Mark Koven College of Agriculture and Applied Science; Technology, Development & Technical Education Associate Professor mark.lee.koven@usu.edu <p data-start="0" data-end="372"><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">Mark </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">Lee-</span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">Koven </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">is </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">an </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">interdisciplinary </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">artist </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">associate </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">professor </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">at </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">Utah </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">State </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">University, </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">renowned </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">for </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">integrating </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">art, </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">science, </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">technology </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">to </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">explore </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">environmental </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">issues, </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">including </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">human-</span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">wildlife </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">interactions. </span><span class="relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out"><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">Through </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">initiatives </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">like </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">the </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">ARTsySTEM </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">program, </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">he </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">fosters </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">collaboration </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">between </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">the </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">arts </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">STEM </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">fields, </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">encouraging </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">innovative </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">approaches </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">to </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">ecological </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">challenges.</span></span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8"> </span><span class="relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out"><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">Koven's </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">work </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">often </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">involves </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">immersive </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">installations </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">that </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">engage </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">the </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">public </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">in </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">conversations </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">about </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">climate </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">change </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">conservation, </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">such </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">as </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">his "</span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">One </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">Drop </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">at </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">a </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">Time" </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">project, </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">which </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">combines </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">data </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">collection, </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">education, </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">art </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">to </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">highlight </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">the </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">impacts </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">of </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">climate </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">change </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">on </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">marine </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">coastal </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">environments.</span></span><span class="ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]"></span></p> <p data-start="374" data-end="570"><span class="relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] bg-[#FCECC1] dark:bg-[#64572A] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out"><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">In </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">addition </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">to </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">his </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">academic </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">artistic </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">endeavors, </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">Koven </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">has </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">participated </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">in </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">residencies </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">like </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">the </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">Iowa </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">Lakeside </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">Lab, </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">where </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">he </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">collaborated </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">with </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">ecology </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">students </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">to </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">create </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">art </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">inspired </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">by </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">local </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">ecosystems.</span></span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8"> </span><span class="relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out"><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">His </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">projects </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">aim </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">to </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">make </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">scientific </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">concepts </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">accessible </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">emotionally </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">resonant, </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">bridging </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">the </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">gap </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">between </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">empirical </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">research </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">public </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">understanding.</span></span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8"> </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8"></span><span class="relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out"><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">By </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">weaving </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">together </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">storytelling, </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">visual </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">art, </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">scientific </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">inquiry, </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">Koven's </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">work </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">not </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">only </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">educates </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">but </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">also </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">inspires </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">action </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">toward </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">environmental </span><span class="_fadeIn_pfttw_8">stewardship.</span></span><span class="" data-state="delayed-open" aria-describedby="radix-&laquo;r3b&raquo;"><span class="ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]"><span class="relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center"><span class="flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute"><span class="max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center"></span></span></span></span></span></p>