Resilience and Recovery: Building a Collaborative Community
The primary focus of the RnR Summit this year will be to foster a collaborative community approach to strengthen recovery from recent challenges and build multi-disaster resiliency through informed planning.
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Day 1Welcome/Government Updates
Welcome - Dr. Brenda Nichols, Provost, Lamar University
Explanation of Professional Development - Dr. Cynthia Stinson
Resiliency of Real Estate/Construction Sector and Financial Recovery of Southeast Texas- Drs. Gevorg Sargsyan, Enrique Venta, James Slaydon, & Ricardo Colon
COVID 19: Threat and Opportunity for Economic Resiliency of Southeast Texas - Drs. Gevorg Sargsyan, Enrique Venta, James Slaydon, & Ricardo Colon
Outreach the SETX Community: Report Progress of the Recovery and Resilience Academy Program - Drs. Chiung-Fang Chang, Jennifer Fagen, B. Garrick Harden, & Margot Gage
Infinite Potential and Lamar University - Dr. Angeliqueca Avery, Megan Austin, Olga Luna, & Kimberly Glaudy
Tunable Laser Imaging for the Detection of Methane Leaks in Soils- Drs. Philip Cole and Jim Jordan, Gary Strahan, David Halnon, Gary Forister, & Joe Strahan
Preliminary Measurement of Methane Emissions from SETX Coastal Marshes to Assess Blue Carbon Potential Pre- and Post-BUDM Restoration- Dr. Matthew Hoch
Real-time Waterborne Pathogen Detection with Mobile Electronics- Dr. Ian Lian
Data Analytics and Prediction for Weather Station - Drs. Stephan Andrei and Brian Williams, Sri Satya Surya C Nunnaguppala, Shivam Soin, & Tejinder Singh
The Effect of Catastrophic River Flooding on the Brackish Water Clam, Rangia Cuneata, in the Lower Neches River - Drs. Matthew Pyne & Ana Christensen
Co-Sponsored by: Lamar University Dishman School of Nursing, Lamar University Economic Recovery and Resiliency Program, the Mamie McFaddin Ward Trust, and the Program Center for Public Policy.