Carbon Academy Graduate Student Workshop

Mission

The mission of the Carbon Academy Workshop is to provide essential insights into soil carbon, carbon farming, on-farm carbon credit assessments, soil carbon measurement techniques (including remote sensing), and to explore broader topics such as policy, legal considerations, carbon as it relates to food security, societal carbon value, ecosystem services payments, and carbon market mechanisms.

This Carbon Academy event is a virtual, half-day workshop for graduate students. The workshop features several guest speakers, including Matthew Hamilton, Rattan Lal, Asmita Murumkar, and Roger Williams. 

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Registration deadline extended! Registration will be closed at the first 50 attendees. 

Agenda

9:00 am Welcome to the Carbon Academy Workshop: Rattan Lal 

9:15 am Topic – Soil Carbon and Climate Change: Rattan Lal 

9:45 am Policy Dimensions of Carbon Farming: How Institutional Factors Affect Practice Adoption: Matthew Hamilton

10:15 am Break (15 minutes)

10:30 am Creating Forest Carbon Credits through Forest Carbon Projects: Roger Williams

11:00 am Decision Tools for Evaluating the Impact of Conservation Practices on Ecosystem Services: Asmita Murumkar

11:30 am Questions and Closing Remarks

Details

Date: March 7, 2024
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Online Zoom to be emailed the day before the event

Attendees will receive a digital certificate of completion

Speakers and Moderators

	Matthew Hamilton, PhD, Ecology (emph. Environmental Policy), Assistant Professor, School of Environment and Natural Resources
	Rattan Lal, PhD, Soil Science, Distinguished University Professor, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Director, CFAES Rattan Lal Center for Carbon Management and Sequestration
	Asmita Murumkar, PhD, Assistant Professor and Ecosystems Services Field Specialist for Ohio State University Extension, College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
	Roger Williams, PhD, Associate Professor of Forest Ecosystem Analysis & Management, School of Environment and Natural Resources