| David Wilkins |
This message has been posted on behalf of George Lukacs.
Please send any correspondence to the following address:
George.Lukacs@jcu.edu.au
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The Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research (ACTFR), James Cook
University, Townsville Australia, has a PhD scholarship available to be taken up
immediately. The field of research is riparian vegetation and river
geomorphology in the Burdekin River basin, north Queensland. The student would
be located in Townsville, Australia, at James Cook University under the joint
supervision of ACTFR and Dr Scott Smithers from the Geography Dept.
An APA-I is available ($20k per year tax free, $10k per year operating) and the
student can work an additional 7 hours per week with the Centre. The student who
was going to take up the offer is no longer available and we URGENTLY need a
replacement.
If you have any interest in this scholarship, please let George Lukacs know
ASAP.
Further information on the ACTFR and James Cook University is available at our
website ( http://www.jcu.edu.au )
George Paul Lukacs
Manager
Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research
James Cook University
Townsville 4811
Australia
Phone: +61 07 4781-4262
Fax: +61 07 4781-5589
Mobile: 0438 193462
Email: George.Lukacs@jcu.edu.au
Date: 6/9
From: Lisa Ely <ely@cwu.edu>
Subject: Final Deadline--Paleoflood Workshop - June 13
The final registration deadline for the 3rd International Paleoflood Workshop is fast approaching on Friday, June 13, 2003! Space is still available for the technical sessions and both field trips. For additional information and online registration see the conference website at http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/meetings.htm.
Technical Sessions (Aug. 3-4, Hood River Oregon): Invited and volunteered oral and poster presentations on topics related to paleofloods and paleohydrology. Optional field trips: Pre-meeting trip (Aug. 1-2): Examine Pleistocene Missoula flood features and Holocene landslide and flood deposits in the Columbia River gorge. Post-meeting trip (Aug. 5-7): Raft the scenic Deschutes River in central Oregon and examine evidence of large Quaternary floods generated by a variety of mechanisms.
Date: 6/9
From: Mark Tarplee <M.Tarplee@qmul.ac.uk>
Subject: QRA Postgraduate Symposium
QRA Second International Postgraduate Symposium 2003
Queen Mary, University of London, 10th to 12th September 2003 The symposium will cover the broad spectrum of Quaternary science providing an opportunity for post-grads to discuss their work with their peers in a relaxed environment. The first two days of oral and poster presentations with guest lectures from Dr Danielle Schreve (Royal Holloway, University of London) on "The life and death of a Woolly Rhino" and Prof. Jaap van der Meer (Queen Mary) on "Subglacial sediment dynamics; the larger picture emerging from the microscope" will be followed by a full day field course visiting the Thames estuary. There will be a drinks reception and