SUSTAINABILITY DIGEST


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NEW ITEMS


Institute Events

1. Ph.D. Defense: David Yu

2. Sustainability Series: The Right Climate for a Saner Diet: Helping the Planet with Each Meal

3. Software Carpentry Workshop


Other Events - On Campus

4. School of Life Sciences Seminar: Genomics, Evolution and Bioinformatics Faculty Group

5. Chemical Engineering Seminar: Scales, Scaling and Scale Up

6. CSPO EnLIGHTeNING Lunch: Climate Change, Games, and Resilience: A Sampling of Research by an Interdisciplinary Scholar

7. Hugh Hanson Ecology Seminar: The Carbon Balance of the Amazon Basin and its Feedback to the Global Climate System

8. Center for Evolution & Medicine Seminar: Is Cardiovascular Disease Inevitable? Insights from the Bolivian Amazon

9. Center for Nanotechnology in Society Occasional Speaker: Eastern Europe RRI: Territorial Differences & Economic Backgrounds

10. Transportation Engineering Seminar: Optimizing the Rollout of Filling Stations for Alternative Fuel Vehicles

11. School of Life Sciences Seminar: A Biogeographic Perspective of Speciation among Desert Tortoises in the Genus Gopherus

12. Humanities at Work IHR Lecture Series: Building Bridges from Humanities to Industry: An Investigation of Job Advertisements in Professional Writing Careers

13. Standing Out: Visibility and the LGBTQIA Community at ASU

14. Local Resources Bicycle Class

15. 2015 MA AEP Poster Symposium


Other Events - Off Campus

16. Public Day at the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair 2015

17. AzSEC - Arizona Student Energy Conference

18. Advanced Smartscape Irrigation Course


News and Announcements

19. Thought Leader Series: Happily Ever After: Storytelling and the Long View

20. No April Fools: 5 off-the-wall green inventions that really exist

21. Study takes aim at mitigating impact of population growth

22. Interactive learning: ASU Online to pilot environmental science games

23. Creating a safer infrastructure system

24. These robots take a shine to cleaning solar panels waterlessly

25. April is Water Awareness Month PH2Oto Contest


Institute Jobs

26. Student, Financial Research Aide, Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives

27. Student, Research Aide, Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives

28. Student, Research Aide, Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives


Other Jobs 

29. Community Planner (Recent Graduate), Department of the Army

30. Health and Environmental Investigator IV Interagency Local Hazardous Waste Management Program, King County, Washington

31. Summer 2015 Sustainability Fellows, Office of Sustainability, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

32. Director, Open Space and Mountain Parks, Boulder, Colorado

33. Environmental Manager, City of Buckeye, Arizona

34. Zero Waste Resource Development Summer Fellowship, Post-Landfill Action Network

35. Associate/Full Professor, Natural Resources Management, University of California-Merced

36. Postdoctoral Researcher, Carbon Dynamics of Amazon Peatlands, Arizona State University

37. Solar Ambassador Fellowship, RE-Volv

38. Land Conservation Technician, Outagamie County, Wisconsin

39. Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position, George Mason University

40. CYGNSS Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Faculty Position, University of Michigan

41. Sustainability Manager, University of Missouri




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EVENTS

Institute Events

 

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.

 

Farmers Market@ASU

(Tuesday, April 7, 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: 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.

 

DCDC Water/Climate Briefing: Land-use Change and its Effects on the North American Monsoon

(Wednesday, April 8, 2015) Theodore Bohn, Decision Center for a Desert City and School of Earth and Space Exploration will present Land-use Change and its Effects on the North American Monsoon from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in the Conference Room, Decision Center for a Desert City, 21 E 6th St, Ste 126B, Tempe. Please RSVP to katie.peige@asu.edu. More information.


          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.


          Wrigley Hall Goes Zero Waste!

(Thursday, April 9, 2015) Come learn how you can help the ASU Sustainability headquarters, Wrigley Hall go Zero Waste! From 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the 1st Floor Breezeway, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          PhD Defense: Matthew Cohen

(Friday, April 10, 2015) Matthew Cohen will defend his PhD dissertation Aligning Public Participation Processes in Urban Development Projects to Local Context. Faculty, students, and the general public are invited. More information.


