Office of Sustainability to Host Collection Day

December 7 from 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. NW corner of the O’Connell Center parking lot

Sustainable UF's Collection Day Event is your one stop drop! This event makes it easy and convenient to get rid of unwanted household items, clothing, hazardous waste, old electronics, furniture, appliances, and non-perishable food items. Usable items will be donated for use in the community, and damaged goods, hazardous waste, and electronic equipment will be recycled or disposed of safely and responsibly by our partnering organizations. Visit http://sustainable.ufl.edu/collectionday for more information.

ALS 5932 Introduction to Applied Statistics for Agricultural and Life Sciences

Spring 2017 Graduate Course: SWS 6932 - Modeling Land Biogeochemistry

AG BMP positions

FDACS OAWP is looking to hire a couple of ES III positions with their Ag BMP program. These positions will be working with farmers in the SWFWMD area, one located in Plant City or Hills. County and one in Brooksville. These positions would be Environmental Specialist III positions with FL Department of Ag's Office of Ag Water Quality's Best Management Practice's program.

These positions will be working with farmers with the goal of reducing pollution into sensitive watersheds.  The positions will require lots of driving and lots of time in the field.

They are looking for people with some experience of Ag production so they can jump right in and start signing farms into the BMP Program...thus receiving a presumption of compliance with DEP's water quality regulations .

For more information contact Jemy West at jwh@ufl.edu

AAW Madelyn Lockhart Dissertation Fellowship Application

The Association for Academic Women (AAW) at the University of Florida established the Madelyn Lockhart Fellowship to honor a PhD candidate who is both an outstanding researcher and who has contributed to creating a more inclusive and diverse community. One Fellowship in the amount of up to $2,000 will be awarded annually to assist in the dissertation phase of the doctoral degree. 

This award was established to honor Dr. Madelyn Lockhart, who served as Dean of the Graduate School and Dean of International Studies and Programs at the University of Florida from 1985 to 1993 (and also as Associate Dean 1981 to 1985, and Assistant Dean 1973 to 1977 and 1979 to 1981). Dr. Lockhart aided women and minorities in many ways, including the implementation of this Fellowship program. A nomination can come from a faculty member or from the candidate and the candidate can be from any PhD program.

The application and instructions for the applicants, academic units, and colleges are located at the following website: http://graduateschool.ufl.edu/prospective-students/funding/fellowships/madelyn-lockhart-dissertation-fellowship/

We ask that applicants submit their completed applications to their respective departments/colleges by January 9th, 2017 so that the deadline is consistent for all applicants across campus.

The final applications will be reviewed by the AAW panel and the winner will be notified by mid-February. The award will be presented at the Annual Women’s History Month Celebration, typically held in March.  

For further information contact:

Madelyn Lockhart Dissertation Fellowship Committee c/o Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women's Studies Research
Email: tuckey@ufl.edu

Special/Unique Food Science Offering - FOS4936 Cereal Science (Spring 2017)

A world’s leading expert in grain science, Dr. Gloria Cagampang will be offering FOS4936 (Cereal Science) this spring 2017 semester. This will be a great option for your students minoring in Food Science and/or students looking for a unique course to set them apart when prospecting for industry related opportunities.

FOS4936/6936– Cereal Science and Technology (3 credits) - Available in SPRING 2017

In this course, students will gain understanding and general knowledge about the following topics:

• Agronomics, production, and trading of cereal grains in the domestic and global markets
• Technology of handling and production of cereal grains
• Details of the preservation of qualities of the cereal grains and their basic structural components
• The role of industry in providing the consumers with healthy grain-based foods
• The Chemistry components of the cereal grains and their relationships to the nutritional benefits and needs of consumers
• The complex reactions that relate to the stability and oxidation of the cereal grain-based foods

Cereal science is relevant for employment in food industries since cereal grains are essential ingredients in the formulation of the targeted food products and in the development of innovative products of Food Companies. Prerequisites: CHM2046/L

Flame Challenge: What is Energy? Competition

Alan Alda has recently announced the 2017 Flame Challenge: Answer “What is Energy?” in a way an 11-year-old can understand it, in words or video (or both) by February 3, 2017.
http://www.aldakavlilearningcenter.org/practice/flame-challenge

There is a webinar for interested entrants Nov. 16 (Wed) http://www.aldakavlilearningcenter.org/learn/flame-challenge-scientist-information-session

Eligibility:

“The contest is open only to scientists. For this contest, we define a scientist as someone who has, or is in the process of getting, a graduate degree in a science (including health sciences, engineering and mathematics), who is employed doing scientific work or research, or who is retired from doing scientific work.”

Alda has of late been a champion of science communication, and his web site has good resources for improving your outreach: http://www.aldakavlilearningcenter.org/

SWS_6932-_Nanotechnology_Application_in_Food_Agriculture_&_Environment_Spring_2017

Description: Nanotechnology is an emerging field of applied science that engages almost every technical discipline – from chemistry to agriculture – in the study and application of extremely tiny materials with particle sizes ranging from ~1-100 nm. This course will cover the fundamentals of nanoscience and nanotechnology from historical development, concepts and principles to nanomaterial manufacturing and property characterization, and the application of nanotechnology in food science, agriculture and environment. 

Objectives (This is a co-taught graduate/undergraduate course):

• To learn the basic concepts, principles, and components of nanotechnology. At the end of the course all students will be able to describe basic theory of nanoscience and nanotechnology. 
• To learn about the creation and characterization of nanomaterials. At the end of the course all students will be familiar with methods for characterizing important properties of nanomaterials commonly used in agriculture and the environment. 
• To learn the application of nanotechnology in agriculture, food, and environment. At the end of the course all students will be able to apply nanotechnology to solve some problems in the fields of food, agriculture, and environment. 
• To learn about toxicology of engineered nanoparticles (EPs) and current methods of assessment. At the end of the course all students will be able to understand potential impact of EPs and conduct simple environmental risk assessment. 

Dr. Zhenli L. He, Professor 

E-mail: zhe@ufl.edu

Faculty Position - Food Engineering / Food Manufacturing - University of Guelph, Canada

The School of Engineering is seeking to hire a faculty member with a breadth of expertise in Food Engineering design. Applicants are particularly sought with expertise in food and beverage process engineering, food manufacturing, food quality and preservation, and food product development. The candidate must have a first degree in engineering and an earned doctorate degree in a field relevant to food engineering, biological, or chemical engineering. Qualified applicants for this position will be expected to teach and develop a range of biological engineering and core engineering undergraduate and graduate courses including unit operations, food engineering design.

Further information may be found at:
http://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/ and http://www.uoguelph.ca/engineering/job-postings

Applications will begin to be reviewed by early January 2017 with the hiring process continuing until the position is filled.

Interested applicants should send a CV, statement of teaching vision, a statement of research and development vision and the contact points for five references to the address below. Position is subject to final budgetary confirmation.

The Director,
School of Engineering,
University of Guelph,
Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
mecheng@uoguelph.ca
FAX: 519-836-0227

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. 

Foundation for Science and Disability Grant Program

The 2016 Foundation for Science and Disability Grant Program is available for the graduates and undergraduates with disability who are enrolled in the field of Mathematics, Science, Medicine, Technology, or Engineering.

The Scholarship Deadline is December 1, 2016.
Foundation for Science and Disability Grant Program

Save the date: Dec 8 Open House for ISFS

Benton Engineering Fair 2017- Poster presentations wanted!

The Benton Engineering Council’s Engineers Fair takes place at the Reitz Union on February 21-22, 2016 and we are seeking students to share their research with a poster for the symposium. Students who have projects with an interactive element or display will be given preference. Use the google form link below to apply to present.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjF59xsabXcCuCyXe0PS3h76pTXcr7Hw860u9xP7gS6l3xfA/viewform

Alcohol and Advertising Studies