Re: [ECOLOG-L] state budgets and higher ed
Nobody beats Illinois on this - we have been without a budget for almost a year and may have to wait till after November for one. State contracts (for example from the DNR) for GAs and faculty doing research for the state are not being honored. The state is not paying the Monetary Assistance Program (MAP) grants that go to needy students. Community Colleges are laying off tenured faculty, and Chicago State University is preparing to shut down at the end of the month. At the same time, the state has already spent more than its revenues this year since consent degrees and court orders are forcing payments to almost all of its creditors besides higher ed. -- Silvia Secchi Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Resources Faner Hall, Mail Code 4541 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Phone:(618)453-6020 Fax: (618)453-6465 Vous avez beau ne pas vous occuper de politique, la politique s'occupe de vous tout de même. Charles Forbes de Montalembert The way we organize the modern American university fragments our knowledge badly. Not only are we divided by discipline, but we are divided by the methods that scholars use. Elinor Ostrom From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news on behalf of Brian Buma Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2016 10:19 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] state budgets and higher ed Hi Malcolm, Alaska is a good example - cuts have been proposed on the order of 10-20% (and more, if you count cuts in the last couple years). Programs have been lost already - fairly grim. --- Brian Buma, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology University of Alaska Southeast Ph: 907-796-6410 brian.b...@uas.alaska.edu<mailto:brian.b...@uas.alaska.edu> www.brianbuma.com<http://www.brianbuma.com> On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 9:00 AM, Malcolm McCallum mailto:malcolm.mccallum.ta...@gmail.com>> wrote: I have been following the IL budget catastrophe with interest and I was aware that PA had a similar fiasco going on. Today, I discovered KS is also still dealing with a budget fiasco. I am just curious, and I am almost sure most near grads and recent grads will be interested too, just how many states are facing catestrophic budget, primarily due to political ineptness? Love to hear the responses. If you like, send me your stories and I will consolidate them into a single email for the listserv. Malcolm -- Malcolm L. McCallum, PHD, REP Link to online CV and portfolio : https://www.visualcv.com/malcolm-mc-callum?access=18A9RYkDGxO "Nothing is more priceless and worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed. It is a many-faceted treasure, of value to scholars, scientists, and nature lovers alike, and it forms a vital part of the heritage we all share as Americans." -President Richard Nixon upon signing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 into law. "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - Allan Nation 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) Wealth w/o work Pleasure w/o conscience Knowledge w/o character Commerce w/o morality Science w/o humanity Worship w/o sacrifice Politics w/o principle Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Geobiology Grad position without funding?
Alexander, my advice to aspiring grad students is NEVER to go into a grad program (Masters or PhD) without funding. That adviser on the east cost is not really great if she expects you to go to grad school w/o an assistantship. You are saddling yourself with debt you may never be able to repay. Your GRE scores are good, spread your wings and apply to 5 or 6 different places with a range of reputations. -- Silvia Secchi Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Resources Faner Hall, Mail Code 4541 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Phone:(618)453-6020 Fax: (618)453-6465 Vous avez beau ne pas vous occuper de politique, la politique s'occupe de vous tout de même. Charles Forbes de Montalembert The way we organize the modern American university fragments our knowledge badly. Not only are we divided by discipline, but we are divided by the methods that scholars use. Elinor Ostrom From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news on behalf of Alexander Sousa Sent: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 9:50 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Geobiology Grad position without funding? Hello. I have just been informed of my acceptance to a Geoscience/geobiology M.S. program with a great advisor on the east coast. The only catch is a total lack of funding as of now. The professor pulling for me has told me she has a few pans in the fire for securing funding but that they are all somewhat unlikely and that given the burden of 27,000 tuition that she does not expect me to matriculate. My question to all of you kind and intelligent Ecologgers is: Should I take this position or should I wait? Here is some background to help you understand my situation: I am an aspiring researcher/professor of astrobiology or some such related field (geomicrobiology, extremophile microbiology etc. with a bachelors degree (2.74 GPA) in biology from BU and a current teaching position at a local high school. I intend to obtain a PhD as soon as possible (although maybe that is a poor plan) I have about 3 years of collective experience in labs ranging from biogeochemistry to extremophile microbiology and am hoping to be published in the coming months. My GRE scores are: 162 in the verbal reasoning putting me in the 90th percentile 159 on the quantitative reasoning putting me in the 75th percentile 4 on the analytical writing putting me in the 56th percentile. I am also taking 2 graduate courses at local universities as a non- matriculated student and expect to do well in them. (ArcGIS & Chemical oceanography) My largest unknowns are; my lack of real understanding as to what sorts of employment opportunities exist for me to recoup my expenditure in the short term and the mysterious nature of the graduate funding machine... The real question is... should I wait until next cycle and try my luck again, hopefully with better results since my grades from my grad courses will now be in and my publication should be completed. OR is the nature of these things pretty ephemeral and should I just jump on this opportunity and recoup the loans later? (The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects great growth and median salary for geoscientists at a masters level.) WHAT DO YOU THINK!!!??? thanks so much everyone!
