The Pentacrest Museums will host a free virtual program to explore the impact of smoke on public health in the Western and Midwestern United States. In conjunction with our latest exhibition, Facing the Inferno: The Wildfire Photography of Kari Greer, the museums use Exhibition Spotlight to illuminate deeper themes of the exhibit and build further connections to our campus and community. Meet researchers from the University of Iowa and other organizations who are shaping the conversation around fire and smoke management with science and first-hand accounts.
Register for free to receive a link to the webinar: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/xrujyzf
Meet the panel:
- Greg Carmichael, Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Karl Kammermeyer Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Professor, Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Co-director, Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, Researcher, Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing, Researcher, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute, Affiliated Faculty, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Informatics, College of Engineering, University of Iowa (Moderator)
- Charles O. Stanier: Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Researcher, Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, Research Engineer, IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering
- Dr. Peter Thorne: professor in the UI College of Public Health’s Department of Occupational & Environmental Health and co-director of the Environmental Health Sciences Research Center. He has held a number of prominent national leadership positions, including serving as chairman of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board.
- Alejandro Comellas, Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine-Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine
- Wanda Reiter Kintz: Air Quality Branch Supervisor, serving EPA’s Clean Air Act Advisory Committee
- Ellen Carman, Director, Iowa Wildlife Camps, College of Education