Clayton Dube - The Need to Go Green, Challenges and Opportunities for US-China Cooperation

USC U.S.-China Institute associate director speaks at the 2008 Asian American Environmental Symposium

The 2008 Environmental Symposium will be held at the Annenberg Auditorium at USC.

Organized by the Southern California Chinese American Environmental Protection Association and the Asian American Environmental Partnership.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

University Students: Environmental engineering, sciences, health, planning, environmental law, environmental management, environmental journalism, MBAs, and other interested parties.

Professionals: Government agencies, private firms, non-profits, elected officials, advisory boards, international environmental professionals

Organizations: Environmental organizations, environmental justice groups and other community organizations who are interested in outreaching to the Southern California environmental field and to the Chinese American community.

The conference will focus on future environmental leaders, namely today's college students. This symposium will be an opportunity for students to network with prospective mentors, and to come across possible internship and research opportunities. Those who are currently working in the field can get ideas from fresh minds and have an excellent opportunity for recruiting. Community organizations may see this as an opportunity to establish them as a credible organization in the area of environmental protection. Others such as Asian/Chinese American business owners may be able to connect with others and learn what significant differences they can make as individuals to the issues affecting their community.

 Registration Opens at 8:45am

9:30am – 9:40am – Introduction and Welcome Speeches

Yue Rong - SCCAEPA

Jason Choi - KAEPA

9:40am – 9:55am – Keynote Speaker

California Assembly member Ted Lieu, 53 rd District

9:55am – 11:15am – Session 1: Air Quality/Water Quality

Moderator: Jason Choi

1. Dr. Jeff Kuo, Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, CSU Fullerton – Recent Challenges and Development in Municipal Wastewater Treatment

2. Dr. Surya Prakash, Professor, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, USC – Beyond Oil and Gas : The Methanol Economy

3. Dr. Kwangsam Na, Assistant Research Faculty, College of Engineer, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California, Riverside – Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation in the Reaction of Bigenic Hydrocarbon and Ozone

4. Dr. Youngsul Jeong, Everest International Consultants, Inc. – Treatment of dry weather urban runoff in tidal saltwater marshes: A longitudinal study of the Talbert Marsh in southern California

11:15am – 11:30am - Break

11:30am – 12:30pm – Session 2: International Session

Moderator: Jason Wen

1. Piyachat Terrell, National Program Manager, EPA White House Initiative on Asian and Pacific Islander – Discussion on Thailand & Cambodia .

2. Clayton Dube, Associate Director, USC U.S.-China Institute – The Need to Go Green: Challenges and Opportunities for US-China Cooperation

3. James Alamillo, Heal the Bay – Santa Monica Bay Beach Report Card

12:30pm – 2:00pm – Networking Lunch

2:00pm – 3:00pm – Session 3: Environmental Forensics

Moderator: Weixing Tong

1. Dr. J. J. Lee, Professor, Civil Engineer, USC & Director, Foundation of Cross –Connection Control and Hydraulic Research – A New Look at the Coastal Response to Extreme Waves

2. Dr. Jun Lu, ENSR | AECOM – Fingerprinting of petroleum hydrocarbon: technique and applications

3. Dr. Yue Rong, Environmental Program Manager, Underground Storage Tank Program, California Environmental Protection Agency – Detection Limit and Its Impact on Environmental Decision Making

3:00pm – 3:10pm Break

3:10pm – 4:15pm – Session 4: Leadership Panel

Moderator: Kwang I. Lee

1. Siel, Green LA Girl | Environmental Blog in LA – Green Web 2.0: Merging grassroots action with online social networks

2. Dr. Paul Ong, Professor of Urban Planning, Social Welfare, and Asian American Studies, UCLA – Where Are Asian Americans in the Environmental Debate?