[DIALOGnews] DIALOG and DISCCRS News 12/01/2005
Susan Bennett
bennetsk at whitman.edu
Fri Dec 2 14:17:00 CST 2005
DIALOG and DISCCRS News
12/01/2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
****HOT PICK****
The Nov 17 issue of Rolling Stone features a great piece on "Warriors
& Heroes Against Global Warming" including a few paragraphs on
people like Al Gore, James Hansen, Amory Lovins, Raul Estrada
Oyuela. http://tinyurl.com/do3ja
RESOURCES
Warriors and Heroes Against Global Warming (Rolling Stone)
http://tinyurl.com/do3ja
AIMES Young Scientist Network
http://www.asp.ucar.edu/ess/
PYRN (Permafrost Young Researchers Network)
http://www.awi-potsdam.de/pyrn
SCIENCE NEWS
Permanent solution to Carbon Storage?
(see below)
Science In The News-US Resists Climate Change Pressure at UN
Conference from the Guardian (UK)
(see below)
Analyses Of Trapped Air Show Current CO2 At Highest Level In 650,000
Years
(see below)
2004 Doctorate Awards Increase in Science and Engineering Fields for
the Second Year in a Row
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf06301
New World Wildlife Federation Warns Fish at Risk from Climate Change
http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=897&p=health&a=3
FORUM
Please Be A Mentor For Minority Students At Fall AGU Meeting
(see below)
Personal Impact Factors: Be Sure To Document Your Own
(see below)
SUMMER PROGRAMS, COURSES, INTERNSHIPS, MEETINGS
Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research
(see below)
17th Global Warming International Conference and Expo (GW17)
http://globalwarming.net/
JOBS
3 New Jobs At Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences
(see below)
Michigan State University - Regional Climate Modeler, Assistant
Professor
(see below)
Department of Economics, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Assistant
Professor of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
(see below)
5 Postdoctoral Positions at ARC Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef
Studies, Australia
(see below)
Virginia Tech Faculty Positions (2)
(see below)
Univ of British Columbia (Canada) - Assistant Professor, Climatologist
http://www.geog.ubc.ca/department/recruitment.html
Duke University, Nicholas Institute of Environmental Policy Solutions
-- 3 positions: 1) Economist, 2) Ocean and coastal policy
position & 3) Water management and policy position (upcoming)
http://www.env.duke.edu/institute/about.html
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Science News
Check out this section both for news tidbits, and for
examples of how to communicate science to a non-scientist audience.
Permanent solution to Carbon Storage?
Canadian carbon dioxide storage experiment
By H. Josef Hebert, Associated Press
WASHINGTON An experimental project in Canada to inject carbon
dioxide into oil fields has proven successful, removing 5 million
tons of the heat-trapping "greenhouse" gas, while enhancing oil
recovery, the Energy Department said Tuesday. If the methodology
could be applied worldwide, from one-third to one-half of the carbon
dioxide emissions that go into the atmosphere could be eliminated
over the next century and billions of barrels of additional oil could
be recovered, the department said. The project is a joint effort by
the Energy Department, the Canadian government and private industry.
Carbon dioxide is piped from the Great Plains Synfuels plant in
Beulah, N.D., where it is a byproduct from coal gasification, to the
Weyburn oil field in Saskatchewan, Canada.
"The success of the Weyburn Project could have incredible
implications on reducing CO2 emissions and increasing America's oil
production," said Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman. Bodman, who is
visiting the Middle East, said in a statement released by his office
that if the process were used in all the oil fields of western
Canada, "we would see billions of additional barrels of oil and a
reduction of CO2 emissions equivalent to pulling more than 200
million cars off the road for a year." The completion of the first
phase of the experimental project gives government officials and
industry an indication of how carbon sequestration can both reduce
the risk of climate change and allow enhanced oil recovery, extending
the oil field's life.
Carbon dioxide, produced from the burning of fossil fuels, is the
leading so-called "greenhouse" gas because when released into the
atmosphere it creates a heat-trapping blanket. Many scientists
believe the growth of manmade sources of these gases will lead to a
warming of the earth if the trend is not reversed. In the Weyburn
project, the carbon dioxide when pumped into the oil reservoir
increased the pressure and brought more oil to the surface. It
increased the field's production by 10,000 barrels a day and
"demonstrated the technical and economic feasibility of permanent
carbon sequestration," the DOE said in a statement. Such a process
can enhance oil recovery up to 60%, extend the life of aging oil
fields by decades, and provide a permanent repository for the carbon
dioxide in geologic formations, the DOE said. Now that the first
phase of the Weyburn project is completed, researchers are developing
a manual on the findings for industry. They also will expand the
carbon injection process to an adjacent field where the plan to
develop try to improve injection efficiencies and refine the process,
according to the DOE statement.
Copyright 2005 The Associated Press.
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Science In The News-US Resists Climate Change Pressure at UN
Conference from the Guardian (UK)
from Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Crucial talks aimed at combatting the threat of global warming
opened in Montreal yesterday with the US government signalling that
it will resist attempts to be drawn into a new international process
to cut emissions.
Delegates at the United Nations climate conference - the first
since the Kyoto protocol came into force in February - will discuss
what action to take to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases when the
Kyoto agreement expires in 2012.
The US has refused to sign up to Kyoto and sent a clear message
that it was in no mood to rethink its opposition to binding
international agreements. The US chief negotiator, Harlan Watson,
said he would strongly resist Canadian plans to combine the US, other
developed nations and the developing countries in a joint commitment
to action. He told the BBC: "We feel very strongly that it is not
appropriate, that the ground is not there yet; there are many
different ideas; people are not yet ready to move ahead under the
convention." Despite not joining the Kyoto process, the US
participates in the UN framework convention on climate change, which
gave rise to the protocol. http://tinyurl.com/84fl5
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Analyses Of Trapped Air Show Current CO2 At Highest Level In 650,000
Years
Chemical and Engineering News, Bette Hileman
Ice cores drilled at vostok Station in East Antarctica provide
evidence of Earth's temperatures and greenhouse gases for the past
440,000 years. Now, data from a new ice core called EPICA Dome C,
drilled roughly 600 miles from Vostok, extends that record back
another 210,000 years.
A study by Thomas F. Stocker of the Physics Institute at the
University of Bern, in Switzerland, and colleagues describes Dome C
core data that reveal the relationship between global temperatures
and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations for the period 390,000
to 650,000 years before present ( see Science 2005, 310, 1313). The
data indicate that the current concentration of CO2, at 380 ppm, is
27% higher than the preindustrial level and higher than any level
attained during the past 650,000 years.
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Forum
Please Be A Mentor For Minority Students At Fall AGU Meeting
If you plan to attend the fall AGU meeting, Please consider
serving as a meeting mentor for a student participating in Phase I of
the 2005-2006 MS PHD'S (Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher
Degrees of Success in Earth System Science) Professional Development
Program during the 2005 Fall AGU meeting.
As a science meeting mentor, you will interact with an
undergraduate or graduate student interested in pursuing an earth/
ocean science-related career. If you agree to serve as a meeting
mentor you will be asked to: * Communicate with one student before
the 2005 Fall AGU meeting (an opportunity to introduce yourselves,
discover common academic interests, etc.) if possible
* Participate in a 30 minute orientation on Monday, Dec. 5th from
12:30PM-1:00PM in the Moscone Center Room 3010 (lunch will be
provided) and meet with your mentee immediately following the
orientation
* Discuss a minimum of four presentations with your assigned
mentee during the 2005 Fall AGU meeting
* Facilitate networking (introduce your mentee to other
scientists with similar interests) during and after the 2005 Fall AGU
meeting
* Offer academic and career advice during and after the 2005 Fall
AGU meeting
You can learn more about the MS PHD'S Professional Development
Program at http://www.msphds.usf.edu/ProgramInformation.html
If you are interested in serving as a mentor, please complete the
brief on-line survey found at http://www.msphds.usf.edu/survey/
mentor_survey.php as soon as possible.
