The SMEA Speakers Series resumes this quarter, and will continue to have speakers presenting virtually to allow for alumni and friends of SMEA to join us over the lunch hour to learn from this impressive line-up of speakers. The talks are open to all, and will include a presentation and an opportunity for Q&A.
The pertinent details are as follows:
Thursday, October 14th 12-1pm PST: Ed Gallo-Cajiao, David. 

The School of Marine & Environmental Affairs will hold its next faculty meeting on Thursday, October 7, 12:00 – 1:05 pm. Please see below for details on how to join;
Zoom Online Meeting
https://washington.zoom.us/j/94705406674
Phone In
1-206-337-9723
Meeting ID: 947 0540 6674
A copy of the meeting agenda can be found here. Please contact Jackie Chapman (jachap@uw.edu) with any questions or for more information. 

Jennifer Waddell, a 2001 graduate of the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, currently serves as a Research Coordinator for NOAA’s Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. 
As part of her work, she and other scientists along the US west coast, noted that hypoxic conditions began earlier than ever in the approximately two decades that this data was measured.
Jenny graduated from SMEA and served as a Knauss Fellow with NOAA. 

Why did you decide to pursue a Master of Marine Affairs?
My journey to SMEA’s MMA program was a winding one. I never felt a clearly defined path to one field, but rather found myself vacillating between my interest in human psychology and my love of the natural world. I took several introductory courses in both fields during my early undergrad years, and ended up settling on a degree in psychology to study cognition and human decision making. 

SMEA alumna Adi Hanein ’14 was recognized recently as NOAA’s Team Member of the Month. While studying at SMEA, Adi completed research compiled in her thesis “Incorporating social spatial data in sustainable management: Mapping tourism-recreational activities of locals and tourists in Hood Canal, Washington using ArcGIS”. In an announcement and congratulatory message from Benjamin Friedman, Deputy Under Secretary for Operations, Adi’s work was praised for her outstanding contributions, it reads:
Adi Hanein is a Communications Specialist for OAR’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) in Seattle, Washington. 

Five UW graduates were selected for the 2021–2022 Washington Sea Grant Hershman Fellowship, including SMEA graduates Katie Byrnes, Natalie Lowell, Corinne Noufi, and Katie Shelledy. This fellowship places highly motivated, qualified individuals with marine and coastal host offices throughout Washington, providing fellows with a unique perspective on building marine policy and allowing them to share their academic expertise with the host offices. 

SMEA has gathered links to UW sites containing COVID-19 updates, resources and information so it is easily accessible and available.
UPDATES
Face Covering Requirement – information regarding UW’s face covering requirements and policies including frequently asked questions.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement – information regarding UW’s vaccination requirement.
COVID-19 Safety Training: Back to the Workplace – personnel must complete this 30 minute online safety training prior to or upon returning to work at a University location if they have not previously taken the course. 

Congratulations to SMEA grad Britta Timpane-Padgham, whose thesis research was published in the journal PLOS One in 2017. Her article is now among the top 10% most-cited papers published in that journal in 2017.
The article is titled  “A systematic review of ecological attributes that confer resilience to climate change in environmental restoration” and can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173812
Congratulations, Britta! 

SMEA Research Assistant Professor Dr. Yoshitaka Ota and Dr. Steven Hare ’88 are among the authors of a new piece published this summer in Nature Sustainability. Their work helps to examine the options tuna-dependent Pacific Island fisheries have in the face of a changing climate. The team of authors of “Pathways to sustaining tuna-dependent Pacific Island economies during climate change”, provide compelling data that a drastic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is necessary to slow the loss of tuna biomass in currently, commonly fished areas surrounding the Pacific Islands. 

As the 2021 legislative session in Hawai’i wrapped up last month, the Hawai’i Department of Land and Natural Resources is heralding the work as a “banner year for natural and cultural resources protection” according to a recent press release. School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, at the time simply School of Marine Affairs, alumnus David Tarnas ’85 led the work as the Chair for the House Water and Land Committee.