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Date: 1/8
From: Ronald Dorn [
ronald.dorn@asu.edu ]
Subject: California
Coastal Photography
An interesting recently produced project documenting the California coast
with helicopter aerial photography.
http://www.californiacoastline.org/
I am sure that anybody who teaches coastal geomorphology will spend several
hours mining the site.
Ron Dorn
Arizona State
Date: 1/8
From: Nick Lancaster [
nick@dri.edu ]
Subject: INQUA 2003 Update
Dear Colleagues -
ONLY 3 WEEKS TO GO BEFORE EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS !!!
This is to remind you all that there are only 3 weeks to go before the early registration deadline ends on January 31, 2003. After this date, registration will be $400 for professionals and $200 for students.
Looking forward to seeing you in Reno next July.
Best regards,
Nick Lancaster
Congress Secretary General
Nicholas Lancaster,
Research Professor,
Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences,
Desert Research Institute,
2215 Raggio Parkway,
Reno, NV 89512.
Phone (775) 673-7304
Fax (775) 673-7485
Date: 1/9
From: David Sear <D.Sear@soton.ac.uk>
Subject: Two funded studentships in restoration
geomorphology; Southampton, UK
Two funded PhD studentships are available from April 2003 at the Dept. of Geography, University of Southampton under the supervision of Dr David Sear, Dr Stephen Darby and Professor Ken Gregory. The projects are
Further information on the Dept. and the studentships are available at: http://www.geog.soton.ac.uk/home/pg/epc/default.asp
Dr David Sear
Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography
Dept. of Geography
University of Southampton
Highfields
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
Phone: 02380594614 / 02380592215
Fax: 02380593295
Date: 1/9
From: Ruth Robinson <rajr@st-andrews.ac.uk>
Subject: Chair in Environmental Change at University of
St Andrews, UK
UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS - CHAIR IN ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
The creation of a new Chair in Environmental Change is part of a continuing programme of expansion and restructuring in the School of Geography & Geosciences. This appointment is designed to enhance our research standing (RAE 4 in 2001) and to consolidate our excellent record in teaching. It will reinforce our existing strong international standing in the field of environmental change and Quaternary research, and will bring the academic complement of the School up to a total of 22 staff.
The successful candidate will have an outstanding international record of research and publication within the field of environmental change. He/she will play a leading role in the development of the School's Environmental Change Research Group, and will be expected to develop a strong high-profile research group based on his/her research focus. The appointee will also be expected to undertake supervision of postgraduate students whose research corresponds to his/her area of expertise. No restriction is placed on the area of expertise, but preference will be given to candidates with interdisciplinary research interests that complement those of existing staff in the School.
The School is comprised of three collaborative research groups: the Environmental Change Research Group, the Crustal Geodynamics Research Group and the Population Health and Welfare Research Group. The School and its facilities are described further at: http://www.st-and.ac.uk/~www_sgg/schoolpage.html.
Application details and further particulars are available at
http://goliath.st-and.ac.uk:28080/HR/VacancyBoard/Vacancies/ML093-6749-02 .
The closing date for the position is 31 January 2003.
Date: 1/9
From: David Higgitt (
d.l.higgitt@durham.ac.uk )
Subject: Durham Overseas
Visitor Fellowship in Geography
The Department of Geography at the University of Durham is inviting applications for an Overseas Visiting Fellowship for the academic year 2003-2004. The Fellowship is aimed at scholars based outside the UK who have an established research record. Under the terms of the Fellowship, the Department will pay for a return economy international airfare (by the most economic route), plus a subsistence allowance of GBP500 per month for a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 months. In return the holder of the
Fellowship is expected to:
Preference will be given to applicants who can be in Durham during term time (that is, early October to early December, mid January to March, and mid April to early July). The earliest possible date for the start of the visit is 1 August 2003 and the latest possible date for the end of the visit is 31 July 2004.
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants must be nominated by a member of the academic staff of the Department of Geography at the University of Durham. Please feel free to contact an appropriate member of staff directly. Details of staff research interests are available on the website: www.geography.dur.ac.uk. The application consists of a CV and a one-page covering letter from the proposed visitor (to be submitted via the nominating member of staff). The letter should outline why you wish to come to the Department and what you expect to achieve during your stay.
The nominating member of staff at Durham should discuss your application with the convenor of the appropriate research group. It may be possible for the successful applicant to combine the Departmental Fellowship with a College Fellowship which would assist with accommodation in Durham. Further details about College Fellowships will be available to the successful applicant.
The closing date for nominations is Friday 28 March 2003.
Further details will be available in due course on the website at: http://www.geography.dur.ac.uk/news/fellowship.html
Queries about the application process should be directed to:
Miss Rachel Pears Department of Geography, Science Site, South Road, Durham, DH1
3LE, UK
Tel: +44 (0)191 374 2467; Fax: +44 (0)191 374 2456; e-mail:
R.J.Pears@durham.ac.uk
Date: 1/9
From: Heather A Viles -
heather.viles@geography.oxford.ac.uk
Subject: M.Sc. in Environmental Geomorphology; Oxford,
England
The one-year taught M.Sc. in Environmental Geomorphology at the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, England is now recruiting for the 2003-4 academic year. The course begins in October and gives students training in a wide range of geomorphological skills. It is suitable for graduates wanting to develop their geomorphic skills for undertaking research and consultancy.
More details are available on our website at:
http://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/students/postgrad/msc/envgeo.html or from the
Course Director, Dr Heather Viles (
heather.viles@geog.ox.ac.uk ).
Dr Heather A Viles
Reader in Geomorphology
School of Geography and the Environment
University of Oxford
Mansfield Road
Oxford OX1 3TB
Tel: 01865 271931
Fax: 01865 271929
Email: heather.viles@geog.ox.ac.uk
web page:
http://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/staff/hviles.html
Date: 1/9
From: Gregory Pope <popeg@mail.montclair.edu>
Subject: AAG Geomorphology Awards - January 15 deadline!
To date, the Awards Committee for the Association of American Geographers Geomorphology Specialty Group have not received ANY nominations or proposals for the their annual awards (announced in the Geomorphlist Dec. 11). There has been an inquiry or two, but no nominations/applications.
Submissions for these awards are due JANUARY 15!
Surely there are some qualifying achievements that require recognition. And by all means, surely there are some students who could use a little extra cash to get there research finished. Don't pass on this opportunity!
Details can be found at http://www.cla.sc.edu/geog/gsgdocs/awards.html.
Contact me, Greg Pope, if you have any questions or intend to submit something. Thanks!
Dr. Gregory Pope
Earth & Environmental Studies
Montclair State University
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
phone 973-655-7385, e-mail
popeg@mail.montclair.edu
Date: 1/10
Reposted from QUATERNARY [
listserv@morgan.ucs.mun.ca ]l
ist - Dave Liverman
[ dgl@ZEPPO.GEOSURV.GOV.NF.CA ]
Listowner
Subject: Doug Grant RIP
| We are saddened to pass on the news that Doug Grant passed
away last week. He had been severely ill for some time following a brain
aneurysm, and had been in a coma. I last saw Doug at the ACID workshop held
last Spring at Dalhousie, where he was in fine form, listening to the
numerous presentations and contributing insightful comments when asked. He
led a short field trip to exposures just outside Halifax and I think much enjoyed showing these sediments to a varied group of participants. I'm ill-fitted to write a comprehensive obituary of Doug, and I hope others who knew him better than I will add to what I write here. Doug was one of the dominant figures in Canadian Quaternary studies over the last 40 years, particularly so for anyone working in the Atlantic Provinces. Certainly for those of us working in Newfoundland it seems wherever we go we are following in Doug's footsteps. A superb air-photo interpreter, he built his career with the Geological Survey of Canada on a series of mapping projects in Newfoundland and Cape Breton. His published maps cover the entire West Coast of Newfoundland, and his interpretations leading from this work colour our own today. His very brief paper outlining multiple deglacial ice caps has been cited again and again as field studies bear out this interesting idea. His Northern Peninsula work clearly delimited the extent of Laurentide ice sheet glaciation on the Island of Newfoundland. Numerous other concepts on Late Wisconsin ice limits, drift prospecting, weathering zones, nunataks and sea-level still influence discussion today. Always open to new ideas he embraced testing of the nunatak hypothesis with cosmogenic dating methods. |
Date: 1/10
From: Thomas Glade <thomas.glade@uni-bonn.de>
Subject: Session on Multi-hazard and Risk:
EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly 2003
Dear colleagues,
please find below an information on the session
***** NH10.07 Multidisciplinary approaches in natural hazard risk assessment
given within the next*****
EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly, Nice, France, April 2003
This session will be convened by Dr. Thomas Glade and Dr. Cees van Westen.
Full session information is given below.
If this topic raises your interest, we invite you to submit a contribution. This
might include - but is not limited to - studies dealing with research studies,
conceptual approaches, and practical applications of multihazard and risk
assessments. Natural processes can range from slow to fast processes and might
affect single locations as well as large areas. Some examples of processes are
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions including lahars, snow avalanches and slush
flows, landslides including debris flows, floods, tsunamis but also soil erosion
and desertification.
Please note the FINAL deadline of abstract submission: *****
15 JANUARY 2003, 24:00 GMT
If you consider a contribution, please visit the website:
http://www.copernicus.org/egsagueug/ and follow the respective links. In
addition, please send your abstract by email to Thomas Glade (
thomas.glade@uni-bonn.de ). It is
planned to publish the contributions in a peer-reviewed journal.
We are convinced to be able to convene an interesting session with a fruitful
and inspiring discussion and looking forward to meeting you in Nice. If you have
any queries, please do not hesitate to contact either Thomas Glade or Cees van
Westen ( westen@itc.nl ).
Yours sincerely,
Thomas Glade & Cees van Westen
| Thomas Glade Dep. of Geography Geomorphological and Environmental Research Group University of Bonn Meckenheimer Allee 166 53115 Bonn Germany Tel.: +49 +228 739098 Fax: +49 +228 739099 E-mail: thomas.glade@uni-bonn.de |
Cees van Westen International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (ITC) Division of Applied Geomorphological Surveys P.O. Box 6, Hengelosestraat 99 7500 AA Enschede Netherlands Tel.: +31-53-4874-263 Fax: +31-53-4874-336 E-mail: westen@itc.nl |
Assessments of natural hazards and risks are commonly analyzing potential impacts of specific processes to objects on a local scale, and to predefined areas on a regional scale. The main research objective is usually to calculate and to delineate areas, which potentially might be affected in the future with a given probability.
In contrast, there is also an interest to investigate a specific site, and/or region with respects to different processes types, thus focusing on the site, not on the process. Of particular importance is to which degree this location might be affected by different natural processes in the future. With this respect it is necessary to determine the most endangering process for a given site, locality or region. Herein, the most frequent process is not necessarily the most dangerous event, because human and society might have been adopted to this process very well. Thus any frequently occurring event is buffered by local strategies. Instead, there might be in particular high magnitude, low frequency processes of major importance for a community. This endorses the need to assess the processes occurring in a region in order to identify and analyze the most important types.
This session will highlight the various concepts available to approach multi-hazard and risk assessments. Process types range from earthquakes, volcanoes addressing also lahars, snow avalanches and slush flows, landslides including debris flows, flooding and flash floods as well as sea storm surges, and tsunamis. Contributions might address - but are not limited to - general concepts of coupling processes, examples of data collection, storage and dissemination procedures, and various analysis approaches including, qualitative, quantitative, and numerical methods.
Presentations of applied studies and risk investigations, thus in-cooperating
elements at risk with a given damage potential and
vulnerability, are in particular encouraged.
Date: 1/13
From: Christopher Woltemade <CJWOLT@wharf.ship.edu>
, to whom responses should be directed.
Subject: Environmental
services of headwaters streams
I'm working with the Sierra Club National Wetlands Working Group to develop a white paper addressing the environmental significance of headwater streams, including ephemeral and intermittent streams. I'm specifically interested in any studies that catalog the total length of headwaters streams (e.g. first order streams), relative to total stream length within a watershed or an area or region.
Also, has anyone used DEMs or other techniques to assess tributaries that may
not show up as blue lines on USGS topographic maps? Finally, I would be grateful
to receive references or papers that address the geomorphic or environmental
significance of small headwater streams. I will be summarizing the
"environmental services" of headwaters streams with regard to flood attenuation
and sediment storage. Topics to be covered by other authors on the project
include water quality, linkages to downstream and terrestrial food webs, and
habitat and biodiversity.
Thank you,
Dr. Christopher J. Woltemade
Dept. of Geography-Earth Science
Shippensburg University
1871 Old Main Drive
Shippensburg, PA 17257
Tel. 717-477-1143
Fax. 717-477-4029
cjwolt@ship.edu
Date: 1/13
From: R. Forrest Hopson <fhopson@geoinfoservices.net>
, to whom responses should be directed.
Subject: Web
site for teaching undergrad physical Geography?
Hello geomorphsters,
Could any of you point me to a website that is aimed at teaching intro
physical geography? Thanks a million!
