel Discussion: The Pimeria Alta Alliance: Opportunities and Challenges Dolores Duran-Cerda, Provost, Pima Community College Steve Farley, Former Arizona State Senator


LUNCH BUFFET

1:15 – 2:45pm PARALLEL SESSION 2 Canyon Room A Science, Technology and Health

Session Chair: Kacey Ernst, Associate Professor, Public Health, UA

Updating the Nuremberg Code: The Need for International Healthcare Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Ethics

Stephanie Zawada, Student, Electrical & Computer Engineering, UA; Jerzy Rozenblit, University Distinguished Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, UA

Region-Based T1-Weighted MRI Morphometric Changes in High School Collision Sport Athletes Pratik Kashyap, PhD Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University

Building Bridges: Practical Health-Science Diplomacy Tools Community Tools to Link Public Groups and City Decision-makers

Ruth Larbey, Managing Editor for Science for Environment Policy, University of the West of England

Antibacterial and Antioxidant Xanthones and Benzophenones from Garcinia Smeathmannii Hugues Fouotsa, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon; Alain M. Lannang; Jean P. Dzoyem; Beate Neumann; Augustin E. Nkengfack; Jacobus N. Eloff; and Norbert Sewald

Canyon Room B Science for Science Policy Session Chair: Jane Zavisca, Associate Dean, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, UA

Science in Legislation--Applying Scientific Peer Review and Rigor to Public Policymaking CJ Pommier, Josh Hoskinson, Ansel Andrews, March for Science Southern Arizona; and Henry Werchan, UA

Recent institutional transformations on the technological governance in Latin America Martin Perez Comisso, PhD Candidate, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, ASU

From Citizen Science to Policy Samragyee Gautam, Student, University of Idaho

Forging Sister Wetlands in El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: Urban Transboundary Conservation and Restoration on the U.S.

Ana Córdova, Research Professor, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte; Adriana Zuñiga-Terán, Research Scientist, Udall Center, UA; and John Sproul, Center for Environmental Research & Management, University of Texas at El Paso

Canyon Room C Role of Educational Cooperation Session Chair: Monica Ramirez-Andreotta, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, UA

Environmental Justice Promotion through Experiential Outdoor Education on the River - Part 2 - HEAL Dakota Goodman, Student, University of Idaho College of Law/University of California Berkeley

Silos and Spiders: What Measles Tells Us about Policy and Education Deb Hughes Hallett, Adjunct Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Mathematics, Harvard Kennedy School and UA

Autonomous Rural Development and Well-Being in the Upper Gulf of California Communities Osmar Villalobos, Social Participation Assistant, CEDO Intercultural

A Model for Water Diplomacy Katherine Himes, Director, McClure Center for Public Policy Research, University of Idaho


Keynote: Sustainability Enhancement of Infrastructures with Smart and Resilient Materials Zhishen Wu, Professor, Southeast University, China; and Ibaraki University, Japan introduced by David W. Hahn, UA Dean of the College of Engineering

Thursday - continued

3:30 – 4:00pm BREAK

4:00 – 5:30pm PARALLEL SESSION 3 Canyon Room A Science Policy Issues

Session Chairs: Ryan Jones, Senior Director, Latin America Affairs, UA and Alex Thome, Scientific Project Manager, Center for Innovation in Brain Science, UA

Barriers to Entry (And Re-entry): A Comparative Analysis of Launching Practices Between the US, Canada, and Mexico

Matthew Contursi, Student, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, ASU; and Timiebi Aganaba, Assistant Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, ASU

US Public Preferences in Geoengineering Research Funding and Governance Leah Kaplan, Program Specialist, Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes, ASU; and John P. Nelson, Student, ASU

Air Forces Southern Partnerships with South America Zoja Bazarnic, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Commander, US Department of State; Lt. Col. Eric Alonsobernal, 12 Air Force/Air Forces Southern Plans and Requirements, Strategy, and Assessments; and Tyrone Barbery, 12 Air Force/Air Forces Southern Plans and Requirements Deputy Division Chief