If you have previously served as a mentor in the MS PHD'S
Professional Development Program you do not need to complete a new
survey. However, you will need to send an email to
msphds at marine.usf.edu indicating your willingness to serve as a
mentor during the 2005 Fall AGU Meeting.
Thanks in advance for considering participating in this
worthwhile endeavor!
Dr. Ashanti "Suné" Johnson Pyrtle, Assistant Professor
College of Marine Science, University of South Florida,
140 7th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
tel: 727.553.1301, fax: 727.553.1189, E-mail: apyrtle at marine.usf.edu
http://www.marine.usf.edu/faculty/ashanti-pyrtle.shtml
http://msphds.usf.edu
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Personal Impact Factors: Be Sure To Document Your Own
Cynthia Cudeback
Subject: IMPACT FACTORS: The number that's devouring science
Just for practice, I looked up the citations for my own papers,
on web of science. It only took a minute (admittedly I have an
unusual name, so it would take longer for some). If decisions are
being based on "impact factors" instead of on personal impact, that's
a shame. Each scientist approaching tenure and promotion decisions
should document his/her personal impact, just in case the department
blows off this basic respoinsibility.
Impact Factors: The number that's devouring science
A good article in the Chronicle of Higher Education (52:8, Oct.
14) on the problems of journal 'impact factors' and its effects on
research and science publishing.
The number that's devouring science: http://chronicle.com/free/
v52/i08/08a01201.htm
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Summer Programs, Courses, Internships and Meetings
Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research
Dear Colleagues,
Contents:
A. Thank-you and intro
B. Availabiliy of power point presentations online
C. Open Meeting success stories and pictures
D. Publications coming out of the 6th Open Meeting
E. Venue announcement for the 7th Open Meeting in 2008
F. Other announcements
A.
Dear Colleagues,
I would like to thank you for contributing to what was a very
successful Open Meeting last month here in Bonn. Nearly 1,000
participants attended from 80 countries over this 4-day event. Please
continue to check the Open Meeting website, http://
openmeeting.homelinux.org, for updates, pictures and power point
presentations from plenary speakers and session organizers.
B. I would like to welcome any session organizers who wish to
send me their power point presentations to please do so. We will then
make them available to view or download on our website.
C. We also welcome any Open Meeting success stories or pictures
for our website and the next IHDP Update Newsletter covering the Open
Meeting.
D. We are currently discussing publications coming out of the
Open Meeting, and I will be in contact with you as more information
on this arises.
E. Finally, I am pleased to announce that the next 7th Open
Meeting will be taking place in 2008 in New Delhi, India. The host
organizatation will be The Energy and Resources Insitute (TERI):
http://www.teriin.org/.
F. Two final announcements: We are now accepting applications for
our biannual International Human Dimensions Workshop (IHDW) taking
place in Chiang Mai, Thailand in October 2006. If you are interested,
please see or forward the attached application and note all
qualification requirements and deadlines.
Finally, we would like to bring your attention to a new platform
on the topics of Environment, Conflict and Cooperation: www.ecc-
platform.org. We welcome all who are interested to get involved.
Wishing you all the best from Bonn,
Elisabeth Mullin, Open Meeting Coordinator I H D P
International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental
Change
Walter-Flex-Strasse 3 D-53113 Bonn Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 228 73 4957 Fax.: +49 (0) 228 73 9054
e-mail: emullin.ihdp at uni-bonn.de website: http://www.ihdp.org
6th Open Meeting website is now up! http://openmeeting.homelinux.org
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Jobs
Planktonnet: Great listserv for aquatic-science jobs
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planktonnet-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
Or, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/planktonnet/ and click on
'Join this group'
3 New Jobs At Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences http://www.bigelow.org/
>http://www.bigelow.org is beginning a major expansion in ocean
microbial ecology and invites applications for three positions as
Senior Research Scientist:
1) Chemical Ecologist (e.g. chemical signaling, marine toxins, or
natural products)
2) Marine Molecular Microbiologist (e.g. bio-informatics, gene
expression, genome research, or microarray studies; focus on algae,
bacteria, protozoa or viruses)
3) Dissolved Organic Matter Chemist (e.g. chemical
characterization, DOM as a source of nutrition, global carbon
cycling, or polymer gels).
