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
(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.)
Institute Events
2. Urban Gardens Tour & Talk: Starting with Garlic: An Engineer's Guide to Sustainable Urban Farming
3. Sustainability Series: Nature Contact: A Public Health Strategy
4. Sustainability Series: The People's Laws: Clean Air and Clean Water
Other Events - On Campus
12. Center for Evolution & Medicine Seminar: On the Nature of Tradeoffs
13. 2016 Sci-Fi Meets Sci-Fact Lecture with Dr. Robin Hanson: Age of Em
14. After the Flood: Saving and Sustaining Art
Other Events - Off Campus
15. Volunteers Needed at Recycled City/Orchard Community Learning Center
16. Gangplank Monday@4: The Business of Podcasting
17. Mesa: Needs for Change Public Meetings for Tonto National Forest
18. Phoenix: Needs for Change Public Meetings for Tonto National Forest
19. Cave Creek: Needs for Change Public Meetings for Tonto National Forest
News and Announcements
20. New Book: The Renewable Energy Landscape: Preserving Scenic Values in our Sustainable Future
21. Amazon, Google and the White House team up to visualize climate risk
22. ASU engineer takes closer look at materials science
23. The SDGs, one year in: Where do we stand?
24. New ASU center will facilitate use of computation in social-ecological research
25. ASU scientists help make tiny step to huge advance
26. ASU-led research finds way to make fracking safer
27. Conserving a wealth of diversity: The dry tropical forests of Latin America
28. Thought Leader Series: Externalized environments, bodily natures and everyday exposure
Other Jobs
29. Environmental Project Manager, City Hall, Park City, Utah
30. Pollution Prevention Specialist, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, Madison, Wisconsin
31. Program Officer, Climate Adaptation and Resilience, World Wildlife Fund-US, Washington, DC
32. Tribal Climate Science Liaison, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Alexandria, Virginia
33. Sustainability Specialist, Durham County, North Carolina
34. Wetland Conservation Specialist, Ducks Unlimited, Wyoming
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EVENTS
Sustainability Series: Indigenous Peoples and Environmental (In)Justice: Building the Case for Human Rights Accountability
(Tuesday, October 4, 2016) Rebecca Tsosie, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona will present Indigenous Peoples and Environmental (In)Justice: Building the Case for Human Rights Accountability from 3:00-4:30 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and registration.
Free Film Screening: Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action
(Wednesday, October 5, 2016) Filmed against some of America’s most spectacular backdrops, Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action follows the efforts of activists who are fighting back against big companies and government agencies in four Native American communities. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; showtime 7:00 p.m. at Harkins Valley Art Theater, 509 S. Mill Ave, Tempe. More information and registration.
Sustainability Series: STORM Eindhoven: First Electric Touring Motorcycle
(Wednesday, October 12, 2016) STORM Eindhoven, a group from the Netherlands, has developed the world's first electric touring motorcycle. The STORM team is traveling the world in 80 days to showcase the true potential of electric transportation. For more information on viewing the cycles and hearing more about them and registration.
Sustainability Series: From Satellites to Supermarket Aisles: Marshalling Science and Innovation for Climate-Change Action
(Thursday, October 13, 2016) Bina Venkataraman, New American Foundation will present From Satellites to Supermarket Aisles: Marshalling Science and Innovation for Climate-Change Action from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and registration.
Urban Gardens Tour & Talk: Starting with Garlic: An Engineer’s Guide to Sustainable Urban Farming
(Thursday, October 20, 2016) David Eberle, Care-A-Lot Farms, will present Starting with Garlic: An Engineer’s Guide to Sustainable Urban Farming from 6:00-7:15 p.m. at Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 S. McClintock Dr., Tempe. More information and registration.
Sustainability Series: Nature Contact: A Public Health Strategy
(Friday, October 21, 2016) Howard Frumkin, University of Washington will present Nature Contact: A Public Health Strategy from 9:30-11:00 a.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and registration.
Sustainability Series: The People’s Laws: Clean Air and Clean Water
(Tuesday, October 25, 2016) Leon Billings and Thomas C. Jorling were staff authors of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Superfund Act. They will present The People’s Laws: Clean Air and Clean Water from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University. More information and registration.
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On Campus
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Seminar: Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of Architected Materials Encompassing Negative Stiffness Elements
(Friday, September 30, 2016) Lorenzo Valdevit, University of California-Irvine will present Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of Architected Materials Encompassing Negative Stiffness Elements at 1:00 p.m. in room 210, Schwada Classroom Office Building, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. For more information contact Durella.ODonnell@asu.edu.
Transportation Seminar: Activity, Travel, and Time Use Patterns of Millennials – Are They Really All That Different?
(Friday, September 30, 2016) Ram Pendyala, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University will present Activity, Travel, and Time Use Patterns of Millennials – Are They Really All That Different? From 3:00-4:30 p.m. in room 425, College Ave Commons, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus.
Campus Harvest at the ASU Polytechnic Date Grove
(Saturday, October 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2016) Twenty varieties of freshly harvested dates will be for sale at the Arizona State University, Polytechnic date grove. Each Saturday morning volunteers will harvest dates, wash and sort them into lug bins. From 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., the public is welcomed to tour the 3-acre date grove and purchase loose dates by the pound from each palm variety. At 7127 Upton Ave., Mesa, AZ 85212. Free parking at the grove on Saturdays only. Sign up to volunteer to harvest and sell dates at this event (Sept. 24 is date harvest preview day.) : http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4eaeab2ba5fe3-asufarmers2.
Chemical Engineering Seminar: Continuum and Molecular Dynamic Studies of the Hydrodynamics of Colloid Particles at a Fluid Interface
(Monday, October 3, 2016) Charles Maldarelli, City College of New York will present Continuum and Molecular Dynamic Studies of the Hydrodynamics of Colloid Particles at a Fluid Interface at 10:45 a.m. in the Auditorium (B105), Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. For more information contact Durella.ODonnell@asu.edu.
Engaging Stakeholders in Biotechnology Patenting: A Post-Normal Analysis of the European Patent System
(Wednesday, October 5, 2016) Anders Hanssen, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, will present Engaging Stakeholders in Biotechnology Patenting: A Post-Normal Analysis of the European Patent System as part of the 2016-17 International Visitorship Talk Series by the Virtual Institute for Responsible Innovation. From 11:50-1:00 p.m. in room 5536, Coor Hall, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Please RSVP to audra.tiffany@asu.edu.
Biological Physics Seminar: Molecular Snapshots in the Initiation of Eukaryotic Transcription from Cryo-EM Studies
Wednesday, October 5, 2016) Eva Nogales, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will present Molecular Snapshots in the Initiation of Eukaryotic Transcription from Cryo-EM Studies from 3:00-4:00 p.m. in the Auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Microbiology Graduate Student Association Seminar: Darwin’s Invertebrates: A Transient 'Black Box' Microbial Oasis
(Friday, October 7, 2016) Harold L. Drake, University of Bayreuth will present Darwin’s Invertebrates: A Transient 'Black Box' Microbial Oasis from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the Auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Discovery Series: Using Epigenomic Approaches to Identify Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets for Alzheimer’s Disease
(Tuesday, October 11, 2016) Li-Huei Tsai, Massachusetts Institute of Technology will present Using Epigenomic Approaches to Identify Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets for Alzheimer’s Disease at 1:00 p.m. in the Auditorium (B105), Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information.
Wikipedia Wednesday @ ASU: Edit for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity in STEAM
(Wednesdays, October 12 and November 9, 2016) Help improve Wikipedia by adding citations to Wikipedia articles for underrepresented and influential people in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM). There are many women and other traditionally underrepresented groups of individuals who have made important contributions to STEAM fields, but do not have adequate Wikipedia pages. Please help us change the status quo and improve the coverage and public knowledge about these influential people! During this event you are welcome to edit pages that are of particular interest to you or edit those that have been selected as good candidates. No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary; support and training will be provided for Wikipedia newcomers as needed throughout the event. From 2-5 p.m. in room 105, Noble Science and Engineering Library, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus.
Center for Evolution & Medicine Seminar: On the Nature of Tradeoffs
(Thursday, October 13, 2016) Stephen Stearns, Yale University will present On the Nature of Tradeoffs from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room C202, Life Sciences Center, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. More information and RSVP.
2016 Sci-Fi Meets Sci-Fact Lecture with Dr. Robin Hanson: Age of Em
(Thursday, October 27, 2016) Join us at ASU's Marston Theater located in ISTB 4, for the 2016 Sci-Fi Meets Sci-Fact Lecture given by Robin Hanson. He will be discussing his new book, The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth. More information and RSVP.
After the Flood: Saving and Sustaining Art
(Tuesday, November 1, 2016) Join ASU Professor and Senior Sustainability Scholar Ellen Murray for a special presentation about the 1966 Florence Flood, its aftermath, and the important world response. Historic images of the flood will be used to highlight the damage to the city of Florence, the Santa Croce Church/Museum, and the National Central Library. Fifty years after the flood what have we learned? What are some of the current threats to art and our world culture? What role can each of us play in protecting and sustaining art and culture where we live? From 11:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m. on the 1st Floor, Noble Library, Arizona State University at the Tempe campus. Please RSVP to Rene.Tanner@asu.edu. This lecture is about an exhibition, After the Flood, which will be on exhibit from October 12-December 14, 2016 at the Noble Library.
Off Campus
New Belgium Brewing’s Tour de Fat
(Saturday, October 1, 2016) Tour de Fat is New Belgium Brewing’s traveling celebration of all things bicycle, honoring humankind’s greatest invention. Born in Fort Collins, Colorado, to increase awareness and participation in cycling as a sustainable form of transportation, Tour de Fat has grown into a national rite of passage for cycling advocates and bon vivants alike. Join them at Tempe Beach Park for a day of festivities from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. More information and tickets.
Volunteers Needed at Recycled City/Orchard Community Learning Center
(Sunday, October 2, 2016) Recycled City LLC is one of the only private food waste collection and composting enterprises in the Valley. They collect organic waste and compost it at the Orchard Community Learning Center located at 911 W Baseline, Phoenix, AZ. The Orchard then uses the compost to grow food, which is sold back to the Valley community. Their efforts to create a sustainable and circular economic path for food production in the Valley are being recognized by a visit from a US Chamber of Commerce Business Delegation in late October. Before that visit, the folks at Recycled City and the Orchard need some help making everything look wonderful at the Orchard site. We need volunteers on Sunday, October 2nd from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. to pull weeds, mow grass, spread mulch, and plant flowers. Every person is valuable no matter for how long. For more information and to sign up.
Gangplank Monday@4: The Business of Podcasting
(Monday, October 3, 2016) Join us for a panel discussion with local podcasters, part of our Gangplank Mondays@4 series of business talks for startups, entrepreneurs, makers and freelancers. Refreshments, Q&A and networking follow the panel discussion. At 4:00 p.m. at Gangplank, 250 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler. More information.
GreenBiz Webcast: How to Achieve Sustainability Goals with Sound Solar Investments
(Tuesday, October 4, 2016) Whether you’ve already invested in solar or are only considering it, this free, one-hour webinar will show you: Where the best opportunities are in the current solar market; the tools and techniques you need to accurately measure solar savings; and how to make the case for solar investments internally. From 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET (10:00-11:00 a.m. AZ). More information and registration.
Mesa: Needs for Change Public Meetings for Tonto National Forest
(Tuesday, October 4, 2016) The meeting will provide an overview of the Tonto National Forest’s Plan Revision process, what has been accomplished so far, and what’s ahead. We will share findings of the Draft Assessment (available on website) and how it will guide the development of the revised plan. We encourage participation and comments throughout this process. From 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at Franklin Junior High School, 4949 E. Southern Ave, Mesa, Arizona.
GreenBuild 2016 Expo and Conference: Iconic Green
(Wednesday-Friday, October 5-7, 2016) Greenbuild is the world's largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. The green building community gathers to share ideals and mutual passion at Greenbuild, sparking a contagious buzz throughout the week. Greenbuild features three groundbreaking days of inspiring speakers, invaluable networking opportunities, industry showcases, LEED workshops and tours of the host city's green buildings. Join thousands of other people who agree that green building is a good idea and good for business. For more information and registration.
WaterSmart Innovations Conference & Expo Scholarship Opportunity
(Wednesday-Friday, October 5-7, 2016) The world's preeminent urban water efficiency conference and expo is in our backyard. If you are an Arizona water conservation or sustainability professional and you haven't yet attended, now is your chance! AMWUA will award a full "first-timer" scholarship to the 2016 WaterSmart Innovations Conference & Expo in Las Vegas. The scholarship includes conference registration, admission to the VIP Reception and the EPA WaterSense/Alliance for Water Efficiency Awards Luncheon, a complimentary pre-conference workshop or post-conference tour, travel costs, and hotel. Application deadline: August 24, 2016. For details and to apply visit http://amwua.org/WSIscholarship.html. Conference information is available at http://WaterSmartInnovations.com.
City of Scottsdale Green Building Lecture Series: Rooftop Solar: An Exciting Future for All
(Thursday, October 6, 2016) Please join a lively discussion and update on rooftop solar, net-metering, evolving solar incentives, milestones, and the future of photovoltaics(PV) in the desert Southwest. Brandon Cheshire, founder and owner SunHarvest Solar will be giving his presentation “The Evolving state of Solar: Myths and Facts”. Paul Hirt, historian and Senior Sustainability Scholar, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, will be presenting his “The Solar Energy Revolution: Why it’s coming faster than anyone expected and how it will change our world” discussion. Joan Baron, environmental artist & community activist, will be acting as the evening's moderator. From 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Scottsdale Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 North Granite Reef Rd, Scottsdale. More information.
IEEE Sustech 2016
(Sunday-Tuesday, October 9-11, 2016) The IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech 2016) aims to explore the development and application of science, engineering, and technology to promote sustainability. If you are passionate about the environment and sustainability, if you are developing innovative solutions to drive sustainable development, if you are interested in connecting to, learning from and collaborating with engineering, science, technology and community leaders, you MUST attend SusTech 2016. The Conference will be held at Airport Marriott, 1101 North 44th Street Phoenix, AZ 85008. More information and registration.
2016 AASHE Conference & Expo: Beyond the Campus
(Sunday-Wednesday, October 9-12, 2016) Join us in Baltimore, MD, for the 2016 AASHE Conference & Expo! AASHE's educational program covers the higher education sustainability community's most relevant and timely topics - providing leadership and change agency needed to institutionalize sustainability in higher education. In each session, top thought leaders offer insights that will inspire, motivate, energize and empower campus leaders to advance sustainability in higher education and beyond. For more information and registration (early bird until July 31, 2016).
Phoenix: Needs for Change Public Meetings for Tonto National Forest
(Tuesday, October 11, 2016) The meeting will provide an overview of the Tonto National Forest’s Plan Revision process, what has been accomplished so far, and what’s ahead. We will share findings of the Draft Assessment (available on website) and how it will guide the development of the revised plan. We encourage participation and comments throughout this process. From 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at Central High School, 4525 N Central Ave, Phoenix.
Cave Creek: Needs for Change Public Meetings for Tonto National Forest
(Wednesday, October 12, 2016) The meeting will provide an overview of the Tonto National Forest’s Plan Revision process, what has been accomplished so far, and what’s ahead. We will share findings of the Draft Assessment (available on website) and how it will guide the development of the revised plan. We encourage participation and comments throughout this process. From 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at Black Canyon Elementary School, 33606 N 60th St, Scottsdale.
2017 Presidential Climate Leadership Summit
(Monday-Friday, February 13-15, 2017) The 2017 Presidential Climate Leadership Summit is a significant moment and turning point for Second Nature and the Climate Leadership Network. We’ll reflect on 10 years of bold climate leadership by higher education institutions, and anticipate the future of the Network and the sustainability movement. The 2017 Summit is designed for campus sustainability teams, including specialized content for presidents, faculty, and staff. They are also seeking proposals for presentations, sessions, and workshops. The event will be held at Tempe Mission Palms, 60 E. Fifth St, Tempe. More information.
Second International Conference on Tourism & Leisure Studies
(Thursday-Friday, April 6-7, 2017) The Second International Conference on Tourism & Leisure Studies will feature plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field. Each year the International Conference on Tourism & Leisure Studies draws a diverse group of participants from all over the world. Our Program Development team draws on this diversity to craft a rich and distinctive conference experience. It will be held at the University of British Columbia, Robson Square, Vancouver, Canada. More information.
Ninth International Conference on Climate Change Impacts & Responses
(Friday-Saturday, April 21-22, 2017) The Ninth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses features research addressing the following annual themes: Scientific evidence; assessing impacts in divergent ecosystems; human impacts and impacts on humans; and technical, political, and social responses. There will be a special focus on communicating and collaborating for resilient solutions to climate change. To be held at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. Call for papers deadline September 21, 2016. More information.
Energy Impacts 2017
(Wednesday-Thursday, July 26-27, 2017) Energy Impacts 2017 is the first North American conference focused on social science research related to the impacts of energy development - with a goal of synthesis, comparison and innovation among established and emerging energy impacts scholars from North America and abroad. The pace, scale and intensity of new energy development around the world demands credible and informed research about potential impacts to human communities that host energy developments. While a fast-growing body of research addresses social, economic, and behavioral impacts from large-scale energy development for host communities and landscapes, their discoveries are often isolated by disciplinary and geographic boundaries. We invite participation from sociologists, geographers, political scientists, public health specialists, economists, anthropologists, practitioners and other interested parties whose work addresses impacts of new energy development for host communities and landscapes. Please visit http://www.energyimpacts.org to join a mailing list for future updates, and to add your profile to our growing data base of energy impacts researchers and professionals. The conference will be held at Ohio State University, Columbus.
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New Book: The Renewable Energy Landscape: Preserving Scenic Values in our Sustainable Future
The Renewable Energy Landscape: Preserving Scenic Values in our Sustainable Future, coauthored by Senior Sustainability Scientist Martin Pasqualetti and others was recently published. This book defines the current state for evaluating, avoiding, and mitigating aesthetic impacts to landscapes due to renewable energy development and proposes the effective ways forward. It forms a new framework for analyzing, describing, and conserving resources in the face of mounting pressures to develop renewable energy projects. Get a peek at Amazon!
Amazon, Google and the White House team up to visualize climate risk (from GreenBiz.com)
If you lived in New Orleans or New Jersey during the fallout from hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, resilience in the face of extreme weather isn't an abstract concept. If you didn't, a new open data tool aims to extend localized knowledge about looming environmental risks before you encounter them firsthand. The Partnership for Resilience and Preparedness (PREP) is a public-private initiative unveiled last week in Washington that combines a clearinghouse of climate data with the capability to create customizable online dashboards, charts and maps. Users can use the tool to see how their areas or specific topics of interest, such as drought risk, stand to be affected in the coming years. Read more.
ASU engineer takes closer look at materials science
“Understanding stuff” could be a broad phrase to describe what many scientists and researchers do, but Peter Crozier takes the art of understanding to another level — specifically, the atomic level. He specializes in materials characterization: analyzing the fundamental properties and structure of a given material. Read more.
The SDGs, one year in: Where do we stand? (From GreenBiz.com)
It’s hard to believe it’s already been one year since the global adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, on September 25, 2015. The past year has been about enhancing understanding and appreciation of the development agenda the SDGs represent, and gradually accepting that within this new global framework, all countries are in need of further development. Read more.
New ASU center will facilitate use of computation in social-ecological research
Big data is everywhere, including in research. Rather than writing data into a lab notebook, many researchers today use large amounts of digital data in their research to shape it and to refine their work, oftentimes using computer models to run simulations on their data. In essence, today’s research relies heavily on the movement and manipulation of data. Read more.
ASU scientists help make tiny step to huge advance
A new process to stabilize metals at the nano level has the potential to create faster, more efficient turbines, feasibly improving everything from war planes to dams to ship engines. A team of researchers including scientists from Arizona State University created a process that resulted in a super-strong nanocrystalline alloy, which resists deformation over long-term use. Read more.
ASU-led research finds way to make fracking safer
Injecting wastewater deep underground as a byproduct of oil and gas extraction techniques that include fracking causes man-made earthquakes, the lead author of new research from Arizona State University said Thursday. The study, which also showed that the risk can be mitigated, has the potential to transform oil and gas industry practices, ASU geophysicist Manoochehr Shirzaei said, calling the findings “very groundbreaking” and “very new.” Read more.
Conserving a wealth of diversity: The dry tropical forests of Latin America
Dry forests in Latin America are among the world’s most threatened tropical forests. Less than 10 percent of their original extent remains in many countries, much less than many rain forests such as Amazonia, which remains approximately 80 percent intact. Read more.
Thought Leader Series: Externalized environments, bodily natures and everyday exposure
Sustainability plans require data to capture the extent to which universities, businesses, cities and even nation states are minimizing their environmental impacts. Such information is invaluable for tracking the progress of efforts to cut carbon emissions; to reduce the use of energy, water and toxic chemicals; and to reduce waste and pollution. Read more.
ASU University Sustainability Practices’ Biophilia Contest
Biophilia (n): “Love of life” or peoples’ instinctive bond with nature. Share your vision to bring more nature to ASU’s campus spaces. Biophilic design seeks to incorporate nature into the built environment. Biophilic design reduces stress, improves health and enhances mood and promotes creativity. Participating teams will develop biophilic design concepts for the Memorial Union, one of the Sun Devil Fitness Complexes or a facility of their choosing on any campus. Representatives from proposed facilities and biophilic design experts will choose semi-finalists for ASU students to vote on. The winning design may be installed on campus. This contest is open to all ASU students and entries are due December 1, 2016. First place prize is a $3,000 scholarship. Rules and applications may be found here.
Call for Innovators: PHX Innovation Games
Through SustainPHX, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton has called for the PHX Innovation Games, a challenge for city residents, entrepreneurs, innovators, students, businesses, and other organizations to find innovative ways to make the city more sustainable. To directly solicit help in this area the City’s Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) issued “A Call for Innovators” to propose policies, projects, and programs that advance one or all of the City’s seven sustainability goals. Submissions are due November 1, 2016. More information.
Campus RainWorks Challenge Competition
EPA is announcing the fifth annual Campus RainWorks Challenge prize competition that asks student teams to design green infrastructure for their campus. This year, teams will incorporate climate resiliency and consider community engagement in their stormwater management designs. EPA is calling for college and university students to form teams with a faculty advisor to participate in the competition. EPA encourages teams to be multidisciplinary (comprised of planners, engineers, designers, scientists, and more). Teams will be able to submit in either the master plan or demonstration project categories. Submissions for this year's competition will be due December 16, 2016 and winners will be announced in Spring 2017. EPA will offer faculty and student prizes. Faculty advisors will receive $3,000 for first-place teams and $2,000 for second-place teams. Student team members will receive $2,000 for first-place teams and $1,000 for second-place teams. Please see (https://www.epa.gov/campusrainworks) for more information. Additional questions may be directed to Katelyn Amraen at RainWorks@epa.gov.
Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program
August 2016 drought summary is online.
September Southwest Climate Outlook
The September 2016 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.
