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Newsletter June 2017
31 May 2017 |
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SENSE MSc Honours Programme ›› |
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Comprehensive overview of the various aspects of energy meteorology: From model field to power yield ›› |
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SENSE group Environmental Technology (WU) contributes to sustainable urban development in China ›› |
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Overview of PhD graduations upcoming period ›› |
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SENSE-Reims Summer School on Exploring the land-water continuum: coastal zones, river deltas, islands and wetlands, 2-7 July ›› |
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Human induced Land Degradation, 2-10 September ›› |
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Overview of PhD / postdoc courses June-August ›› |
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Overview of recently announced PhD / postdoc courses ›› |
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Wageningen Evolution and Ecology Seminars (WEES), 1 June ›› |
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Research seminar Earth System Governance, 1 June ›› |
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Plant-Soil Interaction Discussion group, 12 June ›› |
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R Users Discussion Group Meeting, 14 June ›› |
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SENSE-WIMEK Symposium Soil contamination: scope, advances and challenges, 1 September ›› |
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Overview of upcoming events ›› |
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Talent Scheme Information Meeting (Veni, Vidi, Vici), 6 July ›› |
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Blogpost: Is it possible to be a parent and have a career in research? ›› |
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Essaywedstrijd Wat zal de belangrijkste wetenschappelijke doorbraak in de 21e eeuw zijn? ›› |
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Vacancies at SENSE Partners ›› |
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Other vacancies in the SENSE field ›› |
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| SENSE MSc Honours Programme |
Friday May 12, the students of the SENSE MSc Honours Programme 2016-2017 presented their PhD research proposal to the SENSE Doctorate Committee, consisting of dr. Ad van Dommelen, dr. Egbert van Nes, dr. Nora Sutton and Dr. Monique Gulickx. The best PhD research proposals received an award of €500 to support further development of the student. The committee enjoyed the variety and quality of the different proposals. The final winner of the SENSE Honours awards was: Linda van Garderen
Linda, congratulations with this outstanding achievement! We would also like to congratulate Iris Hordijk and Alya de Bie with their successful performance and achievement of the MSc Honours programme. We wish you all the best for your further pursuit of a PhD position!
Meanwhile, the deadline for the MSc Honours Programme of 2017-2018 is coming close. Supervisors and study advisors can nominate a student by sending the students motivation letter, CV, MSc grade list and a recommendation letter to Monique Gulickx (monique.gulickx@wur.nl)
Nominations of excellent students can be submitted until Thursday 1 June. |
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| SENSE News |
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| Comprehensive overview of the various aspects of energy meteorology: From model field to power yield |
The symposium “From model field to power yield” was organized @ Wageningen University on May 11, 2017. The topic of energy meteorology receives increasing attention, but there are few research and education groups that deal with it. One of the goals of the symposium was to establish a comprehensive overview of the various aspects of meteorology in the energy sector, that is now disseminated on the symposium website.
The symposium was organized by PhD students Arjan Droste & Peter Kalverla, and was sponsored by the SENSE and BBOS research schools. |
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| SENSE group Environmental Technology (WU) contributes to sustainable urban development in China |
 The Environmental Technology Group of Wageningen UR (ETE) has started contributing to solve environmental problems related to big cities in China. In close collaboration with WIMEK (the Wageningen SENSE partner) and ETE, Tsinghua University will setup a new research institute in Suzhou, aimed at sustainable urban development. ETE researcher and SENSE PhD candidate Wei-Shan Chen is facilitating this collaboration using Dutch experience and technology. |
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| Upcoming PhD Graduations |
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| Overview of PhD graduations upcoming period |
- Elnaz Neinavaz
Sensing vegetation canopies in the thermal domain
31 May 2017, University of Twente, Department of Natural Resources
- Mawiti Infantri Yekti
Role of reservoir operation in sustainable water supply to Subak irrigation schemes in Yeh Ho River Basin
1 June 2017, UNESCO-IHE, Land and Water Development
- Rachmat Suba
Impact of land use changes on the human-elephant conflict
1 June 2017, Leiden University, Conservation Biology
- Sija Francisca Stofberg
Hydrological controls on salinity exposure and the effects on plants in lowland polders
7 June 2017, Wageningen University, Soil Physics and Land Management
- Bas van der Grift
Geochemical and hydrodynamic phosphorus retention mechanisms in lowland catchments
9 June 2017, Utrecht University, Environmental Sciences
- Ishmael Kosamu
Management of small-scale fisheries at the Elephant Marsh in Malawi
13 June 2017, Leiden University, Conservation Biology
- Vorawit Meesuk
Point cloud data fusion for enhancing 2D urban flood modelling
14 June 2017, UNESCO-IHE, River Basin Development
- Manuel Felipe Ríos Gaona
Rainfall over The Netherlands & beyond A remote sensing perspective
20 June 2017, Wageningen University, Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management
- Wei Shan Chen
Microbial chain elongation based on methanol
21 June 2017, Wageningen University, Environmental Technology
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| Upcoming Courses |
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| SENSE-Reims Summer School on Exploring the land-water continuum: coastal zones, river deltas, islands and wetlands, 2-7 July |
 The fourth edition of this successful Summer School focuses again on the governance of socio-ecological systems, which is a rapidly emerging issue in sustainability science. This edition specifically aims at bringing together scholars who integrate knowledge on both land and water centered socio-ecological systems, such as coastal zones, river deltas, islands and wetlands. Particular attention will be paid to the processes through which integrated policies are developed, implemented and evaluated.
