Tap-In: Water@UW-Madison News

Please join us this Monday, November 11, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm for our annual Fall Art & Science Poster Session! We've got a fantastic mix of research posters and artwork lined up, and it promises to be an engaging event. Enjoy some light refreshments, engage in lively conversations, and don't miss out on our poster contest. We can’t wait to see you there!

The following Monday, November 18 from 6:00 - 8:30 pm, Water@UW-Madison is partnering with The Nelson Institute’s Tales from Planet Earth film series to present Bad River, a new documentary that follows the Wisconsin-based Bad River Band on their continuous fight for sovereignty.

Join us at the Wisconsin Union Theater for a free screening of the film, followed by a moderated Q & A with the following voices from the film:

Water@UW-Madison Fall Art and Science Poster Session; 4-6 pm; Atrium of Wisconsin Institute for Discovery 330 N Orchard St Madison, WI 53715; No registration required, light refreshments will be served.

CPEP Seminar: The Southern Ocean in a Warming Climate; Qian Li, postdoctoral associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology;1-2 pm; 823 AOSS or livestream

Zoology 911 Seminar: Investigating the oxidation of phenolic contaminants by manganese oxides in natural waters; Jenna Swenson, UW-Madison Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering; AND Trees and Groundwater: First Field Season at the Ridges Sanctuary; Eric Kastelic, UW-Madison Geological Engineering; 12:05-12:55 pm; Water Science Engineering Lab & Zoom

These two positions are responsible for planning and assuring WDNR’s surface water Clean Water Act implementation monitoring. Water Quality Monitoring Technical Leader position will be headquartered in Central office in Madison, WI. Waterbody Assessments Coordinator position may be headquartered in any DNR Service Center in WI, depending on space availability and the location of the selected candidate. Application closes Nov. 11 at 11:59 pm.

This part-time role offers a chance to bring your creativity and digital expertise to a small, committed environmental non-profit. You’ll craft compelling content, manage social media, and engage the community in the vital mission of improving Green Lake’s water quality. If you're a tech-savvy storyteller with a passion for conservation, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact. Position will remain open until filled—though applications received by Nov 15, 2024 will be given preference.

The Environmental Toxicologist will provide technical advice to 11 Ojibwe member tribes in the implementation of their off-reservation, treaty-reserved rights in the Ceded Territories of northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, focused on environmental contaminant issues and will perform duties listed below in a manner consistent with Commission policies and procedures. Applications close Dec 1.

The Outreach and Communications Specialist will coordinate and lead external communications to support the AOC and Blueprint initiatives.  This position will work directly with the DNR Green Bay Program Coordinator and GBCP Steering Committee liaison... Position open until filled.

Executive Director Position - Clean Water Action Council

The Clean Water Action Council of NE Wisconsin is seeking an Executive Director to start January 2, 2025, or earlier, when executive director Dean Hoegger retires.This is a 20-24 hours-per-week position with flexible hours offering the opportunity to guide the organization into the next decade. Work at the UW-Green Bay office with college interns, board members, and volunteer members to carry out the mission of protecting human health and the environment in NE Wisconsin. For a complete job description and benefits, email contact@cleanwateractioncouncil.org with “Requesting Executive Director Application Information" in the subject line.

The Department of Public Instruction is looking to hire 15 STEAM fellows (PK-12) who will engage in professional development, collaborate with regional and statewide partners, and implement STEAM-related initiatives in their schools and communities. Fellows will participate in collaborative learning experiences, curate educational resources, develop a plan to locally engage underrepresented students in STEAM education, and share their learning with others. The fellowship aims to foster innovation, equity, and excellence in STEAM education across Wisconsin. Fellowships highlights: $2,000 stipend; Grow your own practice with free professional learning; Support others to grow their practice by sharing what you’ve learned. Applications due Nov 8.

