Environmental Law, Co-Sponsored by Natural Resources and Energy Law

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This moderated conversation will engage five scholars who have successfully completed and published empirical research on a variety of environmental, natural resources, administrative, and energy law topics in a variety of settings and using a variety of techniques. This session is intended to be a pragmatic and practical "how to" discussion regarding empirical research for both professors who have already engaged in such research and for professors who have not but might want to. The panelists will share their successes and challenges in completing various empirical research projects, offer tips regarding techniques that worked and traps to avoid, and discuss a variety of issues that arise in completing empirical research. Among other things, conversation subjects will include choosing an appropriate research topic and approach, working with co-authors from other disciplines, finding the data, accessing and analyzing the data, conducting empirical research in other countries, and publishing the results. We encourage audience members to come with questions and a willingness to share their own experiences in empirical research.

Business meeting held on Friday, January 5 at 7:30am.