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2019 ESIP Summer Meeting

Data in Action: Increasing the Use and Value of Earth Science Data and Information

For 20 years, ESIP meetings have brought together the most innovative thinkers and leaders around Earth observation data, thus forming a community dedicated to making Earth observations more discoverable, accessible and useful to researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and the public.
The week is sure to be filled with a number of exciting plenary talks, breakout sessions, posters, and more.

Dates: Tuesday, July 16th – Friday, July 19th, 2019 (ending after lunch), side meetings on 7/15.
Theme: Data in Action: Increasing the Use and Value of Earth Science Data and Information.
Call for Sessions: PROPOSE A SESSION here by April 26th, 2019.

Meeting Location: Greater Tacoma Convention Center, 1500 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402

Lodging: The official hotel of the meeting is Hotel Murano, located at 1320 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402. The group rate is $121 per night. Online and phone reservations will be accepted until June 17, 2019. To make online reservations, click here. You may also make reservations by phone at 253-238-8000 or 877-986-8083 using the code “ESIP SUMMER MEETING BLOCK”.

Meeting Registration: 
Before the early registration deadline, registration is $415 for ESIP partner affiliates and $550 for non-partner affiliates. After June 28th, registration is $515 for partner affiliates and $650 for non-partner affiliates. The student registration rate is $150. A special one-day rate is available for $200. The teacher registration rate is $50. Teachers attending the Teacher Workshop will be refunded the registration fee after attending the meeting plus a stipend of $200. A full refund will be given for all registration types until June 19th.

REAL ID Act: The REAL ID Act establishes minimum security standards for license issuance and production and prohibits Federal agencies from accepting driver’s licenses and identification cards from states not meeting the Act’s minimum standards. If your state is non-compliant and does not have an extension, you may not be able to board a federally regulated commercial aircraft with just your state-issued driver’s license. Please visit https://www.dhs.gov/real-id prior to travel to find your state status and ensure you have appropriate identification.

Questions: Contact staff@esipfed.org

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5th CUAHSI Conference on Hydroinformatics

Hydroinformatics for Scientific Knowledge, Informed Policy, and Effective Response

July 29 – 31, 2019
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

Details

Join the CUAHSI community this summer to explore the latest innovations in water-data science during July 29 – 31, 2019 on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, UT! The 2019 CUAHSI Conference on Hydroinformatics will gather researchers and practitioners to share their most recent approaches, products, and theory for, developing, applying, and maintaining hydroinformatics for valuable scientific and applied outcomes.

The CUAHSI Conference on Hydroinformatics is uniquely focused on data science and technology for water resources and hydrology. This conference will include keynote speakers and oral, poster, and hands-on sessions. Start planning now to be a part of this important meeting.

We are pleased to announce the following Keynote Speakers:

  • Ni-Bin Chang, University of Central Florida
  • Tyler Erickson, Google Earth Engine and Google Earth Outreach
  • Sara Larsen, Western States Water Council Water Data Exchange
  • Gene Shawcroft, Central Utah Water Conservancy District
  • Chaopeng Shen, Pennsylvania State University

Registration Deadlines

Early Bird Registration Deadline: June 15

Regular Registration Deadline: July 15

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Machine Learning/Data Science Internship

Mixing technology, data, and first-in-class innovation, EagleView® is not only leading the property data analytics market, but also changing lives along the way. Come join us and make great things happen!

EagleView is a fast-growing technology company driving game changing innovation in multibillion-dollar markets such as property insurance, energy, construction, and government. Leveraging 17 years of the most advanced aerial imaging technology in the world, along with the most recent advances in machine learning and AI, EagleView is fundamentally transforming how our customers do business.

At EagleView, we believe that making our culture engaging and empowering are keys to success. Our kitchens are stocked 24/7; social, athletic, and wellness opportunities are plentiful; and the growth, education, and potential of employees is a top priority, making EagleView a “Best Place to Work” for more than five years running.

Job Description

We are looking for a talented student that’s interested in a Machine Learning, Data Science position. You’ll have the opportunity to work with a fun, hardworking and talented team to help develop and run neural net classifiers for aerial and drone imagery.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Help to aggregate, clean, and organize training data for machine learning
  • Help evaluate and document model performance
  • Work with other members of the Machine Learning Team to scale the use of neural networks for imagery classification and other applications
  • Research and experiment new technologies that can improve algorithm applications

Skills & Requirements

  • Experience with Python or similar language
  • Experience Amazon AWS or other cloud compute services
  • Working knowledge of Linux-based command line environments
  • Working toward a Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in science, data science, engineering, computer science, or related field

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Waterhackweek 2019 Community Mixer, featuring Special Guest Speaker Sally Jewell

You’re Invited!

Join Waterhackweek participants, industry professionals and the greater University of Washington Freshwater Initiative and eScience Institute community for the Waterhackweek Community Mixer on Thursday, March 28, 2019, 4:00-6:00 pm. WaterHackWeek, a 5-day collaborative workshop hosted by the UW Freshwater Initiative and eScience Institute, brings together water and data scientists from around the world.

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We are thrilled to announce that special guest speaker Sally Jewell will join us to discuss her experiences in understanding and managing water resources for the benefit of society. Sally Jewell was the U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President Barack Obama and is the former CEO of outdoor retailer REI.

The Community Mixer event will also feature lightning talks from WaterHackWeek 2019 participants, highlighting innovative new research, and provide ample opportunity to network with experts in the freshwater and data science communities.

Please RSVP at no cost by visiting our Eventbrite page. Contact Lillian McGill with questions.

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Water Resources Engineering Internship

Apply by February 26, 2019.

Position Description

The Water Resources Section in the Water Planning and Program Management Division of Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is responsible for the management of Seattle’s water supply rivers and reservoirs. This includes real-time management as well as planning and forecasts.

The Water Resources Section is seeking a Student Engineer intern to assist in on-going experimental hydrologic field data collection campaigns and other tasks supporting SPU’s Water Resources program. This internship opportunity is available to either undergraduate or graduate engineering students. The selected intern will report to the Water Resource Projects Engineer.

Learning objectives include, but are not limited to:

  • Gain experience working in a professional technical office environment
  • Develop in-depth data analysis skills
  • Gain experience collecting and analyzing stream flow and other hydraulic and hydrologically significant data measured in the field
  • Gain peripheral experience with water resources real-time management, use of weather forecasts and rainfall/runoff forecasts

There is currently one internship available, with a projected start date in mid-May 2019. The duration of this internship is up to 24 months, or graduation, whichever comes first. We require a one-year commitment for this internship opportunity.

For additional information about SPU, visit our website at http://www.seattle.gov/util

Job Responsibilities

The selected intern will work with the Water Resources team in activities such as:

  • Perform field data collection and sensing station maintenance, including soil moisture data and streamflow measurement
  • Perform engineering office support tasks
  • Provide assistance for water resources project development and support
  • Support the Aquatic Resources Program.

Qualifications

Education: Applicants must be of sophomore, junior or senior standing as undergraduates, or graduate standing, pursuing a degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering. The applicant must be enrolled in accredited college courses, with a part-time or full-time credit load, leading to a degree for the duration of the the internship.

Exception: Students are not required to be enrolled during the summer sessions, but must provide documentation of continued Fall enrollment by end of Spring quarter.

Undergraduates must maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA; graduate students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Licensing and Other Requirements:

  • This internship requires a valid Washington State driver’s license.
  • The successful applicant will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment physical as a condition of hire.

Additional Information

Desired Requirements: Understanding of basic hydrological data

Hours: During school sessions, work hours will be scheduled to complement class schedules (15-18 hours per week). This internship may work up to full-time during breaks and summer months. Work is normally performed between the hours of 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday.

How to Apply:

  • Upload your college/university’s unofficial transcript. This should include a list of completed courses, courses currently enrolled in, grades for each of the completed courses as well as cumulative GPA. An official transcript will be required at time of hire.
  • Attach a cover letter indicating your interest in this internship.
  • Attach a resume clearly identifying how you meet the qualifications.

Incomplete applications may result in not being considered for this internship opportunity.

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2019 AWIS Scholarships: Apply Today!

Applications are open for 2019 AWIS (Association for Women in Science) Scholarships!

Award: Scholarship amounts range from $1000 – $5000.
Deadline: Friday March 1st, 2019.
Eligibility: Open to women who will be juniors or seniors at a four-year college or university in the state of Washington in the Fall of 2019. Applicants must have a declared major in the sciences, engineering or mathematics, and must have a United States issued social security number.

Winners generally have exemplary grades, outstanding letters of recommendation, financial need, a record of community service, and a strong interest in pursuing a career in the sciences, engineering or mathematics.

Number Awarded: 4-8 scholarships per year (usually 30 – 40 applicants)

The application requires:

  • a completed application form
  • an unofficial transcript of studies and community service
  • an essay response
  • 2 letters of recommendation

You may submit your application either by

  • including all the required documents in an email to the Scholarship Committee
  • OR by filling out the application as an online form and uploading all required documents within it. We recommend that you go through the downloadable form to prepare the required information before beginning the online form.

