UF-A2i (Accelerate to Industry) - Applications now open

APPLICATION PERIOD NOW OPEN!

UF-A2i (Accelerate to Industry) will be back in a virtual format from May 3-5,, 2021!

The 2021 event will feature industry representatives from Syngenta and Florida Crystals, as well as

Career Connections center staff and special guest speaker Lindsay Day, Assistant Director of Talent Acquisition and Development for Infotech Inc. Sessions will run from 1-5 pm each day.

Acceptance is competitive and will be determined on a rolling basis until the closing date (Friday April 16).

You can apply for A2i on the CSRA website (https://csra.ifas.ufl.edu/).

Bilingual Support Group at the CWC

The UF Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC) is starting up ¿Cómo Estás? — an counseling group for UF students who are bilingual and/or native Spanish speakers.

Its aim is to promote connection and support in the Spanish language amid these times of physical distance and pandemic precautions.

The group will meet online on Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Interested? Please call the CWC at 352 392 1575 to schedule a brief consultation, followed by a group orientation.

For more information online about CWC group counseling opportunities, click this link: CWC Group Counseling. Questions? Email Dr. Zully A. Rivera Ramos at zriverara@ufl.edu.

TAPPI GBM 9/18 at 5pm

UF TAPPI is a student chapter of TAPPI organization at UF that encourage to build an environment for pre-professionals in the area of Paper, Pulp, and Bioproduct Science and Engineering.

Our first general body meeting of the Fall semester will be this upcoming Wednesday September 18 at 5 pm in Frazier Rogers Room 122. We will be discussing about the field trip to Georgia Pacific in Perry, Fl on October 10.

Please come out to learn about TAPPI and the future events.

WETLANDS CLUB MEETING - ALL WELCOME!!!

Join us for our final meeting of the semester on Tuesday, April 16 at 6 PM in McCarty A, Room 3177. Our guest speaker will be sharing some research conducted in Homosassa Springs, and as always, there's free pizza!

Academic Research Colloquium for Future Engineering Faculty

The University of Dayton's School of Engineering is excited to announce its 4th annual Academic Research Colloquium (ARC) for Ph.D. candidates and post-doctoral scholars. The theme of ARC is Research for the Common Good, in celebration of President Eric Spina's vision for the University. Our goal is to help provide avenues of opportunity for Future Engineering Faculty.

Application and Program Details
ARC is open to Ph.D. and post-doctoral scholars within one to two years of seeking a faculty position. The selection process is highly competitive with up to 20 spots available. All travel, lodging and food expenses are paid. For more program and participant benefits, objectives, requirements and application instructions go.udayton.edu/engineering-arc.

Balancing Life, Academics, and Career

Come and learn about the resources available on campus to help students balance life, academics and future careers.

Katie Tanner from the Care Team will present on resources available to graduate students to successful balance life and academics in graduate school. U Matter We Care serves as UF’s umbrella program for UF’s caring culture and provides students in distress with support and coordination of the wide variety of appropriate resources. The Care Team is a support service which seeks to work collaboratively with students and the university to support individuals who are experiencing some measure of distress in their lives. Their goals include assessing factors contributing to the concerns, collaborating with the student to create and implement a plan that allows for increased perspective, growth and a return to a level of function most likely to promote success, and serving as a connector to other helping resources on and off campus.

Carey Graf the CALS UF Career Connections Center liaison will present on resources available to graduate students on campus for preparing for their next step. The career decision and job search process for graduate students has similarities and differences from the search of an undergraduate. During this presentation, students will learn about the range of services that the Career Connections Center offers to cater to their career needs.

This seminar can be viewed via live or watched later via this link: Katie Tanner and Corey Graf. Viewers of the live stream may now ask questions by clicking on the message icon at the bottom. Questions will be read at the end during the question and answer portion. In addition, all seminars are archived for viewing on our SWSD Seminar Page.

Graduate Student Travel Stipend Opportunity

The Ford Foundation has generously offered to sponsor 10 travel stipends, of $2,000 each, to support graduate student participation in the 2019 Modeling the World’s Systems conference.

Interested graduate students should submit a one-page summary discussing:

• Why they are interested in attending the 2019 Modeling the World’s Systems conference.
• How attending the conference will contribute to their academic/professional development (e.g., what are you working on in your research?).
• Why it is important to model the world’s systems.

Interested graduate students should submit their summary to jrlawson@pitt.edu. The submission deadline is March 1, 2019. Students whose summaries are accepted will be notified of the award by March 15, 2019.

NIMET: Financial Support for UF Students to Participate NanoFlorida 2018 (Oct 6-7) - Abstracts Due Sept 5th

NIMET is proud to sponsor the NanoFlorida 2018 Conference, which is scheduled to take place the weekend of October 6-7 at Florida Institute of Technology. Students and faculty involved in nanotechnology research from across the state will gather to discuss and share their latest results.

Industrial sponsors will also be on hand to meet students and discuss their career opportunities in nanotechnology.

Also, for the first time there will be a pre-conference Nanotechnology Career Expo on October 5th.

This year NIMET and the National Science Foundation (NSF) have teamed up to provide financial support for UF students and postdocs to participate in NanoFlorida 2018.

Important Dates and Information:

• All UF students must submit abstracts and register by September 7th (submission page)
• Earlier submission will increase your chances of getting free registration
• NIMET will cover the cost of group transportation, one night in a to-be-determined hotel near the venue, and poster printing.
• NSF will cover the registration costs for the first 200 student/postdoc attendees.
• To be considered for NIMET sponsorship, all students must:
• Fill out the NIMET Sponsorship Request Form
• Email the completed form to the NIMET Director and NIMET Admin (see form for details) by September 5th
• Note: Earlier submission is better to insure you get free registration
• Submit an abstract using the conference abstract submission page

UF Data Science Symposium, 3/17/18

UF DSI (Data Science and Informatics), a student group sponsored by the UF Informatics Institute, is looking for people interested in speaking at its annual Spring Symposium on Saturday, March 17, 2018.

Talks can be on any projects, work, or research related to data science in any fields.

The symposium will host speakers from UF who will talk about their research and projects.

There will also be workshops for attendees to apply their skills.

Lunch will be provided.

If you are interested, please sign up online by clicking on this link: https://goo.gl/forms/cj6gol4N6LXRVaSp2.

If you have questions, please e-mail bisaly@ufl.edu.

From UF Libraries: First Annual Data Symposium, 3/19/18

First Annual Data Symposium 
Monday, March 19, 2018, 9:00 am-5:00 pm 
Smathers Library, Room 100

There is a growing need for faculty, students, and staff to address data challenges affecting all disciplines in the form of organization, infrastructure, and resources. In continued efforts to build library and researcher partnerships, capacity and a culture of data management across campus, the University of Florida Libraries and UF Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (IFAS) Wildlife Ecology and Conservation are sponsoring the 1st Annual Data Symposium on Enabling Data Reproducibility and Sustainability at UF.

This event seeks to bring experts from across disciplines to discuss, share, and strategize collaborative best practices to improve the aggregation, dissemination, and preservation of data for current and future use. This is also a great opportunity to network and share your knowledge with colleagues across campus.

An evening reception will be hosted by Innovation Square and includes a tour of Innovation Hub.

Registration and Information: http://cms.uflib.ufl.edu/envisioning-data-symposium/registration

UF Water Institute's 6th Biennial Symposium

Feb. 6-7 | J. Wayne Reitz Union

The Symposium brings together individuals from a broad range of disciplines and organizations to explore water issues from multiple perspectives. The 2018 Symposium will focus on current water use, conservation, restoration, and adaptation efforts and challenges while envisioning new ways of sustaining our water systems.

If students register by Jan. 10, the registration fee is only $75. Registration includes conference attendance, lunch, and refreshment breaks, and poster reception. To see the schedule, learn more, and register, visit here.

Symposium-Discovering Solutions in an Evolving Climate

As a part of the DuPont Pioneer Plant Sciences Symposium series, graduate students in the Applied Plant Sciences program at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul are organizing the 2018 UMN Production Agriculture Symposium on February 15th, 2018 in the Continuing Education & Conference Center on the St. Paul Campus. This year`s topic is 'Discovering Solutions in an Evolving Climate'.

