The Institute of Environment is a preeminent program at Florida International University in Miami, Florida.
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Institute of Environment launches new website
Paired with the reorganization of the Institute, the preeminent program has launched a new website this month. The new site brings together all relevant environmental programs under one roof. Check out the new website to learn more about all of our research programs and available opportunities.
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The Everglades remember
The chemical signature left behind by hurricanes, fires, cold snaps and droughts can linger in the slow-moving water of the Florida Everglades for up to a decade. Dr. John Kominoski explains these findings.
Read the full article on FIU News.
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If the pines disappear, can it still be called Big Pine Key?
FIU researchers, Dr. Michael Ross and Dr. Danielle Ogurcak, found that more than 30 percent of the trees on Big Pine Key died in the months following Hurricane Irma.
Read the full article on FIU News or read the WLRN story and watch the video.
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What's wrong with Florida Bay?
Dr. Jennifer Rehage sits down with bullsugar.org to shed some light on how freshwater flow (or lack thereof) influences the health of Florida Bay.
Read the full article on bullsugar.org or watch the interview.
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Water dominates conversation at Everglades Conference
FIU researcher and Institute Barley Chair, Dr. Evelyn Gaiser, discusses how trends seen by the FCE LTER program indicate that freshwater is more present in areas that are sensitive to shifts in water management. This increase in water flow is an improvement for the area.
Read the full DVIDS press release.
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Not to ruin the Super Bowl, but the sea is consuming Miami
Dr. Jayantha Obeysekera and Dr. Michael Sukop of our Sea Level Solutions Center discuss King Tides and sea level rise during the biggest game of the year with WIRED.
Read the full WIRED article for the whole story.
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Living and working in extreme environments at Aquarius
The Aquarius Reef Base is the world’s only operating underwater laboratory. NEEMO is a NASA analog mission that sends astronauts, scientists and engineers to Aquarius to train and conduct research to prepare for deep space exploration and missions aboard the International Space Station.
Read the full CASE News article.
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Carissa Gervasi wins American Fisheries Society contest
Carissa Gervasi, graduate student with the Institute, wrote an award-winning essay about the declining abundance of Jack Crevalle in South Florida and the concern in the local fishing community. Her essay won the 2019 American Fisheries Society (AFS) Student Writing Contest.
Read the full article on CASE News or read her winning essay.
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TCI accepting applications for camera-trapping workshop
The Institute's Tropical Conservation Institute is hosting a camera-trapping workshop from April 27 to May 8. This two-week workshop, led by experts in the field, focuses on the use of camera traps for estimating animal density and occupancy probability, particularly for wildlife management and conservation. Enroll here.
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PUBLICATIONS AND FUNDING HIGHLIGHTS
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PUBLICATIONS
- Brian Ng, Natalia Quinete and Piero R. Gardinali. Assessing accuracy, precision and selectivity using quality controls for non-targeted analysis. Science of The Total Environment, 2020. View publication.
- Evelyn E Gaiser, David M Bell, Max C N Castorani, Daniel L Childers, Peter M Groffman, C Rhett Jackson, John S Kominoski, Debra P C Peters, Steward T A Pickett, Julie Ripplinger and Julie C Zinnert. Long-Term Ecological Research and Evolving Frameworks of Disturbance Ecology. BioScience, 2020. View publication.
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Jan Svejkovsky, Danielle E. Ogurcak, Michael S. Ross and Alex Arkowitz. Satellite Image-Based Time Series Observations of Vegetation Response to Hurricane Irma in the Lower Florida Keys. Estuaries and Coasts, 2020. View publication.
- Valery Liamtsau, Changjun Fan, Guangliang Liu, Anthony J. McGoron and Yong Cai. Speciation of thioarsenicals through application of coffee ring effect on gold nanofilm and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Analytica Chimica Acta, 2020. View publication.
- Suresh Subedi, Khem Bhattarai, Timothy Perez and Jay Sah. Gymnosperm species richness patterns along the elevational gradient and its comparison with other plant taxonomic groups in the Himalayas. Frontiers in Biogeography, 2019. View publication.
- Giuliano Di Baldassarre, Fernando Nardi, Antonio Annis, Vincent Odongo, Maria Rusca and Salvatore Grimaldi. Brief communication: Comparing top-down and bottom-up paradigms for global flood hazard mapping. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2019. View publication.
