[internship] – UW Geoduck Research Project

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The UW geoduck research project is looking for additional interns for spring quarter. We think this could be a great opportunity for PoE undergrads so please let me know if you have students interested in 1-3 credits of internship/Experiential Learning (FISH 498). In particular, we’d like to find students eager to gain field experience. To do so, they’d have to be available the daylong field trips on some of the dates indicated below (3 trips = 30 hours = 1 credit). We might also be amenable to a mix of field and lab work (e.g., 2 field trips + 10 hours of lab work = 1 credit). I’ve included more details about the project below.
Dates:
April 9 & 10 
April 23 & 24
May 17 & 18
June 3-5; 
June 14-16
Thanks,
Sean McDonald
psean@uw.edu
BACKGROUND:
A variety of studies have suggested that shellfish aquaculture operations can cause significant change in resident ecological communities at or near project sites, and development of intertidal aquaculture operations for Pacific geoduck clams, Panopea generosa, provides an opportunity to investigate the phenomenon. As part of a NOAA Sea Grant-funded project, we are using experimental and comparative analytical techniques to determine how geoduck aquaculture affects communities of plants and animals on Puget Sound beaches. Our approach compares punctuated disturbances associated with culture methods to naturally occurring background levels of disturbance and will provide the scientific foundation for policy decisions that must balance the needs and concerns of multiple stakeholders.

Project website http://www.wsg.washington.edu/research/geoduck/research/vanblaricom_overview.html

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
– Learn about lab/field safety and chemical hygiene.
– Gain experience collecting and processing samples, including coarse sorting and invertebrate identification and enumeration.
– Gain experience using microscopes and other lab equipment.
– Develop knowledge of procedures for collecting data in the field, including site selection, sample acquisition, and preservation.
– Gain familiarity with techniques for the culture/harvest of geoduck clams and the environmental, social, and political debate over intertidal aquaculture.

FIELDWORK DETAILS:
Each trip will depart from the loading dock on the west side of the Fisheries Sciences Building (FSH, aka SAFS; across from Recycled cycles). Please try to be there about 10 minutes before the departure time so we can load all of the gear. We will most likely head straight to our research sites without delay so plan on packing a travel mug if you need java to keep yourself warm and motivated. Once we get to the sites we’ll give everyone an overview of the activity and divide up into groups to complete tasks. Our trips typically take 7-8 hours.

ITEMS YOU SHOULD BRING: I would recommend preparing for variable, chilly weather this time of year. Dress in layers and expect to get muddy/dirty. Gloves and a warm hat are often a good idea. If you have rubber boots, please bring them. You should also bring rain gear (rain pants or overalls might help you stay a bit cleaner too). If you’re lacking boots/gear, please let me know and I’ll find something for you. You should also pack a snack. Please let me know if you have any questions. Again, thank you for contributing to this study. We appreciate your help.

TRIP DESCRIPTIONS:
invertebrate sampling trips – We’ll be collecting/preserving benthic core samples and epibenthic pumps, and photographing quadrats, in 4-6 person teams (each team is led by a graduate student or senior researcher). Dates: April 9-10; June 3-5

fish sampling and tagging trips – We’ll be beach seining fish and tagging them as part of a recapture experiment. We’ll also preserve tissue samples for diet and chemical analysis. Teams will be up to 11 people (each team is led by a graduate student and senior researcher). Dates: April 23-24; May 17-18; June 14-16

UW Environmental Innovation Challenge

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Watch 23 teams demonstrate their prototypes at the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge, March 29, Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. If you would like to attend, contact Pam Tufts ptufts@uw.edu.  

Watch our UW Environmental Innovation Challenge video

UW Environmental Innovation Challenge


Cleantech Innovation + Market Opportunity = Solutions for the Planet

The University of Washington has a challenge for you. If you have a passion for clean technology, the smarts to play in the emerging “green economy,” and desire to make an impact, the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge is your opportunity… and chance to win $10,000. The UW Environmental Innovation Challenge is on March 29, 2012.

In the UW EIC, interdisciplinary student teams define an environmental problem, design and develop the solution, and produce both a prototype (proof of concept/computer simulation) and business summary that demonstrates the market opportunity. Teams are judged – by Seattle-area industry cleantech experts, entrepreneurs, and cleantech investors – on their prototypes(or computor simulations), pitches and business summaries, plus the potential impact of their innovation. Can your idea reduce environmental impacts, improve ecological sustainability, conserve resources and compete in the marketplace? Prove it.



[scholarship] – UW Alumane Board and UW Legacy Scholarships

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Alumnae Board Scholarship – due Sunday, March 25, 2012
Questions may be directed to: alumnae@uw.edu

The University of Washington Alumnae Board is a VOLUNTEER organization that provides ONE YEAR of full tuition scholarship funds (at the day-time student rate) for Washington state residents who will be or are attending the University of Washington as an undergraduate. Recipients are selected on the basis of FINANCIAL NEED, SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY SERVICE, and a demonstrated STRONG WORK ETHIC.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Resident of Washington at time of application.
  • Have never received a UWAB scholarship before
  • Undergraduate (any year), including transfer students, whom have not obtained a Bachelor’s degree.
  • Will be or is attending the University of Washington – Seattle Campus in the upcoming year.
  • Those entering as Freshmen or from Running Start programs should have a GPA of 3.5 and above.
  • Sophomore, Junior, and Senior applicants should have a GPA of 3.0 and above.
  • Combined SAT scores over 1,600 OR ACT scores over 22.
  • Parents’ 2011 adjusted gross income below $95,000.
  • All applicants must apply for 2012-2013 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