Successful candidates will maintain an active, externally-funded
research program. Bigelow Laboratory provides partial salary support,
and generous benefits. Send research interests, C.V. and names of
three references to: Chair, PI Search Committee, Bigelow Laboratory
for Ocean Sciences, P.O.B. 475, West Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575
(207-633-9600). Review of applications begins December 15, 2005 and
continues until positions are filled. Bigelow Laboratory is an equal
opportunity employer.
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Michigan State University - Regional Climate Modeler, Assistant
Professor
The Department of Geography at Michigan State University is
seeking applications for a tenure track faculty appointment in the
area of regional climate modeling. The appointment will be at the
rank of assistant professor, beginning August, 2006. A Ph.D. in
geography, atmospheric science, or closely related field, with
expertise and interest in modeling weather and climate at regional
spatial scales is required. The successful candidate will be expected
to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary environment with
researchers in the Department of Geography and across the University;
and to actively contribute to and expand the current climatology and
meteorology curriculum. Duties include developing an externally
funded research program, teaching undergraduate and graduate student
courses including dynamic meteorology, and mentoring graduate
students. International experience or demonstrated interest in
international regions is an advantage. Applicants should submit a
current curriculum vitae, a letter of interest, no more than two
sample publications, and names of three references. Michigan State
University in an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution
and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities.
Apply: Dr. Julie Winkler, chair of the search committee, 238
Geography Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI,
48823 winkler at msu.edu 517-353-9186. Review of applications will
begin January 15 and continue until the position is filled.
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Department of Economics, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Assistant
Professor of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
The Department of Economics invites applications for a position
at the assistant professor level, full-time, tenure track, beginning
August 1, 2006. The candidate should have a primary specialization
in environmental and natural resources economics. The individual is
expected to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in environmental
and resource economics and in a secondary area such as public
economics or microeconomics, supervise M.A. and Ph.D. students, and
conduct high quality research. The appointee would be expected to
engage in interdisciplinary research and seek extramural funding.
The candidate must have a Ph.D. in economics or an allied field by
August 1, 2006. We expect a firm commitment to teaching and an
interest in innovative education strategies. We will begin
conducting interviews at the Annual Meeting of the Allied Social
Science Associations in Boston, MA January 5-8, 2006. The
application, including vita, 3 reference letters, evidence of
teaching effectiveness and one recent paper must be received by the
closing date of January 3, 2006. No e-mail submissions allowed. The
University of Hawaii is an EEO/AA employer. CONTACT: Recruiting
Chair, Department of Economics, University of Hawaii-Manoa, 2424
Maile Way, Saunders 542, Honolulu, HI 96822.
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5 Postdoctoral Positions at ARC Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef
Studies, Australia
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies is an
international research centre, administered by James Cook University,
with strong linkages to the Australian Institute of Marine Science,
the Australian National University, CSIRO, the University of
Queensland and 23 other institutions and Industry Partners in 9
countries. Applicants must have been awarded or are about to receive
a relevant PhD, and have an exceptional publication record for their
stage of career. There is considerable scope for the applicant to
shape their role as programs develop and mature. Five positions are
available immediately or by negotiation in the following Programs:
1. Environmental History of coastal Queensland: The appointee
will be based at the Centre's headquarters at JCU in Townsville for 3
years and will work with a team of ecologists, historians,
archeologists, anthropologists, paleontologists, and end-users. The
objective is to reconstruct the environmental, social and economic
history of the Great Barrier Reef and its catchment. The project will
build on a planning workshop for participants scheduled for early
February 2006. Additional information contact: Professor Terry
Hughes Terry.Hughes at jcu.edu.au phone 61 (0)7 47816665
2. Mental Models in Linked Social-Ecological Systems: The
appointee will investigate how individuals and organisations perceive
the way in which natural resource systems function and their
interactions with, and impacts on, natural resource systems. The
focus will be on the diversity and evolution of mental models and
their role as a determinant of human behaviour in coastal Queensland.
