Session Lead: Gabriel Duran (Chesapeake Research Consortium) Co-Lead(s): Melissa Fagan (Chesapeake Research Consortium) Session Format: Panel discussion Session Description: As Chesapeake Bay restoration continues to be shaped by changing environmental conditions, evolving management priorities, and growing demands for collaboration, there [...]
Session Lead: Emily Brownlee (Saint Mary’s College of Maryland) Co-Lead(s): Greg Silsbe (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science), Catherine Wazniak (Maryland Department of Natural Resources) Session Format: Oral presentations Session Description: In coastal and estuarine environments, the rapid turnover [...]
Session Lead: Sairah Malkin, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Co-Lead(s): Isabel Baker Session Format: Oral presentations Session Description: Molecular biology, genetics, and genomics tools have become indispensable for identifying and understanding ecological processes in aquatic systems, from biogeochemical [...]
Session Format: Poster presentations Session Description: We welcome all poster abstracts that relate to the Symposium theme.
Note: This session combines proposed Session 7 "Coupled human-natural systems in Chesapeake Bay" and Session 21 "General: Estuarine and Watershed Processes." Session Lead: Raleigh Hood (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science) Co-Lead(s): DG Webster, Patrick Bitterman, Victoria Coles, Peter Claggett, [...]
Session Lead: Jianyong Wu (College of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, The Ohio State University) Co-Lead(s): Dongmei Alvi, Efeturi Oghenekaro Session Format: Oral presentations Session Description: As concerns about waterborne diseases and emerging contaminants grow, understanding water quality dynamics [...]
Session Lead: Elizabeth Van Dolah Co-Lead(s): Michele Romolini (Loyola Marymount University) Session Format: Panel discussion Session Description: Low-capacity communities (i.e., socially vulnerable communities with limited agency to plan, respond, and adapt) struggle with the cost and complexities of increasing their [...]
Session Lead: J. Derek Loftis (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) Co-Lead(s): Navid Tahvildari, Patrick Taylor Session Format: Oral presentations Session Description: The hallmark of a well-rounded inundation prediction model is the ability to successfully characterize flood depths, extents, and duration before [...]
Session Lead: Bruce Vogt (NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office) Co-Lead(s): Christina Garvey Session Format: Oral presentations Session Description: The Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership's efforts, guided by the revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement (Beyond 2025), are entering a critical new phase defined by [...]
Session Lead: Michael Maddox (University of Maryland, Climate Resilience Network) Co-Lead(s): Taryn Sudol Session Format: Oral presentations Session Description: On December 2nd, 2025, the new 15-year plan was signed into action by the Chesapeake Bay Program Partners. The new agreement adds [...]
