REMINDER: Kiewit construction tour of the Federal Way Light Rail Extension Project invite

Hi all,

I wanted to reminder you that we still have space available for this construction tour on Friday, March 1st, 2024. If you are interested, sign up using the link below.

Faculty and staff – ANYONE (including you) can sign up. Love to see you there!

What: Kiewit Federal Way Extension Project (light rail) – we will tour their balanced cantilever bridge construction + more

When: Friday, March 1st from 10:30 to 2:00

Where: meet at More Hall, we will take a charter bus down and back. The actual project is just north of Federal Way

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C44ACA72DABFB6-47671605-kiewit

See the project here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTJGohTlvk4&t=1s

Please Share! Student Housing Opportunity: Sherwood Co-Operative

Hello!

My name is Sophia Meshinchi and I am a UW student currently living at the Sherwood Co-Operative, the only student housing co-operative in Washington State right here in the U-District! 

Currently, our house is looking for new members for the upcoming school year:) We are hosting an Open House Dinner this upcoming Friday (along with the other dates listed in the interest form) where prospective members can come by, eat a meal, and check out the space to see if they are interested! If you would like to come, please full out the interest form and we will send you the address! 

This is a link to our website: www.sherwoodcooperative.org

And to our interest form: https://forms.gle/Tx1RzibedtpMq5aV8

A little more about Sherwood Co-Op: currently the house and property are held in trust by the Evergreen Land Trust, a 501c3, that holds the property in perpetuity (not to be sold) for the purposes of sustainable, cooperative, and affordable housing. There are 14 rooms in the house and each member gets their own room!

Student members steward the house through democratic decision making. At Sherwood we put our rent money to a good cause, eat well (there are 28 shared meals a month!), practice direct democracy, live out the values of sustainability and social justice, and have so much fun! Come by our Open House to learn more.

 

Planting Party with the UW Program on Climate Change on February 29th

Students,

Join the Program on Climate Change Undergraduate Cohort and the Society for Ecological Restoration for a planting party! This party will be held on Thursday February 29th from 3:00-4:30pm at the Heron Haven work site, near Drumheller fountain.

This a description of a typical work party:

Work parties typically involve the removal of invasive species (such as English ivy, Himalayan blackberry, and holly) and planting native species. Wear clothes that can get dirty and sturdy shoes. We provide gloves to wear at the work party if you do not have your own. No experience necessary!

We hope to see you there!

UW PCC UCo Leadership Team  

Follow us on Instagram @uwpccuco to learn more about upcoming events!  

UW Program on Climate Change Undergraduate Cohort  

Spring Course GEN ST 297A Undergraduate Seminar on the UN SDGs

Dear Advisor in CEE:

The Population Health Initiative and the Office of Global Affairs are coordinating this seminar course on the UN SDGs. This seminar series will feature Professor Julian Marshall from CEE. Would you mind sharing this course information with students in your major? Please find the course information below and flyer attached. Thank you very much!

Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Global Goals, Local Actions

The Office of Global Affairs and Population Health Initiative are partnering to offer a one credit General Studies course that will introduce students to the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals, research at the University of Washington aligned with those goals, and the role the goals play in improving population health, societies, and the environment, both locally and globally. Continue reading

Department Heads Community : Announcement of NSF Great Lakes Wind Energy (GLWind) Site Summer 2024

Department Heads Community

Announcement of NSF Great Lakes Wind Energy (GLWind) Site Summer 2024

We are pleased to announce the NSF-funded research experience for students (REU).   The GLWind REU Program provides excellent research opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in wind energy related research in Summer 2024.

REU students will work closely with a group of faculty mentors from Mechanical engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Aerospace, and Urban Studies at the Cleveland State University (CSU) and the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio. Application through NSF EPAT site:

etap.nsf.gov/award/729/edit-opportunity/766/…

Ecological Biomechanics and other Summer quarter Friday Harbor Labs courses

Hello all,

For any upper-level undergrad or grad student interested in materials engineering or science, biomaterials, or in biomechanics, there’s a fascinating opportunity to take a 9 credit Summer term A class up at the UW’s Friday Harbor Labs in Washington State’s San Juan Islands.  Scholarships are available for this fabulous and unique opportunity.  Please share with your departments and your graduate advisor colleagues as appropriate.

FHL468A | SUMMER A 2024

Ecological Biomechanics

Credits: 9 | Instructor(s): Dr. Emily Carrington , Dr. Mark Denny

Full course details are available at Ecological Biomechanics (uw.edu)

Full details and application materials for this program and Friday Harbor Labs are available at or off of Course Descriptions | Friday Harbor Laboratories (uw.edu).  The application page direct link is at Apply to Take a Course | Friday Harbor Laboratories (uw.edu)

SEEKING STUDENTS: Apply to Summer Courses at Friday Harbor Labs!

Hello,

We are still looking for applicants for Summer courses at Friday harbor Labs.


APPLY NOW for Summer term 2024 at Friday Harbor Labs!

Come spend five weeks on beautiful San Juan Island exploring the tide pools, learning in a hands-on lab environment, and “diving” into lectures about the diverse life found in our ocean. Friday Harbor Labs offers a unique classroom setting for marine science course work and allows students to learn research techniques and field skills. We host research focused courses where students can actively participate in projects to explore the subjects they are passionate about and grow as early career scientists.  

We welcome students from everywhere; price of the term is the same no matter where you are coming from AND we offer scholarships!

This summer we are offering advanced courses open to undergraduate and graduate students.  Check out the University of Washington credited courses we are offering this summer.

APPLY NOW through our Summer course applications.

Any questions about courses, scholarships from FHL, or living on San Juan Island can be directed towards Maia Kreis at fhlstudents@uw.edu.

Bamboo Building, Regenerative Agriculture & Ecosystem Restoration Program — Ecuador

Hi all,

Are you interested in traveling to Ecuador with a passionate group of students to learn about building with bamboo, regenerative farming practices, and ecosystem restoration? Join the Regenerative Field Institute for the Bamboo Building, Regenerative Agriculture & Ecosystem Restoration program from June 10-19th, 2024 in Manabí, Ecuador. The program will offer 8 days of hands-on experience in areas of reforestation, agroforestry and agroecology, regenerative agriculture, wildlife conservation, environmental and sustainable design and building with bamboo.

Enrollment is open and will stay open until the program is full (22 students)!

Feel free to fill out the interest form or contact Molly Thompson (mthomp7@uw.edu) for any questions or further information to sign up!

Visit the Regeneration Field Institute website to learn more about our programs and work.

Unique Data Science Classes of methods with HPC and Cloud

Good afternoon, engineering advisers,

Please help us to share the information and flyer of “MSE 479/544: Big Data and Materials Informatics” with your undergrad and grad students. This unique class provides knowledge and training in applications of high-performance computing and cloud computing resources, class is developed by the MSE department, the Chemistry department in collaboration with eScience and UW-IT, and is sponsored by Microsoft Azure Cloud.

We welcome all students who meet the prerequisites or have completed equivalent classes.  

Please feel free to contact Professor Luna Huang (huangyue@uw.edu) and Professor Ting Cao (tingcao@uw.edu) for more information.

Flyer_MSE 544_2024

WAPA Scholarships available

All,

I share with you a great scholarship program available to CEE students that is accepting applications right now.  This scholarship program is:

UW Washington Asphalt Pavement Association Scholarships

The Washington Asphalt Pavement Association (WAPA), the professional trade organization for asphalt pavement contractors in Washington State, will be awarding at least 15 scholarships of at least $1,000 each for students in our department. This program, established in 2002 has awarded 770 scholarships totaling over $1,000,000 to students in the State of Washington just like you. So, they have been supporting folks like you for quite some time. Eligibility criteria are pretty broad and stated in the application itself.

Apply Here: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7731491/2024-WAPA-Scholarships

Applications Due: Friday, April 5th, 2024

Helpful information

  • All these scholarships go to students in our department only, so the chances of getting one are good
  • The scholarships are awarded as checks directly to you
  • The scholarship requires a 1-page personal statement and a current resume
  • Direct any questions to Steve Muench and Julian Yamaura