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Scitech News Volume 70, No. 1 (2016)

Sci-Tech News

Columns and Reports

From the Editor 3

SciTech News Call for Articles 3

Assistant Editor wanted 4

Division News

Science-Technology Division 5

Chemistry Division 7

Engineering Division 12

Aerospace Section of the Engineering Division 13

Call for Nominations & Applications

Sparks Award for Professional Development11

Reviews

Sci-Tech Book News Reviews 15

Weathering The End Times, Donald W. Holdridge Sr.

Eruditio Ardescens

“Weathering the End Times” first addresses some of the major arguments for and against man-caused Climate Change, and then portrays where the various elements of Christendom fall within this debate. It goes on to examine the prophetic Scriptures that relate to the environments of the Tribulation, Millennial Kingdom and Eternal State, concluding that God-caused Climate Change is what believers truly need to focus on.

Introduction, Christopher Schaberg

Criticism

No abstract provided.

The Colorado River Revisited, Jason Anthony Robison

Faculty Articles

Fifty years ago former Stanford Law School Dean Charles Meyers published The Colorado River 19 STAN L REV 1 1966 arguably the most famous piece of legal scholarship ever written on this vital water source and the complex body of laws governing its flows ' colloquially the ÔÇ£Law of the RiverÔÇØ This piece and a companion The Colorado River The Treaty with Mexico 19 STAN L REV 367 1967 offered seminal accounts of the legal histories doctrinal features and unresolved perplexities of the Law of the River's international and interstate allocation framework Five decades later between thirtyfive and forty million …

Projected Dietary Intake Of Zinc, Copper, And Cerium From Consumption Of Carrot (Daucus Carota) Exposed To Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Or Metal Ions., Stephen Ebbs, Scott J Bradfield, Pawan Kumar, Jason C White, Xingmao Ma

Publications

The expanding production and use of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have raised concerns about the potential risk of those materials to food safety and human health. In a prior study, the accumulation of Zn, Cu, and Ce from ZnO, CuO, or CeO2, respectively, was examined in carrot (Daucus carota L.) grown in sand culture in comparison to accumulation from exposure to equivalent concentrations of ionic Zn(2+), Cu(2+), or Ce(4+). The fresh weight concentration data for peeled and unpeeled carrots were used to project dietary intake of each metal by seven age-mass classes from child to adult based on consumption of a …

Spectator 2016-02-24, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

Mobilizing The Power Of Higher Education To Tackle The Grand Challenge Of Sustainability: Lessons From Novel Initiatives, David D. Hart, James L. Buizer, Jonathan A. Foley, Lewis E. Gilbert, Lisa J. Graumlich, Anne R. Kapuscinski, Jonathan G. Kramer, Margaret A. Palmer, David R. Peart, Linda Silka

New Hampshire EPSCoR

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, February 23, 2016, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2016

Volume 146, Issue 10

The Current Volume 26 : Issue 21, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Faculty Promotions, Tenure Announced, Kim Hill

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

College Voice Vol. 99 No. 8, Connecticut College

2015-2016

No abstract provided.

Giving Voice To The Wild: The Rhetorical Legacy Of Sigurd Olson And The Singing Wilderness, Brant Short

Speaker & Gavel

In this study I will examine Olson‘s first and most notable work, The Singing Wilderness, published in 1956. This book became a standard work of the period, it established Olson as a national leader among American conservationists, and most significantly, it served as a rhetorical blueprint for others who were greatly inspired by Olson‘s personal quest to understand the natural world on its own terms. In this essay, I will describe Olson‘s status among scholars and provide a biographical overview of significant events in his life. Next I will analyze The Singing Wilderness as a rhetorical text which established Olson‘s …

The Hominin Sites And Paleolakes Drilling Project: Inferring The Environmental Context Of Human Evolution From Eastern African Rift Lake Deposits, Jonathan Wynn, J. N. Wilson

Geology Faculty Publications

The role that climate and environmental history may have played in influencing human evolution has been the focus of considerable interest and controversy among paleoanthropologists for decades. Prior attempts to understand the environmental history side of this equation have centered around the study of outcrop sediments and fossils adjacent to where fossil hominins (ancestors or close relatives of modern humans) are found, or from the study of deep sea drill cores. However, outcrop sediments are often highly weathered and thus are unsuitable for some types of paleoclimatic records, and deep sea core records come from long distances away from the …

The Firece Green Fire: Vol. 6 Issue 15, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.

