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The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability provides this list to announce seminars, meetings, colloquiums, lectures, brown bags, announcements of interest, and job opportunities to the Institute community. If you have items you’d like to add please submit them to Cindy.Zisner@asu.edu before 5:00 p.m. Wednesday. This Digest is sent out on Friday morning. You may subscribe, unsubscribe, or change subscriber settings at http://lists.asu.edu/archives/giosasu.html on the menu on the right of the page at Subscribe or Unsubscribe. You can also view archives here.





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: Nicholas Weller

2. Sustainability Series: Free Film Screening: SKYGLOW


Other Events - On Campus

3. 3D Astronomy Show at Marston Exploration Theater

 

Other Events - Off Campus

4. Local First Arizona Business Webinar: Save Energy, Save Money

5. U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Poster Competition

 

News and Announcements

6. Meet sustainability alumna Kayla Kutter

7. ASU urban climatologist reveals hottest and coolest spots on Tempe campus

8. ASU's 'Mastcam-Z' cameras installed on the NASA Mars 2020 rover

9. Boldly going where no one has gone before — on Earth

10. ASU biologist's research is for the birds

11. CLIMAS Podcast: June 2019: May Astonishment & Monsoon Preseason


Other Jobs

12. Environmental Policy Analyst/Economist, US Environmental Protection Agency, Durham, NC

13. Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Tacoma, WA

14. Program Officer, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, flexible locations

15. ASUM Sustainability Coordinator, Office of Sustainability, University of Montana, Missoula, MT

16. Waste Management Communications Specialist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI

17. Principal Deputy Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation, Sacramento, CA

18. Program Development Officer, WaterAid America, New York, NY

19. Source Water Protection Specialist, Pennsylvania Rural Water Association, Pennsylvania

20. Water Quality Standards Uses, Antidegradation and Variances, Office of Science and Technology, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.

21. Director, Engineering Services, Physical Planning Development and Operations, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA

22. Ecosystem Recovery Coordinator, Puget Sound Partnership, Tacoma, WA

23. Postdoctoral Research Opportunity, Characterizing Watershed-Scale Surface Water Storage Effects on Water Quality and Quantity, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH

24. Research Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund, San Francisco, CA

25. Research Engineer, Louisiana Watershed Flood Center, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA

26. Sustainability Communication Specialist, Office of Sustainability, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

27. Sustainability Coordinator, Student Affairs, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE

28. Sustainability Program Manager, Office of Sustainability, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

29. University Sustainability Director, Facilities Management, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA


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EVENTS

Institute Events


PhD Defense: Leah Gibbons

(Thursday, June 27, 2019) Leah Gibbons will defend her dissertation Regenerative Community Development: A Framework and Evaluation Tool for Co-creating Thriving Living Systems. 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.


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PhD Defense: Nicholas Weller

(Tuesday, July 2, 2019) Nicholas Weller will defend his dissertation Practicing Democracy: Improving Participatory Technology Assessment for Sustainability Challenges. Faculty, students and the general public are invited. At 10:00 a.m. in room 401, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.


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Sustainability Series: Free Film Screening: SKYGLOW

(Wednesday, July 31, 2019) SKYGLOW is an ongoing crowdfunded project spanning 150,000 miles and 3,000,000 pictures taken, which explores North America’s remaining magnificent night skies and the grave threat of light pollution to our fragile environment. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; showtime 7:00 p.m. at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 1140 E Baseline Rd, Tempe. More information and registration.


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Other Events

On Campus


NEW!

3D Astronomy Show at Marston Exploration Theater

(Saturday, June 22, 2019) The Marston Exploration Theater is located on the Arizona State University Tempe campus in the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building IV. The theater employs Definiti SkySkan Planetarium technology utilizing 4K projection systems that render Earth and space science themes in 3D stereographic vision. The Marston Exploration Theater features five different 3D astronomy shows of topical interest. All presentations are produced live and run approximately 60 minutes. From 2:30-3:30 p.m. in Marston Theater, Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building IV, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and tickets.


Off Campus


IDEA2019: The Energy for More Resilient Cities

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


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Local First Arizona Business Webinar: Save Energy, Save Money

(Thursday, June 27, 2019) With summer temperatures comes summer energy bills. Fortunately there are plenty of ways that your business can incorporate energy efficiency practices that can lower your bills, protect the environment and don't require big investments. Learn tips for reaping the benefits of energy efficiency with our June webinar from the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project. From 10:00-11 a.m. (AZ). More information and registration.


2019 Point-in-Time Homeless Street Count

(Friday, June 28, 2019) Call for Volunteers: The City of Tempe aims to determine if there have been any changes to the homeless population since the last Point-in-Time (PIT) Count completed in January 2019. The PIT count helps the City understand the demographics of the people they serve and to decide where best to invest resources. We will be doing a minimum of 3 people per team with a maximum of 4. More information.


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

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


SISE 2019: Implementation

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


United Nations Civil Society Conference: Building Inclusive and Sustainable Communities

(Monday-Wednesday, August 26-28, 2019) Holding this worldwide conference in Salt Lake City will be historic, as it will be the first time this conference will be held outside of UN Headquarters in the United States. With talks of taking this conference abroad again in 2020, the success of this event is imperative for the future of the conference and America’s United Nations legacy. The UN’s mission is world peace. To this end, they are focused on empowering sustainable cities and communities. More information and registration.


SHADE 2019 Southwest Horticulture Annual Day of Education

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


Forming the Future: An Interdisciplinary Conference

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


SER Southwest Annual Conference

(Friday-Sunday, November 8-10, 2019) The 2019 Annual Conference of the SER - Southwest Chapter will be held in Tucson, Arizona at the University of Arizona! We invite submissions of presentations and posters, as well as symposia, panels, and workshops on any topic related to restoration, management, or conservation of natural areas in the Southwest Chapter Ecoregions. Abstracts due by August 30, 2019. More information and registration.


NEW!

U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Poster Competition

(Wednesday-Thursday, November 13-14, 2019) The U.S. C3E Poster Competition is an opportunity for students and early-career researchers to participate in a poster competition at the 8th Annual U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium at Texas A&M University. The poster competition exposes symposium attendees to cutting-edge research in a variety of clean energy fields. A poster committee with wide-ranging expertise will select the most compelling poster submissions for presentation at the Symposium with an eye toward diversity of institution, topic, and discipline. More information.



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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS


NEW!

Meet sustainability alumna Kayla Kutter

Kayla Kutter recently graduated from Arizona State University with two degrees: a Master of Sustainability Solutions from the School of Sustainability and a Master of Science and Technology Policy from the School for the Future of Innovation in Society. Kutter said she realized she wanted to study sustainability while she was in the Peace Corps in Tanzania. Read more.


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ASU urban climatologist reveals hottest and coolest spots on Tempe campus

Just in time for face-melting season, a study of shade, heat and the best ways to cool pedestrians is being published by two Arizona State University scientists. Urban climatologists Ariane Middel and Scott Krayenhoff did a three-year study of the Tempe campus, mapping out the three coolest (and hottest) spots on campus, taking readings even during excessive heat and record temperatures and discovering what works best to stay cool. Read more.


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ASU’s 'Mastcam-Z' cameras installed on the NASA Mars 2020 rover

The Arizona State University-led mast-mounted camera system for NASA’s Mars 2020 rover mission, "Mastcam-Z," achieved a major milestone recently when the instrument was delivered to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the cameras were officially installed on the rover’s mast. Read more.


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Boldly going where no one has gone before — on Earth

One of the most practical ways to explore strange new worlds in our solar system is to go in the opposite direction: to the bottom of the ocean. Everett Shock, an environmental biogeochemist at Arizona State University, spent part of the summer seeing places no one on Earth ever has before. Yes, the mountains have been climbed, deserts crossed and poles reached, but there still are unexplored places to discover. Read more.


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ASU biologist’s research is for the birds

The western burrowing owl is like no other bird: It lives underground, is adaptable to urban environments and its idea of a show of force is to surround its nest with dog waste and neighborhood trash. These are just some of the nesting and habitat characteristics brought to light by Kerrie Anne Loyd, a wildlife biologist at ASU at Lake Havasu. The ongoing research, now in its sixth year, will fill in important gaps in knowledge about owl activity. Read more.


Young SDG Innovators Programme

The Young SDG Innovators Programme is an opportunity for participating companies of the UN Global Compact to identify young talent within their organizations to collaborate and accelerate business innovation towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This ten-month accelerator programme activates future business leaders and changemakers to develop and drive innovative solutions through new technologies, initiatives, and business models and deliver on their company’s sustainability objectives. The Programme is designed to engage your company’s brightest and best talent in not only advancing your sustainability efforts but driving innovation and delivering tangible solutions with potential market value for your company. Nominations from May 13-August 31, 2019. Program runs from September 2019 to June 2020. More information.


Special Issue of Sustainability “Collaboration for Sustainability”

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


Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program

May 2019 drought summary is online.


May Southwest Climate Outlook

The May 2019 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.


NEW!

CLIMAS Podcast: June 2019: May Astonishment & Monsoon Preseason

Tune into the Southwest Climate podcasts on Apple Podcasts or Southwest Climate Change Network.



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OPPORTUNITIES

Institute Job Openings


Faculty Associate Pool, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University

Application deadline May – open until filled. More information.


Oceans Futures Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes

More information.


Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes

More information.


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Other Jobs


Air Quality and Climate Specialist (2 positions), City of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

Application deadline June 24, 2019. More information, search for ID# 32054.


NEW!

Environmental Policy Analyst/Economist, US Environmental Protection Agency, Durham, NC

Application deadline June 24, 2019. More information.


NEW!

Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Tacoma, WA

Application deadline June 24, 2019. More information.


NEW!

Program Officer, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, flexible locations

Application deadline June 24, 2019. More information.


NEW!

ASUM Sustainability Coordinator, Office of Sustainability, University of Montana, Missoula, MT

Application deadline June 26, 2019. More information.


NEW!

Waste Management Communications Specialist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI

Application deadline June 26, 2019. More information.


NEW!

Principal Deputy Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation, Sacramento, CA

Application deadline June 28, 2019. More information.


NEW!

Program Development Officer, WaterAid America, New York, NY

Application deadline June 28, 2019. More information.


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

Application deadline June 30, 2019. More information.


NEW!

Source Water Protection Specialist, Pennsylvania Rural Water Association, Pennsylvania

Application deadline June 30, 2019. More information.


Postdoctoral Fellowship, Sustainability Education in Higher Education, School for Environmental and Sustainability, University of Michigan

Application deadline July 1, 2019. More information.


NEW!

Water Quality Standards Uses, Antidegradation and Variances, Office of Science and Technology, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.

Application deadline July 1, 2019. More information.


NEW!

Director, Engineering Services, Physical Planning Development and Operations, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA

Application review July 2, 2019. More information.


NEW!

Ecosystem Recovery Coordinator, Puget Sound Partnership, Tacoma, WA

Application deadline July 2, 2019. More information.


Drinking Water Policy and Data Analysis, Office of Water, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.

Application deadline July 9, 2019. More information.


Postdoctoral Research Opportunity, Water Resources, USDA Forest Service, Center for Integrated Forest Science in Cordesville, SC

Application deadline July 15, 2019. More information.


NEW!

Postdoctoral Research Opportunity, Characterizing Watershed-Scale Surface Water Storage Effects on Water Quality and Quantity, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Systems Exposure Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH

Application deadline July 17, 2019. More information.


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

More information.


Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Law Policy and Engineering, Department of Architectural Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, PA

More information.


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

More information.


Assistant Research Professor, Watershed Management and Water Resources, Pennsylvania State University, College Park, PA

More information.


Associate Attorney, EarthJustice, Washington, D.C.

More information.


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

More information.


Director of Sustainability, Lafayette College, Easton, PA

More information.


Entry Level Water Resources Engineer, Dewberry, Atlanta, GA

More information.


Executive Director, New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future, Springfield, KY

More information.


Landscape Ecologist, Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc., Iowa City, IA

More information.


Local Food Specialist, Stern Produce, Phoenix, AZ

More information.


Policy Analyst, Cars and Energy, Consumer Reports, San Francisco, CA

More information.


Postdoctoral Associate, EPSCoR, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

More information.


Postdoctoral Fellow, Eyes on Ice-Water Environmental Research Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK

More information.


Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Environmental Studies, The New School, New York, NY

More information.


Program Associate, Office the Chief Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund, San Francisco, CA

More information.


Project Analyst/Associate, Apex Analytics, Boulder, CO

More information.


NEW!

Research Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund, San Francisco, CA

More information.


NEW!

Research Engineer, Louisiana Watershed Flood Center, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA

More information.


Science and Education Coordinator, Parsons Field Institute and Education, McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, Scottsdale, AZ

More information.


Senior Campaign Representative (Beyond Dirty Fuels), Sierra Club, Denver, CO; NM, TX (flexible)

More information.


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

More information.


NEW!

Sustainability Communication Specialist, Office of Sustainability, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

More information.


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Sustainability Coordinator, Student Affairs, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE

More information.


Sustainability Coordinator, Sustainability Division, Pima County, Tucson, AZ

More information.


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Sustainability Program Manager, Office of Sustainability, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

More information.


Tribal Solid Waste Liaison, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Arizona Tribal Communities (minimum age 55)

More information.


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University Sustainability Director, Facilities Management, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

More information.


Water Resources Program Process Management Coordinator, State of Washington, Bellevue, WA

More information.


Winyah Bay Coordinator, American Rivers, Horry/Georgetown Counties, SC

More information.


WordPress Designer, Arizona Sustainability Alliance, Phoenix, AZ

This is a volunteer position. More information.


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