SUSTAINABILITY DIGEST
The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability provides this list to announce seminars, meetings, colloquiums, lectures, brown bags, announcements of interest, and job opportunities to the Institute community. If you have items you’d like to add please submit them to Cindy.Zisner@asu.edu before 5 PM Wednesday. This digest is sent out on Friday morning. You may subscribe, unsubscribe, or change subscriber settings at http://lists.asu.edu/archives/giosasu.html under the Options where it says Join or Leave GIOSASU. You can see archives of list messages at the same address.
NEW ITEMS
Institute Events
1. Sustainability Series: Chasing the Monarch Migration through Arizona
3. Sustainability Series: The Garden Pool Story
4. LightWorks Lecture Series: What Can 19th Century Literature Tell Us About Energy?
5. Sustainability Series: How Financial Reporting Rules Thwart Corporate Investments in Solar Projects
6. Free Film Screening: Paolo Soleri, Beyond Form
7. Sustainability Series: Research Now: Science for the People 2.0
Other Events - On Campus
12. School of Life Sciences Seminar: Organismal, Integrative, and System Biology Group
Other Events - Off Campus
13. River Network Webinar Series: Financial Innovations for River and Water Conservation
14. Spark! Festival of Creativity
15. Sonoran Desert Preserves and the Public Good: Solutions and Strategies for Land Preservation
16. Desert Fresh Produce Safety Collaborative Field Conference 2015
17. 8th Annual Conference of the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
News and Announcements
18. ASU life sciences professor receives research achievement award
19. The secret weapon to catalyze agriculture in Africa: Beans?
20. For a human problem, a humanities solution
21. Greening from the ground up at Hilton
22. ASU student develops sensing technology for visually, hearing impaired
23. Why climate breeds conflict: Syria, drought and civil war
24. ASU researchers explore longer life cycle for batteries
25. ASU THEMIS camera helps NASA pick site for next Mars lander
26. The 2015 Montgomery & Associates Summer Writing Internship at the WRRC
27. Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program
28. CLIMAS Podcast: March 2015 Southwest Climate Podcast
Other Jobs
29. Research Urban Ecologist, US Forest Service
30. Aquatic Invasive Species Program Director
31. Capital City Fellows Program, City of Washington DC
32. Two PhD Assistantships, Agricultural and Extension Education, Mississippi State University
33. Assistant or Associate Professor, Radiative Transfer/Remote Sensing, Oregon State University
34. Junior Professor, Sustainable Chemistry Focusing on Resource Efficiency, Leuphana University
35. Two Junior Professors, Sustainability Science, Leuphana University
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EVENTS
ASU Cares Volunteer Activity for SOS
(Saturday, March 14, 2014) Come join the School of Sustainability alumni chapter board, students, and other alumni for a beautiful morning of gardening maintenance at the Escalante Community Garden. From 8:00-11:00 a.m. at the garden at 2150 E Orange St, Tempe. More information and RSVP.
Sustainability Series: Chasing the Monarch Migration through Arizona
(Thursday, March 19, 2015) Gail Morris, Southwest Monarch Study Coordinator will present Chasing the Monarch Migration through Arizona from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
CAP LTER Presentation: Thinking More Like a River: Recent Lessons in Floodplain Restoration from Oregon’s Wilamette River
(Monday, March 23, 2015) David Hulse, University of Oregon will present Thinking More Like a River: Recent Lessons in Floodplain Restoration from Oregon’s Wilamette River from 2:30-4:00 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Farmers Market@ASU
(Tuesday, March 24, 2015) The mission of the Farmers Market at ASU Tempe is to promote sustainability, healthy eating and green living practices among our students, faculty and staff by providing educational opportunities and convenient access to a variety of locally grown and produced foods through a learning-living partnership with Arizona farmers and artisans. From 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on the Student Services lawn. More information.
Sustainability Series: On the Edge: Water, Immigration, and Politics in the Southwest
(Friday, March 27, 2015) Char Miller, Pomona College will present On the Edge: Water, Immigration, and Politics in the Southwest from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Sustainability Series: The Garden Pool Story
(Thursday, April 2, 2015) Dennis McClung, Garden Pool, will present The Garden Pool Story from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
LightWorks Lecture Series: What Can 19th Century Literature Tell Us About Energy?
