Sustainability Digest 052419

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 5:00 p.m. 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 on the menu on the right of the page at Subscribe or Unsubscribe. You can also view archives here.

NOTE: There will be no Digest on May 31 or June 7. It will resume Friday, June 14.

NEW ITEMS

(Current items remain in the Digest until they happen so don’t forget to peruse the web listing in case you missed something in the previous week.)

Other Events - Off Campus

1. City of Scottsdale Green Building Series: Cutting Edge Residential & Commercial Green High-Performance Buildings

2. GreenBiz Webcast: Decarbonizing E-Commerce: A Path to Low-Carbon Shipping

3. SHADE 2019 Southwest Horticulture Annual Day of Education

News and Announcements

4. Meet sustainability alumna Nicole Kinsey

5. Meet sustainability alumna Kaylin Ayotte

6. Meet sustainability senior Rachael Granger

7. Study expands understanding of bacterial communities for global next-generation wastewater treatment and reuse systems

8. What's in the cards for making a community work on Mars?

9. Sedona Sustainable Tourism Plan

10. Scientists around the world are turning agricultural waste into food, packaging and skincare products

11. May Southwest Climate Outlook

Institute Jobs

12. Postdoctoral Fellow, Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-term Ecological Research

13. Student, Communications Aide

Other Jobs

14. Student, Research Aide, Arizona Water Blueprint, Kyl Center for Water Policy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

15. Sustainability Specialist, Public Works Department, Santa Fe County, Santa Fe, NM

16. Non-Tenure Track Instructor/Assistant Professor of Geography and Sustainability, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR

17. Student, Geographic Information Systems Specialist, Kyl Center for Water Policy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

18. Sustainability Specialist, Planning and Zoning Department, City of Fitchburg, WI

19. Associate Researcher, School of Freshwater Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

20. Development & Communications Coordinator, FairShare CSA Coalition, Madison, WI

21. Environmental Hydrologist, Environmental Molecular Sciences, Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA

EVENTS

Institute Events

LightWorks^®: Just Transitions for Coal-Dependent Communities in the Southwest

(Tuesday, May 28, 2019) All over the world, nations have begun rapidly shifting from investments in coal-fired power to investments in renewable energy. Wind and solar are now cheaper than the alternatives in most markets and affordable battery storage is making these energy resources increasingly capable of replacing traditional fossil generation. Eighteen guest experts representing policy makers, administrators, businesses, NGOs, and communities will speak on four panels moderated by four leading energy scholars from ASU. Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to learn about the energy transition from leading scholars and practitioners working on the vanguard of Just Transitions policy. More information and registration.

Sustainability Series: Water in the West

(Tuesday, May 28, 2019) Bruce Huber, Notre Dame Law School, will present Water in the West from 5:00-6:30 p.m. in room 544, Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law, Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix campus. More information and registration.

Sustainability Series: Blue is the New Green – Ecological Enhancement of Urban Waterfronts and Coastal Infrastructure

(Friday, May 31, 2019) Shimrit Perkol-Finkel, ECOncrete Tech, Ltd will present Blue is the New Green – Ecological Enhancement of Urban Waterfronts and Coastal Infrastructure from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Hawaii Time in room 3121/2125, John A. Burns Hall, East-West Center, University of Hawaii-Mánoa, 1501 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI. More information.

Other Events

On Campus

No new event listing at this time.

Off Campus

CAZCA Connectivity Lab: Birding the Future

(Tuesday, May 28, 2019) It’s estimated that almost a third of all bird species will have disappeared by the end of this century. What might happen in the future as messages of birds are increasingly silenced? How can art be a voice for conservation? Declining bird populations in practically all habitat types signal profound changes over our entire planet, changes that affect our ecologically-bound cultural identities. Join us and artist-researchers Krista Caballero and Frank Ekeberg for a talk on Birding the Future an interdisciplinary project exploring avian migrations, extinction, and the warning abilities of birds. From 4:00-5:30 p.m. at Dorrence Hall, Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N Galvin Parkway, Phoenix. More information and registration.

Hydrate Glendale: Hydrate With Greywater

(Wednesday, May 29, 2019) Did you know that an average household's laundry water produces enough greywater to support a backyard fruit tree? We'll show you how to use a laundry-to-landscape system to recycle this greywater for use in your yard to nourish plants and reduce your municipal water usage. This session will cover best practices for greywater use and will guide you to creating a greywater action plan for your home. You will leave this session with: Greywater home action plan! From 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Glendale Main Library, 5959 W. Brown St, Glendale, AZ. More information and registration.

AzRC Southern Arizona Member Meeting

(Friday, May 31, 2019) The Arizona Recycling Coalition (AzRC) welcomes you to join us in Tucson for an afternoon of networking and collaboration. Engage with other waste and recycling partners in the southern Arizona region. Help us work towards actionable materials management solutions by deepening connections, knowledge, and expertise. From 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Hotel Congress, 3111 Congress St, Tucson. More information.