CLIMAS Podcast: August 2016 – SW Monsoon: Playing With House Money, Living on Borrowed Time
Tune into the Southwest Climate podcasts on iTunes or Southwest Climate Change Network.
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OPPORTUNITIES
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Living with Locusts Project, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability
To review and apply for this position, please visit: https://apply.interfolio.com/37618
Research Specialist
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 26203BR.
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Assistant Professor, Sustainable and Renewable Energy, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Application deadline October 3, 2016. More information.
Green Cities Analyst, Global Green Growth Institute, Seoul, South Korea
Application deadline October 3, 2016. More information.
Two Assistant Professor positions in Political Ecology and Water-Food-Energy Nexus, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Application deadline October 3, 2016. More information.
Environmental Project Manager, City Hall, Park City, Utah
Application deadline October 5, 2016. More information.
Faculty Position, Environmental Justice and Community Resilience, Purdue University
Review of applications begins October 7, 2016. More information.
Postdoctoral Researcher, Groundwater, Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK
Application deadline October 7, 2016. More information.
Presidential Chair, Water Resources and Food Systems Sustainability, University of California-Santa Cruz
Application deadline October 7, 2016. More information.
Policy Analyst, California Coastkeeper Alliance, San Francisco/Sacramento, California
Application deadline October 8, 2016. More information.
Pollution Prevention Specialist, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, Madison, Wisconsin
Application deadline October 9, 2016. More information.
Program Officer, Climate Adaptation and Resilience, World Wildlife Fund-US, Washington, DC
Application deadline October 9, 2016. More information.
River Advocacy Manager, Tualatin Riverkeepers, Tualatin, Oregon
Application deadline October 10, 2016. More information.
Tribal Climate Science Liaison, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Alexandria, Virginia (located at University of Arizona, Tucson)
Application deadline October 12, 2016. More information.
Sustainability Specialist, Durham County, North Carolina
Application deadline October 14, 2016. More information.
Wetland Conservation Specialist, Ducks Unlimited, Wyoming
Application deadline October 14, 2016. More information.
Academic Year, Tenure-Track Faculty Position, Department of Environmental Science and Management, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California
Application deadline October 14, 2016. More information.
Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist, Community Economic Development, Department of Human Ecology, University of California-Davis
Application deadline October 14, 2016. More information.
Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecology and Conservation, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California-Berkeley
Application deadline October 14, 2016. More information.
Assistant Professor, Human-Environment Systems, College of Innovation and Design, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
Review of applications begins October 15, 2016. More information.
Faculty Position in Geodynamics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Application deadline October 15, 2016. More information.
Faculty Position, Urban and Stormwater Hydrology, Penn State, University Park, Pennsylvania
Review of applications begins October 22, 2016. More information.
Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Minnesota
Application deadline October 24, 2016. More information.
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and McGill School of Environment, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Application deadline October 28, 2016. More information.
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Hydrogeology, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Application deadline October 28, 2016. More information.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, University of Georgia
Application deadline October 31, 2016. More information.
Voss Postdoctoral Research Associate, Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Application deadline November 1, 2016. More information.
Lecturer, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California-Berkeley
Application deadline November 7, 2016. More information.
Assistant Professor, Water Policy, Politics and/or Planning, University of California-Santa Barbara
Application deadline November 15, 2016. More information.
PhD Research Assistantship, Hyperspectral Remote Sensing and Foliar Function, Forest & Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Application deadline December 1, 2016. More information.
Appalachian Forest Heritage Area Americorps, West Virginia
Application deadline December 31, 2016. More information.
Assistant Professor, Soil Biophysics, University of California-Davis
Application deadline June 30, 2017. More information.
Assistant Professor, Natural Resources Policy and Governance, Environmental Studies Program, University of Colorado-Boulder
Communications and Member Services Assistant, Urban Sustainability Directors Network & Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance
Principal Public Affairs Representative (Conservation), Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Critical Zone Observatory Network, University of Colorado
Hunger Program and Policy Manager, Arizona Community Action Association
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