Registration deadline: 1 June
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| Human induced Land Degradation, 2-10 September |
Human induced soil degradation is a very actual and increasing problem all over the world. Population growth, unsustainable management of natural resources as well as increasing amounts of harmful chemicals in the environment lead to severe land and soil degradation. The phenomenon of soil degradation has to be considered in a socio-ecological context with respect to economic, cultural and social conditions. In this course, we use an interdisciplinary approach to learn about the different syndromes of soil degradation in different countries of the world and their consequences for people and the environment. Furthermore, we look for solutions and sustainable management strategies.
Registration deadline: 31 May
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| Overview of PhD / postdoc courses June-August |
- The 2017 International Summer School of Applied and Integrated Stratigraphy: Cyclostratigraphy, Modelling and Stable Isotopes
5-9 June 2017, UK
- Advanced Course on Economic Regulation (NEW)
6-27 June 2017, Wageningen
- Masterclass Introduction to collaborative design and facilitation of sustainable projects (NEW)
7-8 June 2017, Wageningen
- Good Scientific Practice
7-8 June 2017, UFZ Leipzig, Germany
- Linear Models
7-9 June 2017, Wageningen
- PCDI course Employability Outside Academia
12 June, 3 July and 5 September 2017, Utrecht
- The Art of Modelling
12-23 June 2017, Wageningen
- Advanced Course on Environmental Biotechnology
13-23 June 2017, Delft
- International Summer School “Concepts and tools to engage in knowledge co-production and public participation”
19-23 June 2017, Portugal
- Summer School Political Ecologies in/of the Anthropocene: value, life and critique
21-27 June 2017, Wageningen
- Summer course The Precautionary Principle: Governance of Innovation and Innovations in Governance
24-30 June 2017, Hungary
- BioBusiness Summer School
26-30 June 2017, Amsterdam
- 8th ESSA / SiLiCo Summer School in Social Simulation “Agent-based modelling for resilience”
26-30 June 2017, Wageningen
- Generalized Linear Models
26-27 June 2017, Wageningen
- NCK Summer School: Estuarine and Coastal Processes in relation to Coastal Zone Management
26 June - 7 July 2017, Texel
- Qualitative data analysis (NEW)
27 June - 6 July 2017, Wageningen
- Basic Statistics (NEW)
27-28 June and 3-5 July 2017, Wageningen
- Mixed Linear Models
29-30 June 2017, Wageningen
- Summer School Animal Movement Analysis
2-7 July 2017, Amsterdam
- Training course Airborne remote sensing for monitoring essential biodiversity variables in forest ecosystems
3-14 July 2017, Germany
- Summer Course Research on Productivity, Trade, and Growth: Theory and Practice
3-7 July 2017, Amsterdam
- From Science to Systemic Solutions: Systems Thinking for Everyone (NEW)
7-14 July 2017, Austria
- Climate KIC - AMS - SENSE Summer School "Urban Transitions: Reshaping Urban Districts"
16-30 July 2017, Amsterdam & Bologna
- Innsbruck Summer School of Alpine Research 2017 - Close Range Sensing Techniques in Alpine Terrain
16-22 July 2017, Austria
- Introduction in Genome-Wide Data Analysis
17-21 July 2017, Amsterdam
- Crash Course in Experimental Economics
17-22 July 2017, Amsterdam
- Discrete Choice Experiments and Data Analysis: Theory and Applications from Introductory to Advanced Models with Case Studies (NEW)
24-28 July 2017, USA
- Fundamentals of Probability and Statistics Using Python (NEW)
9-11 August 2017, UFZ Leipzig, Germany
- Radboud Summer School: Climate Change Mitigation: Options and Policies (NEW)
14-18 August 2017, Nijmegen
- Climate-KIC Summer School "Sustainable Production Systems: Shaping cross-company innovation"
20 August - 2 September 2017, Gothenburg and Frankfurt
- Summer School Land-system science for analysing dynamic landscapes: data, tools and models
27 August - 1 September 2017, Switzerland
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| Wageningen Evolution and Ecology Seminars (WEES), 1 June |
