Sustainability Digest 070618

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 see archives of list messages at the same address.

NEW ITEMS

(Current items remain in the Digest until they happen so don’t forget to peruse the web listing in case you missed something in the previous week.)

Institute Events

1. PhD Defense: Yeowon Kim

Other Events - On Campus

2. 3-D Astronomy Shows at Marston Exploration Theater

3. Family Day at ASU Art Museum

Other Events - Off Campus

4. Water Harvesting 101 at Phoenix Public Market

5. Soak Up Water Harvesting Knowledge at Hydrate Phoenix

6. 2018 AASHE Conference & Expo – Global Goals: Rising to the Challenge

News and Announcements

7. Cool partnership solves hot problem

8. Meet sustainability alumna Genevieve Pearthree

9. How to effectively design for a biodiverse, urban future

Other Jobs

10. Executive Director, Kinnickinnic River Land Trust, River Falls, WI

11. Water Resources Engineering Coordinator, City of Minnetonka, MN

12. Water Policy Analyst, Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, Phoenix, AZ

13. Farm to Business Director, REAP Food Group, Madison, WI

14. Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Fellowship Programme, Postdam, Germany

15. Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellowships in Sustainability, David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

16. Senior Director, Science of Natural Climate Solutions, Conservation International, Arlington, VA

EVENTS

Institute Events

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PhD Defense: Yeowon Kim

(Thursday, July 12, 2018) Yeowon Kim will defend her PhD dissertation Safe-to-Fail Infrastructure for Resilient Cities under Non-stationary Climate Change. Faculty, students and the general public are invited. At 10:00 a.m. in room 481, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.

Cinema Politica Free Film Screening: The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

(Wednesday, July 18, 2018) The Black Power Mixtape is an archive- and music-driven documentary that examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in the African-American community and Diaspora from 1967 to 1975. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; showtime 7:00 p.m. in room 101, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.

LightWorks^®: Global and Local Innovation in Clean Energy Regulation and Clean Technology

(Thursday, July 19, 2018) Dorit Davidovich Banet, Eliat-Eilot Renewable Energy Initiative will present Global and Local Innovation in Clean Energy Regulation and Clean Technology from 9:00-10:30 a.m. in room 381, Wrigley Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and registration.

Other Events

On Campus

NEW!

3-D Astronomy Shows at Marston Exploration Theater

(Wednesday, July 11, 2018) 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 3-D stereographic vision. They offer four different 3-D shows. From 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the Marston Theater, ISTB4, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information and tickets.

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Family Day at ASU Art Museum

(Saturday, July 14, 2018) Spend a full day with us making, learning and playing. At ASU Art Museum’s Family Days, art stations are set up throughout our galleries for children and families — or anyone else interested in art-making! Activities revolve around current exhibitions and many are led by local artists. From 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the ASU Art Museum, Arizona State University, Tempe campus. More information.

Off Campus

Smartscape 101 Fall 2018

(Monday, July 9-Wednesday, August 8, 2018) Smartscape is a training program specifically for provide education on a wide range of topics encountered in the landscape industry. Smartscape is endorsed by the Arizona Landscape Contractors' Association (ALCA) and the Arizona Nursery Association (ANA). Upon graduation from the course, graduates receive a certificate of completion from the University of Arizona and a chance to market themselves as a Smartscape professional by listing their contact information in the Smartscape Online Directory at www.smartscape.org/directory. Class will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from July 9th through August 8th from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Contact Kirti Mathura, the Smartscape Program Coordinator, with any questions or concerns. (602) 827-8206 or kmathura@email.arizona.edu. More information and registration.

Arizona Green Chamber Lunch and Learn with Central Arizona Project Board Member Ben Graff

(Wednesday, July 11, 2018) Join us to hear CAP Board Member Ben Graff speak about the Central Arizona Project, the 336-mile long system delivering Colorado River water to the most populous regions of the state. From 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Bluewater Grill, 1720 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ. More information and tickets.