The symposium aims to bring together researchers, producers, students and various other professionals to share and discuss about changing climate and agricultural systems.If you would like to present your research and it is relevant to our topic, please sign up for breakout sessions or poster presentations using this google form. Post-docs and graduate students are encouraged to sign up and present!

This one-day event is open to the public and admission is free. Travel grants are available.

Registration is OPEN !!

If you have any questions about the event, please do not hesitate to contact us at: umnpas@gmail.com

AWRA Potluck Meeting 12/5/17; Southwest Florida Water Resources Conference 2/2/18

UF AWRA Potluck Meeting w/Wetlands Club, 12/5/17 @ 6pm

Following our recent tradition, our last meeting of the semester will be held in conjunction with the Wetlands Club. Our speaker will be Dr. AJ Reisinger, a recent hire in SWS who deals with water quality and ecological problems in urban settings (see attached flyer). The meeting will be held in our normal room (Rogers 122) at our normal time (6pm). The meeting is a potluck, so feel free to bring a dish/drink to share. If you're too busy with tests to worry about cooking, then come enjoy the free food!

SW FL Water Resources Conference, Ft. Myers, 2/2/18

I know this seems like a long way off, but bear with me. A major part of this annual conference is the student poster competition, after which substantial cash prizes are awarded to the top presenters ($400/300/200). UF presenters have historically fared very well, and we need to keep it up! Abstracts are due by 12/15. You can absolutely recycle an old poster if you are happy with it. Anyone who plans to attend the conference (particularly those who are presenting) should notify me so I can arrange for reimbursement of travel expenses. More info about the conference in general can be found here: http://awraflorida.com/event-2635792

Invitation to the Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) GBM

It is time for the 2nd GBM on October 11th, 2017 @5pm, Rogers hall 122. Our distinguished speaker will be Dr. Monika Maleszewska who carries a PhD in cell and molecular biology, and navigated her way to become scientific project manager at Applied Stem Cell Inc. Join us as Dr. Maleszewska shares her career journey spurring insights about the importance of career development as well as other valuable life experiences and lessons. You don’t want to miss this. So, mark your calendar!

Your WiSE officers will offer you a great networking opportunity - exclusive to WiSE members - that will bring you one step closer to industry partners and hiring teams. As a matter of fact, you can even suggest which company you’d like to connect to. So, make sure you bring a laptop, a tablet or any other device that can go online.

We are also excited to announce two new officer positions: The WiSE Manbassador and The WiSE UG liaison (undergraduate liaison). Come learn about the new positions, and maybe nominate yourself or a friend.

And as usual, we’ll be having our WiseUp social at The Social @ Midtown following the GBM at 6pm. Spread the word and follow us on FB to stay tuned!

AEES Annual Meeting - Call for Abstracts

17th Annual American Ecological Engineering Society Meeting
Ecological Engineering for Adaptation in the Anthropocene
May 23-25, 2017 Classic Center in Downtown Athens, GA

Abstracts are due February 22nd, 2017. [http://aees2017.uga.edu/abstracts.html]

The American Ecological Engineering Society is accepting proposals for presentations at their 17th Annual Meeting under the theme “Ecological Engineering for Adaptation in the Anthropocene,” hosted by the University of Georgia.. We welcome proposals of research and applications in the field of ecological engineering as they pertain to the built and natural environment as viewed from an integrative perspective of engineers, scientists, designers, planners, policy makers, and society. Students should check the conference website for details regarding student travel awards. 

The program will include invited speakers, technical presentations, posters and exhibits, field trips, and networking opportunities. Student participation is critical, with emphasis on design experiences and mentoring for our future ecological engineers. To encourage student participation, we will soon be announcing details of student conference travel awards.

Proposals for platform presentations will be accepted through February 22, 2017. A technical program committee will review all proposals and announce acceptance by mid-March. Poster presentation proposals will be accepted through April 2017.

To submit a proposal, please email a .pdf of your abstract (word limit = 250) to aees2017@uga.edu.

Please ensure your abstracts adhere to the following template:

• Title
• Corresponding Author, Author #2, Author #N
• Corresponding Author Contact Information: Institution, address, email, phone
• Keywords: List three to five keywords
• Oral or Poster Presentation
• Abstract

AWRA meeting Tuesday, January 17 at 6pm in Frazier Rogers Hall Room 122

AWRA's first meeting of the semester is Tuesday, January 17th at 6pm in Frazier Rogers Hall Room 122. Dr. Del Bottcher will be sharing from his wealth of knowledge on Hydrologic Modeling in FL.

Dr. Del Bottcher is the president of Soil and Water Engineering Technology, INC. (SWET). SWET provides consulting to private and public clients in the areas of water resource modeling, pollution abatement practices, agricultural BMP implementation programs, and animal waste management design solutions. Join us to learn more about what Dr. Bottcher will share on modeling in FL!

Women in Energy Conference-Scholarships available

Power and Energy Club meeting August 30

UF AWRA Chapter Meeting 3/15; Upcoming Events

UF AWRA Meeting: 3/15 (Tuesday)
Our speaker will be Thomas Hawkins, JD, the Executive Director of the Florida Defenders of the Environment. His presentation is entitled "Florida Defenders of the Environment's work to protect Florida's water resources". The name says it all. Check out their website (linked below) for additional details.

In addition, we will be having our officer elections for next year. Contact Natalie if you are interested in padding your CV! Available positions include Treasurer, Secretary (BIG shoes to fill there), and BEC Representative.

P.S. Note that we are back to our usual room, Rogers Hall 122.
http://fladefenders.org/

State AWRA Meeting: 3/18 (Friday)
Florida AWRA's March technical meeting is taking place in Steinhatchee this year. I expect that we will have a sizable UF contingent there, so...join us! The State Chapter will help with travel costs (as always) so you have no excuse. Contact Natalie or me if you have questions. Event and registration info can be found here: http://www.awraflorida.org/event-2102593

Clean Creek Revival: 3/19 (Saturday)
Current Problems is once again having their CCR in conjunction with First Magnitude. We will clean up a local waterway in the morning and then head to FM for free stuff, food, music, etc. It's always a good time. Please let me know if you are interested in helping out or if you have questions.

Give Springs A Break: 4/1-3 (Friday-Sunday)
This is a great opportunity to get to know Florida's springs and your fellow spring lovers! The HTO Florida Springs Institute offers flexible registration options (e.g. weekend only, Saturday only) and they "have two scholarships currently available and Saturday afternoon there will be a free guided canoe trip down the Santa Fe with Lars Anderson for all participants.

UF Engineering Leadership Institute’s annual summit is March 8th – REGISTER NOW

MARCH 8, 2016 • J. WAYNE REITZ UNION We invite you to join the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and the preeminent women of the Committee of 200 (C200) at the C200 STEM Outreach Event and Leadership Summit for a discussion on the role of women in technology and STEM and the power to lead the next generation of innovative solutions for a better society. C200 is a membership organization of the world’s most successful women entrepreneurs and corporate innovators. C200 has more than 400 members who collectively generate more than $1.4 trillion in annual revenues. Why attend? • Learn practical strategies for career and personal advancement. The women business leaders from C200 will engage students, alumni, faculty and friends in discussions about leadership, STEM education, and transforming the future. • Be inspired by real stories of women who have reimagined their roles in the workplace; take a journey as they share the pivotal moments – the good and the bad – in their lives that led them to defy the odds and reinvent what it means to be a leader. • Be Transformed. Ask your most pressing questions about the role of women in the technology workforce, the benefits of building diverse and inclusive work environments, the art of managing work-life balance, and much more in six dynamic sessions throughout the day. During lunch, you will have the chance to interact directly with C200’s incredible female leaders. Register Now Join the Conversation Keynote speakers • Linda Hudson, UF Distinguished Alumnus and CEO, The Cardea Group • Tanya Fratto, Board Member, Boart Longyear, Smiths Group, American Drainage Systems (ADS) • Shellye Archambeau, CEO, MetricStream Event rates are available • Hilton UF Conference Center • Residence Inn Gainesville I-75 Ask for the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering block when reserving. About the UF Engineering Summit The UF Engineering Summit has been organized annually by the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering since 2010. Under alternating themes of leadership and innovation, the summit is where engineering alumni, faculty members and students, alongside world-renowned thought leaders, connect and engage to inspire new ways of approaching and solving problems. Register Now Join the Conversation