Walk In Take out engineering notebook and pencil. B’s and D’s, get the following devices: Groups 1, 3, 5, 7 – get an iPad Groups 2, 4, 6, 8, 9 – get a laptop –GO TO CLASS WEBPAGE, TO 1/27/16. –View the presentation Water Professionals and answer the questions.

Water Science Careers Write this title in your notebook!

READ: Professions: Career vs Job Career Job What is it? Pursuit of a lifelong ambition. A general course of progression towards lifelong goals. An activity through which an individual can earn money. A regular activity in exchange of payment. Requirements Usually requires special learning. Need to develop abilities beyond training. WOULD WORKING AT MCDONALD’S BE A CAREER OR A JOB? WHY? Education or Special training may or may not be required.

READ: Professions: Career vs Job Career Job Time Long-termShort-term Income Varies based on value to society. Salary is more common (an amount for the year.) Higher non-money benefits. Varies by demand. Is usually a wage (paid per hour). Contribution to society High value as a social change agent. Progress is possible. Contributes as an employee to benefit employer / company’s profits.

Water Professionals Read each of the following slides about people who work in the water industry, helping to keep our water quality safe and to make sure we have enough water!

Olga Epshtein, ARCADIS Management Consultant, Planning and Business Advisory Group Civil Engineering degree, mathematics minor Akimel A-al graduate Starting Ph.D. Biological Design in August 2015

Olga Epshtein, ARCADIS Management Consultant, Planning and Business Advisory Group, Civil Engineering degree, mathematics minor Helps cities and the public address a variety of water resource issues: Will we have sufficient water supplies to meet future demands? Do we have adequate infrastructure in place to distribute drinking water and to collect and treat wastewater? Are our water rates fair to the citizens and sufficient for cities to fund adequate water infrastructure(s)?

Srikanth Grandhi, Carollo Engineers Process Engineer, B-Tech, Environmental Engineering M.S., Civil Engineering

Srikanth Grandhi, Carollo Engineers Process Engineer, B-Tech, Environmental Engineering M.S., Civil Engineering Helps cities and the public address a variety of water resource issues: Work with utilities to NOT pollute the surface water and ground water resources and helps the aquatic life, food chain, and potable water consumers. Do we have adequate infrastructure in place to distribute drinking water and to collect and treat wastewater? How do we reclaim and reuse wastewater?

Professions in the Water Industry A position in the treatment or distribution of drinking water or in the waste water treatment industry is a career, not a job! Write this down: Examples of Water Related Careers –Engineering –Laboratory & Water Science –Communications, Policy, & Education –Operations, Maintenance, Trades –Organizational Services

Chemical Engineer Average Salary: $78,475 Chemical engineers understand how to use chemistry for practical applications like helping to purify and disinfect water. designing and implementing water treatment processes; overseeing changes in the chemical treatment processes; Education: Four year + graduate degree in chemical engineering Desirable traits and skills: Strong in science and mathematics, especially chemistry

Environmental Engineer Average Salary: $74,020 Try to protect a natural ecosystem from damage caused by human-made projects. how a construction project will affect a watershed’s ecosystems and pollution levels; how hazardous materials will be handled on a site and where they will be located; how hazardous and solid waste will be collected and disposed of; how to proceed with projects with the least amount of damage to an ecosystem;

Environmental Engineer Protecting ecosystems: An ecosystem is a community of plants and animals that depend on each other to live. Federal and state laws require that all new construction try to limit damage to natural ecosystem. Education: Four year degree + graduate degree in civil engineering, or environmental engineering. Certificates, licenses: Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) Desirable traits and skills: Strong in science and mathematics; analytical; good written and communication skills; independently motivated

Which kind of engineer would you be? In your notebook, write about which type of engineer you would be: chemical or environmental. Write 4 reasons this would be an interesting career or what you would hope to accomplish.