Please join us for a taste of what’s to come at the 2021 AEESP Virtual “Appetizer” on July 13–14, 2021.

This two half-day event is an opportunity for our community to connect this summer in advance of the in-person conference that will be held in St. Louis, June 28–30, 2022. Registration is now open. Some of the workshops have earlier registration dates.

July 13, 2021

• Opening session with the keynote lecture “Engineering Change in STEM Education: A JEDI Approach” from Yvette Pearson of Rice University and an update on AEESP strategic planning from current AEESP President Joel Ducoste.
• Parallel workshops for environmental scientists and engineers at different career stages:
  • Careers in Environmental Engineering & Science after Graduate School
  • CAREER Virtual Workshop
  • Leadership Training for Faculty: A Discussion of Available Opportunities and Return on Investment
• “Meet the Candidate” networking reception for people coming onto the academic job market and for universities looking to recruit new talent. Participating candidates will provide a CV and short video introduction that will be available before the live networking session on July 13.

July 14, 2021

• A Platform Session on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion which consists of a report on the successful “Converging COVID-19, environment, health, and equity” 2020 webinar series and a town hall event “Beyond Recruitment: Development of a Guidance Framework to Foster Black Junior Environmental Engineering Faculty Success.”
• Parallel workshops:
  • Aerosol Science and Engineering and Public Health: Focus on COVID-19
  • Equity in the Job Search: Tools to Successfully Navigate the Job Search & Promote Gender Equality in STEM
  • Environmental Engineering Program Leaders Annual Workshop
• Closing session with an address from incoming AEESP President William Arnold and the annual AEESP awards ceremony.