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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

1. PhD Defense: Cyrus Hester

2. LightWorks®: Solar Fuels, Hydrogen Production, and Power Using Concentrating Solar in Australia

3. PhD Prospectus Defense: Neda Yousefi Movahed

4. Public Housing: Transformed and Preserved

5. LightWorks®: The DIFFER Solar Fuels Program: Fundamental Research on Renewable Energy Driven Chemistry

6. Sustainability Series: Toward a Sustainable Future: More Management, Less Technology

7. Sustainability@ASU: 10th Annual "A" Mountain Restoration Project


Other Events - On Campus

8. TOMNET Leadership Webinar: Travel Behaviors and Vehicle Ownership in the Era of the "3 Revolutions" in Transportation

9. Coffee @ Beyond: Stepping into the Past: Exploring the Limits of Biological Resurrection

10. TEDxASU: NextGen

11. Center for Biology + Society Conservation Series: Organizing Stakeholder Collaborations in Biodiversity Conservation

12. Morrison School of Agribusiness Seminar: Eat Your Vegetables: Getting School Children to Eat Carrots

13. Distinguished Transportation Seminar: Why is Public Transit Losing Riders? A View from California

14. Green Devil Network: Plant-based Meals Made Easy

15. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar: Microscale Power Generation and Propulsion: It's not the Same as Big Devices Made Smaller

16. Emerge 2019: Invention!

17. Chemical Engineering Seminar: Metabolic Engineering for the Biomanufacturing of Small Organic Molecules

18. Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Can Evolutionary Thinking Relieve Psychiatry's Troubles?

19. Lunch and Learn Series: Fake or Real News and Technology

20. CSPO 20th Anniversary Conference: Rightful Place of Science-2


Other Events - Off Campus

21. A Celebration of Southwest Culture

22. City of Phoenix - 2019 PHX2Zero Lecture Series

23. Desert Rivers Audubon Monthly Speaker Series: Birds of the Borderlands


News and Announcements

24. Interview with chef, author and slow food advocate Alice Waters

25. ASU students developing off-grid tech to help small farms build resilience to climate change

26. Recreational fisheries need new management, says sustainability scientist

27. Measuring impact of drought on groundwater resources from space

28. Biology students get to see eye to eye with nature

29. Putting people in the technology equation

30. Interactive tool for searching groundwater-rights information now live on ADWR website

31. March Southwest Climate Outlook

32. CLIMAS Podcast: March 2019: The Best Winter Since Last Winter Edition


Other Jobs

33. Senior Scientific Specialist or Assistant Scientist, Wetland Ecology, Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL

34. Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR

35. Jr. Specialist, Irrigation and Water Management Group, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, CA

36. Data Science, Data Management, and GIS Specialist, Center for Watershed Science and Education, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI

37. Large Infrastructure Project Aquatic Resources Impact, Wetlands Section, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Dallas, TX


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EVENTS

Institute Events


NEW!

PhD Defense: Cyrus Hester

(Monday, March 25, 2019) Cyrus Hester will defend his dissertation Diagnosing the "Silent Epidemic": A Historical Ecology of Metal Pollution in the Sonoran Desert. Faculty, students and the general public are invited. At 9:00 a.m. in room 401, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


PhD Defense: Jacob Bethem

(Monday, March 25, 2019) Jacob Bethem will defend his dissertation Reinventing Energy Ethics. Faculty, students and the general public are invited. At 4:30 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

LightWorks®: Solar Fuels, Hydrogen Production, and Power Using Concentrating Solar in Australia

(Wednesday, March 27, 2019) Dietmar Tourbier, Solar Thermal Research Institute, and Robbie McNaughton, Solar Thermal Processes at CSIRO will present Solar Fuels, Hydrogen Production, and Power Using Concentrating Solar in Australia from 9:30-11:00 a.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


Wrigley Lecture Series: We Are What We Eat: Teaching Slow Food Values in a Fast Food Culture