Cheers, Forrest Hopson
R. FORREST HOPSON, M.S.
Geologist
Geological Information Services
2930 Salem Place, #608
Reno, Nevada 89509
Ph./Fax: (775) 825-6246
E-mail: fhopson@geoinfoservices.net
http://www.geoinfoservices.net
http://www.geocities.com/rf_hopson/
Date: 1/13
From: Timothy A Quine <T.A.Quine@exeter.ac.uk>
Subject: Lectureship
in Physical Geography; Exeter, UK
Please see following :
Lecturer in Physical Geography
(Experimental Hydrology/Geomorphology)
School of Geography & Archaeology
Applications are invited for a permanent lectureship in Physical Geography to support the School's new SRIF funded Sediment Research Facility. Preference will be given to applicants with interests in fluvial and slope processes, whose research would complement existing research foci within the Hydrology and Earth Surface Processes Research Group.
Initial salary will be £23,296 pa on scale £23,296 p.a. to £33,679 p.a. with accelerated incremental progression.
Information available from
http://www.ex.ac.uk/admin/personnel/vacancies/ ; e-mail
v.p.fieldhouse@exeter.ac.uk ;
fax 01392 263414 or Personnel,
University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QJ quoting reference number 8089.
Closing date for completed applications: 20 January 2003.
====================================================================
Dr Timothy A Quine
Reader in Earth Surface Processes
Department of Geography, University of Exeter, Amory Building, Rennes Drive,
Exeter, Devon, EX4 4RJ, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1392 263352
Fax: +44 (0)1392 263342
Email: t.a.quine@exeter.ac.uk
http://www.ex.ac.uk/geography/staff/quine.html
Date: 1/13
From: Patricia Beyer <pbeyer@bloomu.edu>
Subject: Grants
and Awards - AAG Water Resource Specialty Group
DEADLINE: February 1, 2003
Students and Faculty of Water Resources:
The deadline for the AAG Water Resource Specialty Group student paper awards,
student poster awards, and research grants is quickly approaching. I have
received no applications, which means that any decent work (that meets the award
requirements) has a very good chance of gaining recognition! Please encourage
anyone presenting at the 2003 AAG meeting in New Orleans to apply for an award
or any student conducting research in the field of water resources to apply for
a grant. See the specifics at
http://www.cla.sc.edu/geog/wrsg/Awards/Awards.htm or contact Patty Beyer at
pbeyer@bloomu.edu.
Patricia J. Beyer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography & Geosciences
Bloomsburg University
400 East Second Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
(570) 389-4570
Date: 1/
From: Renée Kidson [
rlk23@cam.ac.uk ]
Subject: Your Best Manning's n
Estimate for This...
International Geomorphologists, please help!
I am modelling large floods for my study reach in Thailand, a bedrock
channel. I am seeking to define Manning's n for 3 cross sections. I have listed
their photographs at this website:
http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~rlk23/Manning
Would you please give me your best visual estimate for Manning's n, for these 3
cross sections? This is a specific experiment to collect some professional
opinion on this. You can send me your estimates direct from the website, or you
can email me at: rlk23@cam.ac.uk
I would be so grateful for your help! Please spare me 5 minutes of your experienced time.
Sincerely,
Renee Kidson
Renee Kidson
* Trinity College Cambridge
* Hydrology Group, Department of Geography Cambridge
* UK Coordinator, British Council LINK Project, Thailand
Visit my website:
http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~rlk23/Manning
Date: 1/13
From: Ian J. Walker <ijwalker@uvic.ca>
Subject: Turbulence
& sediment transport session @ CAG2003 -2nd call-
Hi all.
This is a second call to solicit interest to participate in a special
geomorphology session at CAG2003
(
www.geog.uvic.ca/ontheedge2003/index.html ) hosted here at UVic in beautiful
Victoria BC on:
Applications of turbulence & sediment transport measurement technologies: new
innovations & novel insights in process geomorphology
The session will consist of two parts:
In that registration for this session begins 1 February, please contact me
directly by 27 January to confirm your interest. If there is sufficient
interest, an illustrated paper (poster) session could also be arranged (these
would not be published). Paper submission details and deadlines will follow. See
the conference website for more details (
http://www.geog.uvic.ca/ontheedge2003/index.html ).
Please pass on this message to interested colleagues & students who may not
receive this message.
Cheers,
Ian
Ian J. Walker, Assistant Professor
Boundary Layer Airflow and Sediment Transport (BLAST) Research Unit Department
of Geography, University of Victoria P.O. Box 3050, Station CSC Victoria, BC
V8W3P5 CANADA
Office: 250.721.7347 // Lab: 250.472.5136
Fax: 250.721.6216 // Cel.: 250.812.4041
Web:
www.geog.uvic.ca/dept2/faculty/walker/walker.html
Date: 1/13
From: Andrew Howard" <A.J.Howard@newcastle.ac.uk>
Subject: Research
Asst. needed: GIS/Archeology; Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Research Associate, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Salary £21,125-£23,296
We wish to appoint a motivated and flexible research assistant to undertake
the construction and analysis of a GIS database for the archaeological landscape
of the Vale of York, UK. This work forms part of a major landscape archaeology
research initiative undertakenby the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and York
Archaeological Trust and is funded by English Heritage from the Aggregates Levy
Sustainability Fund. The successful applicant will have at least a Masters
degree in GIS and have experience of using ArcView/Arc Info. Experience of
working with archaeological datasets and analysing remote sensed imagery would
also be an advantage. The post is tenable for 15 months.
Informal enquiries should be made to Dr Andy Howard
Email A.J. Howard@ncl.ac.uk
To apply please submit a full CV together with the names and addresses of two
referees to Dr A.J. Howard, School of Geography, Politics and
Sociology, Daysh Building, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU.
Closing date Friday 24th January 2003. For
further details, please go to http://www.ncl.ac.uk/vacancies Dr Andy J. Howard,
Senior Research Associate, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology,
Geography, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU.
0191-222-8939
Date: 1/13
From: Phillippa Noble <pln97@aber.ac.uk>
Subject: BGRG
Postgrad Symposium - Aberystwyth, UK 2003
Dear all,
Its that time of year again to start thinking about the British Geomorphological Research Group Postgraduate Symposium 2003, being held this year at the University of Wales, Abersytwyth, UK, on the sunny Welsh Riviera on April 8th -10th. You may have heard about the event already, if not there are a few details below regarding what it is and why you should come along:
The conference is run by postgrads for postgrads (PhD and Masters) and is an excellent opportunity to get in some decent 'presenting practice' to a friendly audience in an informal environment either through oral or poster formats. It doesn't matter what stage of your research you are in, you could give an introduction to your research or perhaps present some of your quality numbers. Alternatively, just come along and meet other postgrad researchers from other institutions and maybe get some new ideas for your project. As always the event will have a strong social element and plenty of opportunity to immerse oneself in the local culture as well as partaking in the conference banquet and fieldtrip experience.