For grad students and postdocs in the biosciences (or connected fields) pursuing careers that include college-level teaching. In this year-long professional development program, get hands-on experience with research-based, inclusive teaching and serve as an instructor (not TA!). Through coursework and practical teaching experience in an undergraduate course, Fellows participate in a supportive community of colleagues and collaboratively develop innovative and effective ways to teach science. Application deadline: Nov. 11

This program is designed to help undergraduate students from all backgrounds gain valuable experience that will help you pursue future careers in watershed management. Whether you are interested in water resource management, soil health, agriculture, nutrient management, lake and stream monitoring, weather and climate, forestry, or limnology – this internship is for you! Interns will be placed in one of six different locations throughout the North Central Region and placed with extension faculty mentors working on topics such as agricultural conservation, limnology, riparian management and more. Applications are due Monday, Nov 18.

The amount of funding requested may be up to $500,000. Equipment requests are limited to a maximum of $10,000 for each year. The initiative funds research projects that have the potential to fundamentally transform a field of study as well as projects but may require significant development prior to the submission of applications for external funding. A cover sheet with a 400-word abstract is due Nov. 15 and the complete proposal is due Jan. 24, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. The online application instructions and a link to the application form are available at: https://research.wisc.edu.

Call for current undergrad – post-graduate students interested in drinking water to participate in our next competitive call for posters. Up to 10 students will be selected to share their findings in water quality research OR public health education at the annual Water Quality Association Convention in Long Beach, CA, Apr. 22-24, 2025. All those selected will receive a $500 travel stipend. One winner from each category will be awarded a $1,000 David Loveday Memorial Scholarship for continued educational expenses. Submissions are due by 11:59 PM CT on Dec. 31, 2024

Enjoy #scicomm so much that you might like to be an actual journalist for a summer?

This 10-week summer program places science, engineering, and mathematics students and early career scientists in newsrooms across the country as they use their academic experience and training to write and report on today's headlines and communicate complex issues to a general audience! English and Spanish language placements available. Application is open until Jan. 1, 2025.

The Freshwater@UW Summer Research Opportunities Program provides high-impact educational opportunities by facilitating immersive, hands-on mentored research experiences in freshwater science across the 13 UW Institutions. This program is for undergraduates and is an onsite, paid summer research experience. Applications close Feb 15.

Looking for funding for your nanotechnology research? EPA is seeking applications for research to develop and demonstrate nanosensor technology with the potential to detect, monitor and degrade PFAS in groundwater or surface water that may be used as drinking water sources. Apply now through November 13.

Research Forward seeks to support collaborative, multidisciplinary, multi-investigator research projects that are high-risk, high-impact and transformative. It seeks to fund projects that are led by PIs with an established track record of securing and successfully managing external research awards, and that have the potential to open up pathbreaking new research avenues or fundamentally transform a field of study. Abstracts and cover sheets are due on Nov. 15, 2024, and full proposals are due Jan. 24, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

Sea Grant anticipates that approximately $5,000,000 will be available in FY2024 and FY2025 federal funds for research projects and programs that will focus on strengthening U.S. coastal, marine, and Great Lakes aquaculture via support for the development of new aquaculture businesses, as well as enhancing existing aquaculture business output, efficiency, and profitability. Letters of Intent are due Dec 4, 2024. Full proposal applications must be submitted to Grants.gov by Feb 12, 2025.

★ Wisconsin Sea Grant 2026-28 Request for Proposals

The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program is inviting research and education project proposals for the next two-year grant period that begins on February 1, 2026. Proposals and preproposal submission guidelines are available at www.seagrant.wisc.edu/rfp.

Wisconsin Targeted Focus Areas ($130k/year), including: Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility for Underserved or Underrepresented Communities; Organic Contaminants and Marine Debris; Human Dimensions for the Health, Well-Being, and Sustainability of Coastal Communities and Great Lakes Ecosystems

Wisconsin Base Focus Areas ($130k/year), including: Healthy Coastal Ecosystems; Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture; Resilient Communities and Economies

Minnesota-Wisconsin Joint Request for Proposals ($100k/year for Minnesota team and $100k/year for Wisconsin Team). In addition, Wisconsin Sea Grant solicits education proposals for up to two years to address the following priority: Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development (Non-research Education Projects) ($40k/year)

★ Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s FY2026 Call for Proposals

Visit here for more information on the Call for Proposals and the submission process; the pdf of the Call for Proposals is also attached.

