[pccgrads] PCC ACORN project

[UW Program on Climate Change: ACORN Projects]

Reminder to let us know by *Wednesday, January 25th *if you are interested
in this project, or interested in learning more! Please do not hesitate to
reach out with questions.

If you want to learn more about ACORN, this project, and/or the project
partner, please* join us on Monday, January 23rd*. See details below:



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://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.linkedin.com/in/makotoeyre/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!j_lYDg4Ec-s882w6qHUNeV7_oQ3WvrH0A_5liZ8qujIF4-YZ0RBZc43mSUiHHAbHjF8SRib_CQWPFCOSsjs5$>CEO
   and Chief Engineer of Homeostasis
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.linkedin.com/in/makotoeyre/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!j_lYDg4Ec-s882w6qHUNeV7_oQ3WvrH0A_5liZ8qujIF4-YZ0RBZc43mSUiHHAbHjF8SRib_CQWPFCOSsjs5$>,
   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://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflG_RKEpFsHQtpu1dPvW1VyCicE16hTDShXdHk3-ojtpQ94Q/viewform?usp=sf_link__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!j_lYDg4Ec-s882w6qHUNeV7_oQ3WvrH0A_5liZ8qujIF4-YZ0RBZc43mSUiHHAbHjF8SRib_CQWPFP4xUENJ$>
.
We'll have cookies at tea and conversation for the last 15-30 minutes, so
registering will help with planning.




On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 9:15 AM UW Program on Climate Change: ACORN
Projects <pccacorn at uw.edu> wrote:


> Dear PCC,

>

>

>

> The PCC ACORN program is excited to share another opportunity for PCC

> graduate students and postdocs to work with a local organization in

> addressing community climate priorities.

>

>

>

> The Snoqualmie Valley Preservation Alliance <https://svpa.us/> (SVPA) and

> the Snoqualmie Valley Watershed Improvement District (SVWID) have partnered

> on a Watershed Resilience Study to better understand the economic impact of

> worsening flooding in the lower Snoqualmie Valley. The first phase of this

> economic evaluation will focus on economic impacts to agricultural

> operations as much of the lower valley is within the protected Agricultural

> Production District. The first step of this study will be to gather data

> and information from farmers via interviews to craft a "high level" summary

> of these impacts to be shared with partners, King County staff, elected

> officials, decision makers, and stakeholders to prioritize flood mitigation

> and prevention efforts into the future. The SVPA is interested in working

> with one or more graduate students or postdocs as an ACORN project team to

> assist in investigating the economic impacts of flooding on the Snoqualmie

> Valley’s food and farming system, collecting relevant data for cost-benefit

> analyses, and assisting SVPA staff with developing a high-level report on

> these impacts to share with key stakeholders and decision-makers.

>

>

>

> Please let us know by *Wednesday**, January 25th* if you are interested

> in this project, and include a brief description of your background and

> interest as it relates to the project (including any interest and/or

> experience with agriculture, food, and farming systems, and any experience

> doing outreach or one-on-one work with landowners or farmers). Previous

> knowledge or experience is a plus, but is in no way required. Let us know

> if you have further questions, and see attached for additional detail!

>

> --

> Acorn Project Team

> Program on Climate Change

> University of Washington

>

>

>


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Acorn Project Team
Program on Climate Change
University of Washington
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