The event is sponsored by the BGRG, so registration is free to BGRG members. More details regarding accommodation and registration, as well as details on how to about submitting an abstract and the conference in general can be found at the beautifully crafted http://www.aber.ac.uk/iges/conferences/ .
The deadline for abstract submissions is the 3rd February, whilst you can register up until the 7th March. If you need any further information please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thanks,
Phillippa Noble.
----------------------------------------
Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3DB, Wales, UK
E-mail: pln97@aber.ac.uk
Telephone: 01970 621523
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Date: 1/13
From: Thomas Glade <thomas.glade@uni-bonn.de>
Subject: Human
Impact on Hazards: EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly 2003
Dear colleagues,
please find below an event information on the session
***** NH13 Human impact on natural hazards
given within the next
***** EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly, Nice, France, April 2003
This session will be convened by Prof. Hans Stoetter and Dr. Thomas Glade. Full session information is given below. If this topic raises your interest, we invite you to submit a contribution. This might include - but is not limited to - studies dealing with research studies, conceptual approaches, and practical applications of human impacts on geosystems. Therefore, the main focus of this session is on the HUMAN modification on the landscape and the changing process response following these interferences. Some examples of processes are earthquakes, volcanic eruptions including lahars, snow avalanches and slush flows, landslides including debris flows, floods, tsunamis but also soil erosion and desertification.
Please note the FINAL deadline of abstract submission:
***** 15 JANUARY 2003, 24:00 GMT*****
If you consider a contribution, please visit the website:
*****
http://www.copernicus.org/egsagueug/
and follow the respective links. In addition, please send your abstract by email
to Hans Stoetter ( hans.stoetter@uibk.ac.at
) and Thomas Glade ( thomas.glade@uni-bonn.de
). It is planned to publish the contributions in a peer-reviewed journal.
We are convinced to be able to convene an interesting session with a fruitful
and inspiring discussion and looking forward to meeting you in Nice. If you have
any queries, please do not hesitate to contact either Hans Stoetter or Thomas
Glade.
Yours sincerely
Hans Stoetter & Thomas Glade
| Hans Stoetter Dep. of Geography University of Innsbruck Innrain 52 A-6020 Innsbruck Austria Tel.: +43 +512 50754-03 Fax: +43 +512 5072895 E-mail: Hans.Stoetter@uibk.ac.at |
Thomas Glade Dep. of Geography University of Bonn Meckenheimer Allee 166 53115 Bonn Germany Tel.: +49 +228 739098 Fax: +49 +228 739099 E-mail: thomas.glade@uni-bonn.de |
Event Information
Assessments of natural processes are regularly studied with respect to the impact of a given process to a specific site, location, or region. Within the given area, humans are living and acting, and are thus potentially endangered to the respective processes. However, humans do not only expose themselves to these processes, they also modify the natural geosystem, and therefore superimpose processes. This interference might result in changed processes. This session will highlight the various concepts available to investigate the human interference with the nature and the following response of the geosystem. Thus natural systems include - but are not limited to - fluvial and periglacial processes, coastal and soil erosion as well as gravitational movements such as snow avalanche, landslides including rock fall and debris flows. Contributions might address general concepts, examples of data collection, storage and dissemination procedures. Various analysis approaches including, qualitative, quantitative, and numerical methods at a range of scales are welcomed. Presentations of applied studies are in particular encouraged.
Date: 1/19
From: Martin Thoms <Martin_Thoms@enterprise.canberra.edu.au>
Subject: Final
Call - 9th Int'l Conf on River Research - NSW, Australia, July 2003
Ninth International Conference on
|
Final Call for Papers
Abstracts for The Ninth International Conference on River Research and Applications are due by 31st January 2003. This conference will be held on the banks of the River Murray at Albury, New South Wales, Australia, from Sunday 6 July to Friday 11 July, 2003. The theme for the meeting is THE NATURE OF VARIABILITY IN RIVER ENVIRONMENTS By their nature, rivers extend over large areas and persist for long periods of time, and to understand them we need to relate observations made at many different scales of space and time. The ways that patterns and processes are distributed across scales, from days to centuries and reaches to catchments, may be what most distinguishes the big rivers of the world. Yet we know little of the nature of this variability, its environmental and evolutionary consequences and its significance for resource management. The theme is not exclusive, as papers on all aspects of river regulation will be considered.
Papers submitted for presentation may be considered for publication in the international journal River Research & Applications, published by John Wiley and Sons.
For more general information, see the Internet at http://www.conlog.com.au/NISORS .
Registration details and other logistic information should be directed to Ms Elizabeth Medley ( conference@conlog.com.au ).
Inquiries about the scientific program should be directed to A/Professor Martin Thoms ( thoms@scides.canberra.edu.au ).
Deadline for abstracts: 31st Jan 2003.
Date: 1/19
From: S C Packman <S.Packman@sheffield.ac.uk>
Subject: Texas
sandstone slopes
References to slope processes on Tertiary sandstones in eastern Texas, or on
similar bedrock elsewhere, are sought as part of the literature search for my
PhD. The project concerns the palaeoenvironmental dynamics of east central Texas
since the last glacial maximum. I hope to investigate the sandy sediments
overlying the bedrock at various hillslope locations for evidence of erosion and
deposition, and to employ luminescence dating to establish a chronology for
these processes. Direction to references or advice on this research would be
much appreciated.
Thank you,
Susan Packman
S.Packman@sheffield.ac.uk
Susan Packman
Postgraduate D Floor
Geography Dept
University of Sheffield
Winter Street
Sheffield
S10 2TN
Date: 1/19
From: Michael J Woldenberg [
geomike@buffalo.edu ]
Subject: Passing
of Prof. Arthur N. Strahler
Dear Colleagues,
| Arthur N. Strahler passed away on December 6, 2002. He was
born in 1918.
Mrs. Marge Strahler preceded him in death on December 12, 200l. They are survived by their daughter Elaine who lives in New York City, their son Alan (a Professor of Geography at Boston University), Alan's wife, Kristi, and granddaughter Amy. Arthur Strahler was a pioneer in quantitative geomorphology. His knowledge of geomorphology was very broad. He was an inspiring teacher with a dry sense of humor. His students at Columbia University in the 1950's were very influential. He (and later Alan) wrote textbooks for introductory physical geography courses and earth science courses that are widely used. He has also written a book on Plate Tectonics (1998), and on Science and Earth History: The Evolution Creation Controversy (1987). He wrote A Geologist's View of Cape Cod (1966) for tourists and students. His influence extends beyond geomorphology to the morphometric study of fractal trees, and biological tree-like networks. Geomorphologists and many other scientists are in his debt. |
Michael Woldenberg
geomike@acsu.buffalo.edu
Address: Dept. of Geography
Wilkeson Quad
State Univ. of New York
Buffalo, NY 14261 USA
Phone: 716-645-2722, extension 29
FAX 716-645-2329
Date: 1/19
From: David Favis-Mortlock [
d.favis-mortlock@dial.pipex.com
]
Subject: COST623 Final Meeting, Budapest: First
Announcement
The First Announcement for the Final Meeting and Conference of COST623 'Soil Erosion and Global Change' is now available from the COST623 website at http://www.soilerosion.net/cost623/ .