NEW!

City of Scottsdale Green Building Series: Cutting Edge Residential & Commercial Green High-Performance Buildings

(Thursday, June 6, 2019) What are the technological trends and building prototypes for the 21st century? Who are the early adopters and market leaders? Come see and hear about successful innovative residential and commercial projects that exemplify principles of resource conservation, energy independence and healthy living. From 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Scottsdale Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd., Scottsdale. More information.

NEW!

GreenBiz Webcast: Decarbonizing E-Commerce: A Path to Low-Carbon Shipping

(Tuesday, June 11, 2019) . In this webcast you'll learn how corporate sustainability leaders, shipping partners, policy makers and tech companies are making it easier to analyze and reduce the carbon footprint of shipping. More information and registration.

GreenBiz: Circularity 2019

(Tuesday-Thursday, June 18-20, 2019) The world is facing stark limits in providing enough food, water and goods for 8.5 billion people by 2030, and companies are under increased pressure to reduce waste - including plastics and excess packaging - and to create innovative products and services that use more renewable feedstocks. To address these challenges, circularity has emerged as a business strategy for designing and manufacturing products and materials that have continuous and infinite life-cycles, or which can be returned safely to the soil. Circularity 19 is a three-day conference held in Minneapolis, MN that will bring together more than 500 thought leaders and practitioners to define and accelerate the circular economy. Through inspirational plenaries, interactive breakouts, hands-on design charrettes, networking opportunities and a solutions-focused expo, Circularity 19 will inspire, inform and empower participants to make the shift to a circular economy. More information.

World Forum on Climate Justice

(Wednesday-Friday, June 19-21, 2019) This inaugural World Forum on Climate Justice will bring together leading civil society groups, academics, business representatives, members of the public, and policymakers to foster new thinking and explore pressing topics in climate justice advocacy, research, policy and practice as we adapt to reach the 1.5°C goal. The conference will take place at Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK. More information and registration.

IDEA2019: The Energy for More Resilient Cities

(Monday-Thursday, June 24-27, 2019) Facing more extreme weather and an aging grid, cities, communities, campuses, healthcare and military bases are all seeking more resilient, reliable and efficient energy infrastructure to support economic development, achieve sustainability objectives and enhance quality of life. It is also becoming increasingly important to find new pathways for deployment and collaboration on new business models to enable investment in local energy infrastructure. Join IDEA at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center and Westin Convention Center Hotel in Pittsburgh at IDEA2019 where IDEA members and professionals in the district energy, CHP and microgrid industries will come together to share experiences, explore new solutions, and learn from each other. More information and registration.

ICED 2019: Strengthening Social Development to Achieve The Sustainable Development Goals

(Tuesday-Friday, July 16-19, 2019) The International Consortium for Social Development’s 21st Biennial International Conference, which first began in 1980, will be held at Universities Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The International Conference will be themed Strengthening Social Development to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This conference is open to various disciplines, practitioners, academics and students to accelerate the impact of the 17 SDGs and 169 targets at the national and global level. Inherent in the ICED’s spirit, the SDGs aspire to end poverty and create economic, social and environmental sustainability. More information and registration.

SISE 2019: Implementation

(Thursday, July 18-Tuesday, July 30, 2019) The Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy (SISE) is a two-week "boot camp" for future decision makers eager to join the sustainability and energy revolution happening around the globe. Held annually since 2011, the program boasts over 400 alumni. During weekdays, SISE'ers participate in high-level talks, visit energy and sustainability sites, and network. During evenings and weekends, they work collaboratively on a research project and enjoy exploring Chicago. This year’s theme, Implementation, moves beyond the “what” to the “how.” Building on the research of previous years, 2019 SISE Fellows will engage with Chicago communities and collaborators to develop critical strategies to help local neighborhoods realize their vision for their future. They will engage with theory and case studies, and then move to the streets and homes of our Chicago neighbors and communities where real change is made at the ground level. Senior-level undergraduates (as of the fall of 2018), graduate students, recent graduates, and professionals working in the fields of sustainability and energy are eligible to apply. Applications due May 30, 2019. For more information.

NEW!

SHADE 2019 Southwest Horticulture Annual Day of Education

(Friday, August 30, 2019) This year’s SHADE education conference will be held at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort, Phoenix. If you have any questions, please contact Shayla at shyde@azna.org or 480-966-1610. We have some new and exciting things planned for the conference. See you all in August! The conference is sponsored by the Arizona Nursery Association. More information.