          Earth Month Event: School of Sustainability Garden Maintenance Day

(Saturday, April 11, 2015) To celebrate Earth Month, 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 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Escalante Community Garden, 2150 E Orange St, Tempe. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

          Ph.D. Defense: David Yu

(Tuesday, April 14, 2015) David Yu will defend his PhD dissertation Robustness of Social-Ecological Systems under Global Change: Insights from Community Irrigation and Forestry Systems. Faculty, students, and the general public are invited. At 12:00 p.m. in Room 124, Cowden Family Resources Building, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


          Biodiversity Series: Pleistocene Rewilding: Lions in a Den of Daniels?

(Tuesday, April 14, 2015) Harry Greene, Cornell University will present Pleistocene Rewilding: Lions in a Den of Daniels? From 4:30 p.m. reception; 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the Marston Theater, ISTB 4, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

Sustainability Series: The Right Climate for a Saner Diet: Helping the Planet with Each Meal

(Thursday, April 16, 2015) Paul Shapiro, The Humane Society of the US will present The Right Climate for a Saner Diet: Helping the Planet with Each Meal from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Changing Hand’s Bookstore, 6428 S. McClintock Dr, Tempe. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

          Software Carpentry Workshop

(Saturday-Sunday, April 18-19, 2015) Software Carpentry's mission is to help scientists and engineers get more research done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic lab skills for scientific computing. The course is primarily aimed at graduate students, post docs, faculty and other researchers at Arizona State University, although the workshop is open to anyone interested in these topics. It will be held from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.





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Other Events

On Campus

 

School for Engineering of Matter, Transport & Energy Distinguished Scholar Lecture: Chemical Looping Technology Platform – Metal Oxides, Reactors and Processes

(Friday, April 3, 2015) L.S. Fan, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ohio State University will present Chemical Looping Technology Platform – Metal Oxides, Reactors and Processes at 10:30 a.m. in the Marston Exploration Theater, ISTB4, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.

 

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar: A Robust Approach to Quantification of Margin and Uncertainty

(Friday, April 3, 2015) Dan Segalman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University will present A Robust Approach to Quantification of Margin and Uncertainty at 1:30 p.m. in room H153, Physical Sciences Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          NEW!

School of Life Sciences Seminar: Genomics, Evolution and Bioinformatics Faculty Group

(Friday, April 3, 2015) Marco Mangone, Karen Anderson, and Jason Newbern will present talks from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in room E104, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          NEW!

Chemical Engineering Seminar: Scales, Scaling and Scale Up

(Monday, April 6, 2015) Larry W. Lake, Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, University of Texas-Austin will present Scales, Scaling and Scale Up at 10:30 a.m. in the Auditorium (105), Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          Provost’s Distinguished Lecture Series: The Cunning of Uncertainty

(Tuesday, April 7, 2015) Helga Nowotny, European Research Council and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology will present The Cunning of Uncertainty from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in 6th Floor Boardroom, Fulton Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Seating is limited. More information.


          NEW!

CSPO EnLIGHTeNING Lunch: Climate Change, Games, and Resilience: A Sampling of Research by an Interdisciplinary Scholar

(Wednesday, April 8, 2015) Susan Spierre Clarke, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment will present Climate Change, Games, and Resilience: A Sampling of Research by an Interdisciplinary Scholar from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room 5536, Coor Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          NEW!

Hugh Hanson Ecology Seminar: The Carbon Balance of the Amazon Basin and its Feedback to the Global Climate System

(Wednesday, April 8, 2015) Dave Schimel, JPL Science Division, NASA will present The Carbon Balance of the Amazon Basin and its Feedback to the Global Climate System from 1:45-2:45 p.m. in room EB04, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.


          NEW!