- Antonio Annis, Fernando Nardi, Elena Volpi and Aldo Fiori. Quantifying the relative impact of hydrological and hydraulic modelling parameterizations on uncertainty of inundation maps. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2020. View publication.
FUNDING HIGHLIGHTS
- Dr. Henry Briceño has received a new award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study sediment transport and water quality.
- Dr. Jay Sah has received a new award from the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to study the status of vegetation structures and composition within the habitat of the Case Sable Seaside Sparrow.
- Dr. Daniel Gann has received a new award from the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to develop algorithms around submerged aquatic vegetation - spectral detection.
- Dr. Demian Champman has received a new award from Dalhousie University to conduct research on unlocking the local meat trade.
- Dr. Alastair Harborne has received a new award from the World Wildlife Fund, Inc. to work on the alliance for conservation evidence and sustainability.
- Dr. Shimon Wdowinski and Ms. Selena Chavez have received a new award from the Everglades Foundation to conduct student-led everglades research through the FIU ForEverglades Fellowship.
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Event Name: Water Radio: Reading Camp
Date & Time: 02/05, 03/04
Location: FIU Wellness and Recreation Center BBC, North Miami, FL
Info: Join O, Miami and Fereshteh Toosi for a literary night ride on Biscayne Bay!We're hosting group readings of poetic and lyrical texts on the water. Unlike a traditional book club, the Reading Camp does not require homework. During each group poetry reading, we cast off the isolation of this ordinary activity.
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Ticket covers tandom kayak, paddles, life vest, s’mores, and poetry.
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Plan ahead for the upcoming Reading Camp gatherings on Wednesdays from 6-9 PM at BBC: 11/6, 12/4, 1/8, 2/5 & 3/4
This event is for ages 16+. We launch from the Biscayne Bay campus of Florida International University. Limited metered parking is available. Please consider carpool or bus options. Arrive early, bring a photo ID and meet us at the Recreation Center front desk at 6:45 in order to complete a waiver form.
Weather permitting, Reading Camp will conclude with a campfire and snacks. Each participant will also go home with a copy of the reading.
RSVP to join, here.
Event Name: 4th Annual Sea Level Rise & Climate Change Conference
Date & Time: 03/31 @ 9AM - 5:30PM
Location: Four Seasons Miami - 1435 Brickell Ave
Info: Please plan to join us for Hinshaw's 4th Annual Sea Level Rise & Climate Change Conference where we will provide corporate decision makers with the right tools to navigate sea level rise. Conference emcee, Tom Hudson (WLRN Vice President of News), will facilitate the conversation around the current results of resilience efforts in South Florida; the economic, legal, and financial implications of sea level rise; and what the State of Florida is doing to continue to prepare for this imminent threat.
Find more information here.
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Research opportunities (MS and PhD) are available in the Malone Disturbance Ecology Lab (http://malonelab.fiu.edu/) at Florida International University.
Potential project topics include: (1) Fire regimes and community change in the Florida Everglades (GIS and Remote Sensing). (2) Hurricane induced greenhouse gas hotspots in wetland ecosystems (Carbon Fluxes; Remote Sensing). (3) Megafires and landscape patterns (GIS and Remote Sensing). (4) Hydrology and the greenhouse carbon balance of Everglade wetlands (Carbon Fluxes). (5) Disease risk in Great Basin five-needle pines (GIS and Remote Sensing). (6) Maximizing carbon sequestration in crop production.
Inquiries are welcome from prospective students interested in disturbance ecology, ecosystem ecology, data science, simulation modeling, or uncertainty analysis. Applicants should be self-motivated, excited to work as part of a multi-investigator project, and be comfortable working in a diverse collaborative setting.
To apply, please contact Dr. Sparkle Malone (smalone@fiu.edu) and include the following information:
1. Interest in potential projects
2. Resume or curriculum vitae
3. Transcripts (unofficial)
Deadline is ongoing.
The Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University (https://biology.fiu.edu) is seeking qualified candidates for an Open Rank, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor position in Phycology.
Deadline is ongoing. For more information please visit the Faculty Careers website and search Job Number 519197.
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