BES Summer Quarterly Meeting, June 13th on Urban Heat

UMBC Technology Research Center, 5200 Westland Blvd., Arbutus, Maryland 21227

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1 pm – 1:15 Welcome and Brief Introductions

1:15-2:15 Patterns of Heat and Cooling in Cities, Moderator: Meghan Avolio (Johns Hopkins University)

1:15- Dexter Locke (US Forest Service) The when, where, and how of urban tree cooling in cities

1:22- Matt Baker (University of Maryland Baltimore County) Title TBD

1:37- Dexter Locke (US Forest Service) Do trees cool the same at all times of day? Temporal non-stationarity in urban environments from bike-based air temperature monitoring in New Haven, CT.

1:45- Mike Alonzo (American University) The canopy-cooling relationship is very sensitive to tree canopy data quality and spatial modeling choices.

2:00- Darryn Waugh (Johns Hopkins University) The Baltimore Social Environmental Collaborative (BSEC) weather station network: Spatial variations in temperature and humidity.

2:15-2:45 Panel and Group Discussions

Guiding question: What are the pressing research questions on heat patterns in Baltimore?

2:45-3:00 pm Break

3:00-4:00 pm Human Health Effects and Heat Mitigation, Moderator: Karin Burghardt (University of Maryland College Park)

 3:00- Luke Smith (Pennsylvania University) Association of Summer Heat Waves and the Probability of Preterm Birth: An Exploration of the Intersection of Race and Education

3:15- Jake Miter (Baltimore City Fire Department) Exploring the Relationship Between Urban Tree Canopy & EMS Call Volume

3:30- Elie Bou-Zeid (Princeton University), REMOTE Beyond Cool and Green: Novel Technologies for Mitigating Urban Heat Islands

3:45- Ali Eyni (Johns Hopkins University) Urban Adaptation and Heat Related Mortality: Providing Policies for Future

4:00-4:30 Panel and Group Discussion

Guiding question: What needs to be done to better facilitate research on heat mitigation and health in Baltimore?

4:30-5:00 Break and relocating to an evening event (20-minute drive)

——————–The Event continues for the Part II evening portion—————–

5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Keystone Project Presents: Community-Based Science Engagement

Maryland Urban Ecological Laboratory,  3639 Liberty Heights Ave; Baltimore, MD 21215