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ESE Keystone Series Panel Discussion: Genetic Modification of Crops
by Musser, Christal A. 08 Apr '15

08 Apr '15

ESE Keystone Series Panel Discussion: Genetic Modification of Crops Wednesday, April 15 PFEN 241 - Dean's Auditorium 6:00pm RSVP - http://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/ese/keystone/RSVP/Speakers%20Event.cfm The Panel Discussion is an all-campus event, bringing together interdisciplinary perspectives on a controversial issue. We're working to bring together a group of experts that will bring their personal insights to a discussion that is meant to encourage critical thinking about this important topic. Panelists will discuss their personal views on Genetic Modification of Crops as well as answer questions from the ESE Global Café. Keystone is centered on open discussion that is free from political bias or topic advocacy. It focuses on conversations that encourage critical thinking and respectful exchange to analyze the complexities that are often lost in the national debate. Visit the website for completed details. http://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/ese/keystone/index.cfm ________________________________ The Ecological Sciences and Engineering Keystone Series is an event that brings students, faculty, and staff together with the broader campus and Lafayette/West Lafayette communities to discuss a current, controversial environmental topic from an interdisciplinary perspective. Thank you, Christal Musser Program Coordinator Ecological Sciences and Engineering Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs The Purdue University Graduate School | Purdue University Ernest C. Young Hall, Room B-40 | 155 S. Grant Street | West Lafayette, IN 47907 Email: musser(a)purdue.edu<mailto:musser@purdue.edu> | Web: www.purdue.edu/ese<http://www.purdue.edu/ese> Phone: 765-494-2102 | Fax: 765-496-6271 Like us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/?sk=welcome#!/ESEatPurdue>

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Alison Coulter PhD Defense Announcment
by Musser, Christal A. 03 Apr '15

03 Apr '15

Alison A. Coulter - PhD Defense Announcement Biology and Ecology of Bigheaded Carp in an Invaded Ecosystem Major Professor: Reuben Goforth Friday, April 10, 2015 9:30 a.m. PFEN 120 Ecological Sciences and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Forestry and Natural Resources Everyone is Welcome! Christal Musser Program Coordinator Ecological Sciences and Engineering Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs The Purdue University Graduate School | Purdue University Ernest C. Young Hall, Room B-40 | 155 S. Grant Street | West Lafayette, IN 47907 Email: musser(a)purdue.edu<mailto:musser@purdue.edu> | Web: www.purdue.edu/ese<http://www.purdue.edu/ese> Phone: 765-494-2102 | Fax: 765-496-6271 Like us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/?sk=welcome#!/ESEatPurdue>

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Keystone Series 2015 Starts Tuesday March 31 5:30 with pizza, dessert, and beverages!
by Lee, Linda S 24 Mar '15

24 Mar '15

Get excited for this year’s ESE Keystone Series on Genetic Modification of Crops! First off, the World Café is Tuesday with pizza, dessert, and beverages! Phase I: ESE Global Café Tuesday, March 31 DLRC 131 Doors open @ 5:30pm, Event begins @ 6:00pm Global Café is an ESE-only meeting designed to allow participants to share their knowledge and passion about a subject through facilitated conversations. This year's Global Café will include a concept mapping activity and generation of questions for the Keystone Series Panel Discussion in April. Discussion topics will be holistic in nature and include economic, social, media, environmental, and policy concerns. Phase II: Keystone Series Panel Discussion Wednesday, April 15 PFEN 241 6:00pm The Panel Discussion is an all-campus event, bringing together interdisciplinary perspectives on a controversial issue. We're working to bring together a group of experts that will bring their personal insights to a discussion that is meant to encourage critical thinking about this important topic. Panelists will discuss their personal views on Genetic Modification of Crops as well as answer questions from the ESE Global Café. Keystone is centered on open discussion that is free from political bias or topic advocacy. It focuses on conversations that encourage critical thinking and respectful exchange to analyze the complexities that are often lost in the national debate. ________________________________ The ESE Keystone Series is a combination of events that brings ESE students, faculty, and staff together with the broader campus and Lafayette/West Lafayette communities to discuss a current, controversial environmental topic from an interdisciplinary perspective.Key

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Caitlin Grady's PhD Defense Announcement
by Musser, Christal A. 20 Mar '15

20 Mar '15

Caitlin Grady - PhD Defense Announcement International water and food security development: Performance evaluation and assessment of research needs at multiple scales Major Professor: Dr. Blatchley Friday, March 27, 2015 2:30 p.m. HAMP G212 Ecological Sciences and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program School of Civil Engineering Everyone is Welcome! Christal Musser Program Coordinator Ecological Sciences and Engineering Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs The Purdue University Graduate School | Purdue University Ernest C. Young Hall, Room B-40 | 155 S. Grant Street | West Lafayette, IN 47907 Email: musser(a)purdue.edu<mailto:musser@purdue.edu> | Web: www.purdue.edu/ese<http://www.purdue.edu/ese> Phone: 765-494-2102 | Fax: 765-496-6271 Like us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/?sk=welcome#!/ESEatPurdue>

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Joshua Minai MS Defense Announcement
by Musser, Christal A. 11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15

Joshua O. Minai - Masters Defense Announcement Assessing the Spatial Variability of Soils in Uganda Major Professor: Darrell G. Schulze Friday, March 13, 2015 2:00 p.m. LILY 2-425 Ecological Sciences and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Department of Agronomy Everyone is Welcome! Abstract Uganda's soils were once considered the most fertile in Africa, but soil erosion and soil nutrient mining have led to soil degradation and declining agricultural productivity. Lack of environmental awareness among farmers, traditional agricultural practices, minimal inorganic fertilizer use, and little to no use of improved crop varieties all contribute to continued soil degradation. The objective of this study was: (1) to quantify and characterize the spatial distribution of selected soil properties in Uganda and (2) to identify the driving factors and processes for soil spatial variability and soil degradation at the national scale using biophysical and socioeconomic variables. This study used a 2003 Uganda National Household Survey dataset that included analyses for 2,144 soil samples that covered western, southwestern and northwestern Uganda, representing ~50% of the country. Variables include pH, organic matter, total N, available K, total K, total P, and soil texture (Nkonya et al., 2008, IFPRI Research Report 159). Ordinary kriging was used for spatial analysis, while a generalized linear model was used to identify the most dominant factors influencing soil variability. ANOVA results found significant variation among soil properties, as one would expect. Strong spatial correlation (< 25% nugget to sill ratio) was observed in available K, pH, sand, total N, and silt, while moderate spatial correlation (25% to 75% nugget to sill ratio) was observed for total K, clay, total P, and organic matter. Distances where spatial correlation occurred ranged between 69 and 230 km. Interpolated soil quality maps identified the Mt. Elgon and the southwestern highlands regions as having soils above the critical soil chemical and physical thresholds, indicating that these are the most favorable agricultural areas in the country. The remaining areas of the country had numerous constraints such as acidity, very sandy soils, low N and/or low organic matter, making these areas less optimal for agricultural production. Climate had the strongest effect on the variability of total N, with higher soil N in the cooler, higher elevations around Mt. Elgon and in the southwestern highlands. Geology and land use / land use management were the second most dominant factors influencing the variability of soil properties at the national scale. This study showed that geostatistical approaches can be used to evaluate spatial diversity of natural resources at larger scales. Policy makers can use this information to implement region-specific soil management approaches to address soil quality degradation. For example, programs to increase the soil pH of acid soils should be focus on the southwestern region where soils are generally more acid than other parts of the country. Christal Musser Program Coordinator Ecological Sciences and Engineering Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs The Purdue University Graduate School | Purdue University Ernest C. Young Hall, Room B-40 | 155 S. Grant Street | West Lafayette, IN 47907 Email: musser(a)purdue.edu<mailto:musser@purdue.edu> | Web: www.purdue.edu/ese<http://www.purdue.edu/ese> Phone: 765-494-2102 | Fax: 765-496-6271 Like us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/?sk=welcome#!/ESEatPurdue>

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2015 Symposium - Need your Input by Friday, 13th
by Musser, Christal A. 10 Mar '15

10 Mar '15

Hello ESE Faculty, We are the co-chairs for the 2015 Symposium, and are reaching out to all current faculty of ESE for input on how to best structure this event. The theme of the 2015 Symposium, which will be held in the upcoming fall semester, will be inequality in complex systems. We are interested in focusing on drivers, mechanisms, consequences, and solutions of inequality. Our intent is to be as inclusive as possible to maintain the interdisciplinary approach of the ESE program. We would like to consider different aspects of inequality, including, but not limited to, technology, natural resources, social capital, wealth, economics/markets, human rights, and ecological impacts. With this theme in mind, do you think that you, or your students, have any past or ongoing research interests/projects that would apply to this theme? If so, how would you see yourself, or your students, contributing and participating in this event (presenting research, guest lecturing, serving on a discussion panel, etc.)? If you feel that this topic is not relevant to your research/current interests please let us know why. This way, we can attempt to structure the symposium to be more inclusive and appealing to a larger audience. Please reply to either Zach or Charlotte at zreaver(a)purdue.edu<mailto:zreaver@purdue.edu> or lee1876(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lee1876@purdue.edu>, respectively by Friday, March 13th. This will give time for the co-chairs to compile insights and suggestions to present to our cohort at our next meeting. Thank you for your time and consideration, Zachary Reaver, Co-Chair Charlotte Lee, Co-Chair

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SPAM emails with zip files attached - DELETE Them
by Lee, Linda S 12 Feb '15

12 Feb '15

If you get an email that simply says "Your document' and then has a zip file attached - DELETE it. The original spam email appeared to come from the Grad School Programs, but may be then sending similar emails out to people in your contact list since now I am getting them form all kinds of people - all with what appear to be purdue.edu email addresses. I emailed all of you so you wouldn't think I was sending you some app information and then open it. Don't - delete them. Linda S. Lee Purdue University, Department of Agronomy, Professor of Environmental Chemistry, Associate Head Ecological Science & Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Program Head, www.purdue.edu/ese<http://www.purdue.edu/ese> Division of Environmental Ecological Engineering, Affiliated Faculty 3-363/B480 Lilly Hall, West Lafayette, IN 47907; Office: (765) 494-8612; Cell (765) 414-3086; lslee(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lslee@purdue.edu>

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ESE Colloquium Survey
by Musser, Christal A. 11 Feb '15

11 Feb '15

Hello ESE Students, Mentors, and Faculty, The ESE Colloquium Curriculum group is looking for feedback on your experiences in the ESE Colloquium over the years. Your participation in one of the following surveys would be greatly appreciated and will be used to help develop a better understanding of classroom assignment and discussion formats that are perceived as most and least effective. The results from these surveys will be used to help guide a literature review and a proposal to re-design the curriculum of the Fall 2015 ESE Colloquium. All provided responses are anonymous, and there is no compensation for this survey aside from the fact that your inputs will help shape future colloquiums!. Please complete the survey that best represents your participation in the ESE Colloquium series: ESE Colloquium Student Survey<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SwKEhYZCzgQ5x_JQ7ATb-pzIF63s1FATptv5RDe6-T…> ESE Colloquium Mentor Survey<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Pio29mtLPfPfHrvxZTcDmMP1GEHtQPtpZZd7Q5mj2f…> ESE Colloquium Professor Survey<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IJkglnTUC5eJ3CN2jVsW6uKE-ZtsEVThcMG9P2vKw-…> Thank you, and please encourage other peers and faculty to complete the survey as well. We need 20 more responses to reach our goal of 40-50 responses! Questions can be directed to Charlotte Lee (lee1876(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lee1876@purdue.edu>). Christal Musser Program Coordinator Ecological Sciences and Engineering Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs The Purdue University Graduate School | Purdue University Ernest C. Young Hall, Room B-40 | 155 S. Grant Street | West Lafayette, IN 47907 Email: musser(a)purdue.edu<mailto:musser@purdue.edu> | Web: www.purdue.edu/ese<http://www.purdue.edu/ese> Phone: 765-494-2102 | Fax: 765-496-6271 Like us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/?sk=welcome#!/ESEatPurdue>

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Try this link for accessing apps RE: ESE Faculty-led Nominations for ESE PhD Fellowships/Assistantships- Nominate Now
by Lee, Linda S 08 Feb '15

