^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ AWG E-MAIL NEWS 2002-3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ CONTENTS 1) CCGO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FUNDRAISER TALK APRIL 9 2) REQUEST FOR SCIENCE FAIR VOLUNTEERS 3) REVIEW OF RECENT EVENTS: AWG BOOTH AT THE FALL 2001 AGU CONFERENCE 4) REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE * Chronicle Guidance Publications Needs a Photograph * Author Requests Help with Novel 5) NEW PUBLICATION 2001-112 New From Westview Press! Plate Tectonics 6) POSITION OPENINGS 2001-104 University of California, Davis - Assistant Professor, Structural Geology/Tectonics, and Assistant Professor, Solid Earth Geophysics 2001-115 The Colorado College - Structural Geology/Tectonics, Petrology, Geodynamics 2002-004 Texas A&M University Petroleum Geosciences 2001-005 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Structural Geology/Geophysics 2001-006 The Office of Naval Research (ONR) - PROGRAM OFFICERS (Geophysicist, Geologist, Meteorologist, Oceanographer, Physicist, Mathematician) Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI) Internship 7) ANNOUNCEMENT 8) CONTACT INFORMATION ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ Thanks to everyone who contributed to this issue of E-mail News ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ 1) CCGO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FUNDRAISER TALK APRIL 9 The California Council of Geoscience Organizations, in cooperation with the Southern California Section of the Association of Engineering Geologists, will host a dinner presentation by Dr. Bob Watters of the University of Nevada - Reno on Tuesday, April 9, 2002, in the Los Angeles area. Meeting location and specifics will follow, but we encourage our Southern California member organizations to incorporate this meeting into their regular schedules and take a break from planning separate April meetings for their groups. Dr. Watters will present his 2001 Richard H. Jahns lecture, a lively synthesis of the application of traditional slope stability evaluations to volcanic hazard evaluation. The event will be a fundraiser for the California Council of Geoscience Organizations (http://www.ccgo.org). So... save the date, Tuesday, April 9. Please forward this message to your colleagues and post it on your group's website and in your newsletter. ___________________________ ABSTRACT Realism in volcano hazard zonation: Does geo-engineering help provide a more accurate assessment? Significant rock strength reductions, as a result of weathering processes, often result in slope instability. The strength reduction caused by hydrothermal alteration is not well documented or understood. Hydrothermal alteration differs from weathering in one important aspect; it can be both laterally widespread, as in weathering, but also vertically continuous to great depth. Economic geologists have long recognized the relationship between alteration and mineralization, but only recently has this relationship been correlated with rock strength and applied to surface and underground mining or construction excavations. Extrapolating the concepts of engineering slope design to the volcano environment shows potential for improving hazard assessment. Many stratovolcanoes exhibit significant hydrothermal alteration. Alteration is time-dependent; thus, an initial "stable" volcano undergoes a progressive rock strength reduction, as a result of argillic alteration, which may result in slope instability. Failure volume is related to degree of alteration, orientation of major structures, strength of other lithologies, and external forces such as seismic loading or fluid pressure from eruptive events. The failure mass may form a rock avalanche or lahar, depending on clay or water content. Travel distance for such failures is often measured in tens of kilometers. Many urban areas and transportation routes are constructed on debris deposits from these major events. The Holocene record contains many of these events and the historical record is dotted with failure deposits (present - 400 years) throughout the world. Major slope instability can be independent of eruptive forces, particularly when the failure mass is small (< 0.1 cubic kilometers), consequently warning signs may not be readily apparent. Hazard zonation around volcanoes should consider failure volume, failure frequency, previous failure deposits, and the strength and location of weak and potentially unstable rock masses at the edifice and flanks of the volcano. Examples and analyses are presented from volcanoes in the Cascade Range (USA), eastern portion of the Mexican Volcanic Belt, and Equador. The types of field investigations performed at elevations up to 18,000 feet to obtain the raw strength data at the landslide source together with volcano modeling and hazard appraisal will be discussed. BIOGRAPHY Robert J. Watters, Ph.D., PE Professor of Geological Engineering Department of Geological Sciences Mackay School of Mines University of Nevada, MS 172 Reno, NV 89557 Phone (775) 784-6069 Fax (775) 784-1833 Email watters@mines.unr.edu Web Page URL mackay.unr.edu/geology/faculty/bob1.htm. Education: Dr. Bob Watters obtained his BS in Applied Geology from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, and an MS, DIC, and Ph.D., all in Engineering Geology from Imperial College, University of London, England. He is a Professionally Registered Engineer in both geological and civil engineering. After obtaining his Doctorate he spent 2 years in Zambia, Africa, as a rock engineer for construction of an underground hydroelectric power station on the Zambesi River. Prior to joining the University of Nevada, Reno, he was in consulting (Dames and Moore) where he was responsible for surface and underground excavation design for civil and mining engineering projects. In Alaska he participated in the construction of the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline for two years, where he was involved in route selection, slope design, and landslide monitoring and mitigation. Research Interests: He has authored over 60 publications on surface and underground stability, rock fall, rock mass classification, and geologic hazards. Landslide research includes a) slope instability for natural and excavated slopes, b) effects of weathering and alteration on rock mass strength, and c) volcano edifice and sector collapse. Current Research Projects: Research involves landslides of volcano environments, the stability of open pit mine slopes, and coastal and submarine instability. Pit mine slope research surprisingly has similarities to the volcano work as hydrothermal alteration affects on pit design is being investigated. Coastal and submarine slope stability entails assessing the effects of rapid drawdown and near field seismic effects. ________________________________________________ DISTRIBUTED BY: Betsy Mathieson Past President, California Council of Geoscience Organizations http://www.ccgo.org ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2) REQUEST FOR SCIENCE FAIR VOLUNTEERS The 2002 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) will be held in Louisville, Kentucky this year from May 12-18. We are currently looking for AWG members (up to five) who are interested in being part of an AWG judging team for the ISEF. AWG members have been participating as judges at the local, regional, and international science fairs, and awarding our Student Award for Geoscience Excellence (SAGE) for many years, and this is an opportunity for you to get involved! Judging guidelines and other general information would be provided. It would involve at least one full day of judging for the entire judging team and participation by one person, possibly the head judge, as our award presenter at the Special Awards banquet at the end of the week. If you think you may be interested in attending the ISEF as a Special Awards judge for AWG, please contact Valerie Honeycutt, AWG SAGE Coordinator, for information and specifics at valerie@benchmarkenviro.com or 214-363-5996 at work, or styles@hpnc.com or972-723-2260 at home. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 3) REVIEW OF RECENT EVENTS: AWG BOOTH AT THE FALL 2001 AGU CONFERENCE Each year AWG members share our mission with potential members and attendees at the Fall American Geophysical Union Conference in San Francisco. This is also a chance for members from all over the country to visit and get to know each other. This year our arrangement with AGU changed a bit, so we ended up at the back of the exhibits, but AGU donated our space to us in full... We (AWG Foundation?) are covering the carpet and furniture and members covered their own registrations. I believe this will be the nature of our presence at AGU in the future. We will still need volunteers to help sit the booth and share our mission! Mary Anne Holmes gave a poster session on the opening day of exhibits, concerning women and tenureship. Her poster and the Advance project was a hit, so discussions of short term positions and soft money positions vs. tenured positions in academia took on a new "broader issue" sense of solidarity than the personal stories that are commonly told each year. We had a number of distinguished visitors, students, colleagues who were interested in advertising positions in Gaea, and women from all over the world as well as the U.S. stop by to find out about AWG and discuss Mary Anne's poster further! Although it may have appeared that I was managing the booth by myself, I had help at the most opportune times! Thanks to the gals who came up and re-iterated within three minutes, what I had been trying to explain by myself for fifteen minutes to our buddy from the U.K. Wow! Five gals who rapid fire could make the same points and convey the same summary of collective experiences! I am reminded of the story of the emperor's new clothes…where the truth is seen by the individuals (including the emperor), but a farce is accepted until the truth is shared openly…leaving the emperor exposed as he was before, and the truth about the tailor's failure to come through with a new outfit, newly exposed. We are in the new millenium and are working out new ways of blending personal life and business as well as incorporating solutions bygone eras. A number of spouses stopped by to say hello and shared the realities of making choices and keeping a household and partnership functional as they both pursued their careers in the geosciences. Some of the women who visited the booth, had left their young children at home with Dad for the first time…since he had teaching or local work responsibilities and she needed to travel to further her career, present her research, or look for that new project or position. Others joshed around about cleaning the house and doing the dishes…but these are actually very real examples of how couples coordinate when one needs to write up their latest research or