The Utah Statesman, February 18, 2016, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Ay 15-16 Meeting 2016-02-18, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Urban Disturbances, Soil Properties, And Other Abiotic And Biotic Factors On L. Maackii Invasions Of Remnant Urban Riparian Hardwood Forests, Taylor B. Johnson

Environmental Studies: Student Scholarship & Creative Works

Urbanization is a global demographic trend that may have significant and detrimental effects on adjacent urban ecosystems. Lonicer Maackii (L. maackii), commonly referred to as Amur honeysuckle, is an invasive shrub that has invaded the remnant temperate hardwood forests of Rock Island County, IL. The goal of this study was to examine the effects of urbanization and urban soil properties on the degree of L. maackii invasion throughout this county next to the Mississippi river. Soil samples were tested at 36 forest sites for Soil Organic Matter and Soil texture. Linear regression models were ran on the results of …

Independent - Feb. 16, 2016, Rut Ortiz

The Independent (1988-present)

No abstract provided.

Executive Cabinet Minutes 2-15-2016, Executive Cabinet

NCSA Minutes

No abstract provided.

Biodiesel Drives Hannah Goemann '17, University Relations

Campus News Archive

What drives Hannah Goemann ’17, Wells? The possibility of biodiesel production at the University of Minnesota, Morris. The junior biochemistry major is partnering with the Office of Sustainability (OOS), Facilities Management, Dining Services, and the Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, and Chemistry Disciplines to research the feasibility of a campus production project. Goemann’s work will help her reach her professional goals and could put the campus one step closer to carbon neutrality.

Emerging Contaminants In Virginia, Peter L. Defur, Laura E. Williams, Sarah D. Sanford

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

This Article summarizes the rise of emerging contaminants in waterways in Virginia and nationwide, and how they affect ecological and human health. First, we review the scientific discovery of chemicals that alter hormone systems, reproductive and developmental processes and how these were discovered in waterways. We go on to explain the current state of emerging contaminant regulations, noting that few states have a clear understanding of what chemicals are discharged into surface waters. The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has no national effort in this area, despite congressional interest and action. Finally, we make recommendations for future emerging contaminant control and …

Macalester Holds Fourth Macathon And First Funkathon ~ Feb. 19 - 20, Macalester College

College Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Observational Evidence For The Convective Transport Of Dust Over The Central United States, C. A. Corr, L. D. Ziemba, Eric M. Scheuer, B. E. Anderson, A. J. Beyersdorf, G. Chen, E. Crosbie, R. H. Moore, M. Shook, K. L. Thornhill, E. Winstead, R. P. Lawson, M. C. Barth, J. R. Schroeder, D. R. Blake, Jack E. Dibb

