AAAS-CD Convención Anual 2022: Puerto Rico ante el Cambio Climático

“Puerto Rico Confronts Climate Change" jointly with SERMACS 2022, on Saturday, October 22.

The plenary speaker will be Professor Erick M. Carreira, Head of the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences at ETH Zürich, who will offer a Plenary Lecture on the "Chemistry and Biology of Natural Products".

In addition, this year's conference will be dedicated to the Puerto Rican ecologist and engineer Dr. Carl Soderberg, former Director of the EPA Region 2 Caribbean Environmental Protection Division, and an advocate for environmental science in the Caribbean.

The Annual Meeting will also include two panels, one on how Puerto Rico confronts climate change, and another on sustainable energy alternatives.

Additionally, and as a tradition in AAAS-CD annual meetings, the group will honor the legacy of Professor Lucy Gaspar, awarding the Lucy Gaspar Award for Excellence in Science Education. This is a recognition awarded to a K – 12 teacher within the geographic areas that comprise the Caribbean Division, who has a track record of excellence in teaching and advancing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics both in and out of the classroom.

The Robert I. Larus Award will also be given to the best graduate student poster presentation

As part of the Annual Convention we have organized a mentoring program, "AAAS-CD Professional Networking," which will bring together 1-1, STEM professionals along with students registered for the convention.

Event Agenda:

7:30 AM Registration

8:25AM Welcoming Remarks Dra. Natasha DeLeon-Rodriguez, AAAS-CD President)

8:30AM Plenary Lecture by Erick Carreira, Ph.D. (SERMACS & AAAS Plenary Speaker) Moderador: Dr. Jorge Colón,

9:30 AM Coffee break

10:00AM Event Dedication to Eng. Carl-Axel P. Soderberg. Moderador: Dra. Natasha DeLeon-Rodriguez

10:10AM Panel "Puerto Rico confronts climate change" Panelist: Eng. Carl-Axel P. Soderberg, Ada Monzon, Dr. Rafael Mendez Tejeda. Moderator: Dra. Natasha DeLeon-Rodriguez.

11:30AM Poster Session + Lunch

1:30PM Panel "Communicating Climate Change to Diverse Audiences” Panelists: Gerardo Alvarado De León, Dra. Ivelisse Rivera Bonilla, Dr. Rafael Mendez Tejeda, Dra. Grizelle González. Moderator: Dr. Kevin Alicea Torres

3:00PM Lucy Gaspar and Robert I. Larus Awards' Ceremony

4:30PM Mentoring Breakout session. Moderator: Kevin Alicea Torres

5:30PM Networking