Ocean Blog

Paid student internships at FHL for summer 2012

Friday, February 10, 2012

We are seeking 12 motivated students to work side-by-side with a marine scientist in a pristine environment with stunning biodiversity. More information can be found at:

http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/REU.html
 

CEE-sponsored study abroad: Water in Jordan (Early Fall 2012)

Friday, February 10, 2012

Come Study Abroad in Jordan with UW CEE! (http://courses.washington.edu/cejordan/)

Study drinking water, wastewater, water-reuse, and water sources in the 10th most water-scarce country in the world, and earn 5 UW CEE 400-level credits doing it! Early Fall term (Aug 20 to Sept 19).

All course work is in English, no language pre-requisite. Course Instructors: Dr. Heidi Gough, Research Assistant Professor at UW Department of Civil and Environmental; Dr. Muno Abu-Dalo, Assistant Professor at the Jordan University of Science and Technology, and Jaffer Alali, graduate student at UW Department of Civil and Environmental.

The CEE department is sponsoring a study abroad course to examine water resources in an arid setting. Water is a scarce commodity. Jordan is ranked among the 10 most water-scarce nations in the world, and will serve as the backdrop for learning about water and wastewater treatment in a water-scarce region. The course is going to focus on the current and historic water resources in Jordan, drinking water treatment and distribution in Jordan including the use of cisterns and desalination, treatment of concentrated wastewater including efforts for safe reuse, and plans in Jordan for meeting future challenges. The course is designed for juniors, seniors, and graduate students in the CEE department. Others will also be considered.

Financial aid may apply toward the costs of the course. Want to learn more, or ready to apply?

A full course description and application can be found at the link below, watch for announcements about course information sessions planned for early January, or contact Dr. Heidi Gough (hgough@uw.edu, More Hall room 306) for more details.

http://studyabroad.washington.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&
Program_ID=11054&Type=O&sType=O Heidi L. Gough, Ph.D., PE Research Assistant Professor University of Washington Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering More Hall Rm 306 Box 352700 Seattle, Washington 98195-2700 USA hgough@u.washington.edu
 

Peace Corps Info Session and Panel Discussion: Focus on Environmental Jobs

Friday, February 10, 2012

Be a catalyst for change and transfer your skills to citizens of developing country. Your college degree, work experience and commitment to volunteerism are necessary for the grass-roots work of the Peace Corps. You will benefit by traveling to an extraordinary place, building a competitive résumé, and gaining two years of hands-on international development experience. Come learn about volunteer experiences from a panel of returned volunteers who served in environmental assignments, have your questions answered by Peace Corps Representatives, and gain tips to guide you through the application process.

Thursday, February 16
5 to 6:30 p.m. Thompson Room 125
* Optional RSVP on Facebook *

Can’t make it? Stop by the Peace Corps table at the Environment Career Fair on Wednesday, February 15 from 11-3 in Mary Gates Hall or come see the UW Campus Peace Corps Representative during his office hours Mondays and Wednesdays 10-1 at the Career Center.
 

UW Environmental Career Fair 2012 - February 15th

Friday, February 10, 2012

Career Fair Header 2011-2012

College of the Environment | University of Washington

UW Environmental Career Fair

February 15, 2012
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Mary Gates Hall Commons, UW Seattle Campus

The UW College of the Environment invites you to meet employers from environmental
organizations at the 2012 UW Environmental Career Fair. Registered employers are filling jobs
and internships in a wide range of industries, including business, government agencies, and
non-profit organizations. The Environmental Career Fair is open to all majors and class levels
from all three UW campuses as well as alumni.

The year's career fair brings nearly 40 employers to the Mary Gates Hall Commons to meet with
students and alumni just like you.

Confirmed Employers (click for organization websites):

* 3Degrees
* AISEC Seattle
* Anchor QEA
* Army Corps of Engineers
* Campfire USA
* City of Bellevue Parks
* City of Seattle Department of Planning and Development
* Earth Economics
* EarthCorps
* Emerald Services/Cedar Grove Composting
* Environment America
* Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
* Forterra
* General Biodiesel
* GowanGroup
* IslandWood Graduate Program
* King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks
* National Park Service
* National Wildlife Federation
* Natural Resources Conservation Service
* NewFields
* NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center
* Peace Corps
* Port of Seattle
* Puget Sound Energy
* Puget Sound Regional Council
* Seattle & King County Public Health; Environmental Health Services
* Seattle Aquarium
* Seattle Tilth
* Snohomish County Surface Water Management
* Snoqualmie Tribe
* Snow Leopard Trust
* Sound Salmon Solutions
* Sustainable Seattle
* Taylor Shellfish Farms
* U. S. Forest Service
* Waste Management, Inc.
* Wilderness Awareness School

Be sure to get your resumes ready and prepare to meet all these professionals!