A background in the behavioural or social-sciences and community-
based scenario-setting is highly desirable. The applicant will work
with a team of resource economists, social scientists, ecologists,
community psychologists, marine scientists, and resource managers.
The position will be co-funded with CSIRO's Sustainable Ecosystems
Division. A planning Working Group will meet in March 2006. The
appointee will be located at JCU and CSIRO's Davies Laboratory, both
in Townsville. Additional information contact: Professor Terry
Hughes Terry.Hughes at jcu.edu.au phone 61 (0)7 47816665.
3. Institutional analysis and adaptive governance. The appointee
will contribute to a broad research focus on social-ecological
systems, their institutional dynamics, with a focus on multi-scale
adaptive governance of tropical maritime regions in developed and
developing nations. This is a 3 year position based at JCU in
Townsville, with the opportunity for extensive fieldwork throughout
the tropics. Additional information contact: Professor Terry Hughes
Terry.Hughes at jcu.edu.au phone 61 (0)7 47816665
4. Understanding and Managing Coral Reef Biodiversity: The
appointee will contribute to improving understanding of mechanisms
and processes that maintain local and global biodiversity.
Applicants with an excellent publication record, strong modelling or
analytical skills and an interest in any scientific area relevant to
the biodiversity of coral reefs, including biogeography,
phylogenetics, phylogeography, macroecology, mathematical modelling,
biodiversity, ecosystem function, or resilience. Considerable scope
exists for the successful candidate to shape a role that suits their
particular strengths and interests. This position will be based at
JCU in Townsville for a period of 1 to 3 years. Additional
information contact: Professor David Bellwood
David.Bellwood at jcu.edu.au phone 61 (0)7 47814447.
5. Landscape ecology of reserves: regional resilience:
interlinked systems of people and nature at multiple scales. This
project examines the role of networks of protected areas in the long-
term social-ecological resilience of entire regions. It requires
analysis of institutional and ecological dynamics across scales. The
position will be co-funded with The Resilience Alliance, supported in
part by grants from the Packard Foundation and the Christiansen fund.
A workshop for this project will meet in March 2006. We seek an
analytical modeler with a focus on complex non-linear threshold
dynamics at multiple scales, who will work in collaboration other
mathematicians, ecologists and social scientists. This is a 2-year
position based at JCU in Townsville, with the potential for extension
to 3 or more years. Additional information contact: Professor Terry
Hughes Terry.Hughes at jcu.edu.au phone 61 (0)7 47816665
Salary range is from AU$52317 to $63260 depending on experience.
A full statement of the selection criteria is available http://
www.jcu.edu.au/app/jobs/... Please forward a CV, statement of
research interests, pdfs of recent publications, email addresses of
three potential referees, and a cover letter which addresses the
selection criteria to the Recruitment Officer. Further general
information regarding the positions can be obtained by contacting the
Centre's Chief Operations Officer: Jennifer.lappin at jcu.edu.au
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Virginia Tech Faculty Positions (2)
Academic year, tenure track faculty positions (2) in wildlife and/
or fisheries sciences, likely to be filled at the Assistant Professor
level. Anticipated start date August 10, 2006. Research focus in
wildlife and/or fisheries ecology, with applied emphasis. The
incumbent will be expected to teach and to conduct research in their
area of expertise. Evidence of innovative research, grantsmanship,
teaching experience, and commitment to cultural diversity are
required. Candidate must have a PhD in wildlife, fisheries,
conservation biology, or allied field. Applications must be submitted
electronically through http://jobs.vt.edu, posting numbers 043225
(wildlife) or 043226 (fisheries). Application review will begin Jan.
2, 2006 and must be received by that date for full consideration.
Full position information is at : http://www.fishwild.vt.edu . Direct
preliminary inquires to Dr. Dean F. Stauffer, fiwsearch at vt.edu.
Virginia Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
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