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Research Topics
- Solar-Wildlife Ecological Interactions
- Studying Solar Farms through the Lens of Ecosystem Function & Service
- Evaluating the Efficacy of Mitigation Strategies Associated with Solar Buildout
- Water Resource Management
- Climate Change, Solar Energy, & Wildlife Ecology
- Placing Science in Context
2025 Keynote Speaker Terry Root
REWI is excited to welcome Dr. Terry L. Root, REWI Science Advisor and Senior Fellow (University Faculty) Emerita at Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment, and the keynote speaker for the 2025 Solar Wildlife & Ecosystems Research Meeting (SWERM)!
About the Keynote Speaker
Root’s research addressed how plants and animals are changing with the changing climate. She was a lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change 4th Assessment Report that in 2007 was co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with Vice President Al Gore. She was also a lead author for the 3rd Assessment Report (2001) and a Review Editor for the 5th Assessment Report (2014). In addition to other honors, Root was awarded the Spirit of Defenders Award for Science by Defenders of Wildlife in 2010, and Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016 from the conservation organization Point Blue. She serves as science advisor to several non-governmental organizations, has served on the boards of many environmental organizations, and is currently serving on the board of Defenders of Wildlife and BirdCaribbean.
Root earned her undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of New Mexico, her master’s degree in Biology from the University of Colorado and her doctorate in Biology from Princeton University. She was a Professor at the University of Michigan for 14 years, until she moved to Stanford University where she was on the faculty for 15 years. She retired and moved to Sarasota, FL, in the summer of 2015.
About the Meeting
The biennial Solar Wildlife & Ecosystems Research Meeting (SWERM), formerly the Solar Power and Wildlife/Natural Resources Symposium, convenes stakeholders from academia, industry, the conservation sector, and public agencies to share and engage in the latest science surrounding ecological interactions and solar buildout.
The SWERM is also a forum for thought leaders to review the state of the science and identify research gaps and priority questions. The SWERM identifies key concepts around balancing conservation and a rapidly growing solar market while highlighting what we know and emerging topics/questions.
The 3rd biennial Solar Wildlife & Ecosystems Research Meeting will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona from November 17-20, 2025. Registration will open in Summer 2025.
This meeting is organized and presented by the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute (REWI) in consultation with a multi-stakeholder Planning Committee comprised of representatives from the solar industry, environmental and conservation non-governmental organizations, state and federal agencies, and subject matter experts.
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