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Madison Werner

Environmental Anthropologist, SpheriCity (NSF Project) Manager, Circularity Informatics Lab (CIL), UGA

  • On this aquathread: How data analytics can help make successful conservation campaigns; what else it takes to make successful campaigns and reach a diverse audience, what it's like to work with A-list stars like Adrian Grenier and Jason Momoa on plastic pollution; and how to get by working with your family in an RV (by choice).
  • Co-Hosts: Jenna Jambeck and Madison WernerGuest: Patricia Villarrubia Gomez, PhD Candidate, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm UniversityOn this aquathread: Following inspiration and passion in work; finding mentors; pushing the boundaries of science, balancing grad school and sleep; scientists representation at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC); and the Plastics Treaty. Links referenced:Outside the Safe Operating Space of the Planetary Boundary for Novel EntitiesMarine plastic pollution as a planetary boundary threat – The drifting piece in the sustainability puzzleStockholm Resilience Center Planetary BoundariesSocial Media for Patty: @pativillarrubia
  • On this aquathread: The perspective of an undergraduate studying math and history at UGA; coastal roots as inspiration; the importance of coastal waters and history in our lives; how a shipwreck relates to the circular economy, and how all of this might provide insight into plastic pollution. Bonus: Find out what a mooncusser is.