For more information contact the AWIS Scholarship Committee at scholarship@seattleawis.org or visit our page.

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Post-Doctoral Positions Available at Notre Dame & Cary Institute

Ecosystem ecology of coupled terrestrial-aquatic systems

We seek two postdoctoral researchers to collaborate with us in testing and developing theory around coupled terrestrial-aquatic ecosystems. Successful candidates would pursue research focused on one or more of the following themes:

Broad-scale Biogeochemical Modeling – This project uses models and geospatial data to explore how aquatic systems process C, N, and P at regional to continental scales, and to predict how these processes will respond to global change. Applicants to this position should have experience with dynamical modeling and/or geospatial analyses with a preferred focus on biogeochemical processes.

Forecasting Lake Carbon Dynamics – This project asks how hydrologic variation at multiple temporal scales influences lake processing, storage, and export of carbon. Data from a network of instrumented watersheds, long-term monitoring, and a nearby National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) site provide the foundation for empirical analysis and model testing. Previous experience with forecasting or data assimilation in any research domain is highly desirable for this position, as is experience with lake carbon cycling or limnology.

Controls on Food Web Productivity – This project uses existing datasets, including long-term, whole-lake manipulations, to test recently developed theory describing effects of terrestrial dissolved organic carbon and nutrient loads on lake food web productivity. Significant statistical modeling experience is required for this position, and experience modeling lake or stream ecosystem metabolism is especially desirable.

We encourage applicants who have strong quantitative skills, a solid publication record, and who have, or will soon obtain, a Ph.D. in Ecology, Limnology, Geosciences, or related fields. Successful candidates will be based at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies (Millbrook, NY) or the University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN), and have the opportunity to interact with a vibrant and collaborative research group conducting large-scale experiments and other field campaigns at the University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center (UNDERC). Both positions are intended to be two years with initial appointment for one year and renewal assuming satisfactory performance. The start date for these positions is flexible.

If you have any questions about these opportunities, feel free to contact Dr. Stuart Jones, (University of Notre Dame; sjones20@nd.edu) or Dr. Chris Solomon (Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies; solomonc@caryinstitute.org). To apply for a position, submit a curriculum vitae, brief statement of interest, and contact information for three references to sjones20@nd.edu. Review of applications will begin February 15, 2019.

The Cary Institute and the University of Notre Dame are Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action (AA) employers. It is the policy of these institutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

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RESCHEDULED: Freshwater Exploration Series Winter Roundtable

*THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR FEB. 26, 2019, 5-7pm.*

After a fun and insightful Fall field trip to the Skagit River Hydroelectric project, the Freshwater Exploration Series is moving downstream to the next activity in the Series!

Students learn about the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project from atop the dam

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What: Freshwater Exploration Series: Student Roundtable on Dams in the PNW

When: Tuesday, February 26, 2019, 5:00-7:00 pm

Where: Communications Building, Room 202

Details:  This event will include (1) lightning talks about how dams are featured in student research, (2) brief discussion of Ho et al. (2017), The future role of dams in the United States of America and an excerpt from Rita Wong’s Undercurrent, and (3) planning for Spring 2019 Panel Event.

Students from ALL disciplines are invited to give ~3 minute lightning talk on how they approach studying dams and their impacts (either directly or indirectly) from their disciplinary lens. Giving a talk is not required to participate.

We will also be identifying questions, issues, and perspectives that we would like to address in a panel event with academic and industry experts, to be held Spring quarter 2019.  Food and drinks will be served.

RSVP today!

Contact:  Contact Claire Beveridge with questions, cbev@uw.edu

 

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Save the Date! WaterHackWeek 2019 Mixer

What: WaterHackWeek Mixer Event

When: Thursday, March 28, 2019, 4-6 pm

Where: Intellectual House (map)

Join WaterHackWeek participants, industry professionals, and the greater Freshwater Initiative and eScience Institute communities for an evening of lightning talks, science, and networking. A WaterHackWeek keynote address will be given.  Drinks and appetizers will be served.

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Freshwater Researchers Published in The Conversation

Freshwater Initiative faculty Julian Olden and student steering committee member Thiago Couto were recently published in The Conversation, offering a scientific perspective on the current status of aging and failing dams in Brazil.

In the wake of a dam collapse at a Brazilian mine in the last week, the researchers describe the risk posed by old and unsafe dams. They write, “With national safety guidelines informed by science and stricter enforcement, countries can reduce the chance of a disaster like this happening again.”

Read more on The Conversation’s website.