APPLICATION AVAILABLE AT:

https://docs.google.com/a/uw.edu/file/d/0B2-f0ngU8xksVDB5dUtCMWhRbXlqeW5XR1VacFZrQQ/edit

Legacy Scholarship – due Friday, March 30, 2012
Questions may be directed to Jill Edinger at (206) 543-0540

The University of Washington Alumni Association offers a Legacy Scholarship Program designed to encourage and support children and grandchildren of alumni to continue their family’s connection to the University – their UW legacy. Up to three $2,500 awards will be given to recipients selected on the basis of financial need, scholastic achievement, leadership activities and community service. These are “one-time” awards and are not automatically renewed for the subsequent year, although students are welcome to reapply.

Eligibility requirements:

  • Undergraduate juniors or seniors, including transfer students, but not current degree holders
  • Will attend the University of Washington as a full-time student in the Fall of 2012
  • A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher
  • Demonstrated financial need as confirmed by UW Student Financial Services
  • Demonstrated campus/community service involvement
  • Sponsored by a parent or grandparent who is a University of Washington graduate and a current member of the Alumni Association

APPLICATION AVAILABLE AT:

https://docs.google.com/a/uw.edu/file/d/0B2-f0ngU8xksM2JFZHlDYm1SSFNkRHJ5XzVzanBZdw/edit

[job]: Postgraduate research project: EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC

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[job]: Postgraduate research project: EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC

for full details, follow the link above

A postgraduate research project is currently available at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina.  EPA’s Office of Research and Development is responsible for scientific assessment activities related to the effects of the criteria air pollutants (particulate matter, ozone, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and lead) as well as chemical assessments under the IRIS program. These assessments form key scientific support for future EPA regulatory decisions. Such assessment activities are very broad and typically have significant implications for national and international environmental policy development and implementation.

[student job] – UW ESSO – Climate Action Plan Communications Coordinator

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The Strategy Management office has a job opening for a Climate Action Plan (CAP) Communications Coordinator position posted to HuskyJobs. This is an exciting 2-quarter opportunity for a student to work with our office and the Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability Office to begin rolling out targeted communications regarding CAP across campus.

 

http://www.huskyjobs.washington.edu/

job# 60025

 

Please feel free to forward this on to others or to contact me with any questions.

 

Thanks!

Elise

 

Elise Glassman

Project Manager

UW Finance and Facilities Administration

w: Strategy Management / ESS

p. 206.616.9194

[award] – Nominate Someone for a College of the Environment Award!

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The College of the Environment is pleased to announce that we are seeking nominations for awards to honor members of our College community who have demonstrated outstanding service and dedication.  For the 2011-12 year, the College seeks nominations for the following awards:

Distinguished Staff Member

Criteria: Nominees should provide extraordinary service beyond the basic job description and demonstrate the University of Washington values of integrity, diversity, excellence, collaboration, innovation and respect. 

Eligible: CoEnv staff members who hold a 50% or greater permanent appointment, have been employed at the University for a minimum of six months as of the nomination deadline.

 

Outstanding Teaching Faculty

Criteria: Nominees should demonstrate:

•  Mastery of subject matter including the continued growth in his/her own teaching

•  Demonstration of enthusiasm and innovation in the teaching and learning process

•  Ability to engage students both inside and outside of the classroom

•  Aptitude to inspire independent and original thinking in students

•  Ability to stimulate students to do creative work

•  Innovations in course and curriculum design

Eligible: CoEnv tenure-track, WOT (without tenure), and research faculty; lecturers, and instructors.

 

Outstanding Researcher

Criteria: Research or scholarship contributed within the past two years that has been or has the potential to be widely recognized by peers and whose achievements have had or may have a substantial impact of the profession, on research or the performance of others, or on society as a whole.

Eligible: CoEnv tenure-track, WOT (without tenure), and research faculty; lecturers, instructors, staff or students who are engaged in research.

 

Outstanding Community Impact

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Criteria: Stakeholder engagement within the past two years that stimulates, inspires, and drives interactive uses of environmental science and information to impact the broader community.  Includes, but is not limited to, one or more of the following:

· Working with communities to change management of natural resources

· Bringing diverse groups of people together to address a common problem

· Developing business, economic or industry solutions through hands-on interaction and collaboration

· Affecting or changing city, local or state policies and/or processes

Eligible: Two awards: 

1.       Staff or faculty, acting within their role in the College, who did not receive the College of the Environment’s Outstanding Public Engagement Award the previous year.

2.       CoEnv student who did not previously receive the College of the Environment’s Outstanding Public Engagement Award.

 

Undergraduate Dean’s Medalist

Criteria: Outstanding academic achievement, including research, overall GPA and other measurable academic achievements, as well as outstanding leadership or service, including community service and leadership on or off campus.

Eligible: CoEnv undergraduate students

 

Graduate Dean’s Medalist

Criteria: Outstanding academic achievement, including research, overall GPA and other measurable academic achievements, as well as outstanding leadership or service, including teaching, community service and leadership on or off campus.

Eligible: CoEnv graduate students

 

To nominate an award recipient, submit a letter of nomination letter to the Dean, College of the Environment, as an attachment via email to coenv@uw.edu. Nomination letters should be no more than two pages in length and may be from a single nominator or group of nominators. The deadline for all nominations is Monday, April 9, 2012