Pac-12 Sustainability Conference

(Thursday, July 12, 2018) Consistent with its reputation as the "Conference of Champions," the Pac-12 is the first collegiate sports conference to convene a high-level symposium focused entirely on integrating sustainability into college athletics and across college campuses. The Pac-12 Sustainability Conference signals an elevated approach to enhancing sustainability efforts within collegiate athletics departments, designing new collective initiatives, and sharing best practices to transform college sports into a platform for environmental progress. Arizona State University is hosting a session, “#GreenGames: Leveraging Collaboration with Arizona State University's Sustainability and Athletics Departments to Reach New Audiences” and there will be other presenters from ASU as well. To be held at the Byron R. White Club, University of Colorado-Boulder, CO. Conference website for more information or you can contact Adrienne Foster.

NEW!

Water Harvesting 101 at Phoenix Public Market

(Saturday, July 14, 2018) Join Ryan Wood with Watershed Management Group for an outdoor presentation at the Phoenix Open Air Market and learn how to use rainwater and greywater to support your plants -and save water, money, and time! By using rain tanks, rain gardens, and recycled laundry and shower greywater you can support shade trees, flowers, fruit trees, and your garden. We'll help you calculate how much water you can capture from your roof, landscape, shower, and laundry, and show you how to direct this water to beneficial use in your landscape. From 9:00-10:00 a.m. at the Phoenix Public Market, 14 E. Pierce St, Phoenix. Reserve your spot online!

The Lorax presented by Trees Matter

(Saturday, July 14, 2018) Trees Matter is partnering with @thefilmbarphx in downtown Phoenix to host a screening of The Lorax! Bring the kids to this event and enjoy a fun post-screening Leaf Pressing activity. From 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the FilmBar Phoenix, 815 N 2nd St, Phoenix. More information and tickets.

History of the Future Film Series: They Live

(Thursday, July 19, 2018) This summer, Film Bar and Arizona State University's Center for Science and the Imagination are going back to the future. This second installment of The History of the Future film series rounds up another set of delightfully schlocky, thought-provoking films from decades past. With introductions and comments from scholars and experts, we'll examine stories about the future from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and think about how accurate those visions turned out to be. From 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Film Bar, 815 N. Second St, Phoenix. More information and tickets.

Health in Buildings for Today and Tomorrow: Making Connections Conference

(Monday-Tuesday, July 19-20, 2018) Green buildings are among the fastest growing industries in the world, representing a $260 billion market in the United States in 2015. But while sustainable buildings comprises 20 percent of new construction, these practices lack adoption in certain markets and face the challenge of including best practices in healthy building design. Attendees in the 2018 Health in Buildings Roundtable Conference will engage across sectors and disciplines to develop actionable strategies that incorporate innovative efficiency and design techniques, new building materials, healthy building design, and sustainability standards across multiple building types. At the NIH Campus Natcher Center, 45 Center Dr, Bethesda, MD. More information and registration.

24th Annual IAJBS World Forum and 2018 CJBE Annual Meeting at Seattle University - Innovation for Sustainability

(Sunday-Wednesday, July 22-25, 2018) Now more than ever, organizations need to innovate to stay relevant in a dynamic, global environment. The theme of the 24th World Forum is consistent with the World Forum’s ten year focus on sustainability. Today, sustainable enterprises not only require innovative business practices in product design, partnerships, logistics, marketing, accounting, and finance; sustainable enterprises themselves have created new norms for what counts as innovation in business and hold the promise of redefining what effective business strategy looks like in the 21st century. The conference will take place at Seattle University, Seattle, Washington. More information.

NEW!