Center for Evolution & Medicine Seminar: Is Cardiovascular Disease Inevitable? Insights from the Bolivian Amazon

(Thursday, April 9, 2015) Michael Guven, University of California-Santa Barbara will present Is Cardiovascular Disease Inevitable? Insights from the Bolivian Amazon from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in E232, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

Center for Nanotechnology in Society Occasional Speaker: Eastern Europe RRI: Territorial Differences & Economic Backgrounds

(Thursday, April 9, 2015) Miklos Lukovics, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Szeged will present Eastern Europe RRI: Territorial Differences & Economic Backgrounds from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in room 225 (Yuma), Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP by April 6.


          NEW!

Transportation Engineering Seminar: Optimizing the Rollout of Filling Stations for Alternative Fuel Vehicles

(Friday, April 10, 2015) Michael Kuby, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning will present Optimizing the Rollout of Filling Stations for Alternative Fuel Vehicles from 3:00-4:30 p.m. in room 101, Schwada Classroom Office Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus.


          NEW!

School of Life Sciences Seminar: A Biogeographic Perspective of Speciation among Desert Tortoises in the Genus Gopherus

(Friday, April 10, 2015) Taylor Edwards, University of Arizona will present A Biogeographic Perspective of Speciation among Desert Tortoises in the Genus Gopherus from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in room E104, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus.


          NEW!

Humanities at Work IHR Lecture Series: Building Bridges from Humanities to Industry: An Investigation of Job Advertisements in Professional Writing Careers

(Monday, April 13, 2015) Eva Brumberger, Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication; Claire Lauer, Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication; and Mark Hannah, English Department will present Building Bridges from Humanities to Industry: An Investigation of Job Advertisements in Professional Writing Careers from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in room 109, Social Sciences Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          NEW!

          Standing Out: Visibility and the LGBTQIA Community at ASU

(Monday, April 13, 2015) With same-sex marriage now legal in Arizona and 30+ other states and a Supreme Court ruling on nationwide same-sex marriage expected this summer, the LGBTQIA community has seen drastic changes occurring very quickly. What does this mean for our LGBTQIA students, staff, and faculty communities? Join Committee for Campus Inclusion, special guest Kent Hopkins, Vice Provost of Enrollment Services, and voices from throughout the university as they share their stories of what inclusion, coming out, and life as an LGBTQIA individual within the ASU community looks like. From 12:00-1:30 p.m. in room 202 (Alumni Lounge), Memorial Union, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.


          Introduction to Bicycle Mechanics

(Thursday, April 16, 2015) If you use a bike as a more sustainable transportation option, it is important to understand some basics of how bicycles work. The class will cover the parts of a bicycle, basic bicycle tools, and how to fix a flat tire. It will also go over simple tasks you can do yourself to take care of your bike. From 3:00-4:00 p.m. in room A103, Mohave Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Registration closes April 13th.


          NEW!

          Local Resources Bicycle Class

(Thursday, April 23, 2015) A brief yet informative look at local bike groups, events, and culture. Whether you are looking for student organizations, where to look up bike events in Tempe, or just want to know where you can get you bike fixed, this course is for you! From 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the Hassayampa Conference Room, Hassayampa Academic Village, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP by April 20.


          NEW!

          2015 MA AEP Poster Symposium

(Tuesday, April 28, 2015) Join us to celebrate our 2015 MA Applied Ethics and the Professions, Biomedical and Health Ethics graduates. They will present posters of their applied projects in Biomedical and Health Ethics. Poster viewing at 5:30 and speaker panel at 6:00 p.m. At the University Club, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Please RSVP to Andrea.Cottrell@asu.edu.


          Introduction to Bicycle Mechanics

(Thursday, April 30, 2015) If you use a bike as a more sustainable transportation option, it is important to understand some basics of how bicycles work. The class will cover the parts of a bicycle, basic bicycle tools, and how to fix a flat tire. It will also go over simple tasks you can do yourself to take care of your bike. From 3:00-4:00 p.m. in room A103, Mohave Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Registration closes April 27th.


