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a monthly update on CES's latest research, education and community engagement
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wetlands ecology & coastal resilience
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CES has had a busy summer and fall. Earlier this summer we hosted the
UNESCO-IHE students from Delft, the Netherlands. Also, after weeks of thoroughly reviewing proposals, we selected our
2017 Janke Fund Awardees.
In addition to these programs, I have been actively partnering with numerous organizations to educate the public about coastal resilience, such as the Tower Forum's month breakfast
in early October
and the upcoming
Riptide Music Festival
this December.
Looking forward to see you at an upcoming event,
Colin Polsky
Florida Center for Environmental Studies (CES)
Florida Atlantic University
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CES Announces Janke Fund 2017 Awardees
The
Center for Environmental Studies (CES) at FAU is excited to announce the awardees for our second edition of our annual competition for the "Walter & Lalita Janke Foundation Innovations in Sustainability Science Research Fund."
The Janke Foundation has generously endowed this research opportunity in partnership with CES.
The funded projects for 2017 are:
- Yufei Tang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in FAU's Department of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, will receive $50,000 for "Optimized Integration of Hydrokinetic Energy for Remote, Networked, and Resilient Microgrids."
- Meagan Weisner, a Ph.D. graduate student, and co-advisor Tara Root, Ph.D., both in FAU's Department of Geosciences, will receive $5,000 for "Examining the Relationships between Socioeconomic Deprivation and Drinking Water Quality: Identifying Inequities in Palm Beach County, FL."
- Marianne Porter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in FAU's Department of Biological Sciences, will receive $5,000 for "To build an invasive predator: Exploring the mechanical role of lionfish spines on defense and locomotion."
The purpose of the fund is to provide support and training for graduate students, researchers, and faculty; to promote inter-disciplinary collaborations; to develop momentum for additional external research funding proposals; and to generate high-quality, publishable scientific papers.
Read more about the 2017 Janke Funded Projects.
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UNESCO-IHE Water Professionals Program
This spring, CES was proud to host the 12th annual UNESCO-IHE Water Professionals Program. Twenty-two graduate students from developing nations came to South Florida for a highly specialized program in solving water challenges. CES coordinated and led the two-week residency program that combined a mix of technical lectures and informative field trips throughout South Florida. Based at the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft, The Netherlands, the students are a part of the Institute's Hydroinformatics for Water & Environmental Management program.
Read more about the UNESCO-IHE Water Professionals Program.
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Not in my backyard? Guess again!
Recently, the
FAU Harbor Branch Pillar held is inaugural
Science to Solutions lecture series featuring Dr. Austin Becker, a faculty member of the Department of Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Becker's
lecture focused on storm resilience, climate adaptation and the tools that policy makers, the public, and other stakeholders need in order to effectively weigh the costs and benefits of resilience investments that will be necessary in the coming decades. In addition to this lecture, held at the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, the following day Dr. Becker participated on a panel for the
Tower Forum's monthly breakfast. The session, entitled
Not in my backyard? Guess again!, was
coordinated by CES' Dr. Colin Polsky and
prompted a lively discussion among attendees about the steps necessary to sustainably transform our communities. Following the breakfast, Dr. Becker and Dr. Polsky met with key faculty from the
FAU Broward Campus in Ft. Lauderdale.
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Panel members for the Tower Forum's monthly breakfast
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RIPTIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL POWERED BY FORD
Riptide is Ft. Lauderdale's premiere music festival and will be held this December 2-3,
2017. You can help celebrate our oceans with Riptide's Official Charity Partner inside the
Celebration of the Sea
Pavilion!
CES is partnering Celebration of the Sea to raise awareness about the local education initiatives underway at local universities
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Find new ways to give back to those affected by the recent hurricanes, learn about ocean conservation, sea level rise sustainability, and experience interactive displays that will educate and empower audiences of all ages. We hope to see you there!
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Kissimmee River Restoration Nearing Completion
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U. S. Rep. Soto Kayaks Kissimmee River Restoration
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For over 20 years, CES has been managing the Riverwoods Field Lab on the Kissimmee River in partnership with the South Florida Water Management District. We offer education and research programs Exploring the Kissimmee River for students and adults. This summer, we hosted a kayak trip for U.S. Rep. Darren Soto so that he could experience the success of the world's largest river restoration project on the Kissimmee River.
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Environmental Coordinator, Islamorada - Position open until filled. See details at:
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