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. School of Sustainability Garden Maintenance Day
2. LightWorks Lecture Series: CO2 Capture and Recycle Using Microalgae
3. Sustainability Series: Can Engineered Surfaces Clean the Air of Our Cities?
Other Events - Off Campus
4. Healing Racism Symposium: Your Racial Issue....Not My Problem?
5. Zocalo/Azteca Event: What Does Mexico's Economic Rise Mean for the Southwest?
7. 19th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference
News and Announcements
8. Q&A with Osvaldo Sala (video)
9. ASU professor to investigate 'intellectual migration' between India, US
10. ASU receives recycling bin grant from Coca-Cola, Keep America Beautiful
11. Fix more, buy less: can Patagonia help rebrand repairs?
12. ASU clinic to provide downtown Phoenix residents with expanded services
13. The real problem with 'Green IT' — and how to solve it
15. Giving everyday citizens a voice in global policy decisions
16. Can improving photosynthesis be the answer to the world's food shortages?
17. Making sense of smell: Will bio-inspired robots sniff out bombs, drugs and disease?
18. ASU students channel MacGyver to solve science, engineering problems
19. An experiment in ‘net zero deforestation' in Guatemala
20. Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program
21. May Southwest Climate Outlook
Institute Jobs
22. Program Coordinator, Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives
Other Jobs
23. Sustainability Coordinator, Construction Projects, University of Florida
24. Assistant Professor, Sustainable Science Management, University of Hawaii
25. Energy Project Manager, Iowa Economic Development Authority
26. Sustainability Manager, Eastern Kentucky University
27. Environmental Scientist, Freestone Environmental Services, Inc., Seattle, Washington
28. Post-doc Position, Arctic Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling, University of Michigan
29. Sustainability Coordinator, University of Pennsylvania
31. TISED Endowed Chair in Sustainable Engineering and Design
32. Technical Specialist, Energy Conservation & Sustainability, University of Oklahoma
33. Energy and Waste Fellow, Sustainability Program, Luther College
34. Program Associate, Alliance to Save Energy, Oakland, California
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EVENTS
Sustainability Education as a Pathway to Leadership Webinar
(Friday, May 6, 2015) Sustainability degrees teach you about balance, optimizing investments, facilitating discussion, decision making processes and outcomes. This webinar will identify pathways to leadership, particularly looking at the sustainability degree as a tool in the toolbox to a career in a leadership role. From 10:00-11:30 a.m. MST (Arizona). More information and registration.
Ph.D. Defense: Sandra Lina Rodegher
(Friday, May 8, 2015) Sandra Lina Rodegher will defend her PhD dissertation Scenario Planning for Sustainability: Understanding and Enhancing Participation in Group Deliberations. At 10:30 a.m. in rom 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Faculty, students, and the general public are invited. More information.
School of Sustainability Garden Maintenance Day
(Saturday, May 9, 2015) 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 8:00-10:00 a.m. at Escalante Community Garden 2150 E Orange St, Tempe. More information and RSVP.
School of Sustainability Spring Convocation
(Thursday, May 14, 2015) The spring 2015 graduation ceremony for the School of Sustainability will be held at ASU's Gammage Auditorium. More information.
LightWorks Lecture Series: CO2 Capture and Recycle Using Microalgae
(Tuesday, May 19, 2015) Mark Crocker, Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky will present CO2 Capture and Recycle Using Microalgae from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in room 102, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
Sustainability Series: Can Engineered Surfaces Clean the Air of Our Cities?
(Thursday, June 16, 2015) Christian George, French National Center for Research will present Can Engineered Surfaces Clean the Air of Our Cities? 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
First Annual Sustainability Conference of American Legal Educators
(Friday, May 8, 2015) The inaugural keynote address will be given by Professor Daniel Etsy, Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy at Yale Law School. This extraordinary conference will feature panels and presentations from more than 60 law professors from throughout the United States and Canada, describing their latest research in a wide variety of sustainability-related fields. The conference schedule and registration information may be found at https://conferences.asucollegeoflaw.com/scale2015/agenda/.
Biodesign Institute Discovery Series: Reconstructing the First Few Human Tumor Cell Divisions (Big Bang Tumorigenesis)
(Tuesday, May 12, 2015) Darryl Shibata, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California will present Reconstructing the First Few Human Tumor Cell Divisions (Big Bang Tumorigenesis) at 1:00 p.m. in the Auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
World Wide Views on Climate and Energy
(Saturday, June 6, 2015) World Wide Views on Climate and Energy is a global citizen consultation, providing unique information about how far citizens around the world are willing to go, in order to deal with climate change and to bring forward an energy transition. Arizona State University (ASU) will be the location for one of four citizen forums being conducted in the United States. About 100 citizens, selected to reflect the demographic diversity in their countries or regions will attend daylong meetings, starting at dawn in the Pacific, and continuing until dusk in the Americas. Citizens will express their views on an identical set of questions, designed to reflect policy controversies at the global negotiations and political discussions about climate and energy in general. The results will be made available online and presented locally and globally to inform policymakers and negotiations leading up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP 21) taking place in Paris in December of 2015. Project partners for Arizona are the ASU Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes and the ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiative. More information and how to participate.
Democracy Conference 2015: By the People
(Thursday-Saturday, December 3-5, 2015) Arizona State University will be hosting a conference on participatory democracy, civic engagement and citizenship education. The event will be designed to share research findings, engage in provocative and meaningful discussions, learn from accomplishments and failures, and be inspired by innovative approaches, strategies, policies, tools and practices. The conference will bring together academics, students, practitioners, researchers, appointed and elected public officials, teachers, administrators, members of community organizations, and all those interested in participatory democracy, public engagement and citizenship education. The conference will combine academic presentations with practical workshops, We are interested in attracting theoretical and empirical contributions that are related to the three conference themes. Submission of abstracts is April 15, 2015. More information.
Off Campus
Healing Racism Symposium: Your Racial Issue....Not My Problem?
(Saturday, May 9, 2015) Join the Healing Racism Committee for this full-day symposium where participants will learn from experts, interact with peers, community leaders, and organizations in the exploration of racial differences and the intersections at which alliances can be forged and leveraged to eliminate racism and promote harmony. Registration Required: http://csrd.asu.edu/healingracism. To be held from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in the Copper Room, Integrated Education Building, GateWay Community College, 108 N. 40th St, Phoenix. More information.
Phoenix Innovation Games Hackathon
(Friday-Saturday, May 16-17, 2015) The City of Phoenix and its Public Works Department are hosting the first-ever "Phoenix Innovation Games" with a hackathon at the Phoenix Convention Center, West Building, 200 level. The department hopes to come away with a skeleton for an app that would help residents recycle more, encourage them to divert more trash from the landfill and give them tips on how to be sustainable. There will be prizes for the winners and free food for participants. The City is looking for groups (max of 5) and individuals who love technology, who speak geek, who love to code and who care about the environment to help Phoenix divert more waste from the landfill. This is an opportunity to talk with industry professionals, network with some VIPs, meet awesome people and create something that could change our city! For more information and to register, please visit http://phxinnovationgames.com.
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.
Should Phoenix Exist?
(Tuesday, June 2, 2015) New York University historian Andrew Needham, author of Power Lines: Phoenix and the Making of the Modern Southwest, former Phoenix mayor Terry Goddard, and Sarah Porter, director of ASU's Kyl Center for Water Policy, visit Zócalo to discuss how Phoenix as we know it came to be – and the consequences of all its growth. Moderated by Robert Robb, Columnist, The Arizona Republic. Co-sponsored by Zócalo Public Square and ASU’s College of Public Services & Community Solutions. From 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Heard Museum, 2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix. More information and RSVP.
Zocalo/Azteca Event: What Does Mexico’s Economic Rise Mean for the Southwest?
(Thursday, June 4, 2015) Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, who recently opened a trade office in Mexico City, Signum Research CEO Héctor Romero, and former Arizona-Mexico Commission executive director Margie A. Emmermann visit Zócalo to discuss whether the Southwest is entering a new era in its relationship with Mexico. From 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Heard Museum, 2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix. More information and RSVP.
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.
Arizona Town Hall Meeting
(Friday, June 12, 2015) This year's Arizona Town Hall Annual Meeting will take place in Phoenix at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort. This meeting is an opportunity for members to have a voice in choosing the topics for future Town Halls. After the luncheon, members will participate in an Arizona Town Hall-style panel discussions on future topics. More information and registration.
Advanced Water Education Workshop: Extreme Weather Events
(Tuesday-Wednesday, July 7-8, 2015) A workshop by Arizona State University’s Decision Center for a Desert City and Arizona Project WET at the University of Arizona for middle and high school teachers and water educators. Find out how city planners, scientists, engineers, and water managers plan for and collect data about extreme weather events. From 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. daily at the Decision Center for a Desert City, Brickyard Orchid House, 21 E. 6th St, Ste 126B, Tempe. More information and registration.