For location, see campus map and directions for Mary Gates Hall Commons.

Questions? Contact envjobs@uw.edu.

Exploration Seminar to Costa Rica

Friday, February 10, 2012

Are you interested in natural science and human culture? Maybe you are eager for a hand’s on learning experience that builds scientific, artistic, and language skills? Would you enjoy hiking some of the world’s greatest rainforests as you look for macaws, toucans, monkeys, sloths, anteaters, tapirs, and snakes? Can you imagine walking a beach at night in search of a sea turtle making her nest so that you can secure the eggs in an conservation nursery before poachers make off with them? Or is discussing human values, attitudes, and sustainability more your style? If you answered yes to these questions, then we want to make sure you know about a 5 credit class offered this summer (late August – September) that will give you all these opportunities and many more. The class is a UW Exploration Seminar to Costa Rica (ESRM and it is led by experienced faculty (Professors John Marzluff from SEFS and Marc Miller from SEMA), staff (Tom McDonald, from SEFS), and graduate students (Jack DeLap from SEFS). Join our team for an unforgettable look at sustainability at work in one of the most dramatic settings on the planet. Find out more at the UW’s Study Abroad Website ( https://studyabroad.washington.edu/ follow the link to Exploration Seminars and then select Forest Resources Costa Rica - Natural History of Costa Rica from the options). Or go directly to the program description at this website:
https://studyabroad.washington.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10596&Type=O&sType=O

Completed applications are due by 1 March, so don’t delay, visit the site today and sign up. If you have questions, feel free to contact Professor Marzluff (corvid@uw.edu) or Professor Miller (mlmiller@uw.edu) for more information.

--
John M. Marzluff
Professor of Wildlife Science
Box 352100
School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
College of The Environment
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
206-616-6883
 

Internships with NOAA in the Portland Office

Friday, February 10, 2012

This spring NOAA's Portland office is hosting up to 6 undergraduate and graduate student
interns to work on specific projects for various divisions of NOAA within our office here in
Portland. The various positions will focus on topics such as:

Restoration Project Monitoring
Fish Passage Engineering
GIS Mapping
Coastal Management Policy
Communications
Restoration Project Design and Permitting

If you are interested or know others who are interested in gaining professional experience
with the agency through part-time, 10 week long internship positions starting some time this
April, please see the attached announcement. Applicants must be enrolled as at least half
time students during the internships. The applications are due next Wednesday, February 15th.

If you have any questions, send them my way.

Thanks again,

--
Lauren Senkyr
Habitat Restoration Specialist
I. M. Systems Group Contractor
NOAA Restoration Center
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd. Suite 1100
Portland, Oregon 97232
ph: (503) 231-2110 fax: (503) 231-6265
email: lauren.senkyr@noaa.gov

www.habitat.noaa.gov/restoration
 

Cornell Summer Satellite Remote Sensing Training Course

Friday, February 10, 2012

June 1-15, 2012, Ithaca New York

A two-week summer training course is being offered once again to marine scientists who
have modest or no prior experience with satellite remote sensing techniques. The
course is highly methods-oriented and intended to give participants the practical
skills needed to work independently to acquire, analyze and visualize large data sets
derived from a wide variety of ocean satellite sensors. Strong emphasis is given to
ocean color remote sensing and the use of NASA's SeaDAS software to derive of mapped
imagery of geophysical parameters (e.g., chlorophyll or CDOM) from raw SeaWiFS,
MODIS, MERIS and to a lesser extent VIIRS data. The course also covers data sources
and analysis methods to work with satellite imagery of sea surface temperature, ocean
wind speed and sea surface height. Data analysis and visualization is a
central component of the course and relies on developing good IDL programming skills.
IDL programming instruction begins on the first day and continues throughout the
two-week period.

For more information about the course and for application instructions, visit:
www.geo.cornell.edu/ocean/satellite and/or contact Bruce Monger (bcm3@cornell.edu)
directly.

Bruce Monger
Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
4124 Snee Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853
 

Leopold Leadership Program 2013 Fellowships

Friday, February 10, 2012

*Deadline: Monday, April 16, 2012*

The Leopold Leadership Program invites midcareer academic environmental
scientists from North America (Canada, Mexico, and the United States) to apply
for the 2013 Leopold Leadership Fellowships.

The Leopold Leadership Program provides researchers with the skills, approaches,
and theoretical frameworks for translating their knowledge to action and for
catalyzing change to address the world's most pressing sustainability
challenges. Through a competitive process, the Leopold Leadership Program
selects up to 20 Fellows annually to participate in two intensive training
sessions a year apart to build and enhance their skills for leading change
wherever they choose to work on local to global scales. Our goal is to create a
community of engaged scientific leaders who link their knowledge to
decision-making about the environment and sustainability.

