NASA seeks highly motivated, advanced undergraduate and early graduate students to participate in a summer 2010 research program in Earth system science using a DC-8 flying laboratory. The Student Airborne Research Program, or SARP, is managed by the National Suborbital Education and Research Center.
Selected students will acquire hands-on research experience in all aspects of a scientific campaign, using a major NASA resource for studying Earth system processes, calibration and validation of space-borne observations and prototyping instruments for possible satellite missions. Students will operate instruments aboard the DC-8 aircraft to sample atmospheric gases and to image land and water surfaces in multiple spectral bands.
Applicants should have a strong academic background in disciplines relevant to the Earth system, including the physical, chemical or biological sciences, or engineering. Applicants must have full-time student status at an accredited U.S. college or university. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Successful applicants will be awarded a $2500 stipend for participation in the 6-week program in Southern California for classroom, laboratory and aircraft experience. NSERC will provide travel to and from California and living expenses while in California.
Applications are due March 16, 2010.
For more information about this competition, visit http://www.nserc.und.edu/learning/SARP2010.html.
Questions about this opportunity should be directed to Rick Shetter at r.shetter@nserc.und.edu.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Shaima Khinjani -- schools for girls in Afghanistan
BSC Moakley Auditorium, Monday March 15: 7:30 pm
Shaima Khinjani, a woman from Afghanistan, will be speaking about the school she started, in a time and place where this could have gotten her killed.
During the years prior to 9/11/2001, when girls could not be educated in Afghanistan because of the Taliban, Shaima and her sister ran a secret school for girls. They started out with just a few girls in their neighborhood and it grew to over 100 girls. Her father was very afraid that they would be caught. One day there was a knock at the door and they all thought---this is it----but instead it was UNICEF delivering them supplies of paper and pencils for the girls, encouraging them to keep it up.
Shaima Khinjani, a woman from Afghanistan, will be speaking about the school she started, in a time and place where this could have gotten her killed.
During the years prior to 9/11/2001, when girls could not be educated in Afghanistan because of the Taliban, Shaima and her sister ran a secret school for girls. They started out with just a few girls in their neighborhood and it grew to over 100 girls. Her father was very afraid that they would be caught. One day there was a knock at the door and they all thought---this is it----but instead it was UNICEF delivering them supplies of paper and pencils for the girls, encouraging them to keep it up.
March 4: Michel Chikwanine, former child soldier
The BSC students invite community members to a special evening with Michel Chikwanine. Michel is a former child soldier from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and currently a much sought after speaker with Free the Children and Me to We. For more information and a short video clip of Michel, see:
http://www.metowe.com/speakers/MichelChikwanine
WHAT: Michel Chikwanine "Journey to Hope"
WHEN: Thursday, March 4, 7:00PM
WHERE: RCC Auditorium
WHAT ELSE: This event is sponsored by the Free the Children Chapter at BSC, the Social Justice League, and the Student Government Association.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Focus Group for Geography Students -- March 15
The Geography Department is seeking the help of current students as part of a program review we are currently undertaking. The purpose of the review is to make sure our programs are as effective as they can be, and to ensure that we have ways of assessing our effectiveness into the future.
For this reason, we are seeking the participation of geography students -- majors, minors, or those for whom geography courses are otherwise significant -- in a focus group to be held on Monday, March 15 at 5:00 pm. We will be putting together a method of assessing the success of your department. We will be developing an alumni survey, and we are asking future alumni (that is, current students) for help in making sure that the questions on those surveys will actually lead to useful information. (We will be asking some actual alumni for similar input.)
Between now and the Ides of March, please think about what we should be asking you! (Maybe those of you who can meet later today can toss around a few ideas to start with.) Drs. Amey and Hayes-Bohanan will lead the conversation, but the entire faculty would really appreciate your input on this. We hope to arrive at a way of assessing ourselves that keeps our programs and courses as relevant, effective, and adaptive as possible, well into the future.
Thanks, and we hope to see lots of you on the 15th! Thanks to GEO for letting us commandeer a club meeting for this purpose. We will meet in Science 208 and, yes, very good coffee will be served, along with other snacks.
For this reason, we are seeking the participation of geography students -- majors, minors, or those for whom geography courses are otherwise significant -- in a focus group to be held on Monday, March 15 at 5:00 pm. We will be putting together a method of assessing the success of your department. We will be developing an alumni survey, and we are asking future alumni (that is, current students) for help in making sure that the questions on those surveys will actually lead to useful information. (We will be asking some actual alumni for similar input.)
Between now and the Ides of March, please think about what we should be asking you! (Maybe those of you who can meet later today can toss around a few ideas to start with.) Drs. Amey and Hayes-Bohanan will lead the conversation, but the entire faculty would really appreciate your input on this. We hope to arrive at a way of assessing ourselves that keeps our programs and courses as relevant, effective, and adaptive as possible, well into the future.
Thanks, and we hope to see lots of you on the 15th! Thanks to GEO for letting us commandeer a club meeting for this purpose. We will meet in Science 208 and, yes, very good coffee will be served, along with other snacks.
Cartographer Position, USGS
Thanks to Dr. Krol in the Earth Sciences Department for bringing this job opening to our attention. It is for a cartographer to work at the USGS, which employs a lot of geographers and geologists, among other scientists. Although this particular position, at the GS-11 level, is probably not suitable for most new graduates, some of our alumni from recent years are most certainly qualified.
