Thursday, October 05, 2023, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Hear from Dr. Becca Edwards, Climate Action Fellow with Texas Impact after completing a Masters in Divinity at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. She is chair of the Mercy and Justice committee at First UMC Austin and is a certified deacon candidate of our conference.
Becca earned a PhD in Wind Science and Engineering at Texas Tech University in 2009. Her research led her to set up wind instruments ahead of landfalling hurricanes along the Gulf coast. She served as a visiting assistant professor of physics at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas for ten years, teaching climate science, earth science, and engineering courses and conducting research in the areas of hydroclimate extremes and air quality.
Learn about her experience and how this work for climate justice intersects with our faith.