This meeting ('Soil Erosion and Global Change Results and New Perspectives')
will be held 5-8 July 2003 in Budapest, Hungary. See the First Announcement for
more details.
Dave F-M
Dr David Favis-Mortlock
Queen's University Belfast (School of Geography), Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern
Ireland, UK. Phone: +44 (0)2890 335283. Fax: +44 (0)2890 321280.
Email: d.favis-mortlock@qub.ac.uk
& d.favis-mortlock@dial.pipex.com
.
Web: http://www.qub.ac.uk/geog/ &
http://soilerosion.net
Date: 1/19
From: Richard A Marston <marstor@okstate.edu>
Subject: Research
Exp for Undergrads; GIS/Soil Water
Program: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in GIS and Soil/Water
Resources
Sponsors: National Science Foundation and Oklahoma State University
We would be very grateful if you could bring the following information to the attention of undergraduate students interested in applications of GIS to water or soil research. We will be inviting ten undergraduate students to Oklahoma State University to work one-on-one with OSU researchers in soil or water resource research involving GIS. Student participants will receive a $270/week stipend, lodging, some meals and travel expenses to/from Stillwater for 2 months beginning June 2, 2003. Students must be U.S. citizens in their junior or senior year and will be selected on the basis of their GPA and experience/coursework involving soil or water resources and GIS.
Additional information can be found at: www.geog.okstate.edu/reu/
Thanks in advance for your consideration.
Drs. Thomas A. Wikle and Michael D. Myers, Project Directors
REU in GIS and Soil/Water Resources
Department of Geography
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-9173
geogtaw@okstate.edu
Date: 1/19
From: Pierrette Tremblay <mac.amc1@SYMPATICO.CA>
- Forwarded by: R. Forrest Hopson <fhopson@geoinfoservices.net>
Subject: Short
course on environmental aspects of mine wastes
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF MINE WASTES
VANCOUVER, MAY 24 and 25, 2003
The Mineralogical Association of Canada is sponsoring a two-day intensive
short course on the environmental aspects of mine wastes, to be held at Robson
Square in the heart of downtown Vancouver. This short course, convened by J.L.
Jambor, D.W. Blowes and A.I.M. Ritchie, will cover a wide spectrum of
environmental issues dealing with mine-waste solids and effluents. Individual
presentations will be given on environmental regulations and compliance,
mine-waste geology, hydrology, mineralogy, geochemistry, microbiology, drainage
prediction, remediation, advances in ARD modelling, and case studies. The course
will not only ensure entry-level familiarization with the various topics of
primary concern in studies of mining-related wastes, but will also provide
exposure to the advances that have been made in these and related fields over
the past decade.
Presenters will be C.N. Alpers (USGS, Sacramento), D.W. Blowes (U. Waterloo),
W.D. Gould (NRCan, Ottawa), J.L. Jambor (LRC, Vancouver), B. Kimball (USGS,
Utah), K. Lapakko (Minnesota Natural Resources), M. Logsdon (Geochimica, CA), U.
Mayer (UBC), D.K. Norsdtrom (USGS, Boulder), W. Price (B.C. Ministry of Energy
and Mines), C.J. Ptacek (U. Waterloo), M. Raudsepp (UBC), A.I.M. Ritchie (ANSTO,
Australia), R. Seal (USGS, Reston), L. Smith and R. Beckie (UBC), K. Walton-Day
(USGS, Denver), and W. Wilson (UBC).
Special sessions and symposia offered at Vancouver 2003 (the joint meeting of
the Society of Economic Geologists, the Geological Association of Canada and the
Mineralogical Association of Canada) will complement the short course. See
www.vancouver2003.com
For more information, or to download a registration form, visit the MAC website
http://www.mineralogicalassociation.ca/environmental.html
You may also e-mail John Jambor at
jljambor@aol.com
To register online on our secure online store
https://media2.magma.ca/www.mineralogicalassociation.ca/store.htm
R. FORREST HOPSON, M.S.
Geologist
Geological Information Services
2930 Salem Place, #608
Reno, Nevada 89509
Ph./Fax: (775) 825-6246
E-mail: fhopson@geoinfoservices.net
http://www.geoinfoservices.net
http://www.geocities.com/rf_hopson/
Date: 1/19
From: Tracy Brennand <tbrennand@arts.sfu.ca>
Subject: Graduate
Research in Glacial Geomorphology; Simon Fraser U.
Please post or announce to potential students.
***************************************************************************
GRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
GLACIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY AND PAST ICE SHEET DYNAMICS
I am interested in recruiting talented students to join my vibrant research group exploring PAST ICE SHEET DYNAMICS AND HYDROLOGY. I am especially interested in engaging students (i) with a strong academic record, (ii) with an affinity for field work, and (iii) with experience in, or a desire to learn, digital terrain analysis, air photo interpretation, geomorphology, sedimentology and/or shallow geophysical techniques. Potential projects include, but are not limited to:
In addition, I am always open to discussing alternative projects so long as they fall within my research interests and expertise.
Financial support is available from a combination of fellowships, scholarships, research assistantships, teaching assistantships and research semester bursaries. Research costs will be covered by secured funding to the program.
Geomorphology is a well-established research speciality at Simon Fraser University and the Glacial Geomorphology Research Program operates in a stimulating research environment with well-equipped laboratories and a wide range of field equipment including field vehicles, boats, an aircraft, a variety of field survey instruments (incl. an RTK DGPS), modern seismic and georadar systems, a mobile drill rig and most equipment necessary for field-based living and working.
Additional information on the Glacial Geomorphology Research Program can be obtained at http://www.sfu.ca/~tabrenna/
Additional information on, and applications for, the Geography Graduate Program at SFU can be obtained at http://www.sfu.ca/geography/Programs/graduate.html or by contacting the Graduate Program Secretary, Marcia Crease ( crease@sfu.ca ).
Interested applicants should make initial enquiries to Tracy Brennand ( tabrenna@sfu.ca Ph: 604 291 3617).
The deadline for applications from students wishing to enter the graduate program in September 2003 is February 1, 2003.