The program seeks candidates with terminal degrees in a broad range of
disciplines including the biophysical and social sciences and technical,
medical, and engineering fields related to the environment and sustainability.
Applicants must be employed by an academic institution in North America, have a
faculty position (preferably at the associate professor level or equivalent or
above), and be active in teaching and research. Every applicant must
demonstrate:

-A faculty position;
-An active role in research and teaching in an area of environmental and
sustainability science at a Canadian, Mexican, or U.S.-based higher education
or research institution;
-A reputation for outstanding science;
-Interest, willingness, and an appropriate professional position to
synthesize, interpret, and communicate the results of their work, connect
scientific knowledge and decision-making, and engage with stakeholders on
solving sustainability challenges;
-Passion and capacity to exercise leadership in the environmental arena and
enthusiasm to communicate science for improved environmental policies and
practices;
-Commitment to participate in all the activities of the yearlong fellowship,
including both training sessions and the practice year in between;
-Intent to share what is learned in the training program with students,
colleagues, and other stakeholders through courses, workshops, and other
outreach efforts; and
-A desire to remain an active member of the Leopold Leadership Network after
the conclusion of the Fellowship year and assist other Fellows as mentors and
coaches.

The 2013 training schedule is:

Core training
June 17-25, 2013
Trinity Conference Center, West Cornwall, CT

Practice year
Fellows practice new skills during the academic year in context at their home
institutions or in other venues.

Final session
June 12-16, 2014
Trinity Conference Center, West Cornwall, CT

The application packet and complete information about the program are available
at: http://leopoldleadership.stanford.edu

Support for the Leopold Leadership Program is provided by the David and Lucile
Packard Foundation and the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.

UW Environmental Innovation Challenge--Intent to Submit Due February 10

Friday, February 03, 2012

Innovation in Clean-Tech + Market Opportunity = Solutions for the Planet
March 29, 2012, Seattle Center Exhibition Hall

Intent to Submit due February 10 Click here for the online application. Information requested on team members and the prototype/computer simulation. This helps us plan the event!

General Information
If you’ve got a passion for cleantech, the smarts to play in the emerging “green economy,” and the desire to make an impact, the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge can provide just the platform you’ve been looking for. The grand prize is $10,000, and in all the EIC awards more than $27,500 to student teams.

In the UW Challenge, interdisciplinary student teams define a cleantech problem, design and develop the solution, and produce both a prototype (proof of concept/computer simulation) and a 5-7 page business summary that demonstrates the market opportunity.

Who Can Participate?
Any student team from a Pacific NW college or university can participate in the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge. Students must be enrolled in degree-seeking programs. Non-students may be members of the team and assist in preparing for the UW Challenge; however, they may not present at the UW Challenge. Teams must be student-driven. We highly encourage cross-disciplinary teams.

How Is the Event Judged? Judging Criteria
Teams are judged on a 5- to 7-page business summary, a 1-2 minute pitch to the judges at the Challenge, the prototype (computer simulation) demonstration at the Challenge, and the potential for impact.

Who Are the Judges?
More than 100 Washington State industry experts, entrepreneurs, and cleantech investors serve as judges. Teams are judged on their prototypes, their pitches and business summaries, and the potential impact of
their innovations. Can your idea reduce environmental impacts, improve ecological sustainability, conserve resources, and compete in the marketplace? Prove it at the UW Challenge.

Timeline + Deliverables
February 10, Intent To Submit Due. Click here for the online application. Information requested on team members and the prototype/computer simulation. This helps us plan the event!
February 16, 3-5:00 “Office Hours” by appointment. Meet with the experts, CIE Office
February 28. Business Summary due by midnight. 5-7 pages describing the problem, solution, the team, market opportunity, and prototype. Feedback on both the solution and the summary will be provided by a panel of judges to each team.
March 8, 6-7:30. Presentation Skills Training Paccar Hall Rm 394. Mandatory that all teams in the greater Seattle area send at least one team member. Recommended for everyone to attend.
March 28, Sunday by midnight. 1-page Business Summary. Describe the problem, solution, team, market opportunity, and potential for impact and the prototype.
March 29, Thursday. The Challenge! Set up in the morning, buffet lunch, judging 1-5:00, Reception/Awards ceremony 5-7:00. All will be held at Seattle Center, Exhibition Hall off Mercer Street.

For more information: Pam Tufts, ptufts@uw.edu, 206 685-3813 eic.washington.edu
Other Resources
Visit the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneur’s Resource for Startups webpage.