Influence of Solar Magnetic Activities on Rainfall and Surface Air Temperature in West African Sub-region Esther Hanson, Chief Scientific Officer, Advanced Space Technology Applications Laboratory, NASRDA, University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Francisca N. Okeke, University of Nigeria, Nsukka; and Dean Pesnell, NASA

Canyon Room B 40 years of Diplomacy: Science, Education, Fisheries, and Community Development: Intercultural Center for the Study of Desert and Oceans (CEDO Intercultural)

Session Chairs: Nélida Barajas Acosta, Executive Director, CEDO Intercultural; Christine Flannagan, President, Board of Directors, CEDO, Inc.; and Robert G. Varady, Research Professor, UA

Citizen Science to Governance: Building a Sustainable Future for Northern Gulf of California Communities Peggy J. Turk-Boyer, Executive Director Emeritus, CEDO Intercultural

Saving Vaquita: CEDO Science, Sustainable Fisheries and Smart Seafood Choices Sarah Mesnick, Ecologist and Science Liaison, Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), NOAA

Marine Biology in the Desert Katrina Mangin, Director, Science Education Outreach, UA

Canyon Room C Science Diplomacy Education Session Chair: Andrea K. Gerlak, Associate Research Professor, Udall Center/School of Geography & Development, UA

Building Science Diplomacy at the University of Arizona Andrea K. Gerlak, Associate Research Professor, Udall Center, UA

Teaching Science Diplomacy Hassan Vafai, Research Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics, UA

The Transdisciplinary Environmental Science for Society (TESS) Program Daniel Ferguson, Director, Climate Assessment for the Southwest, UA

A Role for the Universities’ Partnership for Water Cooperation and Diplomacy Léna Salamé, Lawyer and Conflict Management Specialist; Secretariat of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace, Geneva Water Hub


DINNER Guitar: Philip J. Loevenguth, Keyboard: Ryan Fitzgerald

Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00 – 8:00am Madera Room

BREAKFAST BUFFET

8:00 – 8:15am Welcome Address: John Hildebrand, Regents Professor, Neuroscience, UA

8:15 – 9:00am Keynote: Using Science to Build Community Resilience Lauren Alexander Augustine, Executive Director, Gulf Research Program, NASEM, introduced by John Hildebrand, Regents Professor, Neuroscience, UA

9:00 – 9:15am BREAK

9:15 – 10:45am PARALLEL SESSION 4 Canyon Room A Science and Diplomacy in the Middle East

Session Chair: Julie Ellison-Speight, Assistant Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UA

Academia's Role in Science Diplomacy and Connecting Regions Sharon B. Megdal, Director, Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), UA

Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (Middle Eastern NGOs in Science Diplomacy) David Lehrer, Director, Arava Institute for Environmental Studies

Science Diplomacy in Immigration Policy Megan Carney, Assistant Professor, School of Anthropology, UA

The Private Sector in Middle Eastern Scientific Diplomacy Mohamad Amin Saad, MASAR Technologies, Inc.

HIVE: Harnessing Innovation through Virtual Exchange Program Julie Ellison-Speight, Assistant Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UA

Canyon Room B Building Regional Science & Technology (S&T) Innovation Ecosystems to Deliver on the SDG's in the Americas

Session Chair: Joel Cuello, Professor of Biosystems Engineering, UA

Tech Parks as Regional Innovation Catalyst through Public-Private-University Partnerships Carol Stewart, UA Associate Vice President, Tech Parks Arizona

Galvanizing Regional Innovation through University Technology Transfer Douglas Hockstad, Tech Launch Arizona Assistant Vice President for Technology Transfer, UA

Building S&T Innovation Ecosystems in Mexico Justin Dutram, UA Global Affairs Assistant Vice President for Mexico Initiatives

Laws of Building S&T Innovation Ecosystems in Emerging Economies Joel Cuello, Professor of Biosystems Engineering (Globalization, Sustainability & Innovation), UA

Canyon Room C Bringing New Perspectives and Knowledge into Education Session Chair: Dominic Boccelli, Professor and Department Head, Civil & Architectural Engineering & Mechanics, UA

Marginalized Knowledges and Education Alberto Arenas, Asociate Professor, UA

Expanding Environmental Science Literacy to Include Cultural and Community Knowledge Kristin Gunckel, Associate Professor of Science Education, UA

Speaking Back to ‘Sustainable Development’: Land Education and Indigenous Perspectives Austin Cruz, PhD Candidate, UA

Data Sharing and Engineering Faculty: An Analysis of Selected Publications Chris A. Wiley, Data Services Librarian and Assistant Professor, University of Illinois

10:45 – 11:00am BREAK

11:00 – 12:30pm PARALLEL SESSION 5 Canyon Room A Sustainable Urban Development

Session Chair: David Quanrud, Associate Research Scientist, Natural Resources & the Environment, UA

Framework of Urban Sustainability Indicators in Drylands David Quanrud, Natural Resources & the Environment, UA; Parastoo Parivar, Faculty of Arts And Architecture of Azad, University of Yazd; and Hassan Vafai, Civil & Architectural Engineering & Mechanics, UA

Sustainable Water Resources: Urban Scapes and Restoring the Commons Itzchak Kornfeld, Transboundary Waters, Ltd. and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Hydro-energy Cooperation in the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal Region: Prospects for Transboundary Energy and Water Security in South Asia

Christopher Scott, Udall Center, UA; Aditi Mukherji, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD); Udisha Saklani, PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge; and Padmendra Shrestha, PhD Candidate, UA

The Central Role of Energy in the Urban Transition: Global Challenges for Sustainability Joseph R. Burger, Postdoctoral Scholar, Bridging Biodiversity and Conservation Science Program, UA; James H. Brown, John W. Day Jr., Tatiana P. Flanagan, and Eric D. Roy

Thursday - continued 3:30 – 4:00pm BREAK

4:00 – 5:30pm PARALLEL SESSION 3 Canyon Room A Science Policy Issues

Session Chairs: Ryan Jones, Senior Director, Latin America Affairs, UA and Alex Thome, Scientific Project Manager, Center for Innovation in Brain Science, UA

Barriers to Entry (And Re-entry): A Comparative Analysis of Launching Practices Between the US, Canada, and Mexico

Matthew Contursi, Student, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, ASU; and Timiebi Aganaba, Assistant Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, ASU

US Public Preferences in Geoengineering Research Funding and Governance Leah Kaplan, Program Specialist, Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes, ASU; and John P. Nelson, Student, ASU

Air Forces Southern Partnerships with South America Zoja Bazarnic, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Commander, US Department of State; Lt. Col. Eric Alonsobernal, 12 Air Force/Air Forces Southern Plans and Requirements, Strategy, and Assessments; and Tyrone Barbery, 12 Air Force/Air Forces Southern Plans and Requirements Deputy Division Chief

Influence of Solar Magnetic Activities on Rainfall and Surface Air Temperature in West African Sub-regionEsther Hanson, Chief Scientific Officer, Advanced Space Technology Applications Laboratory, NASRDA, University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Francisca N. Okeke, University of Nigeria, Nsukka; and Dean Pesnell, NASA

Canyon Room B 40 years of Diplomacy: Science, Education, Fisheries, and Community Development: Intercultural Center for the Study of Desert and Oceans (CEDO Intercultural)

Session Chairs: Nélida Barajas Acosta, Executive Director, CEDO Intercultural; Christine Flannagan, President, Board of Directors, CEDO, Inc.; and Robert G. Varady, Research Professor, UA

Citizen Science to Governance: Building a Sustainable Future for Northern Gulf of California Communities Peggy J. Turk-Boyer, Executive Director Emeritus, CEDO Intercultural

Saving Vaquita: CEDO Science, Sustainable Fisheries and Smart Seafood Choices Sarah Mesnick, Ecologist and Science Liaison, Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), NOAA

Marine Biology in the Desert Katrina Mangin, Director, Science Education Outreach, UA

Canyon Room C Science Diplomacy EducationSession Chair: Andrea K. Gerlak, Associate Research Professor, Udall Center/School of Geography & Development, UA