project, design a presentation to peers, or put together a proposal or new business plan for a pet project! We shared our education outreach with quite a few attendees. Barbara Bekins helped prior to the AGU meeting, by printing up our Santa Cruz SAGE winners photo of her Science Fair project presentation. The recent trip to the wine country was also featured. Spike, my trusty assistant for Paleocritters workshops, helped me greet people. Spike is a fuzzy, stuffed, one foot tall, T-rex. My booth neighbors on either side helped watch the booth while I went to lunch. Leslie Gordon loaned me her collapsable cart for bringing boxes into the exhibition hall and Pat Berge brought a dock cart and helped me carry boxes out at the end of the show. Mary Anne brought part of her poster presentation to me when she was done on Tuesday. Barbara Bekins checked in regularly to see how things were going and give me little breaks. Many visitors at both the poster and the booth had never heard of AWG…so, we are still sharing our mission, organizational structure, and how we accomplish our goals with interested geoscientists! Submitted by Phyl Halvorson AWG Pacific Region Delegate ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 4) REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE * Chronicle Guidance Publications Needs a Photograph My name is Janet Seemann and I work for Chronicle Guidance Publications, Inc. We produce a series of four-page articles describing occupations. The articles are read primarily by junior high, high school, and college students who are seeking career information. In each article we like to include a photograph of someone performing that particular occupation. My hope in contacting you is that you would be able to supply a photograph for our use in illustrating the article describing Geophysicists, or might know of someone who would be able to provide the photo. We will give photo-credit to your organization [Photograph courtesy of Association for Women Geophysicists ] or credit the actual photographer [Photo by ...], the preference will be yours. Thank you for taking the time to help with this service. Occupational awareness is a vital part of our youth's educational process. Your provision of a photograph will add to their understanding of the type of work you do and may encourage future geophysicists to pursue this as their career. Sincerely, Janet Seemann Managing Editor Chronicle Guidance Publications, Inc. 66 Aurora Street Moravia, NY 13118 1 800 622-7284 or janet@ChronicleGuidance.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Author Requests Help with Novel AWG has been approached by a young woman who is writing a graphic novel set in the 1950s. The main character is a black woman: a graduate student in geology who is working in a field that brings her into contact with glaciers. The author is asking AWG members if they know of any actual persons who might fit this description. She is interested in speaking with this woman (or women) as she wants her character to be authentic and needs to ensure that her profile is a credible one and true to life. Anyone with information should contact: secretary@awg.com. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 5) NEW PUBLICATION New From Westview Press! Plate Tectonics An Insider's History Of The Modern Theory Of The Earth Edited by Naomi Oreskes "A useful addition to the history-of-science literature." Kirkus "A must for anyone wanting to know how a revolution in science really takes place." Robert D. Ballard Ph.D., President, Institute for Exploration "This book gains its uniqueness not only from the fame of its…contributing authors, every one of whom is a legend in the field, but also from the sincerity of the highly personalized accounts." G. M. Purdy, Director, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University $35.00; 0-8133-3981-2; cloth To order, call 1.800.386.5656 or visit us online at www.westviewpress.com ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 6) POSITION OPENINGS 2001-104 University of California, Davis - Assistant Professor, Structural Geology/Tectonics, and Assistant Professor, Solid Earth Geophysics Assistant Professor, Structural Geology/Tectonics, University of California, Davis The Department of Geology at the University of California, Davis, has an opening for a full time tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level in Structural Geology/Tectonics. We seek applicants with interests in one or more of the following: tectonics, especially neotectonics, analytic structural geology, regional structural geology/tectonics. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a vigorous program of research, participate actively in our undergraduate and graduate teaching programs, including our strong field geologic teaching program, and mentor graduate students. We seek someone to complement existing strengths in structure/tectonics, petrology, geophysics, and environmental geology. For more information about the U.C. Davis Geology Department, visit our Web page at http://www-geology.ucdavis.edu. A Ph.D. in the geological sciences with an emphasis in structural geology/tectonics is required at the time of appointment. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests, and names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of at least three people who can be contacted for recommendations to: Chair, Structural Geology/Tectonics Search Committee Department of Geology One Shields Avenue University of California, Davis Davis, CA 95616 Phone: (530) 752-0350 Fax (530) 752-0951 E-mail: StruTec-search@geology.ucdavis.edu The position will be effective starting July 1, 2002. To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by February 1, 2002. The position will remain open until filled. The University of California is an affirmative action/equal-opportunity employer. Assistant Professor, Solid Earth Geophysics, University of California, Davis The Department of Geology is seeking an individual for a full time tenure track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level. This person must have the background to establish a vigorous research program in the area of Solid Earth Geophysics. Preference will be given to candidates who complement the research and teaching programs in the Department. We are interested in candidates in a variety of fields, including, but not limited to: earthquake seismology, mathematical geophysics, modeling and observing deformation in the lithosphere, physical processes associated with volcanism, and structural seismology. Applicants are expected to have a strong interest and ability in undergraduate and graduate teaching, and will be expected to supervise graduate students. A Ph.D. or equivalent degree in geophysics, geology with an emphasis in geophysics, or a closely related field is required. The appointment is 100% in the Department of Geology and the College of Letters and Science. For more information about the U.C. Davis Geology Department, visit our Web page at http://www-geology.ucdavis.edu. The position will be effective starting July 1, 2002. To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by February 1, 2002. The position will remain open until filled. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, a statement of teaching interests, and the names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of at least three people who can be contacted for recommendations to: Chair, Geophysics Search Committee Department of Geology One Shields Avenue University of California, Davis Davis, CA 95616 Phone: (530) 752-0350 Fax (530) 752-0951 E-mail: Geophys-search@geology.ucdavis.edu The University of California is an affirmative action/equal-opportunity employer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2001-115 THE COLORADO COLLEGE - Structural Geology/Tectonics, Petrology, Geodynamics The Department of Geology seeks applicants for two one-year non-tenure track positions beginning in August 2002. Ph.D. or ABD is required. Appointments will be at the assistant professor level for candidates with a PhD. Desired area of expertise for one position is Structural Geology with additional expertise in such fields as Tectonics, Petrology, and Geodynamics welcomed. The second position is open in terms of expertise. Expectations for both positions include teaching Introductory Geology and other courses in the candidates' areas of specialty. Undergraduate research is an integral part of our curriculum, and willingness to advise research in the candidates' areas of expertise would be a distinct advantage, as would an interest in interacting with the Environmental Sciences program. The College is committed to increasing diversity of the community and curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are particularly encouraged to apply. Applicants must be committed to high-quality innovative undergraduate teaching, including field-oriented courses. The Block System of education at Colorado College, in which professors teach and students take only one course at a time for 3-1/2 weeks, lends itself to field and project-based teaching. The Department has excellent field and laboratory facilities for teaching and research in both hard-rock and soft-rock geology. Send statement of teaching and research interests, curriculum vitae, and names and letters from three referees to: Dr. Paul Myrow, Chair, Department of Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, pmyrow@coloradocollege.edu. Review of applications will begin February 15, 2001. Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. The Colorado College welcomes members of all groups, and reaffirms its commitment not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in its educational programs, activities, and employment practices.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2002-004 Texas A&M University Petroleum Geosciences The Department of Geology and Geophysics at Texas A&M University invites applications for a tenure-track position in petroleum geosciences, preferably at the Assistant Professor level. A Ph.D. is required by the time employment begins. We anticipate filling this position by August 2002. The successful candidate is expected to teach at both graduate and undergraduate levels and to develop a forward-looking, externally funded research program in fundamental petroleum geosciences. Candidates with experience in solving subsurface problems by integrating geological, geophysical and petrophysical data are preferred. Previous experience with the petroleum industry is desirable but not a prerequisite. The specific research field of the successful candidate is open, but we hope to find an individual who will complement existing departmental programs in reservoir characterization, basin studies, seismic interpretation, sequence stratigraphy, structure, tectonics, and sedimentary geochemistry. A record of accomplishment and a promising research program are more important than