Soak Up Water Harvesting Knowledge at Hydrate Phoenix

(Wednesdays, August 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2018) In the arid Sonoran Desert, summer monsoon rains are a much welcomed blessing. In our urban watershed, we can create landscapes that put every drop of our rainfall to a beneficial use. Watershed Management Group wants to hydrate your neighborhood with our water harvesting class series in cities across the Valley. Join us for your favorite topic, or attend the full series to build a comprehensive site plan. Each presentation includes a mini-project to create an action plan for your home. All classes are free! Register online.

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2018 AASHE Conference & Expo – Global Goals: Rising to the Challenge

(Tuesday-Friday, October 2-5, 2018) Expected to draw approximately 2,000 participants, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE’s) annual conference is the largest stage in North America to exchange effective models, policies, research, collaborations and transformative actions that advance sustainability in higher education and surrounding communities. We invite you to join us and share your knowledge, achievements and ideas. Will be held in Pittsburgh, PA. Early registration rates increase August 1. More information.

Geography 2050: Powering Our Future Planet

(Thursday-Friday, November 15-16, 2018) Geography 2050 is a multi-year, high-level strategic dialogue among thought leaders from academia, government, and the world of business. Organized by the American Geographical Society (AGS) in 2014, the purpose of this continuing dialog is to facilitate discussion of the major forces that will shape our planet’s future. Undoubtedly, energy will be one the most important factors influencing geopolitics, environmental quality, transportation routes, military conflicts, standards of living, world economies, food production, technical innovation, and the mass movement of people. Speakers will include U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse; former BP Presidents for America and China; former President of Shell Oil America; CFO of National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Executive Director of the Waterloo Institute of Sustainable Energy; Director of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability; and many others The theme of this year’s Geography 2050 Symposium is Powering Our Future Planet. Currently a call for posters and lightening presentations. For questions on posters (deadline June 18) and lightening presentations (deadline August 20) please contact Martin (Mike) Pasqualetti, Chairman of the Symposium. The meeting will be held in New York City. More information and registration.

9^th National Summit on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration and Management

(Sunday-Thursday, December 8-13, 2018) Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) and the Coastal States Organization (CSO) are proud to host the 9th National Summit on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration and Management in Long Beach, California. The six-day Summit will explore cutting-edge issues in coastal restoration and management, and will be comprised of a community restoration event, field sessions, plenary sessions, expert presentations, special evening events, workshops, a poster hall, and an award-winning coastal exposition hall. We hope that you will share in our excitement for this new collaboration as we bring to you the largest national gathering of the restoration and coastal management community. To be held at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center in Long Beach, California. More information.

Leverage Points 2019: International Conference on Sustainability Research and Transformation

(Wednesday-Friday, February 6-8, 2019) Humanity sits at a crossroad between tragedy and transformation, and now is a crucial time for sustainability research. Radical approaches are needed in sustainability research and praxis if they are to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Inspired by the work of Donella Meadows' "Leverage Points: Places to intervene in a system", this conference will explore the deep leverage points that can lead to sustainability transformations, asking: how do we transform ourselves, our science, our institutions, our interventions and our societies for a better future? We hope that this conference will help us move from incremental to transformational change; extend our thinking about complex sustainability challenges and deepen our collective and transdisciplinary research practices. To be held at Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany. The call for abstracts is open until 30 June 2018. More information.

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEW!

Cool partnership solves hot problem

Anyone who has been in Arizona during the summer understands why misters are so important; their cloud of heavily pressurized water droplets can cool the temperature by up to 30 degrees. Local business Mr. Misters is working to bring that same cooling experience to boaters. They've partnered with students at ASU's Polytechnic School to develop a misting system for small watercraft. Read more.

NEW!

Meet sustainability alumna Genevieve Pearthree

Arizona State University School of Sustainability alumna Genevieve Pearthree knew what she wanted to do in a career and forged her own educational path to get there. After creating her own bachelor’s degree in California, Pearthree graduated with concurrent ASU master’s degrees: a Master of Science in Sustainability in 2018 and a Master of Urban and Environmental Planning in 2017. Read more.

NEW!

How to effectively design for a biodiverse, urban future (from GreenBiz.com)

Not long ago, a jockey at Cannon Park Racecourse in Cairns, Australia, mistook a 15-foot-long python for a "giant crack” in the raceway. He was rounding a corner at full gallop when the snake suddenly appeared before him. Read more.

Arizona Department of Water Resource Drought Program

May 2018 drought summary is online.

June Southwest Climate Outlook

The June 2018 Southwest Climate Outlook is online.

CLIMAS Podcast: June 2018 - Dealing with Drought, Monsoon Outlooks, and the Magical Monsoon Mystery Tour

Tune into the Southwest Climate podcasts on iTunes or Southwest Climate Change Network.

OPPORTUNITIES

Institute Job Openings

Faculty Associate Pool

To review and apply to this position, please visit http://apply.interfolio.com/50723. The application deadline is July 9, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. If not filled, reviews will occur every two weeks thereafter until the search is closed.

Other Jobs

Sustainability Student Worker, Sun Devil Dining/Aramark, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Application deadline July 10, 2018. More information.

Post-doc (Research Associate), Hydrologist, Soil Scientist, Agricultural/Civil Engineer, Southwest Watershed Research Center, Tucson, AZ

Application deadline July 11, 2018. More information.

NEW!

Executive Director, Kinnickinnic River Land Trust, River Falls, WI

Application deadline July 13, 2018. More information.

NEW!

Water Resources Engineering Coordinator, City of Minnetonka, MN

Application deadline July 16, 2018. More information.

Environmental Analyst II, New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, Lowell, MA

Application deadline July 20, 2018. More information.

NEW!

Water Policy Analyst, Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, Phoenix, AZ

Application deadline July 20, 2018. More information.

Conservation Program Manager, Minnesota Land Trust, St. Paul or Duluth, MN

Application deadline July 22, 2018. More information.

NEW!

Farm to Business Director, REAP Food Group, Madison, WI

Application deadline July 22, 2018. More information.

Director of Development and Marketing, Midwest Environmental Advocates, Madison, WI

Application deadline July 25, 2018. More information.

NSF Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Urban Systems Lab, The New School, New York, NY

Application deadline August 15, 2018. More information.

NEW!

Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Fellowship Programme, Postdam, Germany

Application deadline August 19, 2018. More information.

NEW!

Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellowships in Sustainability, David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Application deadline August 20, 2018. More information.

2019 Smith Postdoctoral Fellowship in Conservation Research

Application deadline September 7, 2018. More information.

Assistant/Associate Extension Professor in Climate Science, Department of Soil, Water and Climate, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN

Review of applications begins September 14, 2018. More information.

Adopt-A-Park – Priority Co-Lead (volunteer), Arizona Sustainability Alliance, Phoenix and Tempe, AZ

More information.

Secretary, Board of Directors, Arizona Sustainability Alliance

More information.

NEW!

Senior Director, Science of Natural Climate Solutions, Conservation International, Arlington, VA

More information.

Conservation International Internships

Intern, RAP (rapid assessment program). More information.

Intern, Science reporter. More information.

Empire Innovation Professor, Institute on Research and Education in Energy, Environment and Water, University of Buffalo, The State University of New York, North Campus

More information.

Forklift Operator, Recycle 1, Phoenix, AZ

More information, contact Quetzaly Aguilar. Submit applications.

Housing Programs Assistant (INTERN), Housing Authority of Maricopa County, Peoria, AZ

More information.

Maintenance Planner, Recycle 1, Phoenix, AZ

More information, contact Quetzaly Aguilar. Submit applications.

Maintenance Technician, Recycle 1, Phoenix, AZ

More information, contact Quetzaly Aguilar. Submit applications.

Natural Resources Technician, Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, Sparks, NV

More information.

Environmental Planner/Project Manager, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd., Tempe, AZ