ESF Environmental Resources Engineering

ESF Environmental Resources Engineering updated their website address.

ESF Environmental Resources Engineering updated their phone number.

https://erengineering.wordpress.com/2019/06/14/esf-grand-challenges-scholars-program-scholar-elliott-carlson-presents-their-multidisciplinary-competency-on-project-experience-in-vieques-puerto-rico/

ESF Grand Challenges Scholars Program scholar, Elliott Carlson, presents their multidisciplinary competency on project experience in Vieques, Puerto Rico. ESF Grand Challenges Scholars Program scholar, Elliott Carlson, presents their multidisciplinary competency on project experience in Vieques, Puerto Rico. They explain how a multidisciplinary pers…

Our Environmental Resources Engineering Department has a new chair, Lindi Quackenbush, and this is awesome. This page was created when Ted was chair. Any ideas on what we do with the page now?

ESF 2018 Graduates! Bravissimo!

Tom Gibson on the design of vertical farms, getting 5 acres of produce from a 0.1 acre corner lot. http://www.asee-prism.org/room-to-grow/

Room to Grow Room to Grow March 2018 Indoor ‘vertical farming’ could be an answer to urban food needs and shrinking agricultural space—if cost and energy obstacles can be overcome. In 1999, Dickson Despommier, a professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University’s School of Public Health, ...

A design challenge to consider, vertical factories and farms in cities: http://www.evolo.us/featured/vertical-factories-in-megacities/

Vertical Factories in Megacities- eVolo | Architecture Magazine Architecture and Design Magazine for the 21st Century. Organizer of the Annual Skyscraper Architectural Competition.

ERE students after the Planning and Design Capstone Presentation. Talented Engineers, and according to the fun in the photo, capable comedians.

We have written an editorial for newspapers on the value of urban forests in order to better reach and inform citizens who do not generally read scholarly publications. https://theconversation.com/we-calculated-how-much-money-trees-save-for-your-city-95198

We calculated how much money trees save for your city In an increasingly urban world, trees can make a major difference. One study found that, for every dollar invested in planting, megacities saw a $2.50 return on their investment.

Congratulations to our ERE alumni involved with the Onondaga Lake cleanup. Their team has received the 2018 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award from the Syracuse section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

The team, led by Honeywell, includes Parsons, OBG, Anchor QEA, and Sevenson Environmental Services.

As part of the Onondaga Lake cleanup, Honeywell has restored about 90 acres of wetlands, and about 1.1 million native plants are being planted.

Honeywell completed dredging in November 2014, a year ahead of schedule. About 2.2 million cubic yards of material was removed from the bottom of the lake using hydraulic dredges. Onondaga Lake capping was completed in December 2016. Habitat restoration, a major focus of the cleanup, was completed in 2017.

Watch a video about the impact of the Onondaga Lake cleanup or go online at www.lakecleanup.com.

Onondaga Lake Cleanup

A comment by Ted Endreny on the value of urban forests was published in Nature Communications. If you can spread the Nature link via Facebook or Twitter, it may help reverse the loss of urban forests. At ESF, everyday is celebrate a tree day.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03622-0

Strategically growing the urban forest will improve our world Comment

ESF's Student Affairs facilitated a meeting between our ERE students and alumni working at NYS DEC, which also included the DEC Commissioner Basin Seggos.

In the photo with the 10 ERE alumni working at NYS DEC, we have left to right: Lydia Krembs, Josh Hawley, Amanda Chudow, Ryan Hodgetts, Kate John, Kristine Ellsworth, Aaron Fischer, Ethan Sullivan, Mallory Wright, Dan MacElrath. In the photo with ERE students and alumni, we have left to right: Front row: Lydia Krembs, Josh Hawley, Amanda Chudow, Ryan Hodgetts, Kate John, Kristine Ellsworth, Aaron Fischer, Ethan Sullivan, Mallory Wright, Dan MacElrath, then Back row: Alex Hess, Dan Wierzba, Nick Sims, Evan Genay, Jesalyn Claeys, Megan Steward, Jessica Emmerson, Ronnie Held, Isabelle Horvath, Mallory Delanoy, Joshua Crane, Meghan Medwid, Elliott Carlson, Ge Pu, Sam Schneider. In the final photos, DEC Commissioner Seggos is featured with the students.

ERE groups and individuals received awards last night at the 2018 ESF Student Organization and Leadership Achievement Recognition Ceremony (SOLAR): Advisor of the Year: Doug Daley, NYWEA; Distinguished Graduating Officer: Emily Keene, EWB; Rising Student Leader (Sophomore): Rebecca Barkan; Student Organization for Community Service: Engineers for a Sustainable Society (ESS); Student Organization of the Year: Environmental Resources Engineering Club (ERE): Jeff Dupuis Award (Presented by Bob Marshall Club): Collin Borzell.

Your combination of community engagement, professional training, holistic thinking, and steadfast desire to make the world a better place have transformed and inspired our community.

ERE student and USA President Ben Taylor received the “Most Engaged Student Government Association President from Undergrad Doctoral Granting Institutions." Other ERE and ESF students received recognition and awards at the SUNY Student Assembly Conference held in Syracuse.

Ecological Engineering in the Tropics students in their zip line gear, ready for the Volcan Barva cloud forest.

Nature Communications explains the human-forest interface. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03586-1

At the human-forest interface We have a long-shared history with forests and the riches they provide, but their capacity to give is not endless and their future is under increasing threat. On the International Day of Forests, we consider our interactions with them, and how science may guide us towards living sustainably with the...

Celebrate the International Day of Forests! http://www.un.org/en/events/forestsday/

International Day of Forests 21 March

ESF students in our Ecological Engineering in the Tropics course at Rancho Mastatal in Costa Rica, with instructors Fito, Mark, and Tim.

Water resources engineering couples with agricultural engineering to grow citrus on Cyprus:

http://petrera.land/en/2018/02/the-cypriot-agriculture-is-on-a-wagon-a-radio-report-from-france/

The Cypriot Agriculture is on a Wagon - A radio report from France Thomas Giraudeau, a young journalist from France, visited Cyprus as part of his research on Cyprus agriculture and the grand challenge in water shortage. Amongst the interviewees was Sofia Matsi and her work on Petrera Permaculture Land.

Help Syracuse Design the Erie Canalway! Register below:

https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ef41riae84171b1a&oseq=&c=a93db310-60bc-11e6-89df-d4ae52a459cd&ch=aa617290-60bc-11e6-89df-d4ae52a459cd

ERE students, particularly those in ecological, water resources, or geospatial engineering, are encouraged to attend, network, learn. http://www.neaeb.org/

New England Association of Environmental Biologists Home Page for the New England Association of Environmental Biologists' website. Find information on past and current annual conferences, and organization history.

ERE students, go for it. We have had very positive exchanges with Virginia Tech, sending ERE students there and receiving their students at ERE for graduate school

Announcing our new USDA-Funded RESEARCH & EXTENSION EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES (REEU), TRAINING FUTURE LEADERS TO SOLVE RESOURCE CHALLENGES AT THE CONFLUENCE OF WATER AND SOCIETY.

Please share with undergraduate students interested in interdisciplinary research. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents, enrolled in a degree program leading to baccalaureate or associates degree, and be entering their sophomore, junior or senior year in Fall 2018. The program will run from May 28 – July 27, 2018 in Blacksburg, VA on the Virginia Tech campus.

We aim to provide intellectually challenging, interdisciplinary research and extension experiences for diverse undergraduates from across the US. During the summer program, our undergraduate fellows will:
1) Develop a detailed and nuanced understanding of the complexity of anthropogenic influences and stakeholder needs within mixed-use watersheds;
2) Gain appreciation for the disciplinary diversity required to address critical, complex water resources issues;
3) Improve their ability to communicate scientific findings to audiences of varying backgrounds in formal and informal situations;
4) Acquire a foundation in technical, social, and collaborative skills to help them succeed in future research and professional activities; and
5) Form a professional network that can support future careers in water management (e.g., graduate degrees, agricultural/industry careers, public service, etc.).
This REEU will catalyze interactions between students from widely varying disciplines by focusing on research questions that require innovative approaches to scientific collaboration and data visualization, as well as communication to and engagement with an array of local stakeholders. Our diverse team of experienced mentors includes environmental scientists, social scientists, engineers, and computer scientist will both guide individual student efforts as well as collectively model successful interdisciplinary collaboration.

To promote a unifying context for research: Fellows and mentors will be members of interdisciplinary teams; We will learn from and interact with a range of stakeholders across multiple land use issues; and Activities will be place-based within the Virginia Tech StREAM Lab, with a view towards its relationship with the larger New River basin.

For more information: https://vtconfluence-reeu.weebly.com/

Virginia Tech Confluence REEU We aim to provide intellectually challenging, interdisciplinary research and extension experiences for diverse undergraduates from across the US. During the summer program our undergraduate fellows...

ERE Alumnus Russel Houck is recruiting ERE students to attend the New York State Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association (NYSFSMA) annual conference in Rochester, NY from April 23 to 25 at the Rochester Riverside Hotel.

The conference typically has 200 people attending and covers floodplain and stormwater management topics, with a focus upon New York. The conference includes workshops, bus tours, plenary sessions, and an evening social on April 24.

New this year, the conference is hosting a Student Poster Session on Wednesday April 25, which is the same day as the plenary session. We invite undergraduate and graduate students to present a poster related to floodplain management. A prize of $200 will be awarded to the winning poster. Please see the attached flyer which provides further information on the session. Students need to submit a brief abstract of the poster using the association’s website nyfloods.org by February 23. Participating students will also receive a heavily discounted conference plenary fee of $40 (1/3 of the normal plenary cost). The complete conference brochure, registration materials and information will be posted on the association’s website in early February.

We look forward to hosting this session and greatly encourage student participation. I am local to Syracuse and am the NYSFSMA Secretary. I am readily available by email or phone if you have any questions – please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thanks!

- Russell

Russell Houck, P.E., Cert. Floodplain Mgr.
Facilities Engineer
Department of Engineering
City of Syracuse
233 E. Washington Street, Room 401
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-448-8059 (Office)
315-530-0249 (Cell)
[email protected]

Home - New York State Floodplain and Stormwater Managers

Apply for an National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates. There are many.

Here is one: UConn is reaching out to you to alert you that applications are now being accepted for Year 2 of our Entrepreneurial Research Experience for Undergraduates that will happen in the Summer 2018! The aim of this E-REU is to provide students with a truly integrated research and entrepreneurship training experience, giving them both depth in fundamental engineering research, as well as breadth in entrepreneurial skills. Please pass along and share the attached flier with those that may be interested. For more information: http://e-reu.engr.uconn.edu/

e-reu.engr.uconn.edu

Costa Rican friend Erick Brenes wants to introduce ERE students to the GAIA Foundation, which he will be advising through the Mesoamerican Knowledge Lab.

He thinks their Peace Path Project is REALLY interesting and can use lots of help from volunteers. The path is designed from Patagonia to Alaska and will connect aboriginal people to their land. Every volunteer has the chance to put at least one stone "charged" with all his/her energy, wishes, etc...

Website: http://gaiacr.org/

Some information here:
https://youtu.be/EZsXy7zWhRA and https://youtu.be/IfzfCGKPS_8

Gaia Sitio oficial de Fundación Gaia de Costa Rica

Join ESF Engineers on LinkedIn to see job postings from alumni.

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1812188/jobs

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ERE Alunnus Tim Stagnita invites you to attend an EPA Webinar he is supporting.

EPA Tools and Resources Webinar:
Watershed Management Optimization Support Tool (WMOST)
February 21, 2018
3:00 to 4:00 PM ET

Register at:
http://epawebconferencing.acms.com/wmostv3webinar/event/registration.html

EPA’s WMOST is a publicly available tool that can be used by state and local managers to screen a wide-range of options for cost-effective management of water resources. It supports a broader integrated watershed management (IWM) approach by allowing the user to simultaneously consider stormwater, drinking water, wastewater and land conservation management practices. Users can select from three versions of WMOST based on their specific management needs. The first version focuses on management of base and peak flows, the second adds a flooding module to assess costs associated with peak flows, and the third includes a water quality module. WMOST aids in evaluating the environmental and economic costs, benefits, trade-offs and co-benefits of various management options, and can facilitate the evaluation of low impact development and green infrastructure management options that are suitable for projects using State Revolving Funds.

Webinar participants will be introduced to the tool and its functions, and how it has been applied in two case studies. First, the Maryland Department of Environment is using WMOST version 3 to identify the most cost-effective suite of stormwater management practices for meeting the management goals of a typical community in their state. Second, a consortium of communities, regional development commissions, and non-governmental and watershed organizations in the upper Taunton River watershed in Massachusetts is using WMOST version 3 to determine the most cost-effective options to meet water quality goals (such as TMDLs), water quantity targets (maintaining base flows and water supplies), reducing flooding and impacts of Combined Sewer Overflows, and supporting land conservation goals under both current and future growth and climate scenarios.

For additional information: http://www.epa.gov/exposure-assessment-models/wmost

WMOST | US EPA
www.epa.gov

The Watershed Management Optimization Support Tool (WMOST) allows water-resource managers and planners to screen a wide range of practices for cost-effectiveness in achieving watershed or water utilities management goals.

To join the webinar, please register:
http://epawebconferencing.acms.com/wmostv3webinar/event/registration.html

If you are unable to listen through your computer speakers, please dial: 1-866-299-3188, Access Code: 202-564-6669.

Contact Lisa Matthews [email protected] for additional information, or Amy Scheuer [email protected] with registration questions.


Naomi Detenbeck, PhD
US EPA Atlantic Ecology Division
27 Tarzwell Drive
Narragansett, RI 02882
401-782-3162

WMOST | US EPA The Watershed Management Optimization Support Tool (WMOST) allows water-resource managers and planners to screen a wide range of practices for cost-effectiveness in achieving watershed or water utilities management goals.

Are you ready to help ERE engineer better farms? If so, please engage the agBOT Challenge 2018. You could travel May 17th - 19th, 2018 to Gerrish Farms, Rockville, Indiana. Rachel Garish has no deadline for ERE students to apply for this Challenge.

The mission of the agBOT Challenge is to integrate innovative technologies and artificial intelligence to improve observation, analysis, intervention and data storage in agriculture work methods.

agBot challenges anyone: individuals, students, researchers, teams, universities, entrepreneurs, farmers etc. to submit a proposal for agBOT Challenge 2018! In an effort to drive innovation in the agtech field, agBot is hosting a third year to include a repeat of the W**d & Feed Competition and a new Harvest Competition. Through the agBOT Challenge program we will be advancing artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques in the agtech market via competitions, workshops and sprints.

Cash prizes totaling at least $100,000 will be awarded. To learn more about the events and how to get involved, visit www.agbot.ag and/or contact Rachel Gerrish, Senior Executive Producer, at [email protected] or 765-918-8666.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Gerrish Farms, Rockville, Indiana
● May 17th – agBOT Challenge NextGen Expo 2018
● May 18th – W**d & Feed Competition 2018
● May 19th – Harvest Competition 2018

agBOT Challenge - agBOT Challenge

ERE sophomores can win an ASFPM Foundation Future Leaders $25,000 scholarship for your last 2 yrs at ESF if you focus on floodplain management. Very doable in our ERE water resources engineering (WRE) program. Apply!

http://www.asfpmfoundation.org/scholarships/asfpm-foundation-future-leaders

ASFPM Foundation The ASFPM Foundation Future Leaders Scholarship is awarded every other year to a deserving college student entering their junior year of study. The Future Leaders Scholarship is intended to advance flood risk management research and practice. The ASFPM Foundation has established eligibility criteria...