PSI’s Richard Anderson has co-authored a paper accepted for publication in the June issue of Decision Analysis. The paper, “Toward an Improved Methodology to Construct and Reconcile Decision Analytic Preference Judgments” describes a process designed to mitigate the occurrence of biases and judgment flaws in novel decision situations. Citation: Anderson, R., and R. Clemen. 2013. Toward […]
February 28, 2013
Caffeine and other tracers used to target wastewater pollution
Your daily coffee habit may someday help identify sources of bacterial pollution in Puget Sound. Researchers at the Puget Sound Institute are developing a new tool for targeting leaky septic tanks that may have broader implications for studies of emerging contaminants.
February 28, 2013
From the field: PSI forage fish study
PSI Research Scientist Tessa Francis sends us this photo of herring eggs on eelgrass (click photo to enlarge), part of a new forage fish study in collaboration with NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The study, which began earlier this month examines the possible link between eelgrass abundance […]
February 27, 2013
A bridge to PSI
Tacoma’s historic Murray Morgan (11th Street) Bridge has re-opened after several years of renovation work. Why is this good news for PSI? Our home, the Center for Urban Waters, is now re-connected with downtown Tacoma and the UW Tacoma campus. We’re looking forward to walking and biking to meetings as the weather improves!
February 27, 2013
Baker lab alum Holly Bamford named director of NOAA’s National Ocean Service
Earlier this month, NOAA announced a familiar name to head its National Ocean Service (NOS). Holly Bamford has been a longtime collaborator with the Center for Urban Waters through our joint study of marine microplastics as leader of NOAA’s Marine Debris Program. Bamford also received her master’s degree and doctorate in environmental chemistry studying with […]
February 7, 2013
Puget Sound Institute issues RFP to fund social science research
The Puget Sound Institute (PSI) requests proposals for 18-month research projects from social science investigators at academic and research institutes, government agencies and other professional consultancies to conduct research on Puget Sound ecosystem service values. As much as $200,000 will be available to support up to three projects selected through an open, competitive, peer-reviewed process. […]
December 14, 2012
Save the date: 2013 UW Water Symposium
The Center for Urban Waters and the Puget Sound Institute are pleased to announce that the 2013 University of Washington Water Symposium is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the Husky Union Building on the UW, Seattle campus. The symposium brings together scientists and engineers to present and discuss water-related research for Washington and […]
December 14, 2012
The calculus of forage fish: an interview with Marc Mangel
By Jeff Rice One of the first things that many budding ecologists learn, often to their chagrin, is that they probably should have paid more attention in Math. Of all the biological sciences, ecology may be the most fundamentally rooted in numbers. Not only is it the study of distribution and abundance—where and how many?—but […]
December 14, 2012
EoPS features recent papers and reports
You can now keep track of the latest Salish Sea research with the help of the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound. Papers and reports of interest to the Puget Sound science community are pulled from Google Scholar and other sources, and are added to the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound based on geographic relevance and subject matter. […]
December 14, 2012
Sweetening the waters
Did you know? Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) is one of the fastest growing organisms on earth. Cultivating kelp and other algae could help offset ocean acidification. Read the Governor’s recent Blue Ribbon Panel Report on Ocean Acidification, which was released on November 27th.