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. CASE CRITICAL: Nepal Earthquakes: Resiliency and Unfathomable Loss
Other Events - On Campus
2. Biodesign Institute Seminar: Fungal Diversity, From Communities to Genomes
Other Events - Off Campus
3. Healing through Poetry: Nepal Earthquake Relief
4. Third Annual Conference on Governance of Emerging Technologies: Law, Policy and Ethics
5. From Science Fiction to Science Fact
7. 2015 Tastes of the World Chef Culinary Conference Pre-conference Sustainability Sessions
8. Arizona Recycling Coalition Quarterly Meeting
News and Announcements
9. ASU professors on the future of nature preservation
10. ASU blue bag recycling program keeps trash out of landfill
11. The development of sustainability education at ASU
12. New report details effects of changing climate on Arizonans' health
13. Geography graduate pursues challenges in school, career
14. Cronkite students make history at Arizona Press Club awards
15. How MillerCoors is brewing more beer with less water
16. ASU professor named 'most creative person' by Fast Company for Ebola drug research
17. Why we should link saving forests to food security
18. State of Green Business: Food waste emerges from the trash bin
19. ASU's class of 2015 rises to the top
20. Most food companies ignore the risks of water scarcity
21. ASU's 1st Pueblo Indian doctoral cohort ready to make a difference in their communities
22. Arizona Recycling Coalition
23. CLIMAS Podcast: May 2015 Southwest Climate Podcast
Other Jobs
24. Environmental and GIS Analysis, Intern LTE, Public Service Company of Wisconsin
25. Sustainability Coordinator, MacEwan University
26. Environmental Engineer Supervisor, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
27. Food Recovery Network 2015-2016 Fellowships, College Park, Maryland
28. Sustainability Programs Coordinator, Ithaca College
29. Manager of Sustainable Development, MGM Resorts International
30. Sustainability Coordinator, University of San Francisco
31. Manager, Recycling Programs, Keep America Beautiful, Washington, D.C.
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EVENTS
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 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
CASE CRITICAL: Nepal Earthquakes: Resiliency and Unfathomable Loss
(Wednesday, May 20, 2015) Nalini Chhetri, Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes and School of Sustainability and Milan Shrestha, School of Sustainability will present Nepal Earthquakes: Resiliency and Unfathomable Loss 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: 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
Biodesign Institute Seminar: Fungal Diversity, From Communities to Genomes
(Wednesday, May 20, 2015) Sara Branco, University of California-Berkeley will present Fungal Diversity, From Communities to Genomes from 1:00-2:00 p.m. in the Auditorium (B105), 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
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.
Healing through Poetry: Nepal Earthquake Relief
(Friday, May 22, 2015) The Nepalese Students Association at ASU is organizing a poetry reading in an effort to raise awareness and fund for the victims of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that recently struck Nepal. The first half of the event is open mike where the public is invited to participate, and the second half will feature Samyak Shertok, a native of Nepal and a recent graduate of ASU's MFA program. Samyak works as a Visiting Poet at the Mayo Clinic where he writes poems for the palliative patients as lyric medicine. From 7:00-8:00 p.m. at Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 S McClintock Dr., Tempe, AZ 85283.
Third Annual Conference on Governance of Emerging Technologies: Law, Policy and Ethics
(Tuesday-Thursday, May 26-28, 2015) The third annual conference on the Governance of Emerging Technologies: Law, Policy and Ethics, will be held at the Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The conference will consist of plenary and session presentations with discussions on regulatory, governance, legal, policy, social and ethical aspects of emerging technologies, including (but not limited to) nanotechnology, synthetic biology, biotechnology, genomics, personalized medicine, stem cell and regenerative medicine, human enhancement technologies, telecommunications, information technologies, surveillance technologies, geoengineering, neuroscience and robotics. The conference is premised on the belief that there is much to be learned and shared from and across the governance experience and proposals for these various emerging technologies. More information.
From Science Fiction to Science Fact
(Wednesday, May 27, 2015) Learn how the science fiction writing of Richard Peck inspired his son Mason Peck to become one of the nation's leading aerospace engineers - and what that might mean for the liberal arts in education and the future of the tech economy. A discussion about Isaac Asimov, settling Mars, and how pop culture and the arts can and should be used to spark learning in young students and the development of new technologies. Featuring author Richard Peck and former NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck, moderated by author and activist Brad Snyder, with a special send by Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton. Tickets: $7 per person; purchase at http://azscience.org/who_are_you/this_month_at_the_center. Co-hosted by the Arizona Science Center and the Dion Initiative for Child Well-Being and Bullying Prevention at Arizona State University.
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.
Brain Matters! 5
(Thursday-Friday, May 28-29, 2015) Following upon successful ventures in Halifax, Montreal, Cleveland, and Vancouver, we are very pleased to announce Brain Matters 5 in Arizona. Brain Matters is a broadly multidisciplinary conference and workshop with a diverse audience of clinicians and scholars and neuroscience, neurology, and neuroethics. The primary goal is to enable rich, productive, and collaborative exchanges to enhance understanding and improve practice. To this end, we will have no concurrent sessions – only topical plenary sessions with ample time for dialogue and networking. To be held at the Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center, 7700 E McCormick Parkway, Scottsdale. 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.
