BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:42@escience.washington.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231003T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231003T172000 DTSTAMP:20230905T181553Z URL:https://escience.washington.edu/events/uwdss-dssg-1/ SUMMARY:UW Data Science Seminar: 2023 DSSG Projects DESCRIPTION:\n\nPlease join us for a UW Data Science Seminar on Tuesday\, October 3rd from 4:30 to 5:20 p.m. PST. The seminar will feature both proj ect groups from eScience's Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) summer prog ram. \n\n\nThis event will take place in the Physics/Astronomy Auditorium 102 (PAA A102) on the University of Washington campus.\n\n \;\n"Heati ng Pumps in Alaska and Beyond"\nAbstract: Decarbonization\, a pressing glo bal issue\, necessitates the transition from carbon-intensive power to net -zero sources. The Arctic is an area of particular concern\, where warming occurs at double the global rate and thermal energy\, primarily fossil fu el-based\, represents about 75% of energy consumption. Accurate estimation of heat pump potential\, a key strategy in decarbonization pathways\, req uires a comprehensive understanding of their use and system redundancy con siderations.\n\nThis project focuses on fine-tuning methods for assessing heat pump usage and potential in Alaska. Access to statewide building outl ines\, coupled with climate data\, will inform current and future models. These models aim to estimate the annual heating efficiency of different he at pump units\, enabling visualization of usage patterns. This analysis is essential in gauging both present and future heat pump utilization\, prov iding critical insights for efficient decarbonization strategies.\n\n  \;\n"Generating regionally integrative datasets to understand groundwater insecurities in the Colorado River Basin"\nAbstract: The Colorado River Ba sin (CRB) is experiencing unprecedented water scarcity. Arguably\, the CRB is an epicenter of North American water crises\, and a microcosm of the e nvironmental governance challenges we can expect to observe in the coming decades. Understanding the drivers for groundwater elevation change will i nform interconnected hydrological dynamics and potential policy interventi ons to support communities\, livelihoods\, and broader determinants of wel l-being in the CRB. While water insecurity in the CRB has been covered ext ensively by the media\, much of the existing focus has been on surface wat er resource decline (e.g.\, the depletion of Lake Mead). Little understand ing exists of groundwater elevation change in the CRB\, and more important ly\, policy interventions that can support the integrative management of s urface and groundwater (i.e.\, conjunctive water governance). This project will enhance the study of groundwater change dynamics in geographies expe riencing significant water-related stressors.\n\n \;\nThe UW Data Sci ence Seminar is an annual lecture series at the University of Washington that hosts scholars working across applied areas of data science\, such as the sciences\, engineering\, humanities and arts along with methodologica l areas in data science\, such as computer science\, applied math and stat istics. Our presenters come from all domain fields and include occasional external speakers from regional partners\, governmental agencies and indus try.\nThe 2022-2023 seminars will be held in person\, and are free and ope n to the public. LOCATION:Physics/Astronomy Auditorium A102\, 3910 15th Ave NE\, Seattle\, W A\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=3910 15th Ave NE\, Seattle\ , WA\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Physics/Astronomy Auditori um A102:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR