Interested in hearing the latest and greatest in Living Infrastructure research? DesignLIFES is hosting a Research Showcase on June 7th 2024 that will include presentations from a collection of graduate students from Carleton University, University of Toronto, Ryerson University and University of Saskatoon. The Showcase will take place at the University of Toronto starting at 9:00am EST and will run throughout the day. For more information or to register please contact the program coordinator, Nicole Carson, at carson.n@aquaforbeech.com
If you are an industry professional and would like to participate in our career panel, please fill out the form linked below.
Showcase Schedule
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 – 10 am | Introduction and Welcome | Dr. Jennifer Drake |
| 10 – 11 am | Key Note Speaker | |
| 11 – 11:30 am | Lightning Round Presentations | N.Dayanandan, M.M.A.B Baig, N. Yu, T.Hassan |
| 11:30 -12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Career Panel | |
| 1:30 – 1:40 pm | Break | |
| 1:40 – 2pm | Evaluating Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Flood Resilience in Ottawa, Canada | A. Zoghi |
| 2 – 2:20 pm | The effect of tree configuration on daytime and nighttime air temperature | L. Li |
| 2:20 – 2:40 pm | Mixed effects of urbanization on pollination of four native wildflowers | N. Sookhan |
| 2:40 – 2:50 pm | Break | |
| 2:50 – 3:10 pm | The role of restoration management and sampling season on seed bank diversity and composition of designed urban meadows | G. Xie |
| 3:10 – 3:30 pm | Quantifying green roof hydrological partitioning | S.S. Zarei |
| 3:30 – 3:50 pm | Quantifying green roof hydrological partitioning | E. Shahbazi |
| 3:50- 4pm | Presentation Awards | Dr. Jennifer Drake |