We are hosting an information webinar on Nov 22 at 1:00 pm EST to highlight the specific research needs for the Fishery and Sea Lamprey research programs and to engage with potential applicants around the Great Lakes basin and beyond. Register for the webinar here.

The Confluence 2024; River Rock Coalition

Stewarding the Rock River Watershed: Opportunities and Successes; Saturday, Nov 9; Fitchburg Community Center.

Nov 11 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm; Wisconsin Institute for Discovery; Register here.

Nov. 12 - 14, 2024 in Duluth, Minnesota and online; Register for online sessions.

5th Annual Virtual Harmful Algal Bloom Symposium - The Algal Bloom Action Team

February 25-27, 2025 in La Crosse, WI. Call for presentations/abstracts due Nov 15.

Full registration cost student scholarships available! Apply by Jan 20, 2025. Preference given to student speakers.

14th National Monitoring Conference from Mar 10-14, 2025, in Green Bay, WI.

March 26-28; Stevens Point and virtual (select concurrent sessions and keynotes); Theme: The Power of Words: Working for Our Waters; The event will feature keynote speakers, as well as interactive workshops, and content-rich concurrent sessions, with time for speakers to address participants' questions.

Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells, on Apr 10 & 11, 2025; Call for abstracts: open until Dec 20, 2024

June 1-5, 2025 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; This year’s symposium theme is Deltas and the Coast: A Biogeochemical Nexus with Global Consequences. Abstracts are due Nov 15. 

Take Our Flood Survey! - The Water Systems and Society research group at UW-Madison

Are you worried about flooding in Madison? Is your community prepared to handle flooding in the future? Our study is focused on learning about flooding across neighborhoods in Madison, WI, with special interest in understanding the experiences of socially vulnerable communities. We invite all 18+ year old residents of Madison to participate. You will be asked to complete a survey to help us learn more about flooding and water management in your neighborhood. You may also elect to participate in an interview for us to learn more about flooding in your neighborhood and your personal experiences. If you choose to participate, you are eligible to receive a summary of research findings if interested. Email the research team to ask how. Click here to access the survey.

A one day classroom/field session providing an overview of sensitive/karst geology and drinking water & groundwater resource concerns in Southwest Wisconsin. UW Platteville Pioneer Farm, Platteville, WI; 9:30 am – 3:30 pm, Friday, Nov 15, 2024 Target audience: DNR drinking water staff (Public/Private), DNR CAFO/Runoff Mgt Staff, county LWCD and NRCS staff, agronomic consultants with a basic understanding of geology.

The Nelson Institute’s Tales from Planet Earth film series is thrilled to present Bad River,

a new documentary that follows the Wisconsin-based Bad River Band on their

continuous fight for sovereignty. Join us at the Wisconsin Union Theater for a free

screening of the film, followed by a moderated Q & A with some of the voices from the

film. Nov 18 from 6:00 - 8:30 pm.

Case Study and Research Methods Webinar - Freshwater Collaborative

Nov 18; 12-1 pm; Zoom - Ashley Lemke, Associate Professor at UW-Milwaukee, will present her research on 9,000-year-old sites in Lake Huron. Research method: Marine geophysical survey, archaeological excavation, and remotely operated and autonomous underwater vehicles.

Every Tuesday from 1-2 pm in AOSS room 823 or livestreamed

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Bring your coffee and learn about wetlands! Sessions are held on Zoom and feature time for audience Q&A.

Help out with office work, events, fieldwork, or a group volunteering event. 

We are happy to place volunteers on projects that support our lakes! Opportunities include skilled office and administration assistance, special events, and watershed projects like shoreline restoration or beach clean ups.