the specific study focus. Expertise with the latest technologies for characterization, modeling, and visualization of reservoirs and regional petroleum systems is desirable. Many opportunities exist to participate in and build on collaborative programs with colleagues in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Oceanography, Ocean Drilling Program, and Geochemical and Environmental Research Group. Submit a curriculum vita, recent reprints, a statement of research and teaching interests, and the names, postal and e-mail addresses, and fax numbers of three references to: Dr. Wayne M. Ahr, Chair, Petroleum Geoscientist Search Committee, Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3115. Texas A&M University, a land-, sea- and space-grant institution, is located in College Station, Texas, a dynamic community of 140,000 people. Texas A&M University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Departmental facilities and programs can be reviewed at our web site (http://geoweb.tamu.edu/). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2001-005 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Structural Geology/Geophysics The Department of Geology at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire invites applications for a tenure-track position in the broad areas of structural geology and geophysics. The appointment will begin in August, 2002. The Position: Responsibilities include teaching, collaborative research with undergraduate students, advising, and service to the department and the University. Teaching responsibilities include structural geology, field geology, applied geophysics, petroleum geology, and introductory courses as needed by the department. A strong commitment to both undergraduate research and procuring extramural funding is expected. Qualifications: A Ph.D. in geology or a closely related discipline is required at the time of appointment. Preference will be given to individuals who have completed their Ph.D. at the time of application or who can demonstrate completion of the Ph.D. by time of the appointment, and to individuals with substantial field experience. Demonstrated success in teaching at the undergraduate level is desirable. Experience with GIS and/or petroleum geology will be considered an asset. The University and Department: The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is a comprehensive university with an enrollment of 10,500 students. The campus is located along the banks of the Chippewa River about 85 miles east of the Twin Cities. The area has excellent exposures of Paleozoic and Precambrian rocks that provide many opportunities for field trips and collaborative research projects. The department is well equipped for undergraduate collaborative research. Laboratory facilities include: a modern electron microscope laboratory (SEM and JEOL 2010 TEM); Siemens SRS 3000 X-ray Fluorescence spectrometer with prep equipment; Rigaku/MDI automated powder diffractometer; 8- station NT computer laboratory; complete geophysical field equipment; AA/GTA; 12-channel seismograph; earth resistivity and ground conductivity meters; magnetometer; gravimeter; and a hydrogeology lab with on-campus water-table observation wells, piezometers and lysimeters. UW-Eau Claire is also the Wisconsin training site for Geographix data processing and geophysical interpretation software. The department currently has eight full-time faculty, seventy-two majors, and offers a bachelor's degree in geology. Applications: To be considered for priority screening, the following application materials must be received by February 15, 2002; however, screening will continue until the position is filled. 1. A letter of application including specifics about your teaching and research interests. 2. Curriculum vitae. 3. Three letters of recommendation. (Applicants should request letters from their references and all letters must be received before the application is considered.) 4. Names, addresses and phone numbers of references. 5. Copies of transcripts for all college work (originals will be requested if an offer is pending). Minority and female applicants are particularly encouraged to apply. Review of completed applications will commence February 15, 2002, and continue until position is filled. In order to speed the screening process, we ask all applicants to furnish letters of recommendation to the department. We can only consider individuals who meet all of the qualifications listed above. Names of finalists must be released upon request. Send application materials to Dr. Robert L. Hooper, Chair, Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI, 54702-4004. The University of Wisconsin is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2001-006 The Office of Naval Research (ONR) - PROGRAM OFFICERS (Geophysicist, Geologist, Meteorologist, Oceanographer, Physicist, Mathematician) The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is seeking qualified individuals to serve as Program Officers for basic and applied research in several disciplines. Candidates will plan, evaluate, initiate, organize, encourage, direct, and coordinate basic and applied research, at U.S. universities and Federal or industry laboratories, in support of the Department of Navy and the Department of Defense. Positions can also be filled under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act as a two-year, temporary rotator position from a university or not-for- profit institution. Degree