          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

         

          Citizens’ Climate Lobby Meeting and Conference Call

(Saturday, April 4, 2015) Citizens' Climate Lobby is a national organization dedicated to the implementation of a revenue-neutral carbon tax. The Phoenix-area CCL group meets at 10:00 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month to plan its efforts. The location is as follows: Escalante Multi-Generational Center, 2150 E. Orange St. in Tempe. For more information, visit http://citizensclimatelobby.org or e-mail pe4rcaz@gmail.com.


          NEW!

          Public Day at the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair 2015

(Wednesday, April 8, 2015) The mission of the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair is to support and provide guidance to students and teachers throughout Arizona to ensure the continued availability and vitality of this statewide celebration of scientific inquiry for the citizens of Arizona. The judging and public day is held at the Phoenix Convention Center. More information.


          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.


          NEW!

          AzSEC - Arizona Student Energy Conference

(Monday-Tuesday, April 20-21, 2015) Graduate students and post-docs from Arizona's top universities will come together with the state's leading renewable energy experts and researchers for the Arizona Student Energy Conference (AzSEC), an annual two-day symposium focusing on developments and exploration in the fields of renewable energy science, technology, and policy. Registration deadline and poster abstract submission has been extended to April 10, 2015. 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.


          NEW!

          Advanced Smartscape Irrigation Course

(Thursdays, May 7, 14, and 21, 2015) The Advanced Smartscape Irrigation course builds upon the basic Smartscape course by offering in-depth technical training for landscape professionals on the design, installation, maintenance, and management of drip and sprinkler irrigation systems in the Sonoran Desert. The course stresses irrigation efficiency and wise water use in turf and other landscapes. It is encouraged that registrants have a basic working knowledge of drip and/or sprinkler irrigation systems prior to taking this class. More information on the course. Registration can be completed online at the program website, www.smartscape.org. Contact Kaitlin Poe-Orsburn, Smartscape Program Coordinator, with any questions or concerns at smartscape@cals.arizona.edu or (602) 827-8206.


          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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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS


          NEW!

          Thought Leader Series: Happily Ever After: Storytelling and the Long View

The story goes that when beetles were discovered in the eaves of the great hall at New College in Oxford, everyone began wondering where they could possibly find replacements for the gigantic timbers that had held up the roof for hundreds of years. Read more.


          NEW!

No April Fools: 5 off-the-wall green inventions that really exist (from GreenBiz.com)

If we hope to secure solid solutions to such herculean sustainability quandaries as climate change, deforestation and water scarcity, we must be willing to venture well beyond the basic, and even consider what initially seems inane. Many companies already are doing that. Read more.


          NEW!

          Study takes aim at mitigating impact of population growth

As more people move to different regions of the country, it will require planners to use as many tools as they can to develop urban areas that satisfy population demands without over-burdening the environment. Read more.


          NEW!

          Interactive learning: ASU Online to pilot environmental science games

Continuing to lead innovation in online education, Arizona State University is piloting a series of environmental science games at ASU Online. Within each of the five story-based games, students will take on several leadership roles, with increasing responsibility, to help a community address challenging environmental and sustainability issues. Read more.


          NEW!

          Creating a safer infrastructure system

Aging infrastructure is among the most pervasive and critical global challenges. Countries around the world face potentially perilous consequences from the corrosion of structures on which their transportation, resource management and public safety systems depend. Read more.


          NEW!

These robots take a shine to cleaning solar panels waterlessly (from GreenBiz.com)

Solar panels already face enough technical challenges when it comes to efficiency — that is, the amount of power they produce per module. Israeli robotics startup Ecoppia wants to ensure that dust or other airborne particles don’t compound the problem. Generally speaking, soiled panels can reduce potential production by up to 35 percent, according to the company’s estimates. Read more.


          NEW!

          April is Water Awareness Month PH2Oto Contest

          The Arizona Department of Water Resources and the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association are holding a photo contest about water awareness. More water awarness information may be found at http://www.waterawarenessmonth.com/. Photo submission deadline is April 25, 2015. More information on contest and rules.


          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.


