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UPCOMING EVENTS
Oct 18: Observations Team Meeting
Oct 28-29: DOE UIFL Principal Investigators’ Meeting in Rockville, MD Nov 8: Modeling Team Meeting
Nov 14-15: ESS DIVE Community Data Workshop Nov 14: Leadership Team Meeting
Nov 14: Resilient Solutions Team Meeting
Nov 19: Observations Team Meeting
Dec 9-13: AGU Meeting in Washington, DC
Dec 12: Leadership Team Meeting
Dec 12: Resilient Solutions Team Meeting
Dec 13: Modeling Team Meeting
Dec 16: HeatMappers/Discovery Fellow placements
submissions due
Dec 17: Observations Team
Meeting
Jan 9: Leadership Team Meeting
Jan 12-16: AMS Meeting in New Orleans, LA
MESSAGE
FROM THE DIRECTOR
Welcome to the October newsletter for the SW-IFL!
For those of you who were able to join us for the All-Hands meeting that we hosted at ASU on September 26-27, I wanted to thank you again for your contributions to the meeting. I thought it was a huge success.
In addition to having great presentations from our researchers, we received excellent guidance from our Stakeholder and Technical Advisory Groups that led to rewarding conversations during the event
We are truly finishing our second year of funding on a high note, and positioning ourselves for an impactful third year, which will included increased collaboration with the other DoE-funded urban integrated field laboratories
We wish you a wonderful fall season and hope you enjoy the incoming cooler temperatures,
Dave
North Rim Grand Canyon Photo Credit: S. Zweig, ASU
CROSS-UIFL SEMNIARS SW-IFL
The four Department of Energy’s Integrated Field Laboratories have come together to offer a Cross-Urban Integrated Field Laboratory (UIFL) Seminar Series These are 90 minute webinars that incorporate two presenters from the IFL’s on various topics The objective is to facilitate technical exchanges and collaborations between the DOE’s UIFL teams, and they are recorded and open to all.
The next scheduled webinar is on Flooding and will be presented by Ethan Coon from the Southeast Texas Urban IFL (SETx) and Sun Young Park from Community Research on Climate and Urban Science Urban IFL (CROCUS) It is scheduled for November 12 at 10:30 MST/12:30 EST via Zoom. You can find the webinar’s Zoom link in the SW-IFL Google Team Calendar as well.
ESS DIVE COMMUNITY DATA WORKSHOP
On November 14th and 15th, the US Department of Energy’s Environmental System Science (ESS) program is hosting the ESS-DIVE Community Data Workshop.
This free and virtual event is a chance for members of our community of data contributors and data users to join forces, fostering the exchange of valuable insights and expertise on ESS data
The theme this year will focus on “ESS Data Integration and Use”. Our opening session will feature members of the ESS community who are integrating data across sources to answer new scientific questions; they will share their goals, data management approach, needs and challenges. We will hold discussions and tutorial sessions on data discovery, curation, integration, publication, and use Whether you are new to the community, or have been engaging with ESS-DIVE for a while, this is your opportunity to learn about the newest features of the ESS-DIVE data repository, and help drive the future of ESS data management, integration, and use
Here’s what you can expect from this year’s workshop: Updates from ESS-DIVE on new and planned features; Community presentations from ESS synthesis projects; Discussions on new features and needs to enhance data discovery, and BER data integration; Tutorials on how to publish and use data on ESS-DIVE; Discussions on data curation needs and reporting format updates; And more!
You can visit the ESS-DIVE Community Data Workshop event page for the full agenda and more information on the sessions. You are welcome to attend the full meeting or participate in specific sessions of interest
This workshop is fully virtual and we welcome all participants, so we kindly ask you to confirm your attendance by RSVPing HERE.
Once registered, you will receive the Zoom link to access the event.
Check out the Southwest Integrated Field Laboratory’s new logo, courtesy of the Department of Energy.
SW-IFL 2024 ALL HANDS MEETING RECAP
This year’s SW-IFL All Hands Meeting was hosted by ASU in Tempe, Arizona and brought together SW-IFL researchers, Advisory Board members, and community stakeholders to share the project’s year two accomplishments and research The day and half of breakout sessions and discussion produced a solid list of considerations for year three.
The Advisory Board was please to see the SW-IFL research team incorporate last year’s feedback when employing a story-telling approach to showcase project research and outcomes. They enjoyed the clearer picture that shared project data in a way that can be translatable to the professional communities and urban planners
They were impressed with the SWIFL Poster Session where undergraduate, graduate, post-doc and community members displayed a variety of SW-IFL projects spanning Tucson, Phoenix, and Flagstaff areas
Their suggestions for the SW-IFL project moving forwards was to continue to expand on the story-telling approach when disseminating project research to the communities at large and to seek out opportunities to connect with local artists to explore other avenues that would make the information digestible and easier to understand for various audiences.
Additional advice from the Advisory Board included having researchers share recommendations of one decision versus another to local government. This approach would provide actionable data to make a case for local decision makers and elected officials, Along this same line, was the discussion around what tools can be transferable to other places and how to facilitate accessibility to such tools.
