Please join the Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership (MD-AEP) on Thursday, October 1 at McKeldin Library in College Park as we highlight one of Maryland’s great sources of agricultural research and environmental science, the University of Maryland’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.  Sustainable agriculture is vital, as every corner of the earth continues to be faced by food and environmental challenges.  Maryland has some great expertise to share in this regard with its profitable advanced farming systems which are environmentally sound and good for communities.

We are particularly excited about this event given the breadth of expertise that resides within the University of Maryland and the Maryland-Asia collaborations underway through the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources with China, India, Taiwan, Korea and other Asian countries. Agriculture today is a modern applied science requiring advanced knowledge and skill to successfully grow, process, market, service and protect plant, animal and environmental resources. 

Agenda

8:30-9a.m. Breakfast/Registration

9 a.m. Welcome: UM’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources’ Maryland-Asia Initiatives, Cheng-i Wei, Dean UM College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

9:20 a.m. Introduction to the Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership (MD-AEP) and the Environmental Leadership Series, Peter Gourlay, President, MD-AEP

9:40 a.m. Maryland’s World Class Agricultural Nutrient Management Program, Dr. Joshua McGrath, Assistant Professor

10:10 a.m. Ecosystem Engineering Design: Vegetation Draped Buildings and Algal Turf Scrubbers, Dr. David Tilley, Associate Professor
  
10:40 a.m. The Value of Wetlands and Coastal Marshes: Shoreline Protection and Carbon Sequestration, Dr. Brian Needelman, Associate Professor

11:10 a.m. Q&A

11:30 a.m.  Program Ends