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MONDIALOGO ENGINEERING AWARD

Submitted by mia5793 on June 19, 2008 - 6:05pm.
Name of Opportunity: 
MONDIALOGO ENGINEERING AWARD
Description: 

MONDIALOGO ENGINEERING AWARD

Largest worldwide contest for student engineers calls for participants

· Contest of Daimler and UNESCO promotes ideas for fight against poverty and climate change
· €300,000 in prize money as seed funding for project proposals
· Registration phase runs until31 October 2008

Stuttgart/Paris – Daimler and UNESCO invite student engineers from universities around the world to apply for the largest international engineering competition - the Mondialogo Engineering Award.Registration is open until 31 October2008 atwww.mondialogo.org. The award carries prize money totalling € 300,000. It is intended that these awards be used as seed funding to help develop and initiate the proposed projects.

In the Mondialogo Engineering Award, student engineers from developing and developed countries are challenged to form International Project Teams to develop ideas and design project proposals for sustainable solutions to problems in developing countries.The focus is on the design of innovative technologies to reduce poverty, promote sustainable development and address other United Nations Millennium Development Goals, in such fields as environmental protection, energy, water supply and sanitation, waste management, use of natural resources, medical care, nutrition, housing, hygiene, disaster protection, mobility, communication andclimate change - a key concern of the Mondialogo Engineering Award.

International Project Teams eligible to apply for the Mondialogo Engineering Award should consist of two student groups from two higher education establishments, with one group from a developing country and the other from a developed country.The Mondialogo Internet Portalwww.mondialogo.orgacts as a contact centre for groups to meet each other, and will later function as a virtual office for inter-group communications.Teams will have time until April 2009 to develop and design their project proposals.An international jury will then assess the entries and decide on the awarding,which willbe part of a festive ceremony in later 2009. Key factors in the assessment are sustainability, technical quality, feasibility of the project proposals and the quality of the intercultural cooperation between the teams. Through the competition Daimler and UNESCO aim to promote international cooperation, intercultural dialogue and the exchange of knowledge among student engineers, universities and higher education establishments.

The Mondialogo Engineering Award is part of the Mondialogo project initiated and launched by Daimler and UNESCO in 2003. The Mondialogo Initiative also consists of the Mondialogo School Contest and the multilingual Mondialogo Internet Portal. The aim of the Mondialogo project is to encourage cooperation and dialogue between people from different countries and cultures, working together across continents on a joint project activity.This cooperation is intended to develop understanding, tolerance and friendship between people with different cultural, religious and linguistic backgrounds.

Contact:

Daimler AG UNESCO
Susann Rohr Sue Williams
Phone: + 49 (0)711/17-40622 Phone:+33 (0)1 45 68 17 06
Fax: + 49 (0)711/17-24847 Fax: +33 (0)1 45 68 56 59
susann.rohr@daimler.com s.williams@unesco.org

Mondialogo
André Paris
Phone:+49 (0)69/74 34 88 309
Fax: +49 (0)69/74 34 88 809
presse@mondialogo.org

Application Deadline: 
October 31, 2008
URL: 
Furthre information from Mondialogo

Environmental Capital Group Environmental Analyst

Submitted by mia5793 on June 19, 2008 - 5:48pm.
Name of job: 
Environmental Capital Group Environmental Analyst
Description: 
Environmental Capital Group has been at the forefront of the clean technology sector, catalyzing the first institutional investments in cleantech and providing pioneering measurement and accountability for environmental efficacy. We are seeking an individual with strong analytical skills, a background in clean technology, and high energy to join our team
Application deadline: 
Until filled
URL: 
Envrionmental Capital Group Career Openings
Contact e-mail: 
david@environmentalcapitalgroup.com
Date posted: 
June 19, 2008

KQED QUEST to feature the Hydrowatch Project: Water in Motion

Submitted by admin on June 17, 2008 - 11:39am.
Date Posted: 
Jun 18 2008
Title of News: 
KQED to Feature Keck Foundations Hydrowatch Project
Summary: 
We are extremely pleased that KQED QUEST has put together a piece on the HydroWatch Project funded by the W.M. Keck Foundation. The theme of HydroWatch is water in motion. A center piece is David Culler's microclimate motes, deployed at a mini-watershed of a UC Natural Reserve. The Keck HydroWatch Story focusing on the work being done at the Angelo Coast Range Reserve is scheduled to air on KQED Quest on July 22 at 7:30 pm. The story will be available on the Quest website on July 21.
Source: 
http://www.kqed.org/quest/
Picture: 
emerging0203.jpg