Other important items to note included suggestions on data management policy, project outreach to rural communities, community outreach efforts, K-12 work, and continued work with post-doc and students.
ADDRESSING EXTREME HEAT AND ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL STRESSORS THROUGH RESILIENT SOUTIONS & NEXTGENERATION PREDICTIVE TOOLS
PROJECT LEADS
David Sailor, ASU
Jean Andino, ASU
2024 SW-IFL Team Photo Credit: D. Sailor, ASU
2024 SW-IFL Poster Session Photo Credit: D. Sailor, ASU
RESILIENT SOLUTIONS TEAM
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS TEAM LEADS
Ladd Keith, UA
Patricia Solis, ASU
The American Planning Association (APA) showcases great achievements and outstanding contributors to planning in Arizona This acknowledgment inspires quality and innovation in the planning profession and builds awareness of the field's importance to cultivating thriving communities Nominating exemplary work or an outstanding individual is a revered opportunity to honor planning excellence and noteworthy contributions to the planning profession
This year, we want to congratulate SW-IFL members: Karina Guadalupe Martinez (City of Tucson), Ladd Keith (U of A), Sara Meerow (ASU), and Malini Roy (U of A) for receiving the Strengthening Communities: Resilience & Sustainability Award from the APA Arizona Chapter on September 19, 2024 for their scientific assistance in the creation of the City of Tucson’s Heat Action Roadmap.
ALRS student & City of Tucon Community Realtions Coordinator, Karina Guadalupe Martinez and other APA AZ Chapter winners. Photo credit: APA Arizona Chapter
RESILIENT SOLUTIONS TEAM
PLANNED ACTIVITIES TEAM LEADS
Ladd Keith, UA
Patricia Solis, ASU
Oct 18, 2024 – Keith, Ladd. TEDxUofA. “A ‘Heatshed’ Moment for Communities in Crisis”. For more information Home | TEDx (arizona.edu)
Nov 14, 2024, 11 am MST - Resilient Solutions Recurring Team Meeting. Contact Ladd Keith (UofA) Ladd@arizona.edu or Patricia Solis (ASU) Patricia.Solis@asu.edu
MEDIA & PRESENTATIONS
Presentations
Fall 2024 – Spring 2025 – Arizona Project WET Water Festivals. For information on volunteering go to https://awf.projectwet.arizona.edu/volunteers
Media
Meerow, Sarah: “Warming world, deadly problem: Heat related deaths are surging.” Yale Climate Connections. Oct 7, 2024.
Kear, Mark and Elise Otto: “Manufactured Housing and Heat in Arizona.” Innovations in Manufactured Homes Annual Conference 2024. Scottsdale, Arizona. Sep 24, 2024.
ALRS student & City of Tucon Community Realtions Coordinator, Karina Guadalupe Martinez and other APA AZ Chapter winners. Photo credit: APA Arizona Chapter
Meerow, Sarah: “Missed connections: How siloed governance undermines urban resilience in cities.” Environmental governance seminar. Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands. Oct 7, 2024.
RESILIENT SOLUTIONS TEAM
TEAM LEADS
Ladd Keith, UA
Patricia Solis, ASU
CALL FOR PLACEMENT FOR 2025 HEATMAPPERS & DISCOVERY FELLOWS
We are once again offering an opportunity for you to benefit from two creative integrative research and learning experiences through:
Discovery Fellows - a group of scholar-community deeper collaborations over several months
2.
1. HeatMappers - a cohort of undergraduates gaining experiences with SW-IFL science over a 6 week residential program at one of the three SW-IFL universities during the summer
This year, at the request of the SW-IFL community, we will have the HeatMappers focus on science communication and and their deliverable will be to create a scientific communication product (e g story map, etc ) This annual activity is led by Dr Patricia Solis (ASU) and is scheduled for years 3 and 4
HOW TO REQUEST A COMMUNITY COLLABORATOR OR STUDENT
We are reaching out to you for suggestions on research placement opportunities for each mechanism embedded with your own planned work during 2025. To do so, below are more detailed descriptions, and a form for you to enter what types of capacity and skills and in what places you would utilize this opportunity. This will help us select your nominated community member or recruit Discovery Fellows and HeatMappers students.
2025 requests are due by December 16 by 5 pm MT
Please respond by December 16 at 5 PM MT by clicking the link above If insufficient proposals are obtained, the deadline may be extended until filled.
Questions? Email Patricia Solis at patricia.solis@asu.edu
RESILIENT SOLUTIONS TEAM TEAM LEADS
Ladd Keith, UA
Patricia Solis, ASU
DISCOVERY FELLOWS
Through the SW-IFL Discovery Fellowship, representatives from the community come together in a cohort to conduct individual and collaborative research under the direction of SW-IFL researchers This work will be focused on a theme related to one of the modeling, observation, or solutions challenges in the overarching research agenda. Each fellow is envisioned to be working on a different research task, but may come together for synergies and learning as a cohort, if feasible. .
Fellows may be nominated directly or recruited and selected through a subcommittee of the research team, using extensive partnership networks that enable and ensure equitable representation across organizations in the SW-IFL study region.