WEES is an initiative from PhD students and postdocs at Wageningen University to organize a continuing series of stimulating seminars on contemporary topics in evolution and ecology. We aim to bring together different groups at Wageningen University using a variety of systems, but with a common interest in evolutionary and ecological questions. For this series we invite researchers from all over the world that have leading roles in their field. After the talk there will be drinks for an informal discussion and a dinner in town with the speaker.
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| Research seminar Earth System Governance, 1 June |
The Amsterdam Laboratory on Earth System Governance is a research seminar, hosted by the IVM section Environmental Policy Analysis, on new research in the area of environmental and earth-system governance. In weekly meetings, held each Thursday 12-13 hrs, participants will be given the opportunity to present and discuss their work, and receive valuable feedback. The research seminar will provide a regular opportunity to exchange views on new research directions, concepts, themes and methods in earth system governance research.
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| Plant-Soil Interaction Discussion group, 12 June |
The Plant and Soil Interactions discussion group offers a platform to discuss the current and cutting edge research in plant and soil science. Meetings are aimed at facilitating networking and collaboration between young scientists researching many aspects of how soil and plants interact. Topics of the meetings are related to plant and soil research and are chosen according to the current interests of the group, e.g. topics involving nutrient and carbon cycling, plant interactions with soil biota or connections between the above and belowground communities.
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| R Users Discussion Group Meeting, 14 June |
The R Users Meeting is a monthly meeting for people working with R. PhD and MSc students, as well as staff members, both beginners as well as advanced R users are welcome. The meeting offers an opportunity to help each other with specific questions and exchange ideas. In each meeting a specific topic is discussed by demonstrating and discussing examples of R functions and example data. The second part of each meeting is reserved for short questions on R codes and offers opportunity to get advice on your R code and how to fix or improve it.
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| SENSE-WIMEK Symposium Soil contamination: scope, advances and challenges, 1 September |
This symposium is organised by SENSE PhD candidates Vera Silva, Mousumi Akter, Carlos Faúndez Urbina and Pavan Cornelissen (WUR) as their A2 project.
Soils are essential to life, playing important roles in several processes - climate and flood regulation, nutrient cycling, water purification, carbon sequestration, provision of food, fibre and fuel. However, our soils are exposed to several threats, such as contamination by heavy metals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals or even by saltwater. Soil contamination mainly occurs as a consequence of human activities, for example by the use of fertilizers, wastewater irrigation, or pesticides in agriculture. Soil contamination can also occur naturally, as in the case of saltwater intrusion.
Pollution of the soil can be hazardous to the health of humans, animals, and plants through direct exposure, or indirectly through contamination of ground- and surface water. The processes that occur in the soil are complex, as it is a mix of physicochemical and biological processes. Understanding these processes is important in order to determine and predict the fate of contaminants in the soil, and assess the risk to the public health or environment.
The key topics of this symposium are the transport and fate of contaminants in the soil, the related risk to human health or the environment, and remediation of the soil. The symposium will cover both experimental studies and modelling.
Registration and abstract submission should be done before 15th of July of 2017.
