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MCEDC Digest, Dec. 4
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Congratulations Aaron Opdyke, PhD!
Aaron Opdyke, PhD, has officially accepted a tenure-track faculty position at the University of Sydney in the Humanitarian Engineering department. Aaron will teach courses in Humanitarian Engineering and will conduct research in the area. He will also teach Engineering for Sustainable Development. Info on the program.
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EDC Student Group News & Events
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EDC Social This Week
Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 5pm
Centro, 950 Pearl St
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| Campus Events & Online Courses |
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Optimization Under Uncertainty in Power Systems
Tues, Dec 5, 2017 at 11am
ECEE 1B32
Join Kyri Baker for an ECEE department seminar on power system optimization taking into account uncertainties from renewable energy sources. Baker will present optimization techniques embedded in a smart grid that allow the incorporation of look-ahead forecasts of load, weather and renewable availability, determining optimal decisions under uncertain conditions. For more information. |
Arctic Utility Distribution Course
Spring 2018
This course available online via the University of Alaska Anchorage will cover holistic aspects of designing and implementing water and wastewater utilities in Cold Regions. The course will use the ASCE Cold Regions Utilities Monograph and materials in development for this text's revision, covering topics including planning, geotechnical, piping, and treatment. Cost is approximated to be $1850.
For more details.
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Future of Energy Challenge
Submissions accepted Nov 5 - Dec 5, 2017
Interact with experts in the renewable energy field during Net Impact's Future of Energy Challenge, a competition to design early stage concepts that tackle challenges in renewable energy. Top teams will refine their ideas in a live webinar with Shell's Long Range Research team, and winners will attend Shell's Powering Progress together conference in San Francisco this April. For more information and to submit. |
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2018 HLPF Call for Input
The DESA Division for Sustainable Development is launching an online blog series to promote the 2018 High Level Political forum on Sustainable Development. You can suggest original blog posts to be featured in this series, which will be posted
here. The blog entries could address one of several questions such as: How can we create sustainable & resilient societies? How can we spur implementation of SDGs 6, 7, 11, 12, 15 & 17? How are those SDGs interlinked? What are some of the challenges in implementing these goals and how can they be addressed?
Use this form to suggest blog entries.
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Call for Papers
Deadline: Dec 10, 2017
The South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) is a government-led biennial convention to provide a platform for interaction on sanitation. SACOSAN VII in February 2018 in Pakistan will provide a platform for regional-level discussions on critical sanitation issues after the adoption of the SDGs.
Complete details on themes and submission guidelines.
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Call for Data & Research Collaboration
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Partnerships and Learning for Sustainability (WASHPaLS) project, supported by USAID, is asking what existing monitoring and evaluation data can tell us about what drives Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) success. Complete details. |
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Employment & Funding Opportunities
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Hiring Postdoc Researchers
Denver, CO
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is currently hiring over 60 postdoctoral researcher positions in various fields.
Check out their job postings!
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WASH Program Support Assistant
Washington, DC
Part-time position supporting the USAID-funded Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership. This position will support the creation of key deliverables and reports; translate WASH sector research into summarized briefing materials; support the administration and oversight of partnership activities; and perform other project management and administration functions.
Complete details and to apply.
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Traveling for Conference Presentations or Research?
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Conferences Presentations: If you are presenting EDC-relevant work at a conference, a
pply on the
MCEDC Resources website
for small travel grants. On the website
you can also find links to other department, college, and campus funding opportunities.
Research:
If you are conducting graduate research in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East or Latin America, apply for the Boren Scholarship to travel in the 2018-2019 academic year. Email steven.rose@colorado.edu for details. Application closes in late Jan.
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