The event will feature experts who will discuss water scarcity and solutions to the global water crisis, including innovative topics like drip irrigation, creating smart seeds for drought-friendly plants, and how to safely reuse highly treated sewage. Event is free, but please register here.

Event Speakers and Panelists:

• Edward Guiliano, Ph.D.; President, NYIT
• Representative Steve Israel; Congressman, New York’s Third District
• Seth M. Siegel; Author, activist, and entrepreneur
• Nada Anid, Ph.D.; Dean, School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, NYIT
• William J. Cooper, Ph.D.; Program Director, Environmental Engineering, NSF
• Danny Reible, Ph.D.; Donovan Maddox Distinguished Engineering Chair, Texas Tech University

For more information about the event, contact Marta Panero, Ph.D., Director of Strategic Partnerships, NYIT’s School of Engineering & Computing Sciences at mpanero@nyit.edu. 

Photo credit: New York Institute of Technology