Senior Geologist/Environmental Engineer for SAIC Engineering and Infrastructure

Submitted by sprowles on April 21, 2008 - 2:19pm.
Name of job: 
Senior Geologist/Environmental Engineer for SAIC Engineering and Infrastructure
Description: 

Description: SAIC Engineering and Infrastructure Business Unit (E&I BU) has an
exceptional opportunity for a Senior Geologist/Environmental Engineer to continue to
grow our Great Lakes Office consulting practice.

Position Responsibilities

Duties: This is a senior leadership position. The successful candidate will take a
lead role in cultivating new clients, expanding services with existing clients,
managing multiple large multi-disciplined, complex environmental site assessments,
soil and groundwater investigations and remediation projects, industrial hygiene
projects, and other projects.

The successful candidate will help supervise, manage and perform technical project
work, write and review reports, conduct client regulatory interface and
negotiations, make technical and/or business development presentations, and
supervise and mentor staff. This individual will also develop business from new and
existing clients.

Position Requirements

Qualifications: A minimum of 10 years of experience in an engineering or
environmental consulting practice is required. Knowledge of site cleanup/closure
and/or regulatory compliance is desired. A BS degree in engineering/geology is
required; registration as a Professional Engineer/Geologist and a Master's degree or
higher are strongly preferred. A minimum of 5 years experience successfully managing
projects for a large private and/or government clients is required.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in business development
with public and private clients in Ohio and the ability to demonstrate working
knowledge of Ohio regulations.

The successful candidate will have superior client and regulatory interaction and
negotiation skills; ability to prepare and track complex/multiple budgets and
schedules; experience interpreting and understanding subsurface conditions at
contamination sites; extensive knowledge of environmental regulations; broad
experience with a wide variety of soil and ground water remediation projects; and
excellent leadership, mentoring and communication skills. Additional skills and
expertise in other environmental specialties that could expand and/or enhance
company capabilities are a plus.

TO APPLY
Email resume to jeffriesj@saic.com
Or apply online at http://saic.com/careers

URL: 
http://saic.com/careers
Contact e-mail: 
jeffriesj@saic.com
Date posted: 
4/21/08

Big Ideas @ Berkeley Marketplace

Submitted by cmjones on April 6, 2007 - 1:04pm.
Title: 
Big Ideas @ Berkeley Marketplace
Summary: 
Big Ideas @ Berkeley marketplace lets alumni, corporate and foundation partners, friends, and family support Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students who are passionate about tackling major global, regional, and local challenges such as clean energy, the environment, public health, safe drinking water, public policy, and technology-based entrepreneurship.
More Information: 
Supporters can sponsor a “Big Idea” in the following ways: 1)Make financial or in-kind contributions to specific projects 2)Sponsor a future "Bears Breaking Boundaries" contest 3)Help raise funds (using ChipIn) from their friends and colleagues 4)Provide students with advice and connections to potential partners. Environmental projects related to the environment can be found here: Environment & Energy: http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/13/all/all Global Development: http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/22/all/all Health: http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/14/all/all Human Rights & Social Justice: http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/23/all/all Public Policy:http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/25/all/all Science & Technology: http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/26/all/all
URL: 
http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/

