Welcome
back to Wyoming EPSCoR’s blog and Happy New Year! Last year was a great year
for us and we are excited to begin another science-filled, event-packed and
water oriented 2013.
Right
now we are in the midst of work on both our Track I and Track II grants. Our
Track I grant, WyCEHG, began at the end of last summer and while we are still
in the process of equipment acquisition, the science is well underway. This
spring we look forward to sharing some of this science with you!
This
month marks the almost half-way point for our three year Track II grant,
CI-WATER. This year we are looking forward to more water science and modeling,
but also to workshops, outreach and conferences. Research on the grant has
taken off the last few months and we’re thrilled to be sharing some of the
findings at the Second Annual CI-WATER Symposium in May.
In
addition to new events, our regular programs will continue. Here is a brief
calendar for our year ahead. We hope you’ll be able to join us at our events
and we’re happy to have you with us.
CI-WATER
Toolbox
pilot January 19
This
is our outreach event of the year. Last fall, CI-WATER worked hard to put
together water science toolboxes for K-12 schools. On January 19th
one of these toolboxes will be demonstrated in Salt Lake City, UT.
Second Annual CI-WATER Symposium
May 29-30
Our
first CI-WATER Symposium was in September 2012. It was a great time for
collaboration and the sharing of information. During our second symposium we
hope to continue in this vein but move our focus slightly to the topic of
modeling, water and the future.
Teacher Workshop June 24-28
One of
the goals of our CI-WATER grant is outreach and education. This summer CI-WATER
is offering a workshop for Wyoming and Utah teachers about teaching water
science. It will be held in Salt Lake City, UT. We will have more information
about the workshop and registration soon! Look for it on the CI-WATER Facebook
and website.
Toolboxes in Action July 9-11
CI-WATER
toolboxes will be in use at the GEAR-UP camp this summer in Laramie, WY.
GEAR-UP is a state program that helps pre-college students prepare for
university. The program is open for 7th-12th graders.
More information can be found at: http://www.uwyo.edu/gearup/
Student
Workshop July 22-26
In
compliment to the teacher workshop, CI-WATER is offering an upper undergraduate
and graduate student workshop. Details about this workshop are still being
negotiated, but the premise will be water science and modeling. We will have
more information in the coming month on Facebook and the CI-WATER website.
WyCEHG
Equipment
is coming in!
WyCEHG
stands for the Wyoming Center for Environmental Hydrology and Geophysics. Along
with research on water in Wyoming, the grant is creating a center full of
equipment to be used at the University of Wyoming. The equipment is arriving
and we are thrilled to start using it!
Monthly
brown bag lunch January-May
Starting
at the end of January, the WyCEHG group will hold monthly brown bag luncheons
and share their current research and projects. These luncheons are open to the
public and we encourage you to come! We’ll post the time and place on our Facebook and Twitter the week of the luncheon.
Regular Happenings/Student
Research
WiMSE
The
University of Wyoming Women’s Center will continue their Women in Math, Science
and Engineering (WiMSE) speaker series beginning January 30th. In
collaboration, Wyoming EPSCoR will continue to write their Women in Science
blog series with each WiMSE event. We
hope to see you there! More information about the Women’s Center and WiMSE can
be found at: http://www.uwyo.edu/womenscenter/
SACNAS/ASIES
Lunch January 18
This
fall, EPSCoR attended the SACNAS and AISES conferences with students from the
University of Wyoming and from the Wind River Reservation. Next week, these students
will share their experiences from the conferences and discuss the possibility
of setting up a SACNAS/AISES chapter at UW. The lunch is scheduled for 12-1:30
in the Senate Chambers at the Wyoming Union January 18th. Please
RSVP to ccarlso9@uwyo.edu.
Proposal workshop February 5
Wyoming
EPSCoR is offering a proposal writing workshop for undergraduate students. The
goal of the workshop is to help students write proposals for research,
including for EPSCoR’s Undergraduate Research Fellowships. We will provide more
information in the coming weeks on Facebook and the Wyoming EPSCoR website.
Undergraduate Research
Fellowships Applications March 8
Applications
for EPSCoR’s Undergraduate Research Fellowships for the Summer 2013 are due
March 8th. These paid
fellowships are a great opportunity for students in the science fields to gain
valuable research experience and work with faculty at UW. More information
about the fellowships can be found at: http://www.uwyo.edu/epscor/fellowships-and-student-programs/undergraduate-research-fellowships/index.html.
Applications for the Summer 2013 will be posted soon.
Undergraduate Research Day
April 27
This
year will be the 14th annual Undergraduate Research Day.
Undergraduate Research Day is a celebration and presentation of the amazing
research conducted by UW undergraduates in science and social science fields.
Students, including EPSCoR’s Research Fellows, give oral presentations of their
work followed by a question-and-answer session. Last year we had almost 350
presentations and we are looking forward to another successful year.
Registration opens in February. More information can be found at:
http://www.uwyo.edu/epscor/events/undergraduate-research-day/index.html
SRAP June 9-July 19
The
Student Research Apprenticeship Program is one of our oldest and most popular
programs. Since 1985, high school students have been coming to UW to work on
research with UW faculty and graduate students. Each student is paired with a
mentor for the six week program and works on their own science research project
which culminates in a presentation. Applications and information about the
program can be found at: http://www.uwyo.edu/epscor/fellowships-and-student-programs/srap/index.html
Conferences of Interest
EarthCube
Domain End Use Workshop January 21-23
The
National Science Foundation sponsors several workshops, include the EarthCubeDomain Workshops. Of possible interest is the EarthCube Domain Workshop: Engaging the Critical Zone community to bridge
long tail science with big data in Newark, DE at the University of Delaware.
The goal of the workshop is to look at the integration of data from across
Earth-science disciplines and to set guidelines for such integration.
Registration for virtual participants is still open and can be found at: http://criticalzone.org/national/news/story/online-registration-now-open-for-critical-zone-earthcube-domain-workshop-ja/
Western Snow Conference April
15-18
This
year is the 81st annual Western Snow Conference. It will take place
in Jackson Hole, WY and will feature panel discussions, presentations and a
tour of the natural resource management facilities in the area. The deadline
for the first call for paper abstract submissions is January 15th.
More information is available at: http://www.westernsnowconference.org/
Climate
Prediction Applications Science Workshop April 23-25
The 11th
annual Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop (CPASW) will take place
in Logan, UT this year. This workshop will provide a great opportunity for
collaboration and knowledge sharing among researchers, developers and
decision-makers of climate data and information. January 15th is the
submission date for abstracts. More information is available at: http://climate.usurf.usu.edu/CPASW/index.php
Have a
great New Year!
By Kali S. McCrackin
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