Forming the Future: An Interdisciplinary Conference

(Monday-Tuesday, September 2-3, 2019) Thinking about the future often focuses on its ‘content’: what might happen. Similarly, thinking about ‘future studies’ often concentrates on its goals, concepts and methods. But what about the forms in which the future comes couched? How does the medium in which the future is presented – its genres, structures, conventions – shape or influence what the future might include? What forms do representations of the future currently take in different disciplines and fields of practice – from fiction to non-fiction, the visual to the textual, science to politics – and to what effect? Can we make our representations of the future more efficacious, with a view to the current world situation? And what might different fields learn from each other, or how might they combine, in order to do this? The conference will be held at the University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK. More information.

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEW!

Meet sustainability alumna Nicole Kinsey

Nicole Kinsey grew up in Tempe, Arizona, so going to Arizona State University was a natural choice. The only big change she faced was the size of school; in contrast with the small Catholic schools she was used to, ASU seemed huge. Read more.

NEW!

Meet sustainability alumna Kaylin Ayotte

Kaylin Ayotte is an Arizona native and a two-time Arizona State University graduate. After receiving a bachelor’s degree from the School of Sustainability and a minor in business, she went on to expand her education with the Master of Sustainability Solutions (MSUS), graduating in Spring 2019. Read more.

NEW!

Meet sustainability senior Rachael Granger

Rachael Granger is a soon-to-be senior at Arizona State University majoring in sustainability and pursuing a certificate in sustainable food systems. After switching majors a couple times, she landed in sustainability because she wanted to be a part of a field that is finding solutions to the world’s biggest challenges. Read more.

NEW!

Study expands understanding of bacterial communities for global next-generation wastewater treatment and reuse systems

Researchers at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University and the University of Oklahoma led an interdisciplinary global study to explore wastewater microbial communities. The research expands the understanding of activated sludge microbiomes for next-generation wastewater treatment and reuse systems enhanced by microbiome engineering. Read more.

NEW!

What's in the cards for making a community work on Mars?

Living in space is going to present problems. Heat. Cold. Radiation. But one of the more significant problems will be each other. What legal, political and social norms will govern space exploration? What social structures and practices are necessary to sustain a social unit in space indefinitely? "Port of Mars" is a card game created by ASU's Interplanetary Initiative to see how cooperation might shake out in an off-world colony. Read more.

NEW!

Sedona Sustainable Tourism Plan

The Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau has announced a revolutionary change in how tourism is managed in one of America's premier travel destinations. The Sedona Sustainable Tourism Plan responds to the challenges posed by high tourism numbers with actions ranging from environmental stewardship of Sedona's famous red rocks to reducing noise, traffic congestion and overcrowding at popular locations. The Plan is the result of 18 months of planning by thousands of residents, community groups and visitors. The Nichols Tourism Group and Arizona State University’s Center for Sustainable Tourism were the team that put the plan together for Sedona. More information.

NEW!

Scientists around the world are turning agricultural waste into food, packaging and skincare products (from GreenBiz.com)

When we pick up a piece of fruit, bar of chocolate or package of flour, we don’t often think of the massive amounts of agricultural waste — stems, leaves, seed pods and more — that never make it off the farm. Yet the scale of agricultural waste is huge. Globally, crop residues — the plant waste left in the field after harvest — totaled 5.5 billion tons in 2013, according to a 2018 Brazilian study. A study from South Africa reported that crop residues retained in the field are responsible for 13 percent of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Read more.

Special Issue of Sustainability “Collaboration for Sustainability”

Guest Editor Edward Hackett is seeking submissions for this special issue that analyze the organization and dynamics of sustainability collaborations and that propose new patterns of collaboration to achieve sustainability goals. For more information of types of papers and submission. Deadline for submission is October 31, 2019.

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Science, Technology and Policy Program

The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Science, Technology and Policy (STP) Program serves as a next step in the educational and professional development of scientists and engineers interested in energy efficiency and renewable energy policy. The EERE STP Program provides an opportunity for highly talented scientists and engineers to participate in policy-related projects at DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Washington, D.C. and Golden, CO site office. EERE STP participants apply the expertise gained from their education and history of conducting research to new and ongoing EERE initiatives. Applications for the STP program are accepted and reviewed all year, except for applications to the Solar SunShot Initiative. SunShot applications are reviewed (and offers are made) two times per year with rolling application deadlines of January 15th and June 15th. The SunShot application review process takes approximately 3-4 months. More information and application.

Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program

April 2019 drought summary is online.

NEW!

May Southwest Climate Outlook

The May 2019 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.

CLIMAS Podcast: April 2019: The Winner-Winter Narratives Edition

Tune into the Southwest Climate podcasts on iTunes or Southwest Climate Change Network.

OPPORTUNITIES

Institute Job Openings

NEW!

Postdoctoral Fellow, Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-term Ecological Research

Application deadline is July 1, 2019. More information.

Faculty Associate Pool, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University

Application deadline May 6, 2019 or open until filled. More information.

Oceans Futures Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes