2025 Research Day

The 41st YSE Research Day takes place on April 11, 2025

Research Day is our yearly opportunity to showcase the diverse, multidisciplinary research conducted at the Yale School of the Environment. We are excited to announce that our keynote speaker this year will be Dr. Ticora Jones, Chief Science Officer at the Natural Resources Defense Council. We welcome questions from the community for her to answer after her keynote address here. 

 
Time Event Location Speaker Moderator 
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast The Knob, Kroon Hall    
9:00 - 9:30 Research Day Welcome and Bormann Prize Talk Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall Peter Raymond, Senior Associate Dean of Research, Director of Doctoral Studies, Professor of Ecosystem Ecology  
9:45 - 10:45 Panel Session 1      
  Forest Ecology and Management Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall Jack Hatajik, Owen Klein, Julianne Latynski, Nate McMullen Hannah Peragine, Development and Alumni Services Officer
  Designing a Healthier Future: Equity and Justice Room G-01, Kroon Hall McKenzie Blaine, Molly Blondell, Leo Goldsmith, Raffaele Sindoni Rob Javonillo, Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  Environmental Anthropology Room 321, Kroon Hall Rowan Baker, Al Lim, Ky Miller Maya Sanyal, Associate Director, International Student Career Success
  Physical Climate Room 319, Kroon Hall Nadia Ahmad, Jackson Cooper, Jinge Li Lisa Fernandez, Managing Director, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
11:00 - 12:00 Panel Session 2      
  Forest Ecology: Yale Myers Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall Jonathan Gewirtzman, Manny Flores, Sam Tower Hannah Peragine, Development and Alumni Services Officer
  Social Ecology Room G-01, Kroon Hall K Casenhiser, Tara Hoda, Sophia Joffe Hampton, Sophie Roberts Rob Javonillo, Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  Human Interaction Room 321, Kroon Hall Anjuri Kakkar, Dominik Juling, Kara Lyn Moran Maya Sanyal, Associate Director, International Student Career Success
  Wildlife Ecology Room 319, Kroon Hall Jane Hallam, Jeremy Pustilnik, Samantha Tracy Lisa Fernandez, Managing Director, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
12:00 - 1:15 Lunch and Poster Session      
    The Knob, Kroon Hall Garam Byun, Aaron Donato, Gabriel Gadsden, Siria Gámez, Changran Liu, Caroline Solomon, Destiny Treloar, Peter Vander Bloomer
1:30 - 2:30 Panel Session 3      
  Wildlife Dynamics: Human-Wildlife Interactions Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall Aishwarya Bhandari, Mario Caller Castro, Marsh Hlavka, Kennedy Leneuiyia Matthias Schildwachter, Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs
  Designing a Healthier Future: Addressing Anthropogenic Hazards Room 321, Kroon Hall Enar Leferink, Brandon Lewis, Tobias Muellers, Eileen Zhang Reid Lifset, Research Scholar, Resident Fellow in Industrial Ecology
  Forest Ecology: Northeast US  Room 319, Kroon Hall Cindy Cifuentes, Juwon Kong, Dane McKittrick Julia Nojeim, Clean Energy Coordinator, CBEY and Staff Manager, Energy Learning Community
2:45 - 3:45 Panel Session 4      
  Forest Ecology: Tropics Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall Skye Hellenkamp, Baboucarr Joof, Odatha Kotagama, Sofia Montalvo Yanez Matthias Schildwachter, Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs
  Environmental Policy  Room 321, Kroon Hall Ananya Rao, Shannon Regan, Botao Zhao Reid Lifset, Research Scholar, Resident Fellow in Industrial Ecology
  Energy and Water Resilience Room 319, Kroon Hall Reni Chng, Andre Eanes, Claire Kouba, Arjun Malhotra Julia Nojeim, Clean Energy Coordinator, CBEY and Staff Manager, Energy Learning Community
4:00 - 5:00 Keynote Address      
    Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall Ticora Jones, Chief Science Officer at Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) Introduced By Eileen Zhang, PhD Student
5:00 - 5:20 Up Goer 5 Talks      
    Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall Lars Ratjen, Associate Research Scientist  
    Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall Vanessa Tonet, Beatrice (Bea) Harrison-Day, and Nancy Walker  
5:20 - 5:30 Awards Presentation      
    Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall Peter Raymond  
5:30 - 7:30 Reception      
    Bowers Auditorium