___________________________
Tracy Brennand, PhD
Associate Professor
Simon Fraser University
Department of Geography
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
voice: 604 291 3617
fax: 604 291 5841
e-mail: tabrenna@sfu.ca
url: http://www.sfu.ca/~tabrenna
Date: 1/24
From: Kevin Kincare <kincarek@michigan.gov>
Subject: Midwest
Friends of the Pleistocene
MAKE PLANS NOW TO ATTEND THE 2003 MIDWEST FOP MEETING IN SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN, May 16-18, 2003!
The Midwest Friends of the Pleistocene will meet May 16-18, 2003 in Benton
Harbor, MI (40 miles west of Kalamazoo, MI & 25 miles north of South Bend,
Indiana along the glac-scenic SE shore of Lake Michigan). We will gather in
Benton Harbor the evening of Friday 5/16, spend Saturday 5/17 touring a loop
across southern Berrien County and return to Benton Harbor for the night (and
the Banquet). On Sunday 5/18 we will travel along a loop across northern Berrien
County and just across the border into Van Buren County before returning to
Benton Harbor to adjourn. The Ramada Inn, Benton Harbor has been reserved for
the meeting. The Ramada is conveniently located at exit 28 off I-94 at the
northwest corner of the intersection of I-94 and M-139. It is clearly visible
from the highway whether you are eastbound or westbound. The entrance is off a
side street (798 Ferguson Drive) one block north of the I-94 overpass (at the
gas station). A per room cost of $69.00 (two beds w/ double occupancy) and $59
(single bed) has been negotiated (refer to "Geological Conference" when
calling). Make your own room reservations and pay the Ramada Inn directly
(269-927-1172). Several other hotels are in the area, including a Days Inn (269
925-7021) across the street. Camping is available at Warren Dunes State Park 14
miles to the south off Red Arrow Highway between I-94 exits 12 and 16 (Red Arrow
runs parallel to and just west of I-94 at Warren Dunes). See the Michigan DNR
website for reservation info at :
http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.asp?id=504
Please be aware that the area code for this part of the state is changing from
616 to 269. If you look things up in the area, particularly on the web, you may
see one or both listings. Use 269, it becomes obligatory after 2/10/03. The
field trip fee of $90 includes the field trip guide, two breakfast buffets, two
lunches, banquet (Saturday night), refreshments in the field, and bus
transportation on Saturday and Sunday and lots of outrageous pontificating. Make
checks for field trip fee payable to Friends of the Pleistocene and mail it to
Kevin Kincare, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Geological and Land
Management Division, P.O. Box 30256, Lansing MI 48909-7756. We won't know you
are coming until we get your money (confirmation of receipt via e-mail (so
include your e-mail address with your check)). We will provide paper receipts on
site.
Topics to be discussed in the field include:
- details of deglaciation of Berrien County, with emphasis on the differences in
deposits within the Kalamazoo, Valparaiso and Lake Border Moraines.
- use of the morphosequence model and glacial-lake base-level control for
ordering deglacial events
- history of incision and valley fill of rivers flowing into Lake Michigan and
their relation to pro- and post-glacial lake levels in the Lake Michigan Basin
- glaciotectonics related to the Lake Border ice advance
- evidence for Lake Baroda, a new pre-Glenwood phase proglacial lake.
- a new 1:50,000 scale surficial geologic map of Berrien County
- and whatever else we may come up with between now and then!
Please contact trip organizers Kevin Kincare (517-241-1535, kincarek@michigan.gov ) or Byron Stone (U.S. Geological Survey, Storrs, CT 860-429-7001, bdstone@usgs.gov ) with questions.
PLEASE PASS THIS NOTICE ON TO OTHERS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED! TO ASSURE YOUR SPOT, MAKE RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENT BY 4/19/03
Date: 1/24
From: Ruth-Mary Fisher <rmfisher@uwc.ac.za>
Subject: Definition
of a multi-stage channel
I hope that somebody can help me. I need to describe the channel form on the river I'm working on for a masters thesis. The channel looks like the channel described by Woodyer (1968) which he used to determine bankfull discharge in mountain stream channels. It has two benches a middle and high bench, but the middle bench is only well defined on one side of the channel. My question: Can I describe it as a multi-stage channel and what is the definition of a multi-stage channel?
Thank you
Ruth-Mary Fisher
M.Sc. Environmental Science
Earth Science Department
University of the Western Cape
Private Bag X17
Bellville, SA 7535
Tel: +27 (0) 21 959 2683/2223
Fax: +27 (0) 21 959 2438
Cell: +27 (0) 835273780
E-mail: rmfisher@uwc.ac.za
Date: 1/24
From: Ian Roach <Ian.Roach@anu.edu.au>
Subject: Hyperspectral
remote sensing shortcourse
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Geological and Regolith Interpretation (HRS)
Course Leaders: Alan Mauger, Megan Lewis and Vicki Stamoulis
Duration: 17-21 February (provisional) 5 days
Venue: University of Adelaide,
Waite Campus, Adelaide SA
Outline:
This course will include lectures introducing different types of multispectral
and, in particular, hyperspectral data, the acquisition, calibration and
processing of these data and basic approaches to analysis and interpretation.
This type of remote sensing is new and innovative and as yet little used in
mainstream geological investigations. Applications include the ability to
identify mineral species by spectral signatures, temporal variations for
environmental monitoring and ameliorating the effects of vegetation, moisture,
soil, landforms, slope etc. The course will include a hands-on workshop for
novice and intermediate users of remote sensing in the processing, rectification
and enhancement of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing data using the ENVI software
package.
Assessment: Written assignments/reports
Quota: Max. 20
Course fees:
VIEPS/NGTN students Nil
Other students $220
Industry $1100
Further inquiries contact:
Dr Ian Roach
CRC LEME/MTEC-Minerals Education Australia Lecturer in Regolith Geology
CRC LEME
Department of Geology
Australian National University
CANBERRA ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA
Phone: (02) 6201 5967 until Friday 24 January, (02) 6125 0030 afterwards
Mobile: 0428 280 793
Fax: (02) 6125 5544
Email: mailto:Ian.Roach@anu.edu.au
Date: 1/24
From: Erika Lepers [
lepers@geog.ucl.ac.be ], forwarded by
David Favis-Mortlock [
d.favis-mortlock@qub.ac.uk ]
Subject: LUCC- MA
project on rapid land-cover change
To whom it may concern,
I work on a Millennium Ecosystem Assessment project aimed to map areas of rapid land cover changes during the last twenty years. The product should include deforestation, desertification, change in cropland and pasture extent, change in urban extent, exceptional fire events. First results and draft maps are available on the LUCC website under the MA project section ( http://www.geo.ucl.ac.be/LUCC/lucc.html ).
Recently, we had a workshop with some experts in order to validate the maps. At the workshop, we identified lack and/or wrong information concerning soil degradation/desertification.