Building Science Diplomacy at the University of Arizona Andrea K. Gerlak, Associate Research Professor, Udall Center, UA

Teaching Science Diplomacy Hassan Vafai, Research Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics, UA

The Transdisciplinary Environmental Science for Society (TESS) Program Daniel Ferguson, Director, Climate Assessment for the Southwest, UA

A Role for the Universities’ Partnership for Water Cooperation and Diplomacy Léna Salamé, Lawyer and Conflict Management Specialist; Secretariat of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace, Geneva Water Hub


DINNER Guitar: Philip J. Loevenguth, Keyboard: Ryan Fitzgerald

Friday, October 25, 2019 7:00 – 8:00am Madera Room

BREAKFAST BUFFET

8:00 – 8:15am Welcome Address: John Hildebrand, Regents Professor, Neuroscience, UA8:15 – 9:00am Keynote: Using Science to Build Community Resilience

Lauren Alexander Augustine, Executive Director, Gulf Research Program, NASEM, introduced by John Hildebrand, RegentsProfessor, Neuroscience, UA

9:00 – 9:15am BREAK

9:15 – 10:45am PARALLEL SESSION 4 Canyon Room A Science and Diplomacy in the Middle East

Session Chair: Julie Ellison-Speight, Assistant Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UA

Academia's Role in Science Diplomacy and Connecting Regions Sharon B. Megdal, Director, Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), UA

Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (Middle Eastern NGOs in Science Diplomacy) David Lehrer, Director, Arava Institute for Environmental Studies

Science Diplomacy in Immigration Policy Megan Carney, Assistant Professor, School of Anthropology, UA

The Private Sector in Middle Eastern Scientific Diplomacy Mohamad Amin Saad, MASAR Technologies, Inc.

HIVE: Harnessing Innovation through Virtual Exchange Program Julie Ellison-Speight, Assistant Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UA

Canyon Room B Building Regional Science & Technology (S&T) Innovation Ecosystems to Deliver on the SDG's in the Americas

Session Chair: Joel Cuello, Professor of Biosystems Engineering, UA

Tech Parks as Regional Innovation Catalyst through Public-Private-University Partnerships Carol Stewart, UA Associate Vice President, Tech Parks Arizona

Galvanizing Regional Innovation through University Technology Transfer Douglas Hockstad, Tech Launch Arizona Assistant Vice President for Technology Transfer, UA

Building S&T Innovation Ecosystems in Mexico Justin Dutram, UA Global Affairs Assistant Vice President for Mexico Initiatives

Laws of Building S&T Innovation Ecosystems in Emerging Economies Joel Cuello, Professor of Biosystems Engineering (Globalization, Sustainability & Innovation), UA

Canyon Room C Bringing New Perspectives and Knowledge into Education Session Chair: Dominic Boccelli, Professor and Department Head, Civil & Architectural Engineering & Mechanics, UA

Marginalized Knowledges and Education Alberto Arenas, Asociate Professor, UA

Expanding Environmental Science Literacy to Include Cultural and Community Knowledge Kristin Gunckel, Associate Professor of Science Education, UA

Speaking Back to ‘Sustainable Development’: Land Education and Indigenous Perspectives Austin Cruz, PhD Candidate, UA

Data Sharing and Engineering Faculty: An Analysis of Selected Publications Chris A. Wiley, Data Services Librarian and Assistant Professor, University of Illinois

10:45 – 11:00am BREAK

11:00 – 12:30pm PARALLEL SESSION 5 Canyon Room A Sustainable Urban Development

Session Chair: David Quanrud, Associate Research Scientist, Natural Resources & the Environment, UA

Framework of Urban Sustainability Indicators in Drylands David Quanrud, Natural Resources & the Environment, UA; Parastoo Parivar, Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources and Desert Studies,Yazd University, Iran; and Hassan Vafai, Civil & Architectural Engineering & Mechanics, UA