Discovery Fellows will be strategically placed to address the annual research goals in the chosen test-bed environment or research activity. The fellows’ engagement are supported by Dr. Solís with logistics, orientation, and stipend support. The proposing researcher will be responsible for supervision of the research tasks and any integration with SW-IFL programming.
Criteria for selection of research proposals to receive a Discovery Fellow are (a) quality of and commitment to the proposed fellowship experience, (b) priority of topics relative to the overall SW-IFL research agenda, and (c) best fit to the research opportunity of available discovery fellow nominees and candidates
Timeline for placement is expected to begin about March 2025 and extend for about 6 to 9 months, depending on the needs of the researcher.
To collaborate with a Discovery Fellow CLICK HERE
RESILIENT SOLUTIONS TEAM TEAM LEADS
Ladd Keith, UA Patricia Solis, ASU
HEATMAPPERS
Undergraduate students from the SW-IFL region’s universities and community colleges will be recruited and selected for summer placements with observation, modeling or solutions teams and/or the annual test-bed experiences. To reach across the entire region and promote diversity and inclusion, we will recruit within and beyond the ASU / UofA / NAU student populations to include the SW-IFL area’s minority-serving institutions and tribal colleges. This pool includes Tribal Colleges & Universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving Institutions (ANNH), Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI), and other Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI). The aim is for selected students to obtain first-hand knowledge of SW-IFL research frontiers, and gain skills and experience with science communication.
This year, by request from the SW-IFL community, we will have all of the HeatMappers students learn and focus on science communication and create a scientific communication product about the placement research site or activity as their final deliverable (e.g. story map, social media toolkit, public outreach product, etc.)
The student engagement mechanism is supported by Dr. Solís with logistics, orientation, training and cohort support. The proposing researcher will be responsible for incorporating the student within the research agenda, including responsibility for day-to-day supervision of the student’s engagement with SW-IFL programming. A modest stipend, travel and lodging support is available for each HeatMappers student.
Criteria for selection of research proposals to receive placement of one or more HeatMappers students are (a) quality and viability of the proposed undergraduate learning experience, (b) priority of topics relative to the overall SW-IFL research agenda, and (c) best fit to the skills of available student candidates. Placements will be during the summer of 2025, with precise dates TBD upon availability of the selected cohort.
To collaborate with a HeatMapper CLICK HERE
OBSERVATIONS TEAM
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS TEAM LEADS
Enrique Vivoni, ASU
Ted Schuur, NAU
Katia Lamer, BNL
SW-IFL is proud to be a part of a new field campaign called Desert-Urban SysTem IntegratED AtmospherIc Monsoon (DUSTIEAIM) that will take place from April 2026 through September 2027 where the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility will set out to collect valuable data in Phoenix by operating one of its three mobile atmospheric observatories
DUSTIEAIM (pronounced “dusty-aim”) will study how the urban and desert environments influence convection and precipitation around Phoenix, especially in relation to the summertime North American Monsoon. In the Phoenix area, monsoon season is known to produce large dust storms, occasional heavy rain, and damaging flash floods.
From 2021 to 2023, Aiken was a co-investigator for ARM’s Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) campaign in Colorado Like DUSTIEAIM, SAIL was located in a region with strong dependence on the Colorado River for its water supply Photo is by Nathan Bilow
DUSTIEAIM’s lead scientist is ARM veteran Allison C. Aiken, a research scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. She currently has a team of 19 co-investigators. Among them, they represent nine universities, four national laboratories, and one industrial research and development division
You can read all about this exciting project HERE!
DUSTIEAIM scientists, led by ARM veteran Allison C. Aiken from Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, are interested in the transport of dust from the Phoenix area to other regions Photo is by Katia Lamer
MODELING TEAM
TEAM LEADS
Kevin Gurney, NAU
Matei Georgescu, ASU
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
We’re looking for your help in testing the Hestia Traffic App. Download the app for your Apple or Android device now!
RESOURCES AND REMINDERS
UPCOMING REMINDERS
October 28-29, 2024:
The 2024 Urban Integrated Field Laboratory (UIFL) Principal Investigators’ (PI) Meeting will be held October 28-29 in Rockville, MD. This venue is for funded participants of the UIFL projects to exchange results, foster and sustain collaborations, and allows program managers to evaluate the progress of UIFLfunded activities.
POSTER SUBMISSION LINK HERE Poster submission deadline is October 21st.
REGISTRATION LINK HERE. Registration deadline is October 27th.
You can access the meeting AGENDA LINK HERE
CALL FOR SW-IFL PHOTOS
Did you capture images or videos during the SW-IFL Summer IOP activities? If so, we’d love to have them
Feel free to upload your photos and videos throughout the year, but especially of this summer’s IOP campaigns and activities using this GOOGLE PHOTO FORM
Please note, uploaded images and videos will be shared in our public facing annual report and in other various report outs for conferences and meetings through out the year.
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ADDRESSING EXTREME HEAT AND ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL STRESSORS THROUGH RESILIENT SOUTIONS & NEXTGENERATION PREDICTIVE TOOLS
PROJECT LEADS
David Sailor, ASU Jean Andino, ASU