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Project Manager for Monitoring & Compliance Panel position
October 3 2017
The Fraser Basin Council is seeking a project manager for the Pacific Fisheries Monitoring and Compliance Panel. Please see the job description attached. If you have any questions or wish to submit an application, please email Bob Purdy at bpurdy@fraserbasin.bc.ca or Dave Barrett at davlinpacific@gmail.com.
Mark Johnson (IRES Faculty) and Michael Lathuilliere (PhD Candidate)- 2 new publications
Mark Johnson an IRES faculty and Michael Lathuilliere a RES PhD candidate has just published 2 articles with their team in the Journal of Geophysical Research- Biogeosciences:
From Mark Johnson, Michael Lathuilliere and Jordan Graesser (Navin’s former Ph.D student) (as co-authors): “Spatial patterns of DOC concentration and DOM optical properties in a Brazilian tropical river-wetland system” (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2017JG003797/full)
From Michael Lathuilliere, Mark Johnson and Alicia Speratti: “Soil CO2 concentrations and efflux dynamics of a tree island in the Pantanal wetland” (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2017JG003877/full)
Kai Chan – Inducted into Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Congratulations to IRES faculty member Kai Chan for being named as one of 70 new members of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists!
Six UBC faculty have been named as members of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Those named to the College represent the emerging generation of scholarly, scientific and artistic leadership in Canada.
See the links below for more information:
https://research.ubc.ca/ubc-faculty-named-members-rsc-college-new-scholars-artists-and-scientists
Assistant Prof Position in Regulation and Policy
September 19 2017
We seek an interdisciplinary scholar in the area of regulation and policy, with a focus on sustainability and resilience. We especially encourage applications from scholars who study topics such as regulatory and governance issues surrounding public utilities and other critical infrastructure, smart technology, mobility and transportation, sustainable development, or the role of regulation in achieving a sustainable and resilient economy. We welcome scholars employing a variety of methodological approaches.
More information is attached and can be found at: http://glenn.osu.edu/employment/
This position is partially funded by Ohio State’s Discovery Themes Initiative, a significant faculty hiring investment in key thematic areas in which the university can build on its culture of academic collaboration to make a global impact. The successful candidate will join a highly collaborative interdisciplinary community of scholars in the Sustainable and Resilient Economy (SRE) program (https://discovery.osu.edu/focus-areas/sustainable-economy/) including faculty from Social and Behavioral Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Business, Law, and Engineering. The SRE program seeks to advance sustainability science by developing a more holistic understanding of sustainable and resilient production and consumption systems, human- environment interactions, and innovations in sustainable technologies and governance.
Successful applicants will be expected to participate in collaborative teams and interdisciplinary research on sustainability and resilience topics. The position begins fall 2018. Salary will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and qualifications. Applicants must have completed or be nearing completion of all Ph.D. degree requirements. Successful candidates will likely have doctorates in public affairs, public policy, public administration, sociology, political science, economics, geography, law, business or a related field. Highly desirable candidates will have practical experience, university teaching experience, a strong potential for developing a successful research portfolio, and/or demonstrated success in working with diverse populations and a commitment to diversifying the profession.
Applications received by September 22, 2017, are guaranteed full consideration. To apply, please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three professional reference letters to Glenn-SRERegulation@osu.edu.
Congratulations Harold Eyster — International Doctoral Fellowship Winner!
Harold Eyster received the International Doctoral Fellowship.
This is a new award, intended to support top international students beginning UBC Vancouver doctoral programs.
Click here for more information on Harold.
Photo credit: Julian S. Yates
Congratulations Alejandra Echeverri Ochoa — Killam Doctoral Scholarship Winner!
Alejandra Echeverri Ochoa is a Killam Doctoral Scholarship recipient for 2017-2018.
The Killam Doctoral Scholarships are provided annually from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies. These are the most prestigious graduate awards available at UBC, and are awarded to the top doctoral candidates in the annual Tri-Agency / Affiliated Fellowships competition.
Click here for more information on Alejandra.
December 7, 2017: IRES Special Seminar
Speaker: Bradley Eyre
(Last Seminar for Term 1)
IRES Seminar Series
Time: 12:30pm to 1:30pm (every Thursday)
Location: AERL Theatre (room 120), 2202 Main Mall
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Role of shallow water carbonate sediment dissolution in the future accretion of coral reefs in an acidifying ocean
Abstract: Ocean acidification (OA) is predicted to have a significant impact on the future of coral reefs, mainly through the reduced formation of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). However, the dissolution of stored CaCO3 has largely been overlooked in the OA community. CaCO3 sediments represent the largest reservoir of carbonate minerals in coral reefs and result from the accumulation and storage of CaCO3 material over thousands of years. Benthic chamber incubations in permeable CaCO3 sediments show that aragonite saturation in the overlying water is a strong predictor of CaCO3 sediment dissolution and most reefs show a similar response to increasing average pCO2 (OA). However, every reef shows a different net sediment dissolution starting condition and the effect of end of century OA conditions on net sediment dissolution is different for every reef. Empirical relationships between average aragonite saturation and net ecosystem calcification, coral calcification and sediment dissolution from reefs around the globe are used to quantify future changes in the CaCO3 accretion of coral reefs. Quantifying the global dissolution kinetics of permeable CaCO3 sediments is clearly just as important as estimating calcification rates when predicting how OA will impact coral reef ecosystems.
This seminar will not be filmed.
Bio: Professor Bradley Eyre is a biogeochemist and the foundation Director of the Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry at Southern Cross University, Australia. His publications include topics such as whole ecosystem carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus budgets, net ecosystem metabolism estimates, benthic and pelagic production and respiration, dissolved organic carbon fluxes, carbon stable isotopes (fluxes and assimilation), carbon burial and air-sea GHG flux estimates, benthic denitrification, benthic habitats and seascapes, historical and ecosystem comparisons, ocean acidification, hypoxia, eutrophication, submarine groundwater discharge, permeable sands and carbonate sediment dissolution. Professor Eyre has 157 articles in Scopus listed journals (H-index = 44, Total citations >5000, Google Scholar; H-index = 35, Total citations>3500, Scopus) and has attracted over >$20 million in funding. He has mentored 14 early- and mid-career researchers and supervised 32 PhD students.
Professor Eyre is a Visiting Professor in IRES from December 2017 to February 2018.
Photo Credit: The Coral Reefs from flickr / Creative Commons
November 23, 2017: IRES Faculty Seminar
Speakers: FuturAgua Team (Tim McDaniels, Douw Steyn, and others) plus poster session in AERL Lobby afterwards
IRES Seminar Series
Time: 12:30pm to 1:30pm (every Thursday)
Location: AERL Theatre (room 120), 2202 Main Mall
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The FuturAgua project: Fostering regional drought resilience in Northwestern Costa Rica through international collaborative action research.
The FuturAgua project is an international, multidisciplinary, action-oriented research program involving three teams of researchers,funded by granting agencies in three countries, all focused on applied research to help build resilience to drought in the dry tropical northwest part of Costa Rica. The project was conceptualized, developed, and carried out in close collaboration with civil society groups and regional agencies that work to address important water questions in the region. This presentation will address the context, design, process, and key findings of the research conducted by UBC researchers,with input from the team members at Carnegie Mellon University. National University of Costa Rica professor Andrea Suarez will provide regional perspectives on the project. The researchers will highlight some of the factors that led to the main successes of the project, and also reflect on some of the challenges of conducting a research project of this kind.
After the seminar, there will be a poster session to showcase the project’s main research findings. Lunch will be served (RSVP required)
This seminar will not be filmed.
Click here for poster.
Thursday, November 23, 2017
Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory Building
2202 Main Mall, UBC Point Grey Campus
Vancouver
Research Seminar: 12:30-1:30pm, AERL Theatre (room 120)
Poster Session + Lunch: 1:30-2:30pm, AERL Foyer
RSVP required for lunch: futuraguaproject@gmail.com
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS
Tim McDaniels
Professor, School of Community and Regional Planning
Douw Steyn
Professor Emeritus, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS)
Mark Johnson
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) and EOAS
Kai Chan
Professor, IRES
INTERNATIONAL GUEST
Andrea Suarez
Director of the Centre for Mesoamerica for Sustainable Development of the Dry Tropics (CEMEDE), National University of Costa Rica
RESEARCHERS
Silja Hund
PhD Student EOAS
Laura Morillas
Postdoctoral Research Fellow IRES and EOAS
Paige Olmsted
Postdoctoral Fellow IRES, Visiting Fellow Copenhagen Business School
Alejandra Echeverri
PhD Student IRES
Daniel Karp
Former Killam Postdoctoral Fellow IRES, Assistant Professor, Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology UC Davis
Click here for poster.
Photo credit: Fran Kimmelman-Finn from flickr/Creative Commons
October 26, 2017: IRES Professional Development Seminar
Speakers: Alaya Boisvert, Ann Rowan, David Boyd, Adriane Carr
Environmental Policy and Government Relations Panel Discussion
IRES Seminar Series
Time: 12:30pm to 1:30pm (every Thursday)
Location: AERL Theatre (room 120), 2202 Main Mall
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Environmental Policy and Government Relations Panel Discussion
Abstract: Environmental policies are crafted by governments, but influenced by stakeholders and lobbyists. In this seminar we will talk to a panel of people outside of academia, in both governmental and government relations roles, to learn about what it’s like to build environmental policies from inside and outside the government.
Speaker Bios:
Alaya Boisvert joined the David Suzuki Foundation in 2013 to campaign for the right to a healthy environment. As the manager of government relations for the Blue Dot project, she worked towards federal recognition of the right to clean air and water, safe food and a stable climate. Alaya now works as the public engagement manager with the aim of empowering people.
David Boyd is the newest faculty member at IRES. He is an environmental lawyer and an expert on human rights and the environment. He has co-chaired Vancouver’s Greenest City initiative, worked in the Privy Council Office, and consulted with the Federal government on a variety law reform efforts.
Ann Rowan is a manager for Collaboration Initiatives at Metro Vancouver where she is involved in the Ecological Health Plan, the Regional Food System Strategy and other initiatives related to waste prevention, regional prosperity and regional climate action. Ann came to Metro Vancouver from the David Suzuki Foundation.
Adriane Carr is a Vancouver City Councilor with the Green Party. She co-founded B.C.’s green party in 1983, and served as its leader from 2000-2006. She served as Elizabeth May’s deputy in the federal Green Party from 2006-2014. She has an academic background in urban geography and taught for 12 years at Langara College.
This seminar will not be filmed.
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