Sustainable Water Resources: Urban Scapes and Restoring the Commons Itzchak Kornfeld, Transboundary Waters, Ltd. and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Hydro-energy Cooperation in the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal Region: Prospects for Transboundary Energy and Water Security in South Asia

Christopher Scott, Udall Center, UA; Aditi Mukherji, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD); Udisha Saklani, PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge; and Padmendra Shrestha, PhD Candidate, UA

The Central Role of Energy in the Urban Transition: Global Challenges for Sustainability Joseph R. Burger, Postdoctoral Scholar, Bridging Biodiversity and Conservation Science Program, UA; James H. Brown, John W. Day Jr., Tatiana P. Flanagan, and Eric D. Roy


Canyon Room B Panel Discussion: Connecting Your Science and Engineering Training with Careers in Policy and Diplomacy

Session Chair: Katherine Himes, Director, McClure Center for Public Policy Research, University of Idaho Alex Thome, Program Manager, Center for Innovation in Brain Science, UA Ryan Jones, Associate Research Scientist, Natural Resources and the Environment, UA

Canyon Room C Hydrodiplomacy in Ambos Nogales: Lessons learned from binational water management Session Chair: Adriana Zuñiga-Terán, Assistant Research Scientist, Udall Center, UA

Governance, Cooperation Requirements, and Challenges for a Binational Solution to Watershed Management Francisco Lara-Valencia, Associate Professor, School of Transborder Studies, ASU

Watershed Modeling in Ambos Nogales Laura Norman, Supervisory Research Physical Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey

The Role of Green Infrastructure in Watershed Management Joaquin Murrieta, Cultural Ecologist, Watershed Management Group

Potential Sustainable Solutions to Water Resources Management Challenges Stephanie Buechler, Associate Professor, School of Geography & Development, UA

12:30 – 12:45pm BREAK


Panel Discussion: Networking for Science Diplomacy Session Chair: Christopher Scott, Professor and Director, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, UA Nélida Acosta Barajas, Executive Director, CEDO Intercultural Cherry A. Murray, Director, Biosphere 2 Institute, UA Robert G. Varady, Research Professor of Environmental Policy, Udall Center, UA


LUNCH

2:00 – 2:30pm Concluding Talk: Determine « X » in the Following Formula: (Trust + X2) x Perseverence = Political Will. Léna Salamé, Secretariat of the Global High-Level Panel on Water & Peace, Geneva Water Hub, University of Geneva, introduced by Elizabeth Cantwell, Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation, UA

2:30 – 3:00pm Concluding Remarks, Best Paper Awards, and Participation Certificates: E. William Colglazier

University of Arizona Organizing Committee

CHAIR: Kevin Lansey, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics CO-CHAIR: Hassan Vafai, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

James Buizer Institute of the Environment

John Hildebrand Department of Neuroscience

Christopher Scott Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy

Kacey Ernst Department of Epidemiology

Ryan Jones Latin America Programs and Grants

Alex Thome Center for Innovation in Brain Science

Andrea Gerlak School of Geography and Development

Monica Ramirez-Andreotta Department of Environmental Science

Robert Varady Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy

Jeffrey Goldberg Dean Emeritus, College of Engineering

Joaquin Ruiz Dean, College of Science

Jane Zavisca Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

Molli Bryson Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy

Kian Alavy Global Initiatives

Ally Beaulieu Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy

Neha Gupta Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences

Liliana Salas Nino School of Information

Sehrish Shabaz Cloudhary School of Information

Diana Zamora-Reyes Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences

CONFERENCE STUDENT RAPPORTEURS

Rachel Abraham, Talia Anderson, Adriana Arcelay, Kinzie Bailey, Charles Devine, Mercury Fox, Stella Heflin, John Keck, Tanner Muscarella, Amber Petrie, Brandon Strange, Singleton Thibodeaux-Yost, Susan Washko, and Laura Werthmann

Special Guest Speakers

PETER AGRE

LÉNA SALAMÉ Before serving as the 2009-2010 president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Agre was professor of medicine and biological chemistry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and vice chancellor for science and technology at Duke Medical Center. He directs the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute and is program director of the Southern Africa International Center for Excellence for Malaria Research in Zimbabwe and Zambia. He chaired the Committee on Human Rights of the National Academy of Sciences and in 2003 was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

Léna is a lawyer specialized in conflict management. She served in the UN system for 17 years as the strategic and operational coordinator of its program on water cooperation (PCCP). She is now leading the development of the Universities’ Partnership for Water Cooperation and Diplomacy (UPWCD). Because of her professional achievements she is credited for having played a central role in the development and promotion of the current trend of hydro-diplomacy.