(Wednesday, March 27, 2019) Famed chef Alice Waters is the founder and owner of Chez Panisse Restaurant in Berkeley, California. She has been a champion of local sustainable agriculture for over four decades. She will present We Are What We Eat: Teaching Slow Food Values in a Fast Food Culture at 2:30 p.m. doors open; 3:00-4:15 p.m. lecture; 4:15-5:00 p.m. reception and book signing in the Arizona Ballroom (221), Memorial Union, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


The Sustainability Opportunity - An Accelerated Certificate Program

(Thursday-Saturday, March 28-30, 2019) How can you increase your professional success? How do you identify business opportunities? In this video George Basile talks about a unique accelerated program, that he and others built to invest in a group of professionals and increase their ability to lead, communicate and implement sustainability strategies in business. Join us in sunny Tempe, AZ and earn an ASU certificate in sustainability strategy! For more information email sustainabilityskills@asu.edu or visit: https://sustainability.asu.edu/opportunity/.


NEW!

PhD Prospectus Defense: Neda Yousefi Movahed

(Monday, April 1, 2019) Neda Yousefi Movahed will defend her prospectus How We Wear Water: An Arts-based Research Practice of Weaving Human Complexity & Love into Sustainability Education. Faculty, students and the general public are invited. At 10:30 a.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

Public Housing: Transformed and Preserved

(Tuesday, April 2, 2019) Gloria Muñoz, Housing Authority of Maricopa County, will present Public Housing: Transformed and Preserved from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

LightWorks®: The DIFFER Solar Fuels Program: Fundamental Research on Renewable Energy Driven Chemistry

(Wednesday, April 3, 2019) Richard Van De Sanden, Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER), will present The DIFFER Solar Fuels Program: Fundamental Research on Renewable Energy Driven Chemistry from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

Sustainability Series: Toward a Sustainable Future: More Management, Less Technology

(Wednesday, April 3, 2019) Ricardo Aguirre, Holistic Engineering and Land Management, Inc., will present Toward a Sustainable Future: More Management, Less Technology from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

Sustainability@ASU: 10th Annual “A” Mountain Restoration Project

(Saturday, April 6, 2019) Celebrate Earth Day 2019 by helping to restore walking and hiking trails on "A" Mountain, Tempe's only preserve. Let's walk the talk and give back to the mountain we love too well! From 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Hayden Butte Preserve Park. More information and registration.


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Other Events

On Campus


Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar: DNS of Turbulent Combustion in Complex Flows

(Friday, March 22, 2019) Jacqueline Chen, Combustion Research Laboratory will present DNS of Turbulent Combustion in Complex Flows at 10:45 a.m. in room 151, H-Wing, Bateman Physical Sciences Center, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. Contact Durella.ODonnell@asu.edu for more information.


NEW!

TOMNET Leadership Webinar: Travel Behaviors and Vehicle Ownership in the Era of the “3 Revolutions” in Transportation

(Friday, March 22, 2019) Giovanni Circella, Georgia Institute of Technology, will present Travel Behaviors and Vehicle Ownership in the Era of the "3 Revolutions" in Transportation at 2:00 p.m. EDT (11:00 a.m. AZ). More information.


NEW!

Coffee @ Beyond: Stepping into the Past: Exploring the Limits of Biological Resurrection

(Monday, March 25, 2019) Betul Kacar, University of Arizona will present Stepping into the Past: Exploring the Limits of Biological Resurrection at 3:00 p.m. in room 240, ISTB4, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. Contact Katherine Smith for more information.


NEW!

TEDxASU: NextGen

(Monday, March 25, 2019) The TEDx conference self-organized by ASU students’ is kicking-off its fourth year in the Phoenix community. This year’s theme, NextGen, will explore life in the 22nd century and how society will build it together. From 6:00-9:00 p.m. at ASU Gammage Auditorium, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and tickets.


NEW!

Center for Biology + Society Conservation Series: Organizing Stakeholder Collaborations in Biodiversity Conservation

(Wednesday, March 27, 2019) A panel of faculty will present Organizing Stakeholder Collaborations in Biodiversity Conservation from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room 202, C-wing, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

Morrison School of Agribusiness Seminar: Eat Your Vegetables: Getting School Children to Eat Carrots

(Wednesday, March 27, 2019) Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, Arizona State University, will present Eat Your Vegetables: Getting School Children to Eat Carrots from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Agribusiness Center, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus. Contact Lauren Chenarides for more information.


Biodesign Institute: From Cacti to Coral, Cancer is a Part of Life

(Wednesday, March 27, 2019) Athena Aktipis, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University will present From Cacti to Coral, Cancer is a Part of Life from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in the auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


Urban Climate Research Center Annual Poster Competition

(Wednesday, March 27, 2019) We are excited to announce the UCRC Annual Poster Competition at the Memorial Union, Alumni Lounge, Room #202. The intent of this poster competition is to showcase the breadth of work around issues of urban climate at ASU. This includes all social and physical science aspects of urban climate and its interaction with society and infrastructure. The poster session is intended to highlight urban climate research from undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers. Questions, contact Janet.Pinhorn@asu.edu.


NEW!

Distinguished Transportation Seminar: Why is Public Transit Losing Riders? A View from California

(Thursday, March 28, 2019) Brian D. Taylor, University of California-Los Angeles, will present Why is Public Transit Losing Riders? A View from California from 12:00-1:15 p.m. in room 559, College Avenue Commons, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

Green Devil Network: Plant-based Meals Made Easy

(Thursday, March 28, 2019) Attend this workshop hosted by Arizona State University Sustainable Practices and Zero Waste to learn how you can reduce your carbon footprint through smart and delicious on-campus food options. From 4:00-5:15 p.m. in Engrained, First floor, Beus Center for Law and Society, Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar: Microscale Power Generation and Propulsion: It’s not the Same as Big Devices Made Smaller

(Friday, March 29, 2019) Paul Ronney, University of Southern California-Los Angeles, will present Microscale Power Generation and Propulsion: It's not the Same as Big Devices Made Smaller at 10:45 a.m. in room 151, H-wing, Bateman Physical Sciences Center, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. Contact Durella.ODonnell@asu.edu for more information.


NEW!

Emerge 2019: Invention!

(Saturday, March 30, 2019) Emerge is a festival of art, science, and technology devoted to creative imagination and experiences of tomorrow. This year's Emerge is a site of co-creation celebrating the legacy of Leonardo da Vinci and all those devoted to exuberant, unconventional invention. Emerge will showcase the many twists along the road to innovation: unbridled imagination, exquisite observation, epic and mundane failure, surprise and serendipity. Inspired by a quest to uncover ideas that are overlooked or underexposed, like Leonardo's in his time, Emerge shines light on uncommon futures for the common good. Join us from 12:00-8:30 p.m. on the Old Main Lawn, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

Chemical Engineering Seminar: Metabolic Engineering for the Biomanufacturing of Small Organic Molecules

(Monday, April 1, 2019) Ramon Gonzalez, University of South Florida, will present Metabolic Engineering for the Biomanufacturing of Small Organic Molecules at 10:45 a.m. in the auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. Contact Durella.ODonnell@asu.edu for more information.


Community Conversations: A Civil Dialogue on Renewable Energy

(Monday, April 1, 2019) The Institute for Civil Dialogue, in association with the I4-C research collective in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication and the Participatory Governance Initiative in the School of Public Affairs, invites you to participate in a spring dialogue series that focuses on key issues that impact the state of Arizona. The events are free and open to the public. Reservations are not required. To be held from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in room 234, University Center, Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix campus. More information.


NEW!

Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Can Evolutionary Thinking Relieve Psychiatry’s Troubles?

(Tuesday, April 2, 2019) This event is the USA launch for Randolph Nesse’s new book, "Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry," just published by Dutton (Penguin Random House). The book argues that evolutionary biology provides a missing foundation for psychiatry that can resolve persistent controversies and lead to new research and treatments. Dr. Nesse will provide a brief overview, then three distinguished panelists will address the question “Can Evolutionary Thinking Relieve Psychiatry’s Troubles?” From 5:15-7:30 p.m. in the auditorium, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.


NEW!

Lunch and Learn Series: Fake or Real News and Technology

(Tuesday, April 16, 2019) Join ASU Staff Council and Penny Dollin from Polytechnic School's graphic information technology programs to learn how to vet news sources to know the real side of the story. From 12:00-1:00 p.m. in room 120, Computing Commons, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


NEW!

CSPO 20th Anniversary Conference: Rightful Place of Science-2

(Thursday-Friday, May 9-10, 2019) This spring, two hundred people will come together in what used to be a desert to help chart the future of society and technology. If you enjoy jargon-filled talks and illegible PowerPoint slides, this is not the conference for you. But if you want to participate in a festival of brave ideas, challenging performances, weird technology, mesmerizing music and more, then join us. To be held at the Tempe Mission Palms, 60 E. 5th St, Tempe. More information and registration.


2019 AEESP Research and Education Conference

(Tuesday-Thursday, May 14-16, 2019) Arizona State University is hosting the 2019 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Research and Education Conference. The conference theme is "Environmental Engineers & Scientists see Cities in 4-D" and emphasizes the dimensions of the built environment, the natural environment, human health, and cyberspace. Traditionally, the major focus of environmental engineering and science has been on the dimensions and interactions of the natural environment and the built environment. The dimensions of the natural environment and built environment will continue to be important; however, these more traditional approaches will be balanced and integrated with new dimensions of increasing interest and importance, specifically human health and cyberspace. This is illustrated by active research on the interactions of the natural environment and the built environment on the human microbiome, building microbiomes, and other "biomes," and rapid advances in electronics and computer science that allow for distributed sensor networks for real-time contaminant monitoring, big data analytics, and the potential for autonomous treatment systems. "Environmental Engineers & Scientists see Cities in 4-D" also provides a coherent theme for integrating research and education. In addition to the research topics that fall under the theme, environmental engineering and environmental science programs need a venue to share advances in education research and curriculum development. Technical session tracks will be organized based on the "Cities in 4-D" conference theme and environmental engineering and environmental science education. The conference website has additional details including a link for abstract submission. Please send inquiries to Conference Chair, Treavor Boyer, thboyer@asu.edu.



Off Campus


NEW!

A Celebration of Southwest Culture

(Saturday, March 23, 2019) Celebrate the culture of the Southwest with several events during the day from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve, 3711 W. Deer Valley Rd, Phoenix. More information.


13th International Congress of Orthopterology Society: Challenges in Front of Climatic and Environmental Changes

(Sunday-Thursday, March 24-28, 2019) This Congress will be organized for the first time in Africa. The Congress will be organized in collaboration with the IBN ZOHR University of Agadir, the National Center for Control of Desert Locust and the Orthopterists’ Society which has 500 members from 60 countries in partnership with several national and international institutions. The congress covers the different aspects related to orthopterology: Biology, ecology, taxonomy, physiology, endocrinology, cytogenetics. It will be held in Agadir, Morocco. More information.


Earth Hour 2019

(Saturday, March 30, 2019) Earth Hour is from 8:30-9:30 p.m. local time all over the world. Find out about and how to take part at https://www.earthhour.org/.


Sustainable Packaging Expo

(Monday, April 1, 2019) Join Local First Arizona and Captain’s Restaurant Supply to learn more about sustainable packaging and find options that fit your business. This event will give you the opportunity to meet manufacturers of eco-friendly packaging, focusing on items that are made from compostable materials, recyclable materials and that contain recycled content. From 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Arizona Heritage Center, 1300 N. College Ave, Tempe. More information and registration.


City of Scottsdale Green Building Lecture Series: Radiant Cooling and Other Alternatives to Conventional Air Conditioning

(Thursday, April 4, 2019) Did you know that 43% of all electricity consumed in Phoenix metro area homes is used for air conditioning? Learn about mean radiant temperatures and efficient ways to remove heat while improving thermal comfort and saving energy. Discover the advantages of radiant cooling systems and hydronic technologies. From 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Scottsdale Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd, Scottsdale. More information.


Creation Connection Movie Night: From Paris to Pittsburgh

(Friday, April 5, 2019) The film looks at states, businesses and citizens taking action and delves into the social and economic impacts of climate change-fueled disasters coast to coast including America's heartland. The film features voices from local leaders and everyday Americans presenting the stories behind climate-related recovery and resiliency. From 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Franciscan Renewal Center, 5802 E Lincoln Dr, Scottsdale. Cost for the event is $10 which includes a light dinner and discussion after the movie. More information and registration.


CycloMesa: Unchained Bicycle Festival

(Saturday, April 6, 2019) CycloMesa is celebrating its 8th season. There will be many events happening from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. including the El Tour de Mesa and a historic bike tour. Bring your bike and join us. More information.


A Climate for Change: Engineering Sustainability ‘19 Call for Abstracts

(Sunday-Tuesday, April 7-9, 2019) This conference will be held at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Papers and posters in the following focus areas: regenerative built environment; “one water” engineering and science; sustainable mobility; circular economy; engineering and sustainability learning and engagement; and behavioral science for sustainability. The conference welcomes academia, industry, nonprofit organizations, government institutions, and other interested parties. More information.


NEW!

City of Phoenix - 2019 PHX2Zero Lecture Series

(Monday, April 8, 2019) The PHX2Zero lecture series is an annual event that brings in bright, passionate and innovative minds to speak about the importance of sustainability and zero waste. This year's PHX2Zero Lecture Series will feature Juan D. Martinez. From growing up in south-central Los Angeles, to becoming conscious of human impact on the environment, learn how Juan's inspiring story evolved into a mission to get connected with nature and preserve our natural resources for future generations. The lecture series is free and open to the public. The lecture series will be held from 5:00-7:15 p.m. at the Arizona Jewish Heritage Center, 122 E. Culver St. Phoenix, AZ 85004. More information and registration.


NEW!

Desert Rivers Audubon Monthly Speaker Series: Birds of the Borderlands

(Tuesday, April 9, 2019) Jennie Macfarland, Tucson Audubon Society, will present Birds of the Borderlands from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Southeast Regional Library, 775 N Greenfield Rd, Gilbert. More information.


The Student Conference for Corporate Responsibility

(Saturday-Sunday, April 13-14, 2019) This conference will convene undergraduate and graduate students and faculty involved in running student-managed funds across the country, with the goal of broadening students' understanding of both sustainable finance and shareholder engagement. The first day will be full of presentations from expert speakers delivering content and seeding small group dialogue, followed by a second day dedicated to action planning, with a focus on peer learning and coalition building. The event is free for students and faculty that attend both days, and travel financial aid is available. To be held at Yale University, New Haven, CT. More information.


Eleventh International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses

(Tuesday-Wednesday, April 16-17, 2019) Each year, the International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses 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. The conference will be held at the Pryzbyla Center, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. More information.


4th Open Science Meeting 2019: Transforming Land Systems for People and Nature

(Wednesday-Friday, April 24-26, 2019) The meeting will be held in Bern, Switzerland and will focus on topics and themes that aim to advance our understanding of how land systems can form the basis for sustainability transformations. This conference represents a unique opportunity to build and enhance scientific capacity and enable transformations to a sustainable future by identifying core questions, synthesizing research, and setting future agendas. Conference attendees will strive to develop connections between researchers and stakeholders from civil society, government, and the private sector, and to bridge science and decision-making for sustainable management and governance of land use worldwide. More information and registration.


GreenBiz: Circularity 2019

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


World Forum on Climate Justice

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


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

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


SISE 2019: Implementation

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


Forming the Future: An Interdisciplinary Conference

(Monday-Tuesday, September 2-3, 2019) Thinking about the future often focuses on its ‘content’: what might happen. Similarly, thinking about ‘future studies’ often concentrates on its goals, concepts and methods. But what about the forms in which the future comes couched? How does the medium in which the future is presented – its genres, structures, conventions – shape or influence what the future might include? What forms do representations of the future currently take in different disciplines and fields of practice – from fiction to non-fiction, the visual to the textual, science to politics – and to what effect? Can we make our representations of the future more efficacious, with a view to the current world situation? And what might different fields learn from each other, or how might they combine, in order to do this? The conference will be held at the University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK. Call for papers is open until May 1, 2019. More information.


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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS


NEW!

Interview with chef, author and slow food advocate Alice Waters

Alice Waters — who will deliver a free, public Wrigley Lecture on March 27 — is a world-famous chef who founded and owns the restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. Waters has written 16 books, including two New York Times bestsellers “The Art of Simple Food I & II” and, most recently, a critically acclaimed memoir “Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook.” Waters also founded the Edible Schoolyard Project with the goal of establishing teaching gardens in schools and connecting them with sustainable food curriculum (“edible education”) for pre-kindergarten through high school students. Read more.


NEW!

ASU students developing off-grid tech to help small farms build resilience to climate change

With a growing global population, farmers are working hard to feed the world. Throw climate change into the mix and maintaining a thriving, high-yield farm becomes even harder. Facing these challenges, it’s important for farmers to monitor soil for conditions such as temperature and moisture level in order to keep crops healthy. Agricultural sensors make it easy for farmers to take these measurements, but the sensors are usually attainable only for industrial farms that can afford the technology and can access electricity and a network connection. Rural small farms don’t always have these luxuries, said Bruce Baikie, a senior sustainability fellow in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University. Read more.


NEW!

Recreational fisheries need new management, says sustainability scientist

Senior Sustainability Scientist Joshua Abbott is a principal author of a new opinion paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences titled “Governing the recreational dimension of global fisheries.” Abbott is an associate professor in Arizona State University's School of Sustainability, and an affiliated faculty in the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes. Read more.


NEW!

Measuring impact of drought on groundwater resources from space

A team of Arizona State University scientists has been using the latest space technology, combined with ground measurements, to assess the health of one of the nation’s most important sources of underground water, a large aquifer system located in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Read more.


NEW!

Biology students get to see eye to eye with nature

In the Sea of Cortez, whales come up for kisses. The place is teeming with life, and a biology class from Arizona State University came to life there earlier this month. Octopi hugged them. Whale sharks glided past them. Sea lions played with them. Tiny lizards and crabs skittered across their palms.The class was “Sea Turtles, Sharks and Fisheries of Baja California: Emerging Topics in Marine Conservation,” taught by Assistant Research Professor Jesse Senko and Clinical Associate Professor Ira Bennett, both of the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and both senior sustainability scientists in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability. This Global Intensive Experience, organized by the ASU Study Abroad Office, was one of 15 spring break programs across 12 different countries. Read more.


NEW!

Putting people in the technology equation

There are two narratives in climate change right now. One is the day-to-day drumbeat of news stories, usually a new scientific study, and usually put aside with the day’s second cup of coffee. The second is the latest natural disaster: Houston, Puerto Rico, Northern California. The disaster memory half-life is very short. Read more.


NEW!

Interactive tool for searching groundwater-rights information now live on ADWR website

The latest interactive tool added to the Arizona Department of Water Resources web site – the Grandfathered Right Web Map system – is now up and running. Read more.


Arizona Chapter of the American Public Works Association 2019 Scholarships

The Arizona Chapter of the American Public Works Association, in keeping with its objectives, will award one or more $1,500 scholarships for 2019. Scholarships are presented to deserving students striving to complete educational requirements for a career path in public works. Degrees or Majors in Public Administration, Civil or Environmental Engineering, Public Works, and Water Resources Technology Programs are examples of related fields of study. Career objectives may be in the public or private sector, but in either case must be associated directly or indirectly with public works matters or agencies. The deadline for the application is April 1, 2019. Contact Rob Kidder for questions. More information and application.


Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Science, Technology and Policy Program

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


Babbitt Dissertation Fellowship Program

The Lincoln Institute's Babbitt Dissertation Fellowship Program assists PhD students at U.S. universities whose research builds on, and contributes to, the concerns of the Babbitt Center: integration of land and water policy to advance water sustainability and resilience, particularly in the West. The program provides support to scholars early in their careers. Upcoming application deadline April 1, 2019. More information.


Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program

February 2019 drought summary is online.


NEW!

March Southwest Climate Outlook

The March 2019 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.


NEW!

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OPPORTUNITIES

Institute Job Openings


Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Teachers’ Academy

To review and apply to this position, please visit https://apply.interfolio.com/59407.


Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes

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Other Jobs


Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Geology, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

Application deadline March 25, 2019. More information.


Surface Water Quality Permit Writer, Department of Public Health and Environment, State of Colorado, Denver, CO

Application deadline March 26, 2019. More information.


Postdoctoral and Post-Master’s, J. Philip Keillor Wisconsin Coastal Management-Sea Grant Fellow, Wisconsin Department of Administration, Madison, WI

Application deadline March 28, 2019. More information.


Program Coordinator, School of Earth, Ocean and Environment, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Application deadline March 28, 2019. More information.


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Senior Scientific Specialist or Assistant Scientist, Wetland Ecology, Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL

Application deadline March 28, 2019. More information.


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Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR

Application deadline March 30, 2019. More information.


Glenadore and Howard L. Pim Postdoctoral Fellowship in Global Change, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Application deadline March 31, 2019. More information.


Program Specialist, Rice Research & Extension Center, University of Arkansas, Stuttgart, AR

Application deadline March 31, 2019. More information.


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Jr. Specialist, Irrigation and Water Management Group, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, CA

Application review April 1, 2019. More information.


Postdoctoral Research Opportunity in Water Resources, USDA, US Forest Service, Center for Integrated Forest Science, Research Triangle Park, NC

Application deadline April 1, 2019. More information.


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Data Science, Data Management, and GIS Specialist, Center for Watershed Science and Education, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI

Application deadline April 5, 2019. More information.


John D. Montgomery Postdoctoral Fellowship, Pacific Basin Research Center, Soka University of America, Alisa Viejo, CA

Application deadline April 12, 2019. More information.


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Large Infrastructure Project Aquatic Resources Impact, Wetlands Section, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Dallas, TX

Application deadline April 15, 2019. More information.


University of Arizona Sky School Instructor Positions, 2019-2020

Application deadline April 22, 2019. More information.


Postdoctoral Associate, New York State Water Resources Institute, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Application deadline April 30, 2019. More information.


Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Environmental Sustainability, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Application deadline June 30, 2019. More information.


Adjunct Faculty, Environmental Management, Undergraduate School, University of Maryland University College, Killeen, TX

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Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Texas-El Paso, El Paso, TX

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Associate Attorney, EarthJustice, Washington, D.C.

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Chubb Associate, Underwriting, Chubb, Chicago, IL

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Cultural Resource Management Specialist, Salt River Project, Phoenix, AZ

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Director of Field Building, Build Healthy Places Network, San Francisco, CA

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Entry Level Water Resources Engineer, Dewberry, Baltimore, MD

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Local Food Specialist, Stern Produce, Phoenix, AZ

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Project Analyst/Associate, Apex Analytics, Boulder, CO

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Project Manager, Seafood Alliance for Legality and Traceability (SALT), FishWise, Santa Cruz, CA

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Social Science Communities Research Support, Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth, MN

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Water Quality Project Coordinator, Trout Unlimited, Oregon

More information.


Water, Sanitation, and Environmental Management Specialist, Peace Corps, Panama

More information.


WordPress Designer, Arizona Sustainability Alliance, Phoenix, AZ

This is a volunteer position. More information.



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