requirements are noted in parentheses. Each ONR Program Officer has the option to spend up to 20% of his or her time doing personal research. Marine Geosciences (Geophysicist, Geologist) GS-14/15 ($74,697$114,224) Requires knowledge of specific technical and programmatic fields or applications including marine geophysical surveying, instrument development, modeling and observation of sediment transport processes, marine electromagnetics, mechanical properties of marine sediments, and general marine geology and geophysics. Marine Meteorology (Meteorologist) GS-14/15 level ($74,697$114,224) Requires knowledge of specific technical and programmatic fields or applications including marine boundary layer, air-sea interaction, atmospheric predictability and dynamics, coastal mesoscale numerical weather prediction and data assimilation, and marine and coastal forecasting. Focus on air-sea interaction and/or Navy meteorological requirements. Physical Oceanography (Oceanographer or Physicist) GS-13/14/15 ($63,211$114,224) Requires knowledge of specific technical and programmatic fields or applications including ocean internal waves and turbulence, air sea interaction, surface and bottom boundary layer physics, fronts and eddies, and eastern and western boundary currents. Focus on small-scale physical oceanography. Ocean Modeling and Prediction (Oceanographer, Physicist, Mathematician) GS-13/14/15 ($63,211$114,224) Requires knowledge of specific technical and programmatic fields or applications including ocean numerical modeling, sub-grid scale flux parameterization, multidisciplinary coupled modeling, data assimilation, optimal adaptive sampling, evaluation and validation methodologies, and prediction metrics. Focus on modeling of non-physical ocean properties embedded in the physical models. For information on qualifications and how to apply, see ONR's web site, http://www.onr.navy.mil. For technical information, contact Dr. Melbourne G. Briscoe on (703) 696-4120 or email at briscom@onr.navy.mil Look for us at the AMS Annual Meeting 13-17 January at the Orange County Convention Ctr, Orlando, Florida. U.S. CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED • AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI) Internship Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI) is currently seeking qualified applicants for a one-year internship, beginning summer 2002, at the JOI Office in Washington, DC. The goal of the JOI/USSSP Internship Program is to introduce recent earth science graduates to science program management. This internship is ideally designed for graduates who seek experience with a scientific non-profit organization before continuing their education in graduate school or elsewhere. Interns will work full-time, dedicating half of their effort to specific scientific ocean drilling projects and the remainder to other tasks in support of the US Science Support Program (USSSP). For the term appointment, the intern will be a salaried JOI employee with full benefits. Specific start and end dates will be negotiated. Interested applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, and three references to the JOI Office by March 15, 2001. Interviews with finalists will be scheduled in late March/early April, and a decision will be made by mid-April. JOI manages worldwide cooperative research programs, including the scientific Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) and the US Science Support Program (USSSP). ODP is an international partnership of scientists and research institutions organized to explore the evolution and structure of Earth. ODP provides researchers around the world access to a vast repository of geological and environmental information recorded far below the ocean surface in seafloor sediments and rocks. USSSP was designed to maximize the scientific output of the international Ocean Drilling Program by actively involving the broadest possible cross section of the U.S. scientific community. This is accomplished by providing research funds and educational opportunities to U.S. scientists and students. For more information about JOI and the science programs it manages, please visit www.joiscience.org. If you have any questions about the JOI/USSSP internship, please contact Brecht Donoghue at bdonoghue@joiscience.org Please send your application to: Brecht Donoghue Joint Oceanographic Institutions 1755 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 700>Washington, DC 20036 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 7) ANNOUNCEMENT The Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, in Washington D.C., is recruiting for two NFIP Program Specialists at the GS 9/11/12 level, to Work in the Community Assistance Branch on NFIP floodplain management policy, compliance and eligibility issues. We are looking to fill the positions with persons with a floodplain management background or at least with community planning experience or academic training. However, we are open to other qualified persons that are willing to learn the program. Please forward the attached recruitment notice to anyone that you think may be interested. The announcement can be seen on the FEMA website indicated below. The announcement closes on February 8th. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 8) CONTACT INFORMATION To submit an item to E-MAIL NEWS contact: editor@awg.org To submit advertising contact: ads@awg.org To change your address or be removed from the list contact: office@awg.org