(Friday, April 3, 2015) Kent Linthicum, Department of English, Arizona State University will present What Can 19th Century Literature Tell Us About Energy? From 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Sustainability Series: How Financial Reporting Rules Thwart Corporate Investments in Solar Projects
(Tuesday, April 7, 2015) Thomas Selling, Cox School of Business, SMU will present How Financial Reporting Rules Thwart Corporate Investments in Solar Projects from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Free Film Screening: Paolo Soleri, Beyond Form
(Tuesday, April 7, 2015) This cinéma vérité style documentary presents a fresh look at the genre and ground-breaking architect Paolo Soleri. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; showtime 7:00 p.m. at Harkins Valley Art Theater, 509 S. Mill Ave, Tempe. More information and RSVP.
Sustainability Series: Research Now: Science for the People 2.0
(Thursday, April 9, 2015) Donna Gerardi Riordan, Research Now will present Research Now: Science for the People 2.0 from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
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On Campus
Social Insect Research Group Seminar: Direct Fitness Benefit of Cooperation: A Study of Forced Foundress Associations in the Honey Ant Myrmecocystus mendax sensu lato
(Monday, March 16, 2015) Ti Eriksson, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University will present Direct Fitness Benefit of Cooperation: A Study of Forced Foundress Associations in the Honey Ant Myrmecocystus mendax sensu lato from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room 401, ISTB1, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Zócalo/ASU Event: Will Technology Kill Universities?
(Tuesday, March 17, 2015) Kevin Carey, author of The End of College, will present Will Technology Kill Universities? At 6:30 p.m. at the ASU Art Museum, 51 E 10th St, Tempe. More information and RSVP.
Hugh Hanson Ecology Seminar Series: Changing Biodiversity, Changing Climate, and Good ol’ Basic Research
(Wednesday, March 18, 2015) Mary O’Connor, Department of Zoology and biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia will present Changing Biodiversity, Changing Climate, and Good ol’ Basic Research from 1:45-2:45 p.m. in room 174, Coor Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Jenny Norton Humanities and Sustainability Lecture: Women, the Environment and Meaningful Change
(Wednesday, March 18, 2015) Jamie Bechtel, New Course will present Women, the Environment and Meaningful Change at 4:30 p.m. in Turquoise Room, Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Sustaining the Commons: Interplay Between Theory and Practice
(Thursday, March 19, 2015) Please join the symposium Sustaining the Commons: Interplay between Theory and Practice organized by the Center for Behavior, Institutions and the Environment (CBIE). Please RSVP [jfraser@asu.edu] and for more information visit our website.
ASU Student Chapter of the ASPRS Seminar: Plant High-throughput Phenotyping Using Photogrammetry and 3D Modelling Techniques
(Thursday, March 19, 2015) Nan An, Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University will present Plant High-throughput Phenotyping Using Photogrammetry and 3D Modelling Techniques from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in room 5536, Coor Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Neuroscience Research Seminar Series: Somatosensory Information Drives Motor Cortex Activity During Feedback, But Not Feedforward, Adaptations of Locomotion
(Thursday, March 19, 2015) Erik Stout, Arizona State University will present Somatosensory Information Drives Motor Cortex Activity During Feedback, But Not Feedforward, Adaptations of Locomotion from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in room 201, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
International Society for Evolution, Medicine and Public Health Inaugural Meeting
(Thursday-Saturday, March 19-21, 2015) This meeting will bring together scientists, scholars, teachers, clinicians, and students in the evolution and medicine community to share ideas and create new connections that will advance the field. Students and interested clinicians are especially welcome. We will be meeting at Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona, and the Tempe Mission Palms Resort Hotel and Conference Center. More information.
School of Life Sciences Seminar: Organismal, Integrative, and System Biology Group
(Thursday, March 20, 2015) Jon Harrison, Gro Amda, and Kevin McGraw will all present from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in room E104, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar: Modeling the Prosthetic Interface to the User
(Friday, March 20, 2015) Bill Crealius, Rutgers University will present Modeling the Prosthetic Interface to the User at 1:30 p.m. in room H153, Physical Sciences Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus.
Chemical Engineering Seminar: Multiscale and Patient-Specific Systems Biology
(Monday, March 23, 2015) Scott Diamond will present Multiscale and Patient-Specific Systems Biology at 10:30 a.m. in the Auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus.