Therefore, I write you to ask you if you could help me [ lepers@geog.ucl.ac.be] to map / identify areas which experienced severe degradation since 1980. Could you also suggest me some data to incorporate in the project? (maps, references of papers would also be useful). All information is welcome (We already have the GLASOD map but it is not appropriate for our objectives).
The exercise is for the whole world but any information at regional scale is welcome.
I thank you in advance for your help,
Best regards
Erika
*************************************************
Erika Lepers
Science Officer
LUCC International Project Office
University of Louvain - Dept. of Geography
3, Place Louis Pasteur
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Belgium
Tel: +32-(0)10-472992 (office)
+32-(0)10-472673 (secretariat)
Fax:+32-(0)10-472877
e-mail: lepers@geog.ucl.ac.be
http://www.geo.ucl.ac.be/LUCC
Date: 1/24
From: Nick Lancaster [
nick@dri.edu ]
Subject: INQUA update
Dear Colleagues -
ONLY 7 DAYS TO GO BEFORE EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS !!!
This is to remind you all that there are only 7 days to go before the early registration deadline ends on January 31, 2003. After this date, registration will be $400 for professionals and $200 for students.
Looking forward to seeing you in Reno next July.
Best regards,
Nick Lancaster
Congress Secretary General
Nicholas Lancaster,
Research Professor,
Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences,
Desert Research Institute,
2215 Raggio Parkway,
Reno, NV 89512.
Phone (775) 673-7304
Fax (775) 673-7485
Date: 1/24
From: Ian J. Walker" <ijwalker@uvic.ca>
Subject: Special
session & workshop in fluid flow & sediment tranport -
CAG2003
This is call for abstracts for a special session & workshop in geomorphology at the 53rd annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG2003) May 27 to 31, 2003 hosted by the Department of Geography, University of Victoria in beautiful coastal Victoria BC. General details on the conference and Victoria can be found at www.geog.uvic.ca/ontheedge2003/index.html
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - deadline 1 MARCH (details below)
Contact: Ian J. Walker, Dept. of Geography, UVic
ijwalker@uvic.ca || voice:
(250)721-7347 || fax: (250)721-6216
FOCUS We are in an era of rapid and innovative technological development, which, via advances in instrumentation and other measurement techniques, has advanced our understanding of many fundamental geomorphic processes. In particular, recent advances in the measurement and characterization of fluid flow &/or sediment transport have provided new insight into sedimentary processes and landform responses. For instance, turbulence instrumentation has allowed for development of new and enhanced empirical and mathematical models of both sediment transport processes and bedform dynamics. This is largely due to increased temporal resolution, higher precision in measurement, and enhanced spatial characterization in terms of the ability to measure in three-dimensions and over a greater spatial range of coverage. For example, ultrasonic anemometers are able to measure high-frequency, three-dimensional variations in airflow and acoustic Doppler profilers can characterize fluvial turbulence over a more extensive and continuous spatial field. Nonetheless, it is unclear as to whether increased spatial and temporal resolution afforded by these technologies has advanced anything but the collection of extensive site- or event-specific empirical datasets. What is lacking, perhaps due to our infancy with these technologies and the increased complexity of what we are able to measure, are models and results that link micro- to meso-scale processes to longer-term responses in landform dynamics.
To address this, the purpose of this special session is twofold. First, oral paper and poster sessions will allow sharing of results obtained from new and innovative measurement techniques, particularly as these relate to the characterization and modelling of sedimentary processes &/or landform dynamics. Second, a technical workshop will allow demonstration and discussion of new techniques with emphasis on: fundamentals of measurement, field implementation and logistical issues, design limitations, data acquisition and analysis, and research gaps, opportunities and collaborations. This session is open to all geomorphic environments, techniques and scales of study.
SESSION FORMAT
The session will consist of three components:
For more information, contact me directly via email ijwalker@uvic.ca , voice: (250)721-7347, or fax: (250)721-6216. Please pass on this message to interested colleagues & students who may not receive this message.
Cheers, Ian Ian J. Walker, Assistant Professor Boundary Layer Airflow and
Sediment Transport (BLAST)
Research Unit Department of Geography, University of Victoria P.O. Box 3050,
Station CSC Victoria, BC V8W3P5 CANADA
Office: 250.721.7347 // Lab: 250.472.5136 Fax: 250.721.6216 // Cell.:
250.812.4041 Web:
www.geog.uvic.ca/dept2/faculty/walker/walker.html
Date: 1/25
From: Karl Birkeland [
kbirkeland@fs.fed.us ]
Subject: Snow/Avalanche
PhD opportunity
*********************************************************************************
The Department of Earth Sciences at Montana State University has a PhD Research
Assistantship available for a graduate student interested in snow and avalanches
starting Fall, 2003. Our funded project focuses on the spatial variability of
snow stability and microstructure, and how they change through time, and it
involves intensive field work in a variety of locations. The student we are
looking for will have an MS degree in the Geosciences or a related field,
excellent quantitative and computing skills, advanced backcountry avalanche
knowledge, extensive field experience (preferably in the snow), and an ability
to work independently. A working knowledge of geostatistics and professional
avalanche experience would also be helpful. We encourage women and minorities to
apply.
For more information, please contact either Kathy Hansen (
khansen@montana.edu ) or Karl Birkeland
( kbirkeland@fs.fed.us ). Applications
can be accessed
at www.montana.edu and are due by
March 15th, 2003.
*******************************************
Karl Birkeland
Avalanche Scientist
U.S. Forest Service National Avalanche Center
P.O. Box 130, Bozeman, MT 59771
406-587-6954
kbirkeland@fs.fed.us
http://www.fsavalanche.org/NAC/techPages/index.html
Date: 1/27
From: Joel Pederson <bolo@cc.usu.edu>
Subject: INQUA
Grand Canyon river trip
Geomorphologists and Quaternarists,
Ever wanted to go rafting through Grand Canyon? Consider joining us this coming summer on the post-meeting Grand Canyon river-rafting field trip after the 16th INQUA Congress in Reno, Nevada, USA. The deadline for early (cheaper) meeting registration is only a few days away, and field-trip registration is done at the same time! Although the absolute deadline for this particular trip is no earlier than most others, the logistics of rafting through Grand Canyon dictates that enrollment be limited and on a first-come first-serve basis.
Information on the Grand Canyon trip can be found on the INQUA website at: http://www.inqua2003.dri.edu/B8_Pederson.htm
Field-trip information in general is not particularly easy to find on the INQUA webpage, so follow this link: http://www.inqua2003.dri.edu/field_trips2.htm
Yes--the price is not small. But it is, in fact, quite reasonable for a Grand Canyon river trip. We will eat and travel like kings for a week, see truly amazing sights, and learn about new research over the past decade on topics ranging from the overall incision of the canyon to the effects of Glen Canyon Dam on the modern fluvial system. In terms of combining science and pleasure, few things can compare to a Grand Canyon river trip.
Hope to see you there!
Joel Pederson
Date: 1/31
From: Martin Stokes <M.Stokes@plymouth.ac.uk>
Subject: Alluvial
Fans 2003
There is a conference on alluvial fans being held in SE Spain, 8th-13th June 2003.
All of the latest details concerning registration, costs, abstract submission, field trips etc can be found at: http://alluvialfans.net
Date: 1/31
From: Denise Reed <djreed@uno.edu>
Subject: GULF
OF MEXICO COASTAL FIELD TRIP at AAG
LAST CHANCE – AAG 4 DAY GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL FIELD TRIP
There are still places left, at the extremely reasonable price of $310 US, for a four day trip immediately following the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers in New Orleans. Register by 7th February. The cost includes all meals, and four nights lodging (double occupancy).
Participants will discuss the geomorphic framework and current coastal erosion issues in four Gulf coast states – the trip travels from Grand Isle Louisiana through Mississippi and Alabama to Pensacola, Florida. Highlights include:
Field trip leaders are Klaus Meyer-Arendt (U. West Florida), Shea Penland (U. New Orleans), Greg Stone (Louisiana State U.) and Denise Reed (U. New Orleans). All have spent the greater part of their professional careers on the Gulf Coast.
The trip is being organized in conjunction with the IGU coastal sessions. The field trip dates are 9th to 13th March, leaving from New Orleans and returning by noon on 13th.
REGISTER BY FEBRUARY 7th at http://www.aag.org/AnnualMeetings/Intro.html and click the ‘Annual Meeting’ bubble. This will take you to the list of the field trips – it is the last on the list ‘IGU Coastal Commission’. You must be registered for the AAG meeting to participate in the field trip.
For more details contact:
Date: 1/31
From: Glenn Albrecht [
Glenn.Albrecht@newcastle.edu.au
]
Subject: Conference on Australian ecosystems
This conference encourages participants to explore, using transdisciplinary approaches, the relationships between the ecological and physical foundations of life and the health and status of citizens and their communities within the Australian context. A full list of conference themes are listed on the website.
Abstracts for papers and posters that address the conference themes are now
invited. Keynote speakers, general information and guidelines for submissions
may be found on the website at:
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/school/environ-life-sci/awp-ehconf/#
Please send abstracts to the AWP Conference at:
AWP-EHConf@newcastle.edu.au
For further information please contact Glenn Albrecht, email: Glenn.Albrecht@newcastle.edu.au or phone 49216635
Date: 1/31
From: philip owens (IGER-NW)" <philip.owens@bbsrc.ac.uk>
Subject: Research
Scientist Position, National Soil Resource Institute, UK
RESEARCH SCIENTIST
National Soil Resources Institute, UK
Devon Office
£18,441 to £22,497 p.a.
The National Soil Resources Institute wishes to appoint a Research Scientist to work on a variety of research and consultancy projects in its Devon regional office at the North Wyke Research Station, a converted 13th century manor house in the Devon countryside, near Okehampton, UK. NSRI is one of Europe's leading centres specialising in soil and land management. Our research, postgraduate education and consulting are focused on understanding and supporting sustainable land and soil management.
Currently, NSRI has some 35 academic and research staff, including six professors in soil and land sciences and engineering. Existing good research facilities at Silsoe and North Wyke are being developed by investment. Technical and administrative staff number about 25. Further information on NSRI can be found at www.silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk/nsri . The work at North Wyke is concerned with soil erosion and degradation, and the delivery of sediment and associated nutrients (especially phosphorus) and contaminants (including pathogens) to water courses. You will work on existing projects but also develop new ones in soil science and sustainable land management. In addition to a research background with an emphasis on soils, specifically in relation to erosion or diffuse pollution, some experience with GIS, numerical models and the laboratory analysis of soils, sediment and water would be an advantage.
You should have completed a PhD and ideally have some postdoctoral experience, including project management. Salary will be dependent upon qualifications and experience. The benefits package includes an excellent pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and discounted medical insurance.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Phil Owens, National Soil Resources Institute, Cranfield University, North Wyke Research Station, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, UK. Tel: 01837-883524. E-mail: philip.owens@bbsrc.ac.uk .
An application form and further details are available via <http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/admin/personnel/>
or alternatively contact the Personnel Department, Cranfield University at
Silsoe, Silsoe, Beds, MK4 54DT, UK. Telephone +44 (0)1525 863440 (24-hr
recruitment line), or by e-mail:
j.furnell@cranfield.ac.uk ,
quoting reference number S/302. Closing date for
applications is : 14th February 2003
Date: 1/31
From: Gerard Govers [
gerard.govers@geo.kuleuven.ac.be
]
Subject: Tenured positions in Physical
Geography; K.U.Leuven, Belgium
TENURED POSITIONS IN (PHYSICAL) GEOGRAPHY AT K.U.LEUVEN
The Department of Geography and Geology at K.U.Leuven offers both undergraduate and graduate degree courses in geography and geology. Fifteen academic permanent faculty, approximately 30 Ph.D. students and 5 postdoctoral fellows and 15 support staff comprise the department. Interdisciplinary research is stressed in various fields of the geographical and geological sciences on an international level. The department is responsible for the education of M.Sc. and Ph.D. students in geology and geography. It also contributes to the general education program in the basic sciences, archaeology, environmental sciences and humanities.
The department of Geography and Geology at the K.U.Leuven invites applications for two tenured positions in (physical) geography which will start on October 1, 2003.
The research complements ongoing research programmes on soil degradation at the field and catchment scale, environmental geography, Quaternary landscape evolution, urban geography and economic geography (For more information about ongoing research, see http://www.kuleuven.ac.be/geography).
Requirements. A Ph.D. or equivalent degree is required. We invite candidates who have experience in international research projects or with international organisations.
Salary: will be in accordance with the Collective Employment Agreement of the Belgian Universities.
Enquiries: further information can be obtained from Prof. G. Govers, Lab oratory for Experimental Geomorphology, Redingenstraat 16, 3000 Leuven, (gerard.govers@geo.kuleuven.ac.be , tel: +32 326423) at the address listed below.
Applications should be submitted NOT LATER THAN FEBRUARY 28, 2003, to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Naamsestraat 22, 3000 Leuven and should include the application form as well as the required addenda. Application forms as well as all necessary instructions can be downloaded from: http://www.kuleuven.ac.be/admin/rd/niv3p/ad-f02-1.htm. Alternatively, they can be obtained by contacting the 'Personeelsdienst' Parijsstraat 72 3000 Leuven, Tel: + 32 16 328325).