The symposium is free of charge. Registration is required. |
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| Overview of upcoming events |
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- World Resources Forum 2017: Accelerating the Resource Revolution
24-25 October 2017, Switzerland
- Seminar Food security, agricultural policies and economic growth - Long-term dynamics in the past, present and future
7 June 2017, Wageningen
- Symposium Water Quality modelling in a changing world
14 June 2017, NIOO-KNAW Wageningen
- Symposium Circulaire noodzaak: Terugwinning zeldzame metalen topprioriteit
14 June 2017, VVM Utrecht
- E&R seminar "Heat 2.0: Awaking the Sleeping Giant"
20 June 2017, Utrecht
- Circular Economy Lab 16: Marktacceptatie - Hoe normen de transitie naar een circulaire economie versnellen
20 June 2017, Utrecht
- Verbeteren van bodem- en waterkwaliteit, doe je samen!
21 June 2017, VVM Utrecht
- Workshop Besluiten onder invloed van klimaatverandering
24 June 2017, Wageningen
- BES Symposium 2017: The Macroecology of Alien Species: Patterns, Drivers and Consequences of Global Biotic Exchange
24-26 July 2017, UK
- European Conference for Applied Meteorology and Climatology: Serving Society with better Weather and Climate Information
4-8 September 2017, Ireland
- 5th iLEAPS Science Conference: Understanding the impact of land-atmosphere exchanges
11-14 September 2017, UK
- The 3rd Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) Science Conference
19-21 September 2017, Russia
- Heimans en Thijsse symposium Bloemrijk of gifgroen?
23 September 2017, Utrecht
- ESPA 2017 Annual Science Conference
29-30 November 2017, UK
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| Talent Scheme Information Meeting (Veni, Vidi, Vici), 6 July |
NWO organises information meetings for researchers who want to apply for a Veni, Vidi of Vici grant. Practical information is given and selection committee members, NWO secretaries and researchers who have already acquired a Veni, Vidi or Vici share their experiences during a question and answer session. The meetings are in English. The next information meeting will be held on 6 July 2017.
The Talent Scheme has three types of grant for different phases in a researcher’s scientific career of researchers: Veni (recently gained PhD), Vidi (experienced) and Vici (professorial level). The aim of the Talent Scheme is to facilitate innovation in science. Talented, creative researchers receive the opportunity to do their own research and with that to qualify for a next step in their career.
Programme
All information relevant for the application can be found online: in our calls, on the website and in the notes on the application form. In addition to this, on Thursday 6 july there is an opportunity to meet the contact persons of the different science domains so that you know who you can approach with questions about forms or conditions.
During the Q&A session you can pose your questions to committee members, laureates and NWO secretaries. They like to share their experiences with you. For applicants with specific questions, it is possible to have a speeddate with a NWO secretary of the researchfield. There will also be several short sessions about other programmes that are interesting for young researchers, especially Rubicon and the ERC Starting Grants.
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| Blogpost: Is it possible to be a parent and have a career in research? |
Many young researchers struggle with their work-life balance. Especially for researchers with a family, it is challenging to divide their time and energy between home and work. The question “is it possible to be a parent and have a career in research?” keeps many researchers up at night.
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| Essaywedstrijd Wat zal de belangrijkste wetenschappelijke doorbraak in de 21e eeuw zijn? |
De Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen en NRC schrijven voor de achtste keer samen een essaywedstrijd uit.
Dit jaar is het onderwerp: Wat zal de belangrijkste wetenschappelijke doorbraak in de 21e eeuw zijn?
De jury bestaat uit microbioloog en NRC-columnist Rosanne Hertzberger, deeltjesfysicus en Nikhef-directeur Stan Bentvelsen en een lid van de Nationale DenkTank.
De prijsuitreiking vindt plaats 12 oktober 2017 om 20.00 uur in Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam.
De winnaar krijgt de gouden prijsvraagmedaille van de KHMW die al sinds 1753 wordt uitgereikt.
U kunt uw essay van maximaal 2.000 woorden, 5 kilo, 1 m3 of 1 minuut tot 15 juni sturen aan secretaris@khmw.nl of naar KHMW, Spaarne 17, 2011 CD Haarlem. |
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| Professional PhD Program vacancies |
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| The Professional PhD Program (PPP) aims to provide opportunities for PhD candidates to work on their transferable skills. Currently the PhD track fully focuses on an academic career, while around 80 per cent of the people who finish their PhD will continue their career outside universities. In addition to this, companies and public organizations can experience the added value of a PhD candidate. Furthermore, PPP can strengthen the collaboration between universities and non-academic organizations. The Professional PhD Program is an initiative by Promovendi Netwerk Nederland. |
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