08 Feb '15

https://webapps.krannert.purdue.edu/kap/kAdmissions/ From: Lee, Linda S Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 9:27 PM To: Ese-faculty-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu Subject: RE: ESE Faculty-led Nominations for ESE PhD Fellowships/Assistantships- Nominate Now FYI for those of you who have forgotten or have not yet accessed ESE applicant information yet, Click on link below and log in using your career name/password. If you need help beyond that, ask Christal for help in accessing applicants or letting you which one may be in your area (if she has not already done so) so you can simply search those out by name. https://webapps.krannert.purdue.edu/kap/kAdmissions/Applications/ From: Ese-faculty-list [mailto:ese-faculty-list-bounces@ecn.purdue.edu] On Behalf Of Lee, Linda S Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 9:12 PM To: Ese-faculty-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:Ese-faculty-list@ecn.purdue.edu> Subject: ESE-faculty-list ESE Faculty-led Nominations for ESE PhD Fellowships/Assistantships- Nominate Now ESE Faculty-led Nominations for ESE PhD Fellowships/Assistantships Please get your nomination to me ASAP. First round of evaluations for selection of recruitment fellowships will begin February 18, 2014 Fellowship Nominations for funding ESE accepted applicants (or those currently under review with complete or nearly complete applications) should include: * A brief letter of nomination from the potential advisor (<1 page) that includes a general statement indicating how you plan to support the student for three (3+1) or two (2+2)* additional years if for a fellowship, which can include other fellowships, research assistantships, teaching assistantships, or a combination thereof. Please send your application material electronically to Linda S. Lee (lslee(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lslee@purdue.edu>) and cc Christal Musser (cmeinder(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cmeinder@purdue.edu>). ESE has been allocated several fellowships (see below): * Five FY (12-mo) Lynn Fellowships (includes $18,282 towards first year stipend and grad med insurance (estimated at $1568/y), and fringe IF administered as an assistantship only (calculated as 0.0041*stipend) for new students to Purdue only (no students enrolled or graduated from Purdue) * One FY Academic Year Lynn Fellowship (similar to above but for the academic year only so contribution to stipend and insurance is $13,712) * One Purdue Doctoral Fellowship targeted for diversity recruiting ($18,212 per year for 2 years towards contribution to stipend, insurance, and towards first year stipend and grad med insurance (estimated at $1568/y), and fringe only IF administered as an assistantship only (calculated as 0.0041*stipend). We plan to target domestic diversity this year. * 12-months of a Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship (for Purdue students who will be in the writing stage of their dissertation for the 2015-2016 academic year which must be administered as fall and spring semester awards (not summer only) or as a one-year award ($18,212 contribution to stipend and insurance assuming administered as a fellowship) so we could give partial to 2 students within these guidelines) A few notes: * All the above have tuition waivers. * Most of you are familiar with how recruitment fellowships work at Purdue - the offer to the student is as a 4-year package; however, only the first (for the 1+3) or the first two years (2+2) are actually contributed to by the Grad School as part of the fellowship. The rest of the fellowship 'term' (4 total years) and supplements for the first 1 or 2 years (the minimum stipend provided by the GS is not competitive) must be provided by other sources. Essentially for each year that is actually paid for by the Grad School (so the first year for the 1+3 and the first 2 years of the 2+2) in addition to the standard fee waivers. * If your nomination is selected for award, you can choose to use grant or TA funds for the first year and the fellowship for year 2, etc., which can work well if you have grant or start-up money that will expire over the next year or so if not used.. * Fellowships or assistantships can be supplemented. No stipend can fall below the grad school minimum of $16,714/y If you supplement there may be a difference between administering as a fellowship versus an assistantship in some colleges (e.g., when administered as an assistantship and given a supplement from a grant to meet your college's minimum stipend, your college may choose to charge you a similarly weighted portion of the tuition costs). This may not be the case anymore, but in the past there seem to be some confusion in this area. I will try to get this figured out, but did not want to hold up the request for nominations since it does not matter that much overall. * We must follow the guidelines in the GS Fellowship Manual: https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/documents/funding/publications/Fellows_Ma… Linda S. Lee Purdue University, Department of Agronomy, Professor of Environmental Chemistry, Associate Head Ecological Science & Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Program Head, www.purdue.edu/ese<http://www.purdue.edu/ese> Division of Environmental Ecological Engineering, Affiliated Faculty 3-363/B480 Lilly Hall, West Lafayette, IN 47907; Office: (765) 494-8612; Cell (765) 414-3086; lslee(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lslee@purdue.edu>

