Center for Social Innovation
IE Data Summit: Environment, Climate, & Energy
This continuing series of events showcased research findings from across our region and provided data tool demonstrations for novice and expert data users to learn from.
Confirmed Speakers:
Research Showcase:
Gary Rettberg, MPP, Research Manager, Center for Social Innovation
Contact Information: gary.rettberg@ucr.edu @CSIUCR
Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gs0kntaCy9f4Y2eHx_9ckMGtZztJikQe/view?usp=share_link
Susan Phillips, PhD, Professor of Environmental Analysis, Associate Dean, Pitzer College, Director Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability
Contact Information: susan_phillips@pitzer.edu
Report: A Region in Crisis, the Rationale for a Public Health State of Emergency in the Inland Empire
Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q_oj3_WSBp73Iefyxzlk09IdVvbwj_Ph/view?usp=share_link
Chris Gray, Deputy Executive Director, Western Riverside Council of Governments
Contact Information: cgray@wrcog.us
Report: San Bernardino County Vulnerability Assessment and the Western Riverside Adaptation and Resiliency Strategy: Part 1 Vulnerability Assessment
Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15EfQbBFoS2Vx-NKkC7nMXl1qiZyewY9O/view?usp=share_link
Francesca Hopkins, PhD, Assistant Professor of Climate Change and Sustainability, Department of Environmental Sciences, UCR
Contact Information: francesca.hopkins@ucr.edu
Report: Reductions in California’s Urban Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rW3EY2fAz_BSbYU022jHqon2ud7ggkv3/view?usp=share_link
Jeff Mosher, General Manager, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
Contact Information: jmosher@sawpa.org
Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gtQ3BCM6__HD5yyQ2-7UFuY5Cfoo9nSP/view?usp=share_link
Thomas Hile, PhD Candidate, Earth and Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, and Nataly Escobedo Garcia, MA, Policy Coordinator - Water Programs, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
Contact Information: thile@students.llu.edu | ngarcia@leadershipcounsel.org
Report: Assessment of tap water quality in mobile homes in Eastern Coachella Valley, California
Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gxMb2O35K37ShVpKkHcSxuhk7VXczC18/view?usp=sharing
Jaime Alonso, Executive Director, GRID Alternatives Inland Empire, GRID Alternatives IE 2022 Impact Report
Contact Information: jalonso@gridalternatives.org
Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zQ-W9QTVPiY9kRtSstwWE044tTRW73Og/view?usp=share_link
Data Tool Demonstrations:
Confirmed Speakers: PhD, Air Quality Specialist, Planning, Rule Development and Implementation, SCAQMD
Tool: MATES V Data Visualization Tool
Confirmed Speakers: MD, MSHS, Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Director UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, Co-Director, UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions (C-Solutions) Tool: UCLA Heat Maps
Shruti Mukhtyar, MS, Web Application Developer, Geospatial Innovation Facility, UC Berkeley
Tool: Cal-Adapt