[ECOLOG-L] Webinar on Nonpoint Pollution Policy
Dear Ecologgers, some of you may be interested in this, cheers! Silvia Secchi Assistant Professor, Energy and Environmental Policy, Southern Illinois University ssec...@siu.edu A Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE) webinar to celebrate Choices Magazine. When: Friday, March 21, 2014 Time: 2 PM ET – 3 PM ET Registration Link https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4353156007248483841 Summary: The most recent assessment of U.S. surface waters reveals that 55% of the nation’s rivers and streams are in poor condition. The leading causes of impairment are pollutants associated with land uses such as roads, parking lots, and farm fields. These “non-point” water pollutants diminish aesthetic and recreational values; raise costs of treating water for drinking and industrial uses; impair stream and reservoir ecosystems; and create nutrient-induced dead zones. As federal budgets grow more limited and legislative will ebbs, U.S. conservation and environmental goals are broadening to encompass soil productivity, air and water quality, and wildlife habitat as well as carbon sequestration. In view of these divergent trends, new approaches to protecting America’s water bodies are needed. The 2014 Farm Bill re-couples conservation compliance with a robust crop insurance program while reducing conservation funding. With encouragement from U.S. EPA, and in some instances responding to federal inaction, states, tribes, communities, and even private supply chains are developing innovative ways to determine impacts and create incentives for stewardship. These initiatives include California’s Cap and Trade Carbon program, Wetland Banking pursuant to the Clean Water Act, and large scale Total Maximum Daily Loads regulations. This webinar will discuss the ‘state- of- the-art’ in nonpoint source pollution policy and analysis to help inform policy development. Speakers: · Dr. John Braden, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Economics, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois · Dr. Silvia Secchi, Assistant Professor, College of Agricultural Sciences at Southern Illinois University Register here by March 20. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4353156007248483841 This webinar is part of C-FARE series highlighting the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s (AAEA) Choices Magazine stand-alone articles and themes. For further information we encourage you to read the following Choices Magazine articles (http://www.choicesmagazine.org/choices-magazine/theme- articles/innovations-in-nonpoint-source-pollution-policy): Theme Overview: Innovations in Nonpoint Source Pollution Policy John B. Braden and Kevin J. Boyle Addressing Death by a Thousand Cuts: Legal and Policy Innovations to Address Nonpoint Source Runoff Lara B. Fowler, Matthew B. Royer, and Jamison E. Colburn State Level Efforts to Regulate Agricultural Sources of Water Quality Impairment Catherine L. Kling Local Innovations in Water Protection: Experiments with Economic Incentives Lisa A. Wainger and James S. Shortle Integrated Modeling for Conservation Policy Support Silvia Secchi A Tale of Many Cities: Using Low-Impact Development to Reduce Urban Water Pollution Amy W. Ando and Noelwah R. Netusil U.S. Coastal and Estuarine Stormwater Management Approaches Sara Aminzadeh, Linwood Pendleton, Sean Bothwell, Amy Pickle, and Alexandria B. Boehm Innovations in Nonpoint Source Pollution Policy-European Perspectives Jussi Lankoski and Markku Ollikainen
Re: [ECOLOG-L] ENERGY Biofuels and their questionable potential Re: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013
oncept >>> >> based, > >> including the "use" of "marginal" lands? Does anyone really think that >>> marginal lands will not produce marginal amounts of energy? At what >>> >> cost in > >> dollars and degradation/destruction of ecosystems? >>> >>> WT >>> >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "John Raasch" >>> To: >>> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 10:11 AM >>> Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Switchgrass Conference September 2013 >>> >>> >>> Announcing SWITCHGRASS II, taking place in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 10- >>> >> 12 > >> September 2013 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center. Registration, >>> housing, and abstract submission information available at the following >>> website: www.dfrc.wisc.edu/switchgrass. >>> >>> The conference will bring together scientists and students interested in >>> switchgrass and other prairie grasses to discuss the state of the art of >>> prairie grass research. It will be an excellent opportunity to meet and >>> interact with researchers from a wide range of disciplines, including >>> agronomy, physiology, ecology, soil science, pathology, entomology, >>> genetics, genomics, and molecular biology. The conference will include a >>> field tour, several plenary presentations, selected volunteered oral >>> presentations, a poster session, and a community workshop. >>> >>> Program Highlights: >>> >>> All-day tour of prairie/savanna and bioenergy research. >>> Eight topical areas, each with one invited speaker. >>> One-day poster session, organized according to the eight topical areas. >>> >>> A small group of abstracts from each topical area will be chosen, with >>> >> the > >> author's permission, for oral presentations. The committee will make >>> >> this > >> decision before the conference, so that authors have time to plan for an >>> oral presentation. >>> >>> Abstract submission deadline: 11:59pm Friday 16 August (Central Daylight >>> Time USA) >>> >>> Registration deadline: 1 September >>> >>> For more information contact mdcas...@wisc.edu or jaraa...@tds.net. >>> >>> >>> - >>> No virus found in this message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 10.0.1432 / Virus Database: 3199/5926 - Release Date: 06/20/13 >>> >> >> -- >> David McNeely >> ==**==** >> = >> > > > - > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1432 / Virus Database: 3204/6003 - Release Date: 07/19/13 > -- Silvia Secchi Assistant Professor, Energy and Environmental Policy, Department of Agribusiness Economics Co-Director, Environmental Resources & Policy Ph.D. Program Agriculture Building - Mailcode 4410 Southern Illinois University 1205 Lincoln Drive Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Phone:(618)453-1714 Fax: (618)453-1708 *Vous avez beau ne pas vous occuper de politique, la politique s'occupe de vous tout de même.* Charles Forbes de Montalembert *The way we organize the modern American university fragments our knowledge badly. Not only are we divided by discipline, but we are divided by the methods that scholars use. * Elinor Ostrom
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Exclusive homosexuality
xual preferences, > even if we only divide it into 3 categories (straight, bisexual and > homosexual); that is enough to maintain a frequency of individuals that are > 100% homosexual. The 100% homosexual group can have a fitness of zero (non > reproductive) and never offer any fitness benefits to other individuals in > the population. See the sickle cell anemia example and malaria. > > The fact that there is variation in genes of sexual preference leads us to > the conclusion that there can easily be variation in the phenotype. Social > scientists have known this for a long time, it is called the Kinsey Scale > (see more here <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinsey_scale>). Now that we have > confirmed variation in sexual behavior, please stop assuming that all > individuals who associate with "homosexual" behavior do not want to have > children, and that all those who associate with heterosexual behavior have > never acted on an alternative desire. The statement that "homosexuals have a > fitness of zero" implies that you know that all homosexuals have no desire to > have children, which simply is not true, and is borderline offensive. > > I believe Wayne's original question has been answered, homosexual behaviors > exist in other animals. > > Matt > > > > > This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for > the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the > use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and > subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email > immediately. -- Silvia Secchi Assistant Professor, Energy and Environmental Policy, Department of Agribusiness Economics Co-Director, Environmental Resources & Policy Ph.D. Program Agriculture Building - Mailcode 4410 Southern Illinois University 1205 Lincoln Drive Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Phone:(618)453-1714 Fax: (618)453-1708 Vous avez beau ne pas vous occuper de politique, la politique s'occupe de vous tout de même. Charles Forbes de Montalembert The way we organize the modern American university fragments our knowledge badly. Not only are we divided by discipline, but we are divided by the methods that scholars use. Elinor Ostrom
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Gender issues
t: (206) 616-3112 < >> tel:%28206%29%20616-3112> >> >> w: <http://www.fish.washington.edu/research/oldenlab/> >> http://www.fish.washington.edu/research/oldenlab/ >> >> skype: goldenolden >> >> >> >> "The face of the river . . . was not a book to be read once and thrown >> >> aside, for it had a new story to tell every day." < Mark Twain >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 2/18/13 7:37 AM, "Yvette Dickinson" < > yvette.dickin...@gmail.com> >> yvette.dickin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >Like Chandreyee Mitra I was surprised by the comment included in Clara's >> >> >list: >> >> >"7. ...i am somewhat exercised by your post because, IMO, too many young, >> >> >especially, female, >> >> >applicants don't bring much to the table that others don't already know >> >> >or that cannot be readily >> >> >duplicated or that is mostly generalist-oriented..." >> >> > >> >> >This is a sentiment that I have heard before in other venues and find >> >> >abhorrent. I initially chose not >> >> >to comment on it here, but I do support Chandreyee's in her comment. >> >> > >> >> >However, I am disgusted by the response Chandreyee recieved. To be told >> >> >to simply use your email >> >> >filter and not worry your silly little head over such matters is >> >> >offensive. The concerns Chandreyee >> >> >raised are legitimate, and should be addressed with the gravity and >> >> >respect they deserve. >> >> > >> >> >I would like to remind all readers of ESA's code of ethics, particularly >> >> >principle g. >> >> >"Ecologists will not discriminate against others, in the course of their >> >> >work on the basis of gender, >> >> >sexual orientation, marital status, creed, religion, race, color, >> >> >national origin, age, economic status, >> >> >disability, or organizational affiliation." >> >> > >> >> >Yvette Dickinson >> > > > > -- > *Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles* > > https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Miguel_Canedo-Argueelles/ > > *Lytle Lab* > Cordley Hall > Oregon State University > Corvallis, Oregon (USA) 97331 > http://www.science.oregonstate.edu/lytlelab/?q=home > > *Freshwater Ecology and Management (F.E.M.) research group* > Departament d'Ecologia, Universitat Barcelona > Diagonal, 643 > 08028 BARCELONA > Catalonia, Spain > http://www.ub.edu/fem/ -- Silvia Secchi Assistant Professor, Energy and Environmental Policy, Department of Agribusiness Economics Co-Director, Environmental Resources & Policy Ph.D. Program Agriculture Building - Mailcode 4410 Southern Illinois University 1205 Lincoln Drive Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Phone:(618)453-1714 Fax: (618)453-1708 Vous avez beau ne pas vous occuper de politique, la politique s'occupe de vous tout de même. Charles Forbes de Montalembert The way we organize the modern American university fragments our knowledge badly. Not only are we divided by discipline, but we are divided by the methods that scholars use. Elinor Ostrom
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Fwd: [ECOLOG-L] Families in Science - Balancing your personal and professional life
Men make the rules, men win the game, Clara. People like you that do not question the system or do not try to change it perpetuate a dysfunctional professional environment. Silvia Secchi Assistant Professor, Energy Economics & Policy Southern Illinois University Carbondale On Apr 11, 2012, at 11:14 PM, "Clara B. Jones" wrote: > Andres: 1. ...i think i really do "hear" what you are saying, and i "get" > that the advantages afforded to professional females (including females in > research science careers) in some countries are beneficial to them and > their families... > 2. ...however, what level of Science are these females doing... > 3. ...is their productivity, including the quality of their research, > equivalent to that of USA men who work, say, 80+ h/week... > 4. ...is the quality of work being done in the countries you > cite equivalent to what would be required to achieve "senior" (i;e., > professorship [+]) status in the US... > 5. ...i don't think i know what the answers to the above questions are; > however, i suspect the answers are "no"... > 6. ...from what i do know, however, i THINK that collaborative research is > acceptable in Europe to a degree that it is not in the USA where, it seems > to me, females who rely on collaboration are often/usually perceived as > "hitch(h)iking" on a senior person's research projects...though this > strategy may, indeed, purchase senior status in the USA, it often does not > translate to reputation or respect (indeed, there are exceptions)... > 7. ...following from the threads on this topic in the past few d...i think > i "hear" females saying that they're not competing for the sorts of > positions that i describe above...so be it...as one respondent put it, > after a baby came her "priorities changed"...again, so be it...SORT OF... > 8. ...what i mean by SORT OF is that i don't see a problem with USA females > changing priorities UNLESS they've received funding or made other > commitments under the guise that they want to be senior scientists *as > defined in USA*... > 9. ...several female respondents have pointed out that female graduate > students, post-docs, etc. are "grown-ups" capable of making their own > "rational" decisions...all good...then they should be prepared to assume > responsibility for their decisions...understanding *the realities of USA > science that they signed up for*... > 10. ...what is the Plan B for these girls that will fulfill their > commitments *(to USA science)* when they switch priorities... > 11. ...what is their plan for purchasing UNDIVIDED, UNINTERRUPTED, > SINGLE-FOCUSED, LONG-TERM, OFTEN UNPREDICTABLE TIME required to accomplish > the sort of senior science *as defined by USA standards*... > 12. ...some females & minorities assert that the structure of USA science > needs to change...for a variety of reasons... > 13. ...however, why should the USA modify the system producing among the > best and most successful scientists in the world... > 14. ...more important, in my opinion...is that "RATIONAL" grown-ups of > whatever sex or sexual orientation or personal status sign up for this > system & need not only to have their eyes open but need to step up by not > changing the rules unilaterally in mid- or late-stream...clara > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Andres Lopez-Sepulcre > Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 4:01 PM > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Families in Science - Balancing your personal and > professional life > To: ECOLOG-L@listserv.umd.edu > > > Andres, do you have any ideas about how we can import that Finlandian model >> to the U.S.? And how to get more universities and other employers in the >> U.S. to recognize the need to provide for professional couples? Thanks, >> David >> > > Ufff... this discussion may become more political than ecological... the > problem, as I see it is more fundamental. How willing are we to pay higher > and more progressive taxes, socialize higher education (and health care), > punish job instability, remove undergraduate and graduate student fees (in > fact, undergraduates are paid in Finland!!) or increase graduate > student/post-doc salaries and benefits at the cost of reducing those of > professors...? > > > Andres Lopez-Sepulcre wrote: >> >>> In my experience, it all depends on the country and how easy funding >>> agencies, research institutions and governments make it. I have >>> experience in several countries: Spain, USA, France and Finland. They >>> each have their good and bad points on that respect. Fore example, >>> wh
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Backpacking with an infant?
Actually, I think the real issue is who is advising Simone to do this and thinks it is a good idea. My PhD and postodoctoral advisers had kids and were realistic in terms of their expectations. Now that I am on the other side, I try to do the same with my students and postdocs. At three months, you could have a colicky baby or still be recovering from a c-section. Advisers who do not make room for the needs of a new mother and baby are problematic in my view - then again, I am probably biased because I am Italian, and in Europe maternity leaves are serious business. Silvia -- Silvia Secchi Assistant Professor, Energy and Environmental Policy, Department of Agribusiness Economics Co-Director, Environmental Resources & Policy Ph.D. Program Agriculture Building - Mailcode 4410 Southern Illinois University 1205 Lincoln Drive Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Phone:(618)453-1714 Fax: (618)453-1708 Vous avez beau ne pas vous occuper de politique, la politique s'occupe de vous tout de même. Charles Forbes de Montalembert The way we organize the modern American university fragments our knowledge badly. Not only are we divided by discipline, but we are divided by the methods that scholars use. Elinor Ostrom
Re: [ECOLOG-L] religion RE: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich
; [ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of David L. McNeely >> > > > [mcnee...@cox.net] >> > > > Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 9:55 AM >> > > > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU >> > > > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from >> Paul >> > > > Ehrlich >> > > > >> > > > Steve Young wrote: >> > > > > Lawren et al., >> > > > > Unfortunately, I think you may be preaching to the choir. I'm not >> > > > > trying to be pessimistic, but if every ESA member were to follow >> > > > > through and commit to the 'doing something', instead of just >> 'talking >> > > > > more', what would that accomplish? Just going by the numbers, >> > > > > conservatively speaking, ESA membership is around 10,000 and >> according >> > > > >> > > > > to the Census Bureau, the current population in the US is >> 312,718,825 >> > > > > ( >> > > > > http://www.census.gov/population/www/popclockus.html) So, what do >> we >> > > > > do about the other 312,708,000? >> > > > > I'm in the education arena and it is a question that I've been >> trying >> > > > > to figure out how to answer for a long time. I know advocacy is one >> > > > > way and something I work on all the time. Maybe this should be >> part of >> > > > >> > > > > the focus of the 'doing something' approach. >> > > > > Steve >> > > > >> > > > I believe when we help to educate others we are doing something. I'm >> > > > funny that way, I guess. >> > > > >> > > > The difficulty comes when our educational efforts fail, as they seem >> to >> > > > be doing on this matter. So, I need help in knowing what to do that >> > > > will actually work. So far as individual effort, I already try to buy >> > > > only what I need and to use old stuff. I minimize my fuel use by >> > > > driving a Toyota Prius, walking for local transportation when I can, >> not >> > > > using air conditioning though I live in a very hot climate, wearing >> warm >> > > > clothing and keeping the house cool in winter . But >> I >> > > > have not been able to persuade many others to engage in the same >> > > > actions. Reading and understanding the data that come in seems >> > > > unconvincing to so many. Science is only trusted when it reinforces >> > > > already held beliefs, even if less than 1% of those claiming to be >> > > > scientists provide the claims that reinforce. >> > > > >> > > > So, what can I do? >> > > > >> > > > David McNeely >> > > > >> > > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person(s) or >> entity >> > > to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged >> > > material. If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient >> or an >> > > agent responsible for delivering it to an intended recipient, you are >> > > hereby notified that you have received this message in error, and that >> any >> > > review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is >> strictly >> > > prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please notify the >> sender >> > > immediately and delete the message and any hard copy printouts. Thank >> you. >> > > >> > > -- >> > > David McNeely >> > > >> -- Silvia Secchi Assistant Professor, Energy and Environmental Policy, Department of Agribusiness Economics Co-Director, Environmental Resources & Policy Ph.D. Program Agriculture Building - Mailcode 4410 Southern Illinois University 1205 Lincoln Drive Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Phone:(618)453-1714 Fax: (618)453-1708 Vous avez beau ne pas vous occuper de politique, la politique s'occupe de vous tout de même. Charles Forbes de Montalembert
[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc announcement Environmental Modeling/GIS/Bioenergy
CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS Post Doctoral Fellow (100%) Environmental Resources and Policy/Agribusiness Economics Southern Illinois University Carbondale Environmental Modeling/GIS/Bioenergy Duties and responsibilities: The post-doctoral will work within an interdisciplinary project on the provision of multiple ecosystem services on floodplains, funded by the Nature Conservancy. The fellow will be responsible for modeling and estimating the economic and ecosystem service effects of biomass plantings on floodplains along the Mississippi river using the EPIC model (http://epicapex.brc.tamus.edu/ ), and assist in report preparation. The effects will be mapped and compared with current crops and management choices. Required qualifications: Doctoral Degree in Geography, Agricultural or Environmental Engineering, Environmental or Natural Resource Economics or equivalent field. Preference will be given to applicants with modeling experience, GIS training and knowledge of US agriculture. Applicant must have good technical writing skills. Strong work ethic required. Salary: The annual salary range is $38,000‐ $46,000, based on experience, with full benefits. Term of appointment: Position begins fall 2011 and is expected to continue for two years; continuation is contingent upon performance and available contract/grant funding. Application Deadline: September 15, 2011, or until filled. Application Procedure: Submit a letter of application, vitae, and three letters of recommendation to: Silvia Secchi ssec...@siu.edu Assistant Professor, Energy and Environmental Policy, Department of Agribusiness Economics Co-Director, Environmental Resources & Policy Ph.D. Program Agriculture Building Mail Code 4410 Southern Illinois University Carbondale 1205 Lincoln Drive Carbondale, Illinois 62901 SIUC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer that strives to enhance its ability to develop a diverse faculty and staff and to increase its potential to serve a diverse student population. All applications are welcome and encouraged and will receive consideration.
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Spatially explicit environmental data sources
For ag-related land use changes, the CDL put together by USDA NASS is the best bet: http://www.nass.usda.gov/research/Cropland/SARS1a.htm. On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Aycrigg, Jocelyn wrote: > Laura, > > Take a look at the National GAP land cover data at: > > http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt/community/maps_and_data/1850 > > The Protected Areas Database for the US (PAD-US 1.1) is also available > there. > > Jocelyn > > > Jocelyn Aycrigg, PhD > National Gap Analysis Program > Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources > University of Idaho > Moscow, ID 83843 > 208-885-3901 > aycr...@uidaho.edu > gapanalysis.nbii.gov > > -Original Message- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mailto:ecolo...@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of Laura S. > Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 5:36 PM > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Spatially explicit environmental data sources > > Dear all: > > I would greatly appreciate any ideas or suggestions regarding spatially > explicit soil data bases/data sets (or other spatially explicit > terrestrial > environmental data). > > I am specifically looking for spatially explicit forest and/or grassland > vegetation data along with environmental variable data (including soil > data). However, any terrestrial environmental data would work. > > Thank you for your time and consideration, > Laura > -- Silvia Secchi Assistant Professor, Energy and Environmental Policy, Department of Agribusiness Economics Co-Director, Environmental Resources & Policy Ph.D. Program Agriculture Building - Mailcode 4410 Southern Illinois University 1205 Lincoln Drive Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Phone:(618)453-1714 Fax: (618)453-1708 Vous avez beau ne pas vous occuper de politique, la politique s'occupe de vous tout de même. Charles Forbes de Montalembert
Re: [ECOLOG-L] global old growth forest
Check out this WRI map: http://www.wri.org/map/worlds-forests-restoration-perspective On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 2:16 PM, Silvia Secchi wrote: > I would be interested in such a map as well. Please let me know if you get > any feedback. > > Thanks, > > Silvia > > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 1:39 PM, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?kevin?= < > yjzhan...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> does anybody know any source or map that shows global primary or old >> growth forest? >> Any information will be appreciated. >> Thanks >> yang >> > > > > -- > Silvia Secchi > Assistant Professor, Energy and Environmental Policy, Department of > Agribusiness Economics > Co-Director, Environmental Resources & Policy Ph.D. Program > Agriculture Building - Mailcode 4410 > Southern Illinois University > 1205 Lincoln Drive > Carbondale, Illinois 62901 > Phone:(618)453-1714 > Fax: (618)453-1708 > > Vous avez beau ne pas vous occuper de politique, la politique s'occupe de > vous tout de même. > Charles Forbes de Montalembert > -- Silvia Secchi Assistant Professor, Energy and Environmental Policy, Department of Agribusiness Economics Co-Director, Environmental Resources & Policy Ph.D. Program Agriculture Building - Mailcode 4410 Southern Illinois University 1205 Lincoln Drive Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Phone:(618)453-1714 Fax: (618)453-1708 Vous avez beau ne pas vous occuper de politique, la politique s'occupe de vous tout de même. Charles Forbes de Montalembert
Re: [ECOLOG-L] Biofuels and Wetlands
Hi Jan, we just published a paper on the effects of high crop prices on CRP and its environmental impacts... *Corn-Based Ethanol Production and Environmental Quality: A Case of Iowa and the Conservation Reserve Program*. The article is now available on SpringerLink * http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/s00267-009-9365-x<http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/s00267-009-9365-x&sa_campaign=Email/ACE/OF> * - Sorry if it sounds like a plug, but it seems to fit the discussion. -- Silvia Secchi Assistant Professor, Energy and Environmental Policy, Department of Agribusiness Economics Co-Director, Environmental Resources & Policy Ph.D. Program Agriculture Building - Mailcode 4410 Southern Illinois University 1205 Lincoln Drive Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Phone:(618)453-1714 Fax: (618)453-1708 Vous avez beau ne pas vous occuper de politique, la politique s'occupe de vous tout de même. Charles Forbes de Montalembert On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Jan Sliva wrote: > Hi Martha, yes we are aware of this aspect (included in the biodiversity / > conservation topic), but maybe we should stress it separately to be clear. > According to the USDA Feed Grain Baseline, 2009-18 corn acreage should > increase only slightly - U.S. corn planted area is expected to increase only > to 90 million acres by the end of the 2018. In my opinion this is hardly > realistic, as Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS, Sec. 202) sets forth a phase-in > for renewable fuel volumes beginning with 9 billion gallons in 2008 and > ending fourfold at 36 billion gallons in 2022 ! There is a realistic fear > that millions of acres of U.S. Conservation Reserve lands will come out of > conservation and back into cultivation. This will affect also wetlands, of > course. > We urgently need and would appreciate any concrete information where this > already happened or where this development is planned. > Jan > > > > Nungesser, Martha wrote: > >> Hi Jan, >> >> One additional aspect you may want to consider is the conversion of >> wetlands to agricultural land for biofuel production. >> >> Martha >> *** >> Martha K. Nungesser, Ph.D. >> Senior Environmental Scientist >> Everglades Division >> South Florida Water Management District >> 3301 Gun Club Rd. >> West Palm Beach, FL 33406 >> (561) 682-6614 >> e-mail: mnun...@sfwmd.gov >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news >> [mailto:ecolo...@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of Jan Sliva >> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 11:35 AM >> To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU >> Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Biofuels and Wetlands >> >> Dear ECOLOG-L-ers, >> >> Wetlands International is undertaking a Quick Scan on Biofuels and >> Wetlands aimed at collecting current data on how the new policies on >> production and utilization of biofuels affect the worldwide wetlands. Focus >> areas are SE Asia, Latin America, Africa, Europe and USA. >> Please have a look at >> http://www.wetlands.org/Whatwedo/Projects/WetlandsandBiofuels/tabid/1253 >> /Default.aspx >> for more details. >> The first review of available data from the United States reveals that >> there is information on the effect of biofuel production on biodiversity >> >> and landscape values in general, but there is significantly less >> information about the direct and indirect effect on wetlands in >> particular. >> >> Hence we are trying to gather more information with help of this mailing >> >> list. Does anybody know concrete cases or studies (on any scale) regarding >> the current and expected impacts (positive and negative) of increased >> biofuel production in the USA on wetlands? In particular we are looking for >> impacts/effects on >> - Water quality and availability for ecological flows and economic >> activities >> - Soil (physical, chemical and biological conditions) >> - Conservation values (biodiversity, natural ecosystems, and high >> conservation value areas) >> - Greenhouse gas emissions related to the loss of organic material in >> wetlands >> - How do impacts mentioned above affect livelihoods, including rural and >> >> social development and food security? >> >> Thank you in advance for any contribution, which can be posted into the >> list or send directly to sl...@wzw.tum.de and juman...@gmail.com >> Results of the Quick Scan study are expected towards the end of this year, >> and will be made available on Wetlands International's web site. >> >> Regards >> Jan Sliva >> >> >> >
[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Research Assistantship on the integration of economic and environmental analysis of land-based biofuel production.
Ph.D. Research Assistantship in the Environmental Resources and Policy program at Southern Illinois University We are looking for a highly motivated graduate student at the PhD level to join a collaborative NSF project looking at the interface between renewable energy policy and economics, agroecosystems management, and ecosystem services, with a particular focus on water quality and carbon. The research will involve economic and systems modeling of agroecosystems, and the analysis of farmers decisions in the bioeconomy from a variety of perspectives (economic, geographic, environmental), and will be conducted by an interdisciplinary team. Quantitative aptitude, an interest in economics and policy, and well developed verbal and written skills are necessary. Experience with multivariate or spatial statistics preferred. The project includes a good amount of research flexibility, and candidates interested in the development of student-driven research questions are welcomed. The student will enroll in the ER&P Ph.D. program. The focus of the program is addressing sustainability issues - meeting the economic needs of the present while maintaining the natural capital required to meet the economic and environmental needs of the future. To this end, the ER&P Ph.D. provides advanced inter-disciplinary training and research on physical, biological, and social processes responsible for natural resource and environmental problems facing contemporary society. The students will be expected to present the results of their research at regional and national meetings and to prepare manuscripts of these findings for publication in the peer-reviewed literature. The assistantship comes with a competitive stipend and covers the cost of tuition and fees. Start date is the Fall semester 2009. Prior to formal application to Southern Illinois University, interested applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Dr. Silvia Secchi (ssec...@siu.edu) with a letter of interest, including cumulative GPA, GRE scores if available, description of any previous research experience, and contact information for three references. Please feel free to contact Silvia with any informal inquiries.
