2023 CLEAR Annual Symposium

A BIG thank you to everyone who attended our inaugural Annual Symposium, either in-person or virtually, on April 4 -- right before the summer started! We shared the latest research from all five of our project teams on the environmental health impacts of volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) and novel, relatively unobtrusive ways of detecting them.

Learning from our Community Partners

We heard from two of our amazing community partners Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice and Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (Michigan Chapter) on the environmental justice implications at stake, and how researchers and community members can learn from each other.

Science2Art

Despite the importance of cutting-edge research, science alone can not affect policy action and remediate environmental harm.  Recognizing the importance of art and aesthetics to move people, we wanted to translate the work of science into meaningful art for our symposium participants and wider stakeholders. Thanks to graphic recording artist Karina Branson, who sketched in real time during the symposium, you can see this transformation of "Science2Art" at our YouTube channel here. We will host the completed artworks in a public exhibition, both on WSU campus and digitally.

Science Communication Workshop: Social Media for Researchers

Dr. Rahul Mitra (Research Translation Lead) facilitated our Winter 2023 science communication workshop during the afternoon, on "Managing Social Media for Researchers and Research Labs." The hour-long workshop was open to all attendees, not just CLEAR trainees and researchers. Dr. Mitra highlighted important distinctions between social media platforms for researchers, the different purposes they could serve, and the best practices of using them. Short webinars based on this workshop are available on the CLEAR YouTube channel here.

Student Poster Session

The symposium closed with a strolling poster session, featuring research by CLEAR trainees and engineering graduate students in our co-MPI Dr. Carol Miller's CE 6190 class.