2015 Tastes of the World Chef Culinary Conference Pre-conference Sustainability Sessions
(Saturday-Sunday, June 6-7, 2015) At this year’s Taste of the World Chef Culinary Conference, attendees are invited to take part in the first-annual Sustainability Preconference Sessions. With an emphasis on local food, attendees will learn how to break down a locally-raised pig at Sutter Meats, experience the day-to-day life of a local farmer at Joe Czajkowski Farms, or explore the world of craft brewing at Berkshire Brewing Company. Other sessions include local menu design and sourcing, as well as permaculture garden design and implementation. Register today for the nation’s most hands-on, higher-ed sustainability conference. For more information, please view our program schedule. To be held at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
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 Recycling Coalition Quarterly Meeting
(Thursday, June 11, 2015) Join the Arizona Recycling Coalition for our quarterly meeting! DIRTT Environmental Solutions will host our meet and greet mixer! Light appetizers and drinks provided. Bring plenty of business cards as you will meet people from all aspects of the industry! Members are free and non-members are a $20 donation! From 5:00-7:00 p.m. at DIRTT Environmental Solutions, 836 E. University Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85034. More information and registration.
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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ASU professors on the future of nature preservation
In an effort to better understand the role humanity plays in the future preservation of nature, School of Life Sciences professors Ben Minteer and Stephen Pyne brought distinguished environmental writers, scientists, philosophers, historians, journalists, agency administrators and activists together and published a collection of essays on the subject. Read more.
ASU blue bag recycling program keeps trash out of landfill
Not sure if your shiny granola bar wrapper belongs in the blue recycle bin, but you don’t want to send it to the landfill? Read more.
The development of sustainability education at ASU
There has never been a more important time to educate and train the leaders of the future to deal with the threats of instability. Current world leaders are discussing climate change at the same time that local communities in the U.S. strive for more resilience to increases in climate events. Read more.
New report details effects of changing climate on Arizonans’ health
The Arizona Extreme Weather, Climate and Health Profile Report – a document produced by a team of ASU researchers and the Arizona Department of Health Services in March 2015 – is now available to the public. Read more.
Geography graduate pursues challenges in school, career
Growing up in Glendale, Jaylee Conlin always loved hearing about extreme weather in places other than Arizona. Read more.
Cronkite students make history at Arizona Press Club awards
For the first time in the history of the Arizona Press Club, students came out on top against professional journalists in the 91-year-old organization’s awards contest. Read more.
How MillerCoors is brewing more beer with less water (from GreenBiz.com)
"Liquid gold" is a popular descriptor for a refreshing mug of beer. But in the case of MillerCoors’ sprawling Irwindale, Calif., brewery, the phrase is most applicable to water — or the lack thereof. Read more.
ASU professor named 'most creative person' by Fast Company for Ebola drug research
Arizona State University Biodesign Institute researcher Charles Arntzen has been chosen as the No. 1 honoree among Fast Company’s annual “100 Most Creative People in Business” for his leadership role in developing ZMapp, a therapeutic produced in tobacco to fight Ebola. Read more.
Why we should link saving forests to food security (from GreenBiz.com)
International efforts to address food insecurity must pay more attention to the role forests play in food production, say a panel of scientists. Read more.
State of Green Business: Food waste emerges from the trash bin (from GreenBiz.com)
The question of how to feed 9 billion people in 2050 has become a ripe conversation in sustainability circles. As it has, the issue of food waste has found a seat at the table at many companies. Read more.
ASU's class of 2015 rises to the top
This spring, approximately 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students are set to earn their degrees. Read more.
Most food companies ignore the risks of water scarcity (from GreenBiz.com)
Water is the key ingredient for growing food — so essential that 70 percent of the world’s fresh water supply goes into agriculture. Yet, according to a new report, most big food companies still don’t evaluate water risks in their farming supply chains. Read more.
ASU's 1st Pueblo Indian doctoral cohort ready to make a difference in their communities
Fighting violence against women and girls in her Pueblo is a key driving force for Corrine Sanchez, one of 10 members of ASU’s inaugural Native American doctorate program. Read more.
Arizona Recycling Coalition
The Arizona Recycling Coalition (AzRC) is a membership-based, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting waste reuse, reduction and recycling throughout Arizona and our southwestern region. Find out more and become a member!
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 Stardust Center is 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: May 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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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.
Environmental and GIS Analysis, Intern LTE, Public Service Company of Wisconsin
Application deadline May 21, 2015. More information.
Sustainability Coordinator, MacEwan University
Application deadline May 22, 2015. More information.
Environmental Engineer Supervisor, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Application deadline May 25, 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.
Food Recovery Network 2015-2016 Fellowships, College Park, Maryland
Application deadline June 1, 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.
Sustainability Programs Coordinator, Ithaca College
Manager of Sustainable Development, MGM Resorts International
Sustainability Coordinator, University of San Francisco
Manager, Recycling Programs, Keep America Beautiful, Washington, D.C.
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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