BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:35f33827-ca93-4006-a62e-38be7fc0cb18.231856@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20231017T210743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231017T210743Z LOCATION:Roy Blunt Hall 345 SUMMARY:GGP Seminar: "Disturbed Landscapes and Water Quality Patterns in t he United States: Implications for Management and Policy" DESCRIPTION:Dr. Lorrayne Miralha is an assistant professor\, Watershed Mod eling and Data Analytics\, Department of Food\, Agriculture and Biologica l Engineering (FABE)\, and a core faculty member in the Translational Dat a Analytics Institute (TDAI) at Ohio State University. She harnesses the power of geospatial technologies and machine learning to reveal the spati al patterns of environmental degradation and trends in water quality in b oth forest and agricultural settings for the recommendation of policies a nd management strategies.  \n\n\nIn her presenation\, she will talk about how excalating impacts of human activites has set us on an unsustainable environmental path. Notably\, what agricultural practices have intensifi ed in regions of drought\, flood and wildfire. As a consequence\, she has observed significant degradation of our water resources. The compounding effects of these environmental changes on water quality and how they inf luence our drinking water resources remain understudied. Addressing this issue requires the adoption of novel technologies and regulatory approach es.\n\n\nHer research harnesses the power of watershed modeling and big d ata analytics to improve our hydrological understanding in forest headwat ers and agricultural landscapes under disturbance. Specifically\, it shed s light on water quality patterns surrounding animal farms in the United States and introduces fresh perspectives on the interaction between agric ulture and wildfire activity in the western U.S. Hence\, her research und erscores the pressing need for comprehensive policy and management measur es to safeguard our water resouces and maintain environmental sustainabil ity amidst the challenges posed by anthropogenic activites and a changing climate.\n\n\nMiralha has always been concerned about the hydrology of l anscapes under constant intervention. She is passionate about finding tec hnological and policy solutions for the sustainability of water resources . Miralha was trained as a forest engineer in a duo degree between Brazil and Oregon State University. She has a MS in Geography from the Universi ty of Kentucky and acquired her PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineerin g from Arizona State University. She is an early career representative on the leadership council of the American Geophysical Union (AGU)\, a forme r doctoral fellow at the American Assoc. of University Women (AAUW) and a former summer fellow in NOAA-CIGLR at the University of Michigan. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Dr . Lorrayne Miralha is an assistant professor\, Watershed Modeling and Dat a Analytics\, Department of Food\, Agriculture and Biological Engineering (FABE)\, and a core faculty member in the Translational Data Analytics I nstitute (TDAI) at Ohio State University. She harnesses the power of geos patial technologies and machine learning to reveal the spatial patterns o f environmental degradation and trends in water quality in both forest an d agricultural settings for the recommendation of policies and management strategies.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>In her presenation\, she will talk abo ut how excalating impacts of human activites has set us on an unsustainab le environmental path. Notably\, what agricultural practices have intensi fied in regions of drought\, flood and wildfire. As a consequence\, she h as observed significant degradation of our water resources. The compoundi ng effects of these environmental changes on water quality and how they i nfluence our drinking water resources remain understudied. Addressing thi s issue requires the adoption of novel technologies and regulatory approa ches.</p>\n<p>Her research harnesses the power of watershed modeling and big data analytics to improve our hydrological understanding in forest he adwaters and agricultural landscapes under disturbance. Specifically\, it sheds light on water quality patterns surrounding animal farms in the Un ited States and introduces fresh perspectives on the interaction between agriculture and wildfire activity in the western U.S. Hence\, her researc h underscores the pressing need for comprehensive policy and management m easures to safeguard our water resouces and maintain environmental sustai nability amidst the challenges posed by anthropogenic activites and a cha nging climate.</p>\n<p>Miralha has always been concerned about the hydrol ogy of lanscapes under constant intervention. She is passionate about fin ding technological and policy solutions for the sustainability of water r esources. Miralha was trained as a forest engineer in a duo degree betwee n Brazil and Oregon State University. She has a MS in Geography from the University of Kentucky and acquired her PhD in Civil and Environmental En gineering from Arizona State University. She is an early career represent ative on the leadership council of the American Geophysical Union (AGU)\, a former doctoral fellow at the American Assoc. of University Women (AAU W) and a former summer fellow in NOAA-CIGLR at the University of Michigan .</p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231103T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231103T153000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.geosciences.missouristate.edu CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR