Update: Presentation is Nov 3, not Nov 2
Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch, from UC Berkeley, is a leader in environmental justice research. She will be visiting UW next week on November 3, giving a public presentation / discussion — online and in-person — at 2pm.
Details are attached here.
This should be a good conversation!
Hello CEE Students,
Just a reminder, CEE’s own Dr. Faisal Hossain will be presenting today at 3:30pm in More 230 or over zoom at https://washington.zoom.us/j/96665627877.
Dr. Hossain is a dynamic and engaging speaker and I highly recommend that you try to attend if it works with your schedule.
Please see the abstract below.
See you there!
Let’s Tell Our Stories
I’ve always enjoyed interacting with students as part of my day job as a faculty in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington. But what I have enjoyed even more was my night job, where I continue to moonlight as a struggling film-maker to tell stories. While that alternate path didn’t pay my bills (which is why I still show up to work for my day job), I have always found storytelling a very cathartic experience that kept my sanity. In this talk, I will make the case of why telling stories should be an important part of one’s career development as it helps both the story teller as well as the audience in many ways. I will make the case why we should talk, write and document more openly our failures rather than focus only on our accomplishments as we normally do today. Next, I will introduce the UW Student film-making contest for STEM students on campus. A small sample of student-made short films will be showcased to prove that any good story teller can become a great film-maker with little effort. All that is needed is a genuine story coming from the heart that the rest of us can learn from
Come to More Hall 230 or Log into Zoom this Thursday at 3:30 at
to hear Faisal Hossain:
Let’s Tell Our Stories
I’ve always enjoyed interacting with students as part of my day job as a faculty in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington. But what I have enjoyed even more was my night job, where I continue to moonlight as a struggling film-maker to tell stories. While that alternate path didn’t pay my bills (which is why I still show up to work for my day job), I have always found storytelling a very cathartic experience that kept my sanity. In this talk, I will make the case of why telling stories should be an important part of one’s career development as it helps both the story teller as well as the audience in many ways. I will make the case why we should talk, write and document more openly our failures rather than focus only on our accomplishments as we normally do today. Next, I will introduce the UW Student film-making contest for STEM students on campus. A small sample of student-made short films will be showcased to prove that any good story teller can become a great film-maker with little effort. All that is needed is a genuine story coming from the heart that the rest of us can learn from.
Pactrans is hosting another Virtual Student Conference this year!
2021 PacTrans Student Conference
Monday, November 8th & Tuesday, November 9th
9:00am – 11:30am
About:
Learn about the transportation industry directly from professionals!
Many excellent speakers are providing their time to present and answer your questions.
Available to all interested student at no cost!
Hosted through Zoom.
Poster Competition:
Cash prize! Present your research with the chance to win cash prizes for the top 3 presentations!
Assessed based on the rubric provided.
Cash prizes have been provided by our sponsors:
Registration:
Sign up using the link below!
2021 PacTrans Region 10 Virtual Student Conference Sign Up Sheet (google.com)
No registration fees.
Emails will be sent to all registrants with more information.
Topics:
A variety of transportation topics will be presented!
And more!
Hey Huskies!
Are you interested in environmental policy?
Then join the Environmental Policy Student Association!
We’re a group of students passionate about engaging with peers, professors, and professionals in the field on a range of environmental policy topics. This includes environmental and climate justice, sustainability, climate governance, environmental decision making, careers in environmental policy, and so much more!
Join us for discussion nights, guest speakers, a career panel, and a space to meet people with similar interests in environmental policy.
We’re meeting this Wednesday Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. in Savery 156; please sign up below to be sure you stay updated.
Here’s a link to find out more information about EPSA, as well as ways to stay connected with us!
Furthermore, we ask that all who plan on attending this meeting and all future meetings are in compliance with the UW Vaccination Policy and the UW Face Masking Policy. Please self-monitor your health for COVID-19 symptoms in the days prior to our meetings and stay home if you’re feeling sick. Thank you all for helping us stay safe, healthy, and in-person this fall!
Feel free to email epsa with any questions at epsa@uw.edu, sign up via our sign up sheet, or visit us on instagram @EPSAUW
We’re excited to see you!
You are all invited to attend this Thursday’s seminar either in person (More Hall 230) or virtual via Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96665627877
Jim Thomson: 1,621 Days at sea
Jim Thomson has been messing around on boats for 40 years. The early days were sailing and working as a deckhand along the coast of Maine, then summer jobs in boatyards and stints as a delivery captain. This had little connection to anything academic, until someone eventually pointed out that there was a lot of science and engineering happening in and on the ocean. That led to a graduate program studying waves and coastal engineering at MIT/Woods Hole, and then a research position at UW. Since joining UW, Jim’s focus has expanded to include instrumentation development and work in the open ocean, especially polar regions. His ongoing work emphasizes using autonomous platforms for data collection in remote areas and miniaturization of instruments to improve spatial coverage.
The University of Washington will be hosting the 2021 ASCE PNW Student Conference Competition on April 15th to April 17th, 2021. As a part of the student conference, several competitions will take place, including the ASCE Surveying Competition, ASCE Timber Strong Design Build Competition, ASCE Environmental Competition, ASCE Sustainable Solutions Competition.
If you are interested in participating in any of the competitions that will be held at the 2021 ASCE PNW Student Conference Competitions, please complete this INTEREST FORM and ASCE UW will reach out to you with further information on the competition guidelines and help with forming a team if needed.
More information about what each competition encompasses are linked in the interest form above. Please reach out to ASCE at asce@uw.eduif you have any further questions about any of the competitions, or if you have questions about the conference in general.
Pactrans will be hosting their 2020 Region 10 Student Conference virtually this year. Please register here if you have not already done so. This is also the place to sign up for both of the competitions if you wish to participate. As a reminder this conference will be held over two days on November 18th and 19th.
If you have questions, email samuelsr@uw.edu for more info.
Learn even more about the Pactrans conference here. Learn more about Pactrans itself here.
Check out the Conference schedule and learn more about the different events by continuing to read.