Center for Evolution & Medicine Seminar: Commitment in Social Life, Sex, and Symbiosis
(Monday, March 23, 2015) Jacobus (Koos) J. Boomsma, Centre for Social Evolution and Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen will present Commitment in Social Life, Sex, and Symbiosis from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room E232, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Center for Evolution & Medicine Seminar: Patterning the Developing Limb, and Thalidomide
(Tuesday, March 24, 2015) Lewis Wolpert, University College, London will present Patterning the Developing Limb, and Thalidomide from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room E232, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Workshop - Designing Resilient Communities: The Choice to Stay
(Wednesday-Thursday, March 25-26, 2015) Join a unique opportunity to work with Gary Lawrence, AECOM's Senior Sustainability Officer in a hands-on workshop about how we design resilience. Gary's work entails international agreements on ecosystem services, greening the grey and how to bring capital, social interaction and intelligence to bear on mitigating the risks associated with natural disaster. From 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. For more details on the workshops see http://bit.ly/18hJHX7. To register for the workshop ($50 including lunch on both days), see: https://www.regonline.com/workshopsSP15. Gary will also present a keynote speech in the Balance-Unbalance Conference on Saturday, March 28, 1:30pm - 3:00pm. Purchase tickets to the Keynote ($25): https://www.regonline.com/keynoteSP15. Registration for the entire Conference ($325): http://bitly.com/1AzRgCx.
Balance-Unbalance 2015: Water, Climate, Place: Reimagining Environments
(Wednesday-Sunday, March 25-29, 2015) Balance-Unbalance, an international conference, brings multiple disciplines together to explore intersections between nature, art, science, new technologies, aid agencies and society with the goal of developing cross-disciplinary initiatives using innovative art and technology to advance ecological awareness and sustainability practices and to inspire wide-ranging community engagement in the face of unprecedented environmental challenges. To be held at Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Submissions are currently open for proposing an exhibition, concert, paper, panel or a 2-day workshop in the days leading up to the conference (March 25-26 see above). For more information
CENAS: How Theater Can Disrupt Unhealthy Habits
(Thursday, March 26, 2015) Tamara Underiner, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and Seline Szkupinski Quiroga, Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center will present How Theater Can Disrupt Unhealthy Habits from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in room 109, Social Sciences Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Mathematics and Natural Sciences Seminar: Programmable Matter: Models and Algorithms
(Thursday, March 26, 2015) Andrea Richa, School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University will present Programmable Matter: Models and Algorithms from 3:00-4:00 p.m. in room 256, CLCC, Arizona State University at the West campus. More information.
Health Grocery Shopping Training
(Friday, March 27, 2015) Are you interested in leading healthy grocery shopping tours for students? This training will allow you to be eligible to guide students through the grocery store and assist them in selecting healthy options for their preferences, lifestyle, and budget. From 2:00-4:00 p.m. in room 281, Health Services Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Registration information: deadline is March 22nd. Please register through this link: https://eventbrite.com/event/15807779494/
Night of the Open Door at ASU
(Saturday, March 28, 2015) ASU's Night of the Open Door is a signature event of the Arizona SciTech Festival, and rated one of the top events since it was founded in 2012. The evening offers a window into the creative energy that powers a world-class university, with 100 interactive activities and 1,000 student, faculty and staff volunteers. Thrill seekers, life-long learners and the just-plain-curious can explore laboratories, living collections and museums. At the West campus. More information.
Off Campus
River Network Webinar Series: Financial Innovations for River and Water Conservation
(Tuesday, March 17, 2015) The River Network quarterly forum is a webinar series and discussion opportunity that provides the public with exposure to new ideas and innovations related to river and watershed protection and restoration from across the nation. The first River Network quarterly forum will be held at 10:00 a.m. and will deal with innovative financial mechanisms for river and watershed protection. For more information and to register.
LBC Sonoran Collaborative - Unmeeting 01-15: In a World Where Buildings Are Alive, Architects are More Like Gardeners
(Tuesday, March 17, 2015) Ariel Steuer and Tom Kubala will articulate and demonstrate how Patterns, as developed by Christopher Alexander, are a pathway to beauty, inspiration and buildings imbued with life and how they can help design teams more intuitively understand the way people work and live together. From 5:00-7:00 p.m. at AIA Central Arizona Chapter, 30 N 3rd Ave, #200, Phoenix. More information and RSVP.
Spark! Festival of Creativity
(Wednesday-Saturday, March 18-21, 2015) Mesa Arts Center celebrates creativity and innovation through the sciences and arts at the free, four-day event spark! Festival of Creativity. The Spark Festival is a free and, immersive. All-ages feast for the senses with an abundance of opportunities to build, design, interact and discover one’s inner thinker. For more information.