          March Southwest Climate Outlook

          The March 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

Institute Job Openings


          Postdoctoral Research Associate (Center for Biodiversity Outcomes)

          To apply to this position, please send application materials to giosjobs@asu.edu.


          Postdoctoral Research Associate (Walton Initiatives)

          To apply to this position, please send application materials to giosjobs@asu.edu.

          NEW!

          Student, Financial Research Aide, Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives

To review and apply please go to https://students.asu.edu/employment/search, click on "Search On-Campus Jobs" and enter the requisition ID 11881BR.


          NEW!

          Student, Research Aide, Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives

To review and apply please go to https://students.asu.edu/employment/search, click on "Search On-Campus Jobs" and enter the requisition ID 12199BR.


          NEW!

          Student, Research Aide, Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives

To review and apply please go to https://students.asu.edu/employment/search, click on "Search On-Campus Jobs" and enter the requisition ID 11882BR.




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Other Jobs


          NEW!

          Community Planner (Recent Graduate), Department of the Army

Application deadline April 9, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

Health and Environmental Investigator IV Interagency Local Hazardous Waste Management Program, King County, Washington

Application deadline April 10, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

Summer 2015 Sustainability Fellows, Office of Sustainability, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

          Four fellowships. Application deadline April 10, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

          Director, Open Space and Mountain Parks, Boulder, Colorado

Application deadline April 10, 2015. More information.


          Administrative Assistant, Arizona Municipal Water Users Association

Application deadline April 10, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

          Environmental Manager, City of Buckeye, Arizona

Application deadline April 13, 2015. More information.


          Soil Biogeochemist/Microbiologist, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Application deadline April 15, 2015. More information.


          Sustainability Leadership Program Fellow, Depauw University

Application deadline April 16, 2015. More information.


          Capital City Fellows Program, City of Washington DC

Application deadline April 17, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

Zero Waste Resource Development Summer Fellowship, Post-Landfill Action Network

Application deadline April 22, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

Associate/Full Professor, Natural Resources Management, University of California-Merced

Application deadline April 15, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

Postdoctoral Researcher, Carbon Dynamics of Amazon Peatlands, Arizona State University

Application deadline April 30, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

          Solar Ambassador Fellowship, RE-Volv

Application deadline May 1, 2015. More information.

 

Two PhD Assistantships, Agricultural and Extension Education, Mississippi State University

Application deadline May 15, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

          Land Conservation Technician, Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Application deadline May 25, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

          Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position, George Mason University

Application deadline May 25, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

CYGNSS Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Faculty Position, University of Michigan

Application deadline May 30, 2015. More information.

 

Assistant or Associate Professor, Radiative Transfer/Remote Sensing, Oregon State University

Application deadline June 1, 2015. More information.


          NEW!

          Sustainability Manager, University of Missouri

More information.


          Academic Sustainability Coordinator, Weber State University

          More information.

 

Junior Professor, Sustainable Chemistry Focusing on Resource Efficiency, Leuphana University

More information.


          Two Junior Professors, Sustainability Science, Leuphana University

More information.


          Director of Sustainability, Messiah College

More information.


          Energy and Utility Manager, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

More information.


          Part-time Executive Assistant, Arizona Public Health Association

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          Director, Office of Sustainability, Indiana University

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          Coordinator of Sustainability Education, Central College, Pella, Iowa

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          Director, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota

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          Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecology, Montana State University

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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Urban Social-Ecological Systems, The New School

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          Field Institute Director, McDowell Sonoran Field Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona

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          Assistant Professor, Sustainability Studies, Roosevelt University

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Faculty Openings: Environmental and Ecological Engineering, College of Engineering, Purdue University

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          Conservation Research Scientist, Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum

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          Research Professor-Open Rank, Ecosystem Services, Idaho State University

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          Post-doctoral Research Associate, SES Modeling, Idaho State University

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          Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Research, Idaho State University

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Ph.D. Positions in Surface-Groundwater Interactions, Environmental Transport in Human Impacted Landscapes, Indiana University

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          Director of Sustainability, University of California-Merced

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          SmartPower Solarize U Outreach Manager

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