5th Annual Wright State Runkle Woods Symposium

Woods Symposium 2022 Program

Wright State University

1:00 AM - 1:00 AM

Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Marie Anne Thompson, Wright State University - Main Campus

1:00 PM - 1:10 PM

Keynote Address: "Relationships for Humanity"

Guy W. Jones

1:10 PM - 1:40 PM

Discussion About Conserving the Woods

Volker Bahn, Wright State University - Main Campus

1:40 PM - 2:00 PM

Assessing the Risk of Road Salt to Trees in the WSU Woods

Shamal Chetty, Wright State University - Main Campus
Mark Crockett, Wright State University - Main Campus
Courtney Crone, Wright State University - Main Campus
Adebayo Djanman, Wright State University - Main Campus
Christopher Griesmeyer, Wright State University - Main Campus
Benjamin Kressbach, Wright State University - Main Campus
Brandon Noel, Wright State University - Main Campus
Israel Odoh, Wright State University - Main Campus
Jennifer Sally, Wright State University - Main Campus
Audrey E. McGowin, Wright State University - Main Campus

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Venerable Trees of the Wright State Woods

Don Cipollini, Wright State University - Main Campus

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Biodiversity Done the Right Way

Brad Kerry, Wright State University - Main Campus

2:30 PM - 2:40 PM

Bat Conservation in the Wright State Woods

Heather Wilson, Wright State University - Main Campus
Morgan Hill, Wright State University - Main Campus
Riley Patrick, Wright State University - Main Campus
Rebecca Sanders

2:40 PM - 2:50 PM

The Threat of Plant Invaders and the Plan to Reduce Their Impact in the Wright State Woods

Brandon Thompson, Wright State University - Main Campus
Elizabeth Dunn, Wright State University - Main Campus
Tomee Norris, Wright State University - Main Campus

2:50 PM - 3:00 PM

A Travel Through Time: Exploring the History of the Wright State Woods

Kacie Bolin, Wright State University - Main Campus

3:30 PM - 3:40 PM

Painting a White Picture: History of WSU Through Martin Rockafield

Alexander Tischer, Wright State University - Main Campus

3:40 PM - 3:50 PM

Place History: Campus Woods, Miami Valley, and Institution of Colonialism

Christian Sanders, Wright State University - Main Campus

3:50 PM - 4:00 PM

The Parasitic Relationship Between the Woods and Wright State

Aubrey Garman, Wright State University - Main Campus

4:00 PM - 4:10 PM

Place History: The Easement

Yasel Rosado-Bravo, Wright State University - Main Campus

4:10 PM - 4:20 PM

The Ecosystem Value of the Dominant Native and Invasive Shrubs in the WSU Woods

Jaedynn Duell, Wright State University - Main Campus
John O. Stireman III, Wright State University - Main Campus

4:20 PM - 4:30 PM

Stormwater Bioretention Through the Establishment of Native Wetland Flora

Spencer Thomas, Wright State University - Main Campus
Davis Taylor, Wright State University - Main Campus
Elise Berry, Wright State University - Main Campus

4:30 PM - 4:40 PM

Pollution and Littering: Land and Water Pollution Control in the Wright State Woods

Alyssa Vanwinkle, Wright State University - Main Campus
Heidi Orloff, Wright State University - Main Campus
Madelynn Mitchell, Wright State University - Main Campus
Samuel Jackson, Wright State University - Main Campus
Josh Hivner, Wright State University - Main Campus

4:40 PM - 4:50 PM