19th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference
(Tuesday-Thursday, July 14-16, 2015) The 19th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference (GC&E), will be held in the Washington DC area. As the longest running green chemistry conference in the United States, GC&E invites scientists, decision-makers, students, and advocates to come together, compare findings, and discuss the science of the future. Share your research with an engaged audience of your peers from around the world; learn from scientific trailblazers who are designing more sustainable chemistries and processes; find out how green innovations are inspiring new businesses and product lines. More information and registration.
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 2, 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.
Chacmool 2015: Shallow Pasts, Endless Horizons: Sustainability & Archaeology
(Saturday-Monday, November 14-16, 2015) The Chacmool Archaeological Association and the Department of Anthropology present the 2015 Chacmool Conference being held at the University of Calgary. We encourage you to explore sustainability with us at the 48th Annual Chacmool Conference. The deadline to submit abstracts is May 1st, 2015. Abstracts can be submitted on our website here or to our Registration Coordinator at 2015chacmool@gmail.com. More information.
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Q&A with Osvaldo Sala (video)
"We think that a system is sustainable when it is expected to continue supplying services to humanity through time," says Distinguished Sustainability Scientist Osvaldo Sala, who discusses his research and the nature of sustainability science in this month's Q&A. Read more.
ASU professor to investigate 'intellectual migration' between India, US
ASU professor Wei Li has focused her career on promoting cultural understanding, especially between new immigrant groups and native-born residents, in the United States, Canada and in locations around the world. Read more.
ASU receives recycling bin grant from Coca-Cola, Keep America Beautiful
Arizona State University is the recipient of a 2015 recycling bin grant from the national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful and the Coca-Cola Foundation. Read more.
Fix more, buy less: can Patagonia help rebrand repairs? (From GreenBiz.com)
There is no shortage of activity at the San Francisco debut of Patagonia's newest sustainability-centric campaign. Read more.
NEW!
ASU clinic to provide downtown Phoenix residents with expanded services
Residents who live in a landmark downtown Phoenix affordable housing high-rise will benefit from a new state-of-the-art clinic being built by Arizona State University through its Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy. Read more.
The real problem with 'Green IT' — and how to solve it (from GreenBiz.com)
You’ve probably heard you can save energy by automatically putting idle computers into a low-power sleep mode. It’s true, and the savings can be substantial: According to Energy Star, the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh has saved nearly $80,000 annually by power-managing just 2,900 faculty, staff and student lab computers. Read more.
Highway, heal thyself (from GreenBiz.com)
On a recent drive along the dense highway corridor from New York to Boston, an hour-long traffic jam quickly put the brakes on a bright, sunny morning. Read more.
Giving everyday citizens a voice in global policy decisions
Eric Sheptock never thought anyone cared about his take on biodiversity. After all, he wasn’t a scientist – he was a homelessness advocate living in a shelter himself. Read more.
Can improving photosynthesis be the answer to the world's food shortages? (From GreenBiz.com)
Supercomputers and genetic engineering could help boost crops’ ability to convert sunlight into energy and tackle looming food shortages, according to a team of researchers. Read more.
Making sense of smell: Will bio-inspired robots sniff out bombs, drugs and disease?
With just a sniff, our noses can detect smells that trigger specific memories, tell us food has gone bad, or even connect us to a potential mate. What if a robot could "smell" as effectively as we do? Read more.
ASU students channel MacGyver to solve science, engineering problems
What could you do with some scavenged supplies from the local convenience store? Create an autonomous time-lapse camera, of course. Read more.
An experiment in ‘net zero deforestation’ in Guatemala (from GreenBiz.com)
Watching the sun rise over the temple-riddled rainforest of Guatemala’s Tikal National Park, it’s easy to understand why George Lucas chose it as the site for filming the jungle moon of Yavin 4 in “Star Wars: Episode IV.” Brightly colored birds fly close to the canopy, strange insects buzz about and howler monkeys live up to their namesake. Read more.