LAUREN ALEXANDER AUGUSTINE

GLENN SCHWEITZER Lauren Alexander Augustine is the executive director of the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Prior to accepting her position at NASEM, Augustine served as director of the National Academies’ Resilient America Program, which supports communities’ efforts to build resilience to extreme events using science and diverse stakeholder engagement. She earned her BS in applied mathematics and systems engineering and her MS in environmental planning and policy from the University of Virginia, and her PhD from Harvard University in an interdisciplinary program that combined hydrology, geomorphology, and ecology.

Schweitzer has promoted international scientific cooperation and science diplomacy for over 50 years, working with scientists in countries such as Russia and Iran. He has been director of the Office for Central Europe and Eurasia of the National Academies since 1985, except for 1992-1994, when he went to Moscow at the request of the State Department to establish and lead the International Science and Technology Center. Earlier in his career he was first science officer at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, and was instrumental in establishing the Office of the Science and Technology Advisor to the U.S. secretary of state.

E. WILLIAM COLGLAZIER

VAUGHAN TUREKIAN In 2016 Colglazier was appointed to the group selected to promote the role of science, technology and innovation in achieving the United Nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development. He was science and technology adviser to the U.S. secretary of state from 2011-2014, and executive officer of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council. He is editor-in-chief of Science & Diplomacy and senior scholar in the Center for Science Diplomacy at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. While at Harvard’s Center for Science and International Affairs he was associate director of the Aspen Institute’s program in science, technology and humanism.

Since his 2015 appointment as science and technology adviser to the secretary of state, Turekian has advised on international environment, science, technology and health matters affecting U.S. foreign policy. Before that he was chief international officer at the American Association for the Advancement of Science and director of the association’s Center for Science Diplomacy. From 2002 to 2006 he was special assistant and adviser to the State Department undersecretary for global affairs, consulting on sustainable development, climate change, environment, energy, science, technology and health. Earlier in his career he was program director for the committee on global change research at the National Academy of Sciences.

CHERRY MURRAY

ZHISHEN WU Murray is the director of the Biosphere 2 Institute at the Univeristy of Arizona. She is the former director of the Department of Energy's Office of Science, and, most recently, the Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy at, and former dean of, the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). Murray has served on more than 80 national and international scientific advisory committees, governing boards, and National Research Council (NRC) panels. Murray has also been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.

Zhishen Wu is a professor at Southeast University, China and Ibaraki University, Japan. He received his BS and MS from Southeast University, China and his PhD from Nagoya University, Japan. His research expertise includes structural, concrete, and maintenance engineering and advanced composite materials. He is the author or co-author of over 600 papers in peer-reviewed journals and holds 50 authorized patents of inventions. He is chairman of the China Chemical Fibers Association Committee on Basalt Fibers, and is the VP of the International Society for Structural health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (ISHMII). Wu serves as an editor for the International Journal of Sustainable Materials and Structural Systems and has led several important research projects in both Japan and China.

RONIT PRAWER Prawer is the director of the U.K. Government’s Science and Innovation Network (SIN) for the Eastern U.S., where she works to grow and strengthen the bilateral relationship between Great Britain and the U.S. on research and innovation. Before arriving in the U.S., Prawer served for three years as the science attaché to the British Ambassador in Tel Aviv, where she established the U.K.’s first Science Diplomacy projects in the region. She hails from Melbourne, Australia, where she trained in genetics and worked to identify the genes underlying male infertility. In addition to her Genetics qualification, she also holds a degree in English Literature and French from the University of Melbourne.

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