CENAS: How Theater Can Disrupt Unhealthy Habits
(Thursday, March 19, 2015) Tamara Underiner, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and Seline Szkupinski Quiroga, Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center will present How Theater Can Disrupt Unhealthy Habits from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in CP18C, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale. More information and RSVP.
Sonoran Desert Preserves and the Public Good: Solutions and Strategies for Land Preservation (A Panel Discussion)
(Thursday, March 19, 2015) The panelists will discuss a range of issues, opportunities and challenges for the desert preserve system of the Phoenix metropolitan area and beyond. Audience participation is encouraged. To be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Dorrance Hall, Desert Botanical Gardens, 1201 N Galvin Parkway, Phoenix. Sponsored by the Central Arizona Conservation Alliance. More information and RSVP.
WRRC Brown Bag Series: A New Paradigm: Electric Utilities Investing in Water Conservation
(Thursday, March 26, 2015) Lon W. House, Water and Energy Consulting will present Electric Utilities Investing in Water Conservation from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in the Sol Resnick Conference Room, Water Resources Research Center, 350 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson. More information.
Earth Hour
(Saturday, March 28, 2015) Earth Hour was famously started as a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Since then it has grown to engage more than 162 countries and territories worldwide. Earth Hour 2015 is on 28 March 2015, 8:30 p.m. local time. More information.
Desert Fresh Produce Safety Collaborative Field Conference 2015
(Tuesday, March 31, 2015) Please join us for the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension’s 1st Annual Desert Fresh Produce Safety Collaborative Field Conference in Yuma, Arizona from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This unique, hands-on conference will focus on increasing collaboration between produce safety sectors, and is open to small- and large-farm producers, researchers, students, regulatory agencies and anyone with an interest in fresh produce safety. Morning workshops will cover subjects including: animal intrusion into produce fields; post-harvest food safety; and food safety for the small farmer. Afternoon activities will take place in the field at the Yuma Agricultural Center, and will include a mock post-outbreak interview with media, animal trapping and monitoring techniques, and risk assessment. For more information and registration, contact Paula Kahn-Rivadeniera, Extension Specialist at the Yuma Agricultural Center, at pkrivadeneira@email.arizona.edu.
Population Connection: Capitol Hill Days 2015
(Friday-Tuesday, April 10-14, 2015) Population Connection’s annual conference at the Fairfax at Embassy Row Hotel in Washington, DC. This weekend consists of informational sessions and interactive advocacy training focused on the pressing need for U.S. investments in international family planning, leading up to lobby visits on Capitol Hill. The program is free to attend. Student scholarships are available for student travel and housing, but registration is required. For more information, you can contact Christina Ospina at cospina@populationconnection.org or 202-332-2200, 7715. More information.
2nd Singapore Sustainability Symposium: Sustainable City Design
(Wednesday-Thursday, April 15-17, 2015) With the continued commitment of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to sustainability and urban solutions that are transdisciplinary, transboundary, and fully integrated, NTU's Sustainable Earth Office (SEO) and Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), in collaboration with a number of Singapore’s Agencies, are organizing the second S3 in Singapore. The symposium will have a Singaporean flavor, with a special interest in the challenges faced by cities and urbanization. The title of this year's symposium is Sustainable City Design, and S3 will again serve as early input to the World Cities Summit (held next summer 2015 in New York). This year's symposium will begin with a public lecture and discussion panel including the presentation by a Minister of key objectives from Singapore's new sustainability plan. More information.
Instream Flow Council Flow 2015: Protecting Rivers and Lakes in the Face of Uncertainty
(Tuesday-Thursday, April 28-30, 2015) The Instream Flow Council is committed to promoting proven expertise; improving public understanding of linkages between science, law, and social values; and supporting the use of appropriate tools to protect, maintain, and restore, aquatic resources. They will be holding the third international workshop on instream flows in Portland, OR. More information.
12th Annual Nutrition & Health Conference
(Monday-Wednesday, May 4-6, 2015) Join us at Nutrition & Health: State of the Science and Clinical Applications, sharing nutrient-rich and tantalizing meals with like-minded learners at a beautiful desert destination and gathering insights on nutrition, prevention and healthful living from internationally recognized researchers, clinicians, educators, authors and chefs. To be held at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix. More information.
US Department of Energy: Better Building Summit 2015
(Wednesday-Friday, May 27-29, 2015) The Better Buildings Summit is a national meeting where leading organizations across key sectors showcase solutions to cut energy intensity in their buildings portfolio-wide by 20% over the next ten years. This Summit is designed for partners and stakeholders to exchange best practices and highlight demonstrated market solutions with an equal emphasis on discussing future opportunities for greater energy efficiency in America’s homes and buildings. To be held in Washington, D.C. More information.
WRRC Annual Conference 2015: Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainable Water Practices
(Tuesday-Wednesday, June 9-10, 2015) Please join us for the WRRC 2015 Annual Conference, "Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainable Water Practices" to be held at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino in Chandler, Arizona. The WRRC, in partnership with the Gila River Indian Community, is hosting the conference to increase awareness of water sustainability efforts on tribal lands, and to provide new perspectives in the discussion of water management options to meet growing supply gaps in Arizona. More information.
8th Annual Conference of the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(Thursday-Friday, August 20-21, 2015) Ryerson, Tsinghua and Oxford universities are pleased to announce that the 8th Annual Conference for the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (#AIE2015) will be held for the first time in Toronto, Canada. The AIE Conference was first held in 2008 at Tsinghua University in Beijing, consistently ranked as one of China's top institutions for higher learning, and has previously been hosted at the prestigious Oxford University in London, England. A truly international conference, the AIE has attracted more than 1,500 participants from more than 27 countries over the years. This year, conference participants will have the unique opportunity to experience Canada as an innovation nation. The AIE Conference provides a broad platform to convene scholars from around the world to present research and to stimulate discussions on critical research issues and new developments in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. We are currently welcoming proposals from current and emerging scholars, policymakers and industry partners, please see the Call for Papers. Deadline for proposals is April 15, 2015. For more information, please visit the conference website or contact Diana Cucuz at cucuzd@ryerson.ca.
Conference on Complex Systems 2015
(Monday-Friday, September 28-October, 2015) The annual European Conferences on Complex Systems (ECCS) have become a major venue for the Complex Systems Community since they were started in 2003. For the first time, this year, the conference will be held in North America to foster and multiply contacts between the European, North American and Asian communities working in this domain. CCS’15 will be a major international conference and event in the area of complex systems and interdisciplinary science in general. To be held at the Hilton Doubletree Fiesta Inn, Tempe. More information.
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ASU life sciences professor receives research achievement award
Arizona State University’s Alumni Association has presented School of Life Sciences Regents’ and Parents Association Professor James Elser with the 2015 Founders’ Day Faculty Achievement Research Award. Elser is also a distinguished sustainability scientist with the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, and a faculty member with the ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes. Read more.
The secret weapon to catalyze agriculture in Africa: Beans? (From GreenBiz.com)
An ongoing project that encourages African farmers to plant beans as food and fertilizer could help counteract the impact of limited fertilizer take-up across the continent as highlighted in a recent report. Read more.
For a human problem, a humanities solution
Most, if not all, of the major challenges of our time require us to consider a time far beyond the present. Consider climate change – a process that will affect the next generation, or even the generation after that, far more than the current one. Read more.
Greening from the ground up at Hilton (from GreenBiz.com)
Nine months after taking over as general manager of the Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center, Stefan Mühle is just part of the way toward reaching his goal of transforming the property into a uniquely green destination with a “boutique heart and soul.”Read more.
ASU student develops sensing technology for visually, hearing impaired
A visually-impaired man can’t see the interviewer sitting across from him but knows that the questioner has a smile on his face. Read more.
Why climate breeds conflict: Syria, drought and civil war (from GreenBiz.com)
There has been speculation and concern among many factions, including the U.S. security community, that the onset of climate change will usher in economic, political and social unrest, leading to additional conflicts around the world. In a report released last fall, the Department of Defense referred to climate change as a “threat multiplier.” Read more.
ASU researchers explore longer life cycle for batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are common in consumer electronics. They are one of the most popular types of rechargeable batteries for portable electronics, with a high energy density, no memory effect and only a slow loss of charge when not in use. Beyond consumer electronics, lithium-ion batteries have also grown in popularity for military, electric vehicle and aerospace applications. Read more.
ASU THEMIS camera helps NASA pick site for next Mars lander
NASA's next Mars space probe, a lander named InSight, is due to touch down on the Red Planet in September 2016 with a mission focused on the planet's internal properties. Its landing place has been chosen with help from a Mars-orbiting, heat-sensitive camera designed and operated at Arizona State University. Read more.
Balance-Unbalance 2015: ASU Student Volunteers Needed!
