Dear Tacoma Community: We cordially invite you to the 10th Annual University of Washington Tacoma Environmental Research Symposium (UWaTERS)!!! UWaTERS Monday, June 4 4:00pm-6:30pm UWT William Philip Hall Directions, a campus map and parking info can be found here: http://www.tacoma.uw.edu/campus-map This symposium showcases the capstone research projects carried out by almost 50 of UWT's environmental science and environmental studies seniors. The projects presented this year include a wide range of topics from characterization of metal stress response genes in conifers, to restoration ecology implementation and monitoring, to GIS use to optimize garbage truck routes, to metal mobility in mine tailings, to biomonitoring of Puget Sound health, to characterization of ancient sedimentary environments in Argentina, to student internships in the public sector and public education, AND MORE!!! Our students have garnered several awards for their work this year; here are some of the highlights! 15 of our students presented their work at the UW Undergraduate Research Symposium in Seattle in May, a testing ground for our own UWaTERS! ;) EJ Rauschl, Sharon Hunter, Ali Ehle, Bryan Huebner, Stacie Gary, Elanor Wolff and Robert Tournay were nominated for the Fred Haley Writing Award, and Chelsie Strowbridge won the long paper category for her paper "Sustainable Development in Kenya: Keeping the Culture". Also, high school students from Tacoma's Science and Math Institute (SAMI) will be showing off their collaborative research project working with UWT's Michelle McCartha and Jim Gawel measuring metal stress in marine worms and mussels in Commencement Bay. Please come show your support and see what exciting things undergraduate research has accomplished at UWT this year! Talks begin at 4:00pm and a special poster session reception begins at 5:05pm. The initial speaker schedule and student poster presenter list is attached. A final program with abstracts will be available at the event!!! Congratulations to all our students! Cheers, Jim James E. Gawel, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof. of Environmental Chemistry and Engineering Assistant Director, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Environmental Program Faculty Coordinator University of Washington - Tacoma 1900 Commerce St. Campus Box 358436 Tacoma, WA 98402 Phone: 253-692-5815 E-mail: jimgawel@u.washington.edu http://www.tacoma.uw.edu/interdisciplinary-arts-sciences/courses/environmental-studies