Scholarship for LEED Green Associate Training
We are pleased to offer full-time Sustainability undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to prepare to earn LEED GA accreditation at an extremely reduced cost, thanks to the Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family. Please read carefully below for details. The Del E. Webb School of Construction is sponsoring an all-day training session to prepare you to take the LEED Green Associate exam. What: Training with John Cribbs, Principal and Project Manager for Green Ideas. When: May 8, 2015 (8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.) at College Avenue Commons, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. The Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family at the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability will provide up to 10 scholarships to full-time School of Sustainability students. The scholarship will cover the registration cost of this training ($50). Contact Caroline Savalle with your interest: caroline.savalle@asu.edu. The first 10 applicants will be selected, though we will maintain a waiting list. Only full-time School of Sustainability Graduate or Undergraduates (graduating Spring 2015 or Fall 2015) are eligible. Students who aren't the first 10 applicants may still purchase a seat in the workshop. Stardust Green Associates Scholarship: Financial Support for LEED Green Associate Exam. The Stardust Center is also providing up to five scholarships to full-time School of Sustainability students to cover the exam costs to earn the certification. To apply: submit an essay (up to 500 words) explaining (1) how the certification will help further your professional goals, and (2) identify the date/testing location where you intend to take the exam. Also include your contact info; contact information for an ASU faculty mentor; year in school; relevant coursework; and current GPA (through Fall 2014). Students who receive the scholarship will be reimbursed for exam fees (up to $300) upon showing proof that they have passed the exam. Essays must be submitted via email to Jenny Carter (Jenny.Carter@asu.edu) by May 22, 2015 with a subject line: "Stardust LEED GA Exam Scholarship". Final selection will be completed and awardees notified by May 29, 2015. Contact Caroline.Savalle@asu.edu with questions.
Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program
April 2015 drought summary is online.
May Southwest Climate Outlook
The May 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 Fellow (Resilience of Coupled Infrastructure Networks)
To apply to this position, please send application materials to giosjobs@asu.edu.
Program Coordinator, Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives
Instructions to Apply: To review and apply go to ASU Human Resources, click on Internal or External Applicants, and in the "Requisition ID" section, type 13267BR.
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Prairie Restoration Research Assistant, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois
Application deadline May 10, 2015. More information.
Sustainability Coordinator, Construction Projects, University of Florida
Application deadline May 11, 2015. More information.
Assistant Professor, Sustainable Science Management, University of Hawaii
Application deadline May 11, 2015. More information.
Wetland Restoration Crew Member, WisCorps, Inc., Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Porter, Indiana
Application deadline May 13, 2015. More information.
Energy Project Manager, Iowa Economic Development Authority
Application deadline, May 15, 2015. More information.
Two PhD Assistantships, Agricultural and Extension Education, Mississippi State University
Application deadline May 15, 2015. More information.
Sustainability Manager, Eastern Kentucky University
Application deadline May 18, 2015. More information.
Land Protection Specialist, Bitter Root Land Trust, Montana
Application deadline May 18, 2015. More information.
Grazing Broker/Grazing Specialist, Southwest Badger Resource Conservation and Development Council, Dodgeville, Wisconsin
Application deadline May 18, 2015. More information.
Land Conservation Technician, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Application deadline May 25, 2015. More information.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position, George Mason University
Application deadline May 25, 2015. More information.
Wildlife Biologist, Archaeological Consulting Services, Tempe, Arizona
Application deadline May 29, 2015. More information.
CYGNSS Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Faculty Position, University of Michigan
Application deadline May 30, 2015. More information.
Environmental Scientist, Freestone Environmental Services, Inc., Seattle, Washington
Application deadline May 31, 2015. More information.
Post-doc Position, Arctic Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling, University of Michigan
Application deadline May 31, 2015. More information.
Assistant or Associate Professor, Radiative Transfer/Remote Sensing, Oregon State University
Application deadline June 1, 2015. More information.
Assistant or Associate Professor - Natural Resources Recreation & Tourism, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Application deadline June 15, 2015. More information.
Sustainability Coordinator, University of Pennsylvania
Application deadline June 30, 2015. More information.
James and Mary Pinchot Fellow in Sustainability Studies, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Review of applications begins July 1, 2015. More information.
TISED Endowed Chair in Sustainable Engineering and Design
Application deadline August 15, 2015. More information.
Technical Specialist, Energy Conservation & Sustainability, University of Oklahoma
Energy and Waste Fellow, Sustainability Program, Luther College
Program Associate, Alliance to Save Energy, Oakland, California
Energy and Utility Manager, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Part-time Executive Assistant, Arizona Public Health Association
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
Research Professor-Open Rank, Ecosystem Services, Idaho State University
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