[Southern_AZ_MWS] (News) UA Institute for the Study of Planet Earth - Bulletin 5/5/08

Mon May 5 11:02:32 MST 2008

See #3 for an interesting article about water in the U.S.

Meghan L. Maloney

Program Assistant

Returned Peace Corps Fellow

Master Watershed Steward Program

UA Cooperative Extension

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Tucson, AZ 85721-0036

(520) 621-7205

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ISPE Bulletin 5/5/08

In this Issue

New this week:

1. Early Bird Registration for the WRRC Conference
2. Soil and Watershed Biogeochemistry Course (WSM 696A, Section 002)
3. Water and poverty in the United States
4. Introduction to Wildland Fire
5. This week's seminars

Announcements:

6. AWIS seeks reviewers for student award applications
7. Marc Miller: working on the edge
8. About this listserv

1. Early Bird Registration for the WRRC Conference

The last day for Early Bird registration and discounted rates for The
University of Arizona's Water Resources Research Center's Annual Conference:
The Importance of the Colorado River to Arizona's Future, is Thursday, May
15. The full-day program will be held at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa,
Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008. 

Register now and view the updated agenda at:
http://ag.arizona.edu/azwater/programs/conf2008/index.html

2. Soil and Watershed Biogeochemistry Course (WSM 696A, Section 002)

This new two-credit course, taught by Kathleen Lohse, is an investigation of
the physical, chemical, and biological processes that shape soils, the
biogeochemistry of watersheds, and their responses to anthropogenic changes.
Topics include soil formation, weathering of soils, soil carbon and nutrient
cycling, and on the movement and storage of water, carbon, and nutrients in
the context of a watershed. It will be offered during the Fall 2009 semester
Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m. in BSE 314.

For more information visit:
http://ag.arizona.edu/srnr/research/wr/lohse/LohseLab

3. Water and poverty in the United States

Despite international surveys that report 100 percent access to safe water
and sanitation in the United States, the U.S. has complex low-income water
problems. Water and poverty in the United States are part of the Earth
Portal's Environment in Focus topic of the week.

To read the article and learn more about the Earth Portal visit:
http://www.earthportal.org/?page_id=70

4. Introduction to Wildland Fire

The School of Natural Resources, is offering a new course during the Fall
2008 semester. Introduction to Wildland Fire (RNR 355) aims to provide
students with a broad, balanced understanding of fire as a biophysical
process. We will explore fire from many perspectives, including physics,
ecology, biogeography, management, policy, and economics. The course will
strive to make our study of fire interesting and relevant in the
contemporary world by examining how such factors as climate change, invasive
species, and land use influence how fire interacts with the landscape.

For more information contact instructor Don Falk: dafalk at u.arizona.edu

5. This week's seminars

For more details and a list of UA environmental seminars, visit the ISPE
seminars page:
http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/events/seminars.asp

Assessing the potential for monitored natural attenuation at chlorinated
solvent hazardous waste sites using compound specific isotope analysis
Justin Berkompas, University of Arizona
Monday, May 05, 2008
3:00 PM-4:00 PM in Marley, Room 230
Sponsored by: Soil, Water and Environmental Science
 <http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/events/seminar_details.asp?seminar_id=214>
http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/events/seminar_details.asp?seminar_id=214

Evaluating the efficacy of synchrotron X-ray microtomography as a method for
measuring immiscible-liquid-water interfacial area
Matthew Narter, University of Arizona
Monday, May 05, 2008
3:00 PM-4:00 PM in Marley, Room 230
Sponsored by: Soil, Water and Environmental Science
 <http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/events/seminar_details.asp?seminar_id=213>
http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/events/seminar_details.asp?seminar_id=213

Wood Anatomical Analysis of Fire-scarred Chestnut in southern Switzerland
Erica Bigio, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
12:00 PM-1:00 PM in Mathematics East, Room 20
Sponsored by: Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
 <http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/events/seminar_details.asp?seminar_id=207>
http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/events/seminar_details.asp?seminar_id=207

Colorado River Streamflow Reconstructed from Tree Rings: 1200 Years of
Hydrological Variability
Connie Woodhouse, Department of Geography and Regional Development,
University of Arizona
Friday, May 09, 2008
8:30 AM-9:45 AM in Swede Johnson, Room 205
Sponsored by: College of Law
 <http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/events/seminar_details.asp?seminar_id=67>
http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/events/seminar_details.asp?seminar_id=67

6. AWIS seeks reviewers for student award applications

The Association for Women in Science Educational Foundation is looking for
volunteers to review applications from women graduate students in the fields
of ecology or evolution who are applying for an $1,000 award. These awards
are given out annually by the Educational Foundation of the Association for
Women in Science (AWIS). The foundation will send volunteers up to fifteen
applications in early April 2008, and would need the evaluations by mid-May.

The application includes a summary page and resume; a five-page detailed
research plan; two reference letters; and academic transcripts. For more
information, call Barbara Mandula at 206-922-3131, or email her at
awisedfd at awis.org, including your name, current contact information, a brief
statement of your scientific expertise, a resume, and your preference for
ecology or evolution.

7. Marc Miller: working on the edge

Marc Miller, a UA law professor who has taught a number of courses on
environmental issues, is now working with colleagues from around the
university as co-editor of The Edge, the working title of an environmental
science, law, and policy book series that will deliver timely, cutting-edge
information to decision makers and the general public..

For more information, visit
http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/news/articles/faculty/miller.html.

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