World Resources Institute

Yi Hou identified data sources for Colorado River Basin water risk index including water withdrawal, run off, population change rate, drought (standard precipitation index), and reservoir capacity percentage. She produced maps illustrating current, short, medium and long term geographic water risk levels for power plants by county in the Colorado River Basin. Yi uploaded mock-ups of these maps on the Bloomberg Terminal (a computer system used to analyze financial market data movements).

Internship Details

Organization	World Resources Institute - Washington, DC
Employment Sector	Non-Governmental Organization/Non-Profit
Student's Field of Study	Environmental Informatics (GIS, Spatial Analysis)
Topic Areas of Internship	Environmental Impact, Hydrology, GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
Duration & Dates	12 weeks, starting 6/1/2010
Skills Gained	Analytical Skills, Leadership Skills, GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
Duties Performed	Analyze Industry Trends, Data Analysis, GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
How Student Obtained Internship	Online Internship Posting
Paid or Unpaid?	Unpaid

SNRE Events

Thursday, October 24th

Chicago Alumni Reception
- Start time: 05:30pm
- End time: 07:30pm
- Thursday, October 24
  5:30-7:30
  Location to be determined (check back soon!)
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Friday, November 8th

SS Forum - Chris Kennedy & John Crittenden
- Start time: 02:00pm
- End time: 05:00pm
- SS FORUM: Sustainable and Resilient Urban Infrastructure for the Next 100 Years
  
  Abstract:
  Two renowned scholars on urban systems share their perspectives on how we may foster more resilient and sustainable urban infrastructures for the 21st Century. Professor Christopher Kennedy (Civil Engineering, University of Toronto) presents cities as an urban metabolism, composed of material and energy stocks and flows, and discusses how infrastructure is a fundamental determinant of the metabolism. Professor John Crittenden (Director, Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, Georgia Tech University) introduces the audience to infrastructure ecology, which conceptualizes and models traditional infrastructures (e.g., water, energy, transportation) and socio-economic-ecological infrastructures (e.g., community design, land use planning) as an intertwined, complex, emergent urban nexus.
  
  Each presenter will speak for approximately twenty minutes, followed by questions from University of Michigan assistant professors, Joshua Newell (SNRE) and Ming Xu (SNRE), and from the audience. The event will produce a lively, interactive discussion and reflection on what we must do to forge sustainable, resilient cities in an era of climate change, unprecedented urbanization, and ecological crises. A reception follows this special event.
  
  Bios:
  Chris Kennedy, Professor of Civil Engineering at University of Toronto
  
  His research focus includes: Economic and environmental aspects of sustainable urban infrastructure including transportation, buildings and water systems; Design of sustainable streets and neighbourhoods; Urban metabolism.
  
  John Crittenden, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech and Director, Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems
  
  His research focus includes: Infrastructure Ecology, Pollution Prevention; Physical Chemical Treatment Processes; Transport of Organics in Saturated and Unsaturated Groundwater; Mass Transfer; Modeling of Wastewater and Water Treatment Processes.
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Monday, November 11th

Talk by Monica Ellis, CEO of Global Water Challenge
- Start time: 05:00pm
- End time: 06:30pm
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