This position announcement should be studied by anybody interested in federal employment, because it provides insight into how one can gain relevant credentials and approach this kind of career. Also, it may be very useful to browse the USGS site for positions at other levels, particularly GS-09, which are more suitable for new graduates.
This position announcement should be studied by anybody interested in federal employment, because it provides insight into how one can gain relevant credentials and approach this kind of career. Also, it may be very useful to browse the USGS site for positions at other levels, particularly GS-09, which are more suitable for new graduates.
Winter Olympics - Very Dynamic Map
The New York Times provides an amazingly dynamic map of Winter Olympics medals in several dimensions of space and time. Users can choose to view medal-winning countries in their relative geographic positions or in rank order. Most amazingly, a slide bar across the top allows one to view shifts in these patterns. Move back in four-year increments to see some countries wax and wane in the standings -- and some will even disappear!
MS Assistantship opportunities for fall 2010
There are several graduate assistantships available for Fall 2010 in the Geospatial Science MS program at Missouri State University in Springfield. The program involves training and applications in geospatial technologies to address problems in physical geography, geology, and planning (http://geosciences.missouristate.edu/).
Teaching assistantships are in the areas of physical geography and geology labs, GIS labs, and human/culture geography.
Research assistantships in Geology may be available in carbon sequestration, geophysical investigations, and hydrogeology.
Research assistantships in Geography may be available in climatology, water quality, soil geomorphology, and fluvial geomorphology.
Opportunities area available to work within or collaborate with the Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute at Missouri State University (http://oewri.missouristate.edu/).
Please pass this message on to interested students.
CONTACT:
Robet T. Pavlowsky
Missouri State University
Bobpavlowsky@missouristate.edu
Office: 417-836-8473
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Economic Census workshop
The U.S. Census Bureau and MIT Libraries are hosting a free, half-day conference about the 2007 Economic Census and related programs. Economic Census data are available once every five years and includes detailed statistics for industries, and information about sales ($ receipts) by industry by city and town geography. This is public domain data. The conference is open to the public.
Register online at: http://tinyurl.com/economic-census-mit-2010
Date: March 25, 2010
Time: 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Location:
MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Building 10, room 105
Cambridge, MA 02139
Campus Map: http://whereis.mit.edu/?q=10-105&zoom=16&lat=42.359669683225945&lng=-71.09201431274414&open=object-10&maptype=mit
More details are available at: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/economic-census-event2010.html
Saturday, February 20, 2010
MACC Executive Director
Dr. Hayes-Bohanan recently received this message from MACC, a state-wide organization of which he and many of our alumni are members. This job opening may be perfect for some BSC geographay alumnus. Please spread the word, and feel free to ask Dr. Hayes-Bohanan for further information about MACC. Consider attending the annual meeting February 27 as well (posted on this blog recently).
The Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC) seeks an Executive Director. The mission of MACC is the education of and support for Conservation Commissions across the state. MACC supports science-based laws and regulations that protect wetlands, water resources, open space, and other natural resources. The Executive Director is the Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for promoting and implementing the MACC Strategic Plan, including the roles of education, advocacy, and fundraising. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors, and will work with a staff of 3.5 FTEs. The successful candidate will have an understanding of Massachusetts environmental law, regulations, and policy; an understanding of non-profit management and fundraising; a passion for natural resources, and will have excellent presentation and writing skills. For a full description of the position, please visit our website at: http://maccweb.org/resources_jobs.html
All cover letter and resume submissions must be electronic and addressed to: staff@maccweb.org Submissions will be accepted until April 15th.
No phone calls Please.
The Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC) seeks an Executive Director. The mission of MACC is the education of and support for Conservation Commissions across the state. MACC supports science-based laws and regulations that protect wetlands, water resources, open space, and other natural resources. The Executive Director is the Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for promoting and implementing the MACC Strategic Plan, including the roles of education, advocacy, and fundraising. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors, and will work with a staff of 3.5 FTEs. The successful candidate will have an understanding of Massachusetts environmental law, regulations, and policy; an understanding of non-profit management and fundraising; a passion for natural resources, and will have excellent presentation and writing skills. For a full description of the position, please visit our website at: http://maccweb.org/resources_jobs.html
All cover letter and resume submissions must be electronic and addressed to: staff@maccweb.org Submissions will be accepted until April 15th.
No phone calls Please.
Friday, February 12, 2010
"Food Fight" Documentary (Producer/Director to Present)
The Students for Ethical Eating (SEE) and the Social Justice League (SJL), along with the Center for Sustainability invite you to join Director/Producer Chris Taylor, who will be presenting his award-winning documentary "FOOD FIGHT" at BSC:
When: 5:30pm Wednesday, February 17th
Where: Heritage Room, Maxwell Library
Food Fight is a fascinating look at how American agricultural food policy and food culture developed in the 20th century, and how the California food movement has created a counter-evolution against big agribusiness.
Coffee and light refreshments will be served.
For more information on the documentary and its producer/director please visit: www.foodfightthedoc.com
When: 5:30pm Wednesday, February 17th
Where: Heritage Room, Maxwell Library
Food Fight is a fascinating look at how American agricultural food policy and food culture developed in the 20th century, and how the California food movement has created a counter-evolution against big agribusiness.
Coffee and light refreshments will be served.
For more information on the documentary and its producer/director please visit: www.foodfightthedoc.com
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