Attend an amazing upcoming interdisciplinary conference: Balance-Unbalance 2015 which explores water, climate, and place and get free access to all events by volunteering. Balance-Unbalance 2015 will take place from 25-29 March on ASU's Tempe campus and brings international, local, and indigenous artists, musicians, scientists, scholars, and aid agencies together to discuss water, climate and place issues with the goal of developing solutions through cross-disciplinary thinking. The conference includes public events, such as the building and launch of a large hot air balloon made from 11,000 used shopping bags that would otherwise be trash and a performance with 100 musicians in boats on Tempe Town Lake. There are workshops on Designing Resilient Communities and Acoustic Ecology and keynote panels featuring internationally renowned speakers such as Gary Lawrence, Chief Sustainability Officer at AECOM, Char Miller, award-winning environmental historian and Environmental Analysis Professor at Pomona College, and Niyanta Spelman, executive director of the Rainforest Partnership. There are also 25 paper and panel sessions, poster presentations, art exhibits, and concerts. For more information please visit http://www.balance-unbalance2015.org and get in touch with Sabine.Feisst@asu.edu.
The 2015 Montgomery & Associates Summer Writing Internship at the WRRC
The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) is offering a summer internship to a student interested in gaining experience writing about environmental and water issues. The internship is supported by Montgomery & Associates, an Arizona-based consulting firm specializing in hydrology and water resource issues. The selected intern will contribute to research and writing for an issue of Arroyo, the annual WRRC publication that focuses on a critical Arizona water issue. Arroyo is recognized as source of objective, accurate and understandable information and reaches a wide audience that includes policy makers and water professionals as well as the interested public. The topic selected for the 2016 Arroyo is potable water. More information and application form at http://wrrc.arizona.edu/montgomery and send the completed form, along with a writing sample and a letter of recommendation, to Susanna Eden at seden@email.arizona.edu. Deadline: Applications are due no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 17, 2015. Questions? Please direct any questions to seden@email.arizona.edu.
Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program
February 2015 drought summary is online.
February Southwest Climate Outlook
The February 2015 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.
CLIMAS Podcast: March 2015 Southwest Climate Podcast
Tune into the Southwest climate podcasts on iTunes or Southwest Climate Change Network.
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OPPORTUNITIES
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Walton Initiatives)
To apply to this position, please send application materials to giosjobs@asu.edu.
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Assistant Professor, Environment and Climate Change, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Application deadline is March 16, 2015. More information.
Research Urban Ecologist, US Forest Service
Application deadline March 25, 2015. More information.
Instructor, Sustainable Production Systems, Louisiana State University
Application deadline March 30, 2015. More information.
Marine Environmental Scientist Faculty, Sea Education Association
Application deadline March 31, 2015. More information.
Aquatic Invasive Species Program Director
Application deadline April 1, 2015. More information.
Capital City Fellows Program, City of Washington DC
Application deadline April 17, 2015. More information.
Two PhD Assistantships, Agricultural and Extension Education, Mississippi State University
Application deadline May 15, 2015. More information.
Assistant or Associate Professor, Radiative Transfer/Remote Sensing, Oregon State University
Application deadline June 1, 2015. More information.
Junior Professor, Sustainable Chemistry Focusing on Resource Efficiency, Leuphana University
Two Junior Professors, Sustainability Science, Leuphana University
University Sustainability Officer, Florida Institute of Technology
Director of Sustainability, Messiah College
Energy and Utility Manager, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Part-time Executive Assistant, Arizona Public Health Association
Program Manager, Sustainable City Year Program, Sustainable Cities Initiative, University of Oregon
Online Full-time Faculty, Environmental Science, Grand Canyon University
Director, Office of Sustainability, Indiana University
Coordinator of Sustainability Education, Central College, Pella, Iowa
Director, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecology, Montana State University
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Urban Social-Ecological Systems, The New School
Field Institute Director, McDowell Sonoran Field Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona
Assistant Professor, Sustainability Studies, Roosevelt University
Faculty Openings: Environmental and Ecological Engineering, College of Engineering, Purdue University
Conservation Research Scientist, Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum
Research Professor-Open Rank, Ecosystem Services, Idaho State University
Post-doctoral Research Associate, SES Modeling, Idaho State University
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Research, Idaho State University
Ph.D. Positions in Surface-Groundwater Interactions, Environmental Transport in Human Impacted Landscapes, Indiana University
Director of Sustainability, University of California-Merced
SmartPower Solarize U Outreach Manager
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