Student works on an energy-efficient window insert

Students to deliver ‘lightning talks’ on sustainability projects

November 16, 2016 Climate Change, Forestry and the Environment, Outreach, Research, Signature and Emerging Areas, Sustainability Solutions and Technologies

Eight University of Maine students from a variety of disciplines will have five minutes each to present their sustainability projects on Nov. 21.

The “Sustainability Lightning Talks” will begin at 3 p.m. in Norman Smith Hall, Room 107. Students will give details of their specific research related to a larger group project.

The projects cover a variety of topics, but all relate to sustainability and the state of Maine. Topics include cheesemaking startup businesses, reuse of material goods, building energy-saving window inserts, weed management on organic farms, engaging citizen scientists, and investigating lake water quality.

A question and answer period will follow the talks.

More information about the presentations and projects is on the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions website.