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Webinar Videos


2022

“Opportunities for Solar Radiation Sensors made in Arequipa”, presented by Drs. Daniel Leon-Salas & Miguel Vizcardo, January 28, 2022. Nexus Project: “Harnessing Luminescent Radiation from Solar Cells for Agricultural and Environmental Monitoring” led by Dr. Daniel Leon-Salas (Purdue) and Dr. Miguel Vizcardo (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/bfMVF8wnM74

“Visualizing Soils Data-From Profiles to Landscapes”, presented by Dr. Schulze, Mr. Diego Ranilla & Dr. Martin Villalta, February 11, 2022. Nexus project: "Soil Health, Impairment, and Vulnerability Assessment" led by Dr. Cliff Johnson (Purdue) and M.Sc. Martin Villalta Soto (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/0-FxIZ4knX0

“Purchase Process and Shipment of Equipment to UNSA”, presented by Dr. Silvia Rodriguez Vargas, February 25, 2022. Nexus Project: "Development of Good Agricultural and Manufacturing Practices Trainings for Growers and Food Processors in Arequipa, Peru" led by Dr. Amanda Deering (Purdue) and MSc. Mariel Álvarez Rodríguez (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/-0orzdpDJ5s

2021

"An Overview of UNSA's College of Agronomy", presented by Dr. Howard Pinto, UNSA’s Dean of the College of Agronomy, January 29, 2021.
https://youtu.be/X5Quw8ypQuc

“The Fast-changing Climate Reality in the Arequipa Region”, presented by Dr. André de Lima Moraes, February 18, 2021. Nexus Project: "A Framework for Sustainable Water Management in the Arequipa Region" led by Dr. Laura Bowling (Purdue) and Dr. Edwin Bocardo (UNSA).
This presentation was the first in the Climate Change Adaptation series.
https://youtu.be/vj1Cz4gjahg

“Complementing or Competing? The Experience of Climatic and Non-Climatic Disturbances in Andean Small Farming Communities”, presented by Dr. Julio C. Postigo, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Indiana University, February 26, 2021.
This presentation was the second in the Climate Change Adaptation Series.
https://youtu.be/DXXA9iXgd2k

“How do Local Knowledge Respond to Climate Change?”, presented by Dr. Ruxandra Popovici, March 12, 2021. Nexus Project: "A Framework for Sustainable Water Management in the Arequipa Region" led by Dr. Laura Bowling (Purdue) and Dr. Edwin Bocardo (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/X0u7QH7QHcI

Current Agricultural Practices and Impact of a Food Safety Program in the Arequipa Region in Peru”, presented by Dr. Diana Sarria-Zuniga, April 9, 2021. Nexus Project: "Development of Good Agricultural and Manufacturing Practices Trainings for Growers and Food Processors in Arequipa, Peru" led by Dr. Amanda Deering (Purdue) and MSc. Mariel Álvarez Rodríguez (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/TlOAyxRq2jM

Temporal Analysis of the Water Quality Data for the Rivers Chili-Quilca and Tambo in Arequipa, Peru”, presented by Dr. Edwin Bocardo, April 23, 2021. Nexus Project: "A Framework for Sustainable Water Management in the Arequipa Region" led by Dr. Laura Bowling (Purdue) and Dr. Edwin Bocardo (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/viAq08HjeWk

“Evaluating Climate Change Impacts in Arequipa: a Discussion of Ideas from the Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment”, presented by Dr. Laura Bowling, May 7, 2021. Nexus Project: "A Framework for Sustainable Water Management in the Arequipa Region" led by Dr. Laura Bowling (Purdue) and Dr. Edwin Bocardo (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/1mt60olhRsE

“Elections in Peru 2021”, presented by Dr. Tim Filley, Co-Director of the Arequipa-Nexus Institute and Director of the Center for the Environment at Purdue, June 25, 2021.
https://youtu.be/WZkSw7iErFw

“High Elevation Sources of Groundwater Recharge in Arequipa”, presented by Dr. Lisa Welp, October 8, 2021. Nexus project: "Estimating relative inputs of glacial-melt, groundwater and irrigation runoff in rivers of Arequipa, Peru" led by Dr. Lisa Welp (Purdue) and Dr. Sebastian Zúñiga (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/58PuNyO-zTo

“Composition of PM Matter in Arequipa”, presented by Dr. Greg Michalski, November 11, 2021. Nexus Project: "Determining the sources of particulate air pollution in Arequipa, Peru” led by Dr. Greg Michalski (Purdue) and Dr. Adriana Larrea (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/_Ld61p_K9Eg

“Robotic System for Surface Water Sediment Collection”, presented by Dr. Byung-Cheol Min, November 19, 2021. Nexus Project: “Robotic Water Quality Monitoring and Distribution Systems" led by Dr. Byung-Cheol Min (Purdue) and Dr. Mauricio Postigo (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/_dHlpWhCtJI

“Screening Heavy Metals and Development of Nutritious Processed Foods”, presented by Dr. Grethel Choque, December 3, 2021. Nexus Project: “Development of low heavy metal, nutritious processed foods from Arequipa-area staple crops with potential novel health attributes” led by Dr. Bruce Hamaker (Purdue) and Dr. Grethel Choque (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/ZFjLegSwsT0

2020

“Seasonal Trends in Metal Concentrations in Streams”, presented by Drs. Betty Paredes & Corina Vera, February 1st, 2020. Nexus Project: “Seasonal Heavy Metal Concentrations in Streams in the Arequipa Region” led by Dr. Chad Jafvert (Purdue) and Drs. Betty Paredes & Corina Vera (UNSA).

