[pccgrads] PCC info session on capstone and other community engagement opportunities. Jan 23 at 3pm in OCN 425

[UW Program On Climate Change]

Attention!  Graduate students interested in engaging around
climate communication and solutions, and those who want more info on:

   1. The Graduate Certificate in Climate Science
   <https://pcc.uw.edu/education/graduate-certificate/> and required
   Climate Communication Capstone project
   2. Actionable Community-Oriented Research eNgagement (ACORN)
   <https://pcc.uw.edu/research/acorn-program/>projects and
   3. Project ideas from potential collaborators inside and outside the UW
   (see list below).


*Please join others with similar interests on *
*Jan 23 at 3pm in OCN 425*

Miriam Bertram, PCC Assistant Director and PCC Capstone Adviser, LuAnne
Thompson, PCC Interim Director, and PGraSC/ACORN leaders, and potential
partners will all be there.  Names of those joining us, and their
affiliations and potential projects are listed below.

   -

   Rishi Sugla and Anam Mehta, CIG-Northwest Climate Resilience
   Collaborative (NCRC). Develop curriculum for a pilot summer school for
   students, technical experts, and community experts wanting to work in
   relationships of co-production and solidarity with frontline communities.
   Curriculum Development.
   -

   Leigh Anderson and Didier Alia, Evans School Policy Analysis and
   Research and UW Center for Risk and Inclusion in Food Systems
(CRIFS) See recent
   blog post
   <https://pcc.uw.edu/blog/2022/06/08/first-steps-climate-change-curriculum-for-agricultural-analysts-and-decision-makers-in-sub-saharan-africa/>
   on completed project. Curriculum Development.
   -

   Makoto Eyre, <https://www.linkedin.com/in/makotoeyre/>CEO and Chief
   Engineer of Homeostasis <https://www.linkedin.com/in/makotoeyre/>, a CO2
   removal & utilization startup based in Tacoma, WA. They focus on producing
   graphite (critical material for electrodes for energy storage solutions)
   out of atmospheric CO2.
   -

   Lauren Silver, Executive director of the Snoqualmie Valley Preservation
   Alliance (SVPA). Help SVPA get started investigating the economic impacts
   of flooding on the Snoqualmie Valley’s food and farming system. First phase
   is collecting relevant data from farmers and assisting SVPA staff with
   developing a high-level report on impacts to share with key stakeholders
   and decision-makers.
   -

   Mark Windschitl, Professor, UW Science Education. Climate Science
   education, including teacher-scientist workshops. See blog post
   <https://pcc.uw.edu/blog/2021/06/05/lessons-learned-how-can-we-connect-middle-school-students-to-climate-change-and-ocean-acidification/>
   on past project. Can have conversations with grad students who want to
   integrate education into their projects.
   -

   Mary Manous, Cascadia Climate Action, Mentor and partner for
   Schooner/Pub Talks and other outreach.
   -

   Neil Davis, a software engineer at Microsoft  interested in getting
   involved in the climate tech space and supporting projects that help with
   carbon reduction or transitioning away from oil and gas.


Thinking you'll join us?  Let me know here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflG_RKEpFsHQtpu1dPvW1VyCicE16hTDShXdHk3-ojtpQ94Q/viewform?usp=sf_link>
.
We'll have cookies at tea and conversation for the last 15-30 minutes, so
registering will help with planning.

Have a great weekend,
Miriam


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land, the land which touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands
within the Suquamish, Tulalip and Muckleshoot nations."



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