Join the Center for the Environment, its scholars, students, staff and partners to highlight environmental research across the university and beyond. This half-day, interdisciplinary symposium is designed to bring together WashU’s diverse scholarly community to share knowledge, nurture collaborations, and sparking new ideas to help address our deepest environmental challenges.
Keynote Speaker Tony Reames
“Powering Change: How the Energy Transition is Shaped by People, Places and Policy”
University of Michigan – School for Environment and Sustainability
Tishman Professor of Environmental Justice
Director of the U-M SEAS Detroit Sustainability Clinic
Symposium schedule:
1:00 – 2:20 p.m. Welcome, Keynote, and Panel: “Powering Change: How the Energy Transition is Shaped by People, Places and Policy” by Tony Reames.
2:20 – 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Research Highlights: Researches will share brief, impactful updates on their work, highlighting the scale, scope and diversity of environmental research at WashU.
3:30 – 3:40 p.m. Break
3:40 – 4:30 Graduate Student Lightning Talks: This fast-paced session will showcase the exciting work of WashU’s environmental graduate student community. These 5-minute talks will give brief, impactful glimpses into emerging research. Apply to present a lightning talk, applications are due Jan. 26
4:30-5:30 Poster session and Networking Reception: Enjoy drinks, light fare, and each other’s company while you explore the diverse environmental research being conducted by our talented community. Submit a poster abstract today, submissions are due Jan 14.
The symposium is open to all members of the WashU community as well as St. Louis’ broader environmental and research communities.
More details to come, schedule is subject to modifications
The symposium is part of the 2026 Environmental Research & Creativity Week Feb. 23-27, a series of events hosted by the WashU Center for the Environment and its partners to showcase the interdisciplinary environmental work at the university.