Gadgil, Ashok

Submitted by cmjones on February 28, 2007 - 1:24pm.
Name of Person: 
Ashok Gadgil
Picture: 
GadgilAJ.jpg
Department: 
Energy and Resources Group, Adjunct Professor
Research Interests: 
Ashok Gadgil has active research in energy use and airflows in buildings. He also has long and active research in analysis, research, development and implementation of technologies for improved energy-efficiency and environmental performance in the developing countries, in a range of sectors.
Achievements: 
Ashok Gadgil received an award from San Jose’s (CA) Tech Museum of Innovation, which honors people who use technology to help humanity, for developing a water purification system that kills bacteria with ultraviolet light. The system, called UV Waterworks and marketed by WaterHealth International, Inc., is used daily by about 300,000 people in Mexico, the Philippines, and several other countries. Several systems will soon be installed in his native India. Money is currently being raised to install the system in tsunami-stricken regions of Sri Lanka and India. His invention appeared in Forbes Magazine in 2003. Ashok Gadgil is also developing a cheap and effective way to provide safe drinking water to 60 million Bangladeshis who live under the specter of arsenic poisoning. His idea is to create arsenic filters from coal ash, the fine gray powder that piles up at the bottom of furnaces at all coal-fired power stations, waiting to be discarded. Although still in the investigational stage, Gadgil’s technique would involve coating the ash with a compound that attracts arsenic, filling teabag-sized pouches with the powder, and distributing the filters throughout the countryside, one per family per day. Water drawn from any one of the millions of contaminated wells that dot Bangladesh could then be poured through the filter and safely consumed. Gadgil has numerous publications spanning the areas of drinking water efficiency and indoor air quality.
URL: 
http://eetd.lbl.gov/staff/gadgil/AGadgil.html

Environmental Indicators

Submitted by cmjones on May 2, 2007 - 12:56pm.
Title: 
Environmental Indicators
Summary: 
A literature review of environmental inidicator collection at the city level combined with best practice data collection approaches is urgently needed to improve the way cities manage their resources. USI teams in transportation, urban design and water/santiation can provide guidance
More Information: 
As the old engineering addage goes, you can't manage what you don't measure. Urban sustainability efforts have been constrained by the ability of cities to cost-effectively monitor the quality of urban environments, in particular in relation to energy, water quality, sanitation, and air pollution. When this information is collected, differences in methods does not allow for comparison between cities for benchmarking. The United Nations and the World Bank have embarked on ambitious efforts to create networks of cities to collect sustainability information. Unfortunately, progress to coordinate the collection of environmental indicators has been hindered by cost, and lack of unified approach.
URL: 
http://bie.berkeley.edu/usi/index.htm
Description of organization: 
The Berkeley Institute of the Environment (BIE), established in 2005, brings together and helps enhance the diverse campus programs and research units with foci in the environment in new and innovative ways.
Contact person: 
Chris Jones
Contact e-mail: 
cmjones@berkeley.edu
Funded?: 
Maybe

Environmental Law and Policy

Submitted by cmjones on March 14, 2007 - 1:23pm.
Department: 
Boalt
Course Number: 
271
Course Title: 
Environmental Law and Policy
Instructor: 
Doremus, Farber
Description: 
This introductory course is designed to explore fundamental legal and policy issues in environmental law. By focusing on constitutional issues and a limited number of federal statutes--principally the the Administrative Procedure Act, the Clean Air Act; the Clean Water Act; CERCLA (the Superfund law),; the National Environmental Policy Act; and the Endangered Species Act--the course exposes students to the principal approaches to environmental law (litigation, command and control regulation, market incentives, and providing information), as well as to the challenges of setting environmental policy goals and choosing policy targets. The course is designed both for students who intend to pursue environmental studies further and for those who simply want to gain a basic understanding of this key area of public policy.
Units: 
3
Offered: 
Fall
Course Type: 
Graduate

Stacey, Mark

Submitted by cmjones on March 6, 2007 - 11:22am.
Name of Person: 
Mark Stacey
Picture: 
stacey.jpg
Department: 
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Associate Professor
Research Interests: 
Environmental fluid mechanics; transport and mixing in stratified flows; estuarine, lake and coastal ocean circulation; coupled physical-biological modeling; inverse modeling and parameter estimation.
URL: 
http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/faculty/faculty.php?name=Stacey

The Water Planet

Submitted by cmjones on March 6, 2007 - 12:24pm.
Department: 
EPS
Course Number: 
3
Course Title: 
The Water Planet
Instructor: 
Dietrich
Description: 
An overview of the processes that control water supply to natural ecosystems and human civilization. Hydrologic cycle, floods, droughts, groundwater. Patterns of water use, threats to water quality, effects of global climate change on future water supplies. Water issues facing California.
Units: 
2
Offered: 
Fall and Spring
Course Type: 
Undergraduate
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