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ESE Faculty-led Nominations for ESE PhD Fellowships/Assistantships- Nominate Now
by Lee, Linda S 05 Feb '15

05 Feb '15

ESE Faculty-led Nominations for ESE PhD Fellowships/Assistantships Please get your nomination to me ASAP. First round of evaluations for selection of recruitment fellowships will begin February 18, 2014 Fellowship Nominations for funding ESE accepted applicants (or those currently under review with complete or nearly complete applications) should include: * A brief letter of nomination from the potential advisor (<1 page) that includes a general statement indicating how you plan to support the student for three (3+1) or two (2+2)* additional years if for a fellowship, which can include other fellowships, research assistantships, teaching assistantships, or a combination thereof. Please send your application material electronically to Linda S. Lee (lslee(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lslee@purdue.edu>) and cc Christal Musser (cmeinder(a)purdue.edu<mailto:cmeinder@purdue.edu>). ESE has been allocated several fellowships (see below): * Five FY (12-mo) Lynn Fellowships (includes $18,282 towards first year stipend and grad med insurance (estimated at $1568/y), and fringe IF administered as an assistantship only (calculated as 0.0041*stipend) for new students to Purdue only (no students enrolled or graduated from Purdue) * One FY Academic Year Lynn Fellowship (similar to above but for the academic year only so contribution to stipend and insurance is $13,712) * One Purdue Doctoral Fellowship targeted for diversity recruiting ($18,212 per year for 2 years towards contribution to stipend, insurance, and towards first year stipend and grad med insurance (estimated at $1568/y), and fringe only IF administered as an assistantship only (calculated as 0.0041*stipend). We plan to target domestic diversity this year. * 12-months of a Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship (for Purdue students who will be in the writing stage of their dissertation for the 2015-2016 academic year which must be administered as fall and spring semester awards (not summer only) or as a one-year award ($18,212 contribution to stipend and insurance assuming administered as a fellowship) so we could give partial to 2 students within these guidelines) A few notes: * All the above have tuition waivers. * Most of you are familiar with how recruitment fellowships work at Purdue - the offer to the student is as a 4-year package; however, only the first (for the 1+3) or the first two years (2+2) are actually contributed to by the Grad School as part of the fellowship. The rest of the fellowship 'term' (4 total years) and supplements for the first 1 or 2 years (the minimum stipend provided by the GS is not competitive) must be provided by other sources. Essentially for each year that is actually paid for by the Grad School (so the first year for the 1+3 and the first 2 years of the 2+2) in addition to the standard fee waivers. * If your nomination is selected for award, you can choose to use grant or TA funds for the first year and the fellowship for year 2, etc., which can work well if you have grant or start-up money that will expire over the next year or so if not used.. * Fellowships or assistantships can be supplemented. No stipend can fall below the grad school minimum of $16,714/y If you supplement there may be a difference between administering as a fellowship versus an assistantship in some colleges (e.g., when administered as an assistantship and given a supplement from a grant to meet your college's minimum stipend, your college may choose to charge you a similarly weighted portion of the tuition costs). This may not be the case anymore, but in the past there seem to be some confusion in this area. I will try to get this figured out, but did not want to hold up the request for nominations since it does not matter that much overall. * We must follow the guidelines in the GS Fellowship Manual: https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/documents/funding/publications/Fellows_Ma… Linda S. Lee Purdue University, Department of Agronomy, Professor of Environmental Chemistry, Associate Head Ecological Science & Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Program Head, www.purdue.edu/ese<http://www.purdue.edu/ese> Division of Environmental Ecological Engineering, Affiliated Faculty 3-363/B480 Lilly Hall, West Lafayette, IN 47907; Office: (765) 494-8612; Cell (765) 414-3086; lslee(a)purdue.edu<mailto:lslee@purdue.edu>

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