All Materials

Bulk aerosol composition and aerosol size distributions measured aboard the DC-8 aircraft during the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry Experiment mission in May/June 2012 were used to investigate the transport of mineral dust through nine storms encountered over Colorado and Oklahoma. Measurements made at low altitudes (<5 km mean sea level (MSL)) in the storm inflow region were compared to those made in cirrus anvils (altitude > 9 km MSL). Storm mean outflow Ca2+ mass concentrations and total coarse (1 µm < diameter < 5 µm) aerosol volume (Vc) were comparable to mean inflow values as demonstrated by average outflow/inflow ratios greater than 0.5. A positive relationship between Ca2+, Vc, ice water content, and large (diameter > 50 µm) ice particle number concentrations was not evident; thus, the influence of ice shatter on these measurements was assumed small. Mean inflow aerosol number concentrations calculated over a diameter range (0.5 µm < diameter < 5.0 µm) relevant for proxy ice nuclei (NPIN) were ~15–300 times higher than ice particle concentrations for all storms. Ratios of predicted interstitial NPIN (calculated as the difference between inflow NPIN and ice particle concentrations) and inflow NPIN were consistent with those calculated for Ca2+ and Vc and indicated that on average less than 10% of the ingested NPIN were activated as ice nuclei during anvil formation. Deep convection may therefore represent an efficient transport mechanism for dust to the upper troposphere where these particles can function as ice nuclei cirrus forming in situ.

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2016-02-12, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2012-Present

The Story of the Week in this Wooster Voice issue is "President Bolton hears from students at first fireside chat," reporting on Bolton's "listening session" with students regarding a range of topics on campus. Other news articles include "Williams Hall plan coming together," in reference to the construction plans for the replacement of Mateer Hall, "Lewis House residents move out after floor sags," and "Tentative future facilities plan presented." The Features section includes articles on the Living Wage Campaign, Valentine's Day, and the creation of a College of Wooster Youth Development Program. In Arts and Entertainment, there are articles on …

The Firece Green Fire: Vol. 6 Issue 14, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session February 11, 2016, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

Minutes of the WMU Board of Trustees meeting include appendices:

• Proposed minutes of the December 8 and 18, 2015 meetings
• Conferring of an Honorary Degree for Michel Legrand
• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Curriculum Proposals

The Lumberjack, February 10, 2016, The Lumberjack Staff

2016

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University

Waste Management Vs. Climate Mitigation: How Co2 Sparked A Clash Of Environmental Values, Wesley Dyer

Pace Environmental Law Review

The looming threats of climate change dominate global politics, national and economic security, science, and environmental policy. As such, global, national, regional, local, federal, and state strategies are being developed to slow and mitigate the devastating effects of a warming climate. One such strategy that is slowly being used on a global and national scale is geologic sequestration, where carbon dioxide (CO₂) is captured, compressed to a supercritical state, and injected underground for permanent removal from the atmosphere. At the same time, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulates the transport, storage, and disposal of solid and …

Regulating Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer Under The General Duty Clause, Drew Levinson

Pace Environmental Law Review

This Article explores how the Clean Air Act’s (CAA) general duty clause can be utilized to prevent catastrophes such as the explosion in West, Texas.

Part II of this Article describes the dangers associated with ammonium nitrate. More specifically, it looks at prior accidents to understand the magnitude of these unanticipated explosions. Part III looks at our current approach to regulating ammonium nitrate fertilizer and the shortcomings of this regulatory regime. Part IV provides an overview of the CAA’s general duty clause. Furthermore, it describes how the general duty clause can be applied to ammonium nitrate fertilizer facilities and the …

Opinion: Why Protect Nature? Rethinking Values And The Environment, Kai M. A. Chan, Patricia Balvanera, Karina Benessaiah, Mollie Chapman, Sandra Díaz, Erik Gómez-Baggethun, Rachelle Gould, Neil Hannahs, Kurt Jax, Sarah Klain, Gary W. Luck, Berta Martin-Lopez, Barbara Muraca, Bryan Norton, Konrad Ott, Et Al.

Environment and Society Faculty Publications

A cornerstone of environmental policy is the debate over protecting nature for humans’ sake (instrumental values) or for nature’s (intrinsic values) (1). We propose that focusing only on instrumental or intrinsic values may fail to resonate with views on personal and collective well-being, or “what is right,” with regard to nature and the environment. Without complementary attention to other ways that value is expressed and realized by people, such a focus may inadvertently promote worldviews at odds with fair and desirable futures. It is time to engage seriously with a third class of values, one with diverse roots and current …