“Research at times of COVID-19”, multiple presenters, March 27, 2020.
https://youtu.be/Z9KuVKxa8L8

“Seasonal Trends in Metal Concentrations in Streams”, presented by Dr. Alex Ccanccapa, April 15, 2020. Nexus Project: “Seasonal Heavy Metals Concentrations in the Arequipa Region" led by Dr. Chad Jafvert (Purdue) and Drs. Betty Paredes & Corina Vera (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/iddXS-JcXos

“Teaching Good Agriculture Practices to Farmers in the Arequipa Region”, presented by Drs. Alejandra Ramirez and Oscar Galagarza, April 24, 2020. Nexus Project: "Development of Good Agricultural and Manufacturing Practices Trainings for Growers and Food Processors in Arequipa, Peru" led by Dr. Amanda Deering (Purdue) and MSc. Mariel Álvarez Rodríguez (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/VkAeCtjJyRM

“Development of Methodologies for SWAT Hydrologic Modeling in Arequipa”, presented by Dr. Fariborz Daneshvar, May 8, 2020. Nexus Project: "A Framework of Sustainable Water Management in the Arequipa Region" led by Dr. Laura Bowling (Purdue) and Dr. Edwin Bocardo (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/RhYazSeePnM

“Challenges in Gene Editing using the CRISPR Cas9 System”, presented by Dr. Jorge Condori, May 22, 2020. Nexus Project: "Nexus Crops CRISPR and Phenomics: Individual and Institutional Capacity Building for Crop Science at Universidad Nacional de San Agustin (UNSA)" led by Dr. Mohsen Mohammadi (Purdue) and Dr. Maria Rosario Valderrama (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/zn51w6-S1pY

“Determining the Source of Precipitation during the 2019 Wet Season in Arequipa, Peru”, presented by Dr. Elizabeth Olson, June 5, 2020. Nexus Project: "Determining the sources of particulate air pollution in Arequipa, Peru” led by Dr. Greg Michalski (Purdue) and Dr. Adriana Larrea (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/G9aDGTKZt7A

“Water Origins of Characato and Chiguata Springs”, presented by Dr. Odiney-Alvarez-Campos, June 15, 2020. Nexus project: "Estimating relative inputs of glacial-melt, groundwater and irrigation runoff in rivers of Arequipa, Peru" led by Dr. Lisa Welp (Purdue) and Dr. Sebastian Zúñiga (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/3C7czokJhxs

“Screening of Heavy Metals in Traditional Grains”, presented by Dr. Yony Roman, July 17, 2020. Nexus Project: “Development of low heavy metal, nutritious processed foods from Arequipa-area staple crops with potential novel health attributes” led by Dr. Bruce Hamaker (Purdue) and Dr. Grethel Choque (UNSA).

“Plant-microbe interactions in agricultural soils with heavy metal contamination in Arequipa: Sustainable Urban Agriculture”, presented by Drs. Abbigail Tomasek and Alejandro Sanchez, July 31, 2020. Nexus Project: “Plant-microbe interactions in agricultural soils with heavy metal contamination” led by Dr. Sarah McMillan (Purdue) and Dr. Sonia Yufra (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/jol5ZTAVwxA

“Social Science Approaches to Analyzing the Equitable Coexistence of Agriculture, Mining, and Regional Development in the Caylloma Province", presented by Dr. Anna Erwin, September 18, 2020. Nexus Project: “Equitable Co-Existence of Agriculture, Mining and Regional Development in Arequipa, Realities, Barriers and Opportunities" led by Dr. Zhao Ma (Purdue) and Dr. Patricia Salas O'Brien (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/Fx5V_OUjbk0

“Capacity Building for Grain Postharvest Management in Arequipa”, presented by Dr. Jorge Diaz-Valderrama, October 2, 2020. Nexus project: "Capacity Strengthening for Postharvest Handling and Storage in Peru" led by Dr. Dieudonne Baributsa (Purdue) and Dr. Jackeline Zanabria (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/v9OwQsDf-dM

“Transformation of the Hyper-arid Desert Soils in Arequipa Peru during four Decades of Irrigated Agriculture”, presented by M.Sc. Lucía Zúñiga, October 30, 2020. Nexus Project: "Soil, Health, Impairment, and Vulnerability Assessment" led by Dr. Tim Filley (Purdue) and Dr. Martin Villalta (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/C7IoXQPS6hk

"Environmental Engineering at UNSA", presented by Dr. Henry Polanco, Co-Director of the Arequipa-Nexus Institute and Director of the School of Environmental Engineering at UNSA, November 13, 2020. This presentation is part of the Inaugural series of UNSA special guest presentation.
https://youtu.be/EwSBjMC7wyg

“Perspectives from UNSA’s Graduate School and Collaboration with the Nexus Institute", presented by Dr. Oscar Silva Vela, UNSA's Dean of the Graduate School, December 4, 2020.
https://youtu.be/HP_lykeITLE

2019

“Quantitative Mapping”, presented by Dr. Zach Brecheisen, February 15, 2019. Nexus project: "Soil Health, Impairment, and Vulnerability Assessment" led by Dr. Timothy Filley (Purdue) and M.Sc. Martín Villalta Soto (UNSA).

“Geospatial and Climate Data”, presented by Dr. Andre de Lima Moraes, March 1st, 2019. Nexus Project: "A Framework of Sustainable Water Management in the Arequipa Region" led by Dr. Laura Bowling (Purdue) and Dr. Edwin Bocardo (UNSA).

“Rain Collection Network”, presented by Dr. Elizabeth Olson, March 29, 2019. Nexus project: "Determining the sources of particulate air pollution in Arequipa, Peru” led by Dr. Greg Michalski (Purdue) and Dr. Adriana Larrea (UNSA).

“Two-Phase SWAT”, presented by Dr. Fariborz Daneshvar, April 12, 2019. Nexus Project: "A Framework of Sustainable Water Management in the Arequipa Region" led by Dr. Laura Bowling (Purdue) and Dr. Edwin Bocardo (UNSA).

“Educational System in UNSA”, presented by Drs. Victor Maqque & Alex Ccanccapa, April 26, 2019.

“Robotics Water Quality Monitoring and Distribution System: A Pilot Study”, presented by Dr. Yogang Singh, June 21, 2019. Nexus Project: “Robotic Water Quality Monitoring and Distribution Systems" led by Dr. Byung-Cheol Min (Purdue) and Dr. Mauricio Postigo (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/AkW6leuBHfY

“Train the Trainer”, presented by Drs. Alejandra Ramirez & Oscar Galagarza, August 30, 2019. Nexus project: "Development of Good Agricultural and Manufacturing Practices Trainings for Growers and Food Processors in Arequipa, Peru" led by Dr. Amanda Deering (Purdue) and MSc. Mariel Álvarez Rodríguez (UNSA).

“Postdoctoral Project Introductions”, multiple presenters, August 30, 2019.
https://youtu.be/jkpNYeIhP2c

“Project Introduction”, presented by Dr. Zach Brecheisen, September 13, 2019. Nexus project: "Soil Health, Impairment, and Vulnerability Assessment" led by Dr. Timothy Filley (Purdue) and M.Sc. Martín Villalta Soto (UNSA).

“Capacity Strengthening for Postharvest Handling and Storage in Arequipa, Peru", presented by Dr. Jorge Díaz Valderrama, September 27, 2019. Nexus project: "Capacity Strengthening for Postharvest Handling and Storage in Peru" led by Dr. Dieudonne Baributsa (Purdue) and Dr. Jackeline Zanabria (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/zqiQxfHpwKY

“A Discussion of Nexus Field Trainings and Workshops to find Synergies with Soil Health”, presented by Dr. Erika Foster, October 11, 2019. Nexus project: "Soil Health, Impairment, and Vulnerability Assessment" led by Dr. Timothy Filley (Purdue) and M.Sc. Martín Villalta Soto (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/IEt0cJTdbEs

“Avoid intrusion of contaminants into water system” and "Campus Resources for Purdue Postdocs”, presented by Drs. Thikra Dawood and Lisa R. Nielsen, October 25, 2019. Dr. Dawood is part of the project “Toward Clean Water: Avoid Intrusion of Contaminants into Water Systems” led by Dr. Emad Elwakil (Purdue) and Dr. Hector Novoa (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/MFrhhSANZsc

“Visual Analytics is the Art of Seeing Things Invisible", presented by Dr. Audrey Reinert, November 8, 2019. Nexus project: "Elevating the Peruvian Grape and Wine Industry into a Global Competitor through Advancements in Sustainable Agriculture" project lead by Dr. David Ebert (Purdue) and Dr. Hugo Lastarria (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/6QFJrDyYhd4

“Robotic Water/Sediment Quality Monitoring and Smart Irrigation Systems", presented by Dr. Yogang Singh, November 22, 2019. Nexus Project: “Robotic Water Quality Monitoring and Distribution Systems" led by Dr. Byung-Cheol Min (Purdue) and Dr. Mauricio Postigo (UNSA).
https://youtu.be/QmTPiiBLe7I

Contact

Lori Hoagland

Lori Hoagland
Professor, Purdue University
Horticulture And Landscape Architecture
Nexus Institute Co-Director
E-mail: c4e-nexus@purdue.edu


Walter Daniel Leon-Salas

Walter Daniel Leon-Salas
Associate Professor, Purdue University
Purdue Polytechnic Institute
Nexus Institute Co-Director
E-mail: c4e-nexus@purdue.edu


Dennis Macedo

Dennis Macedo
Associate Professor, UNSA
Agronomy
Nexus Institute Co-Director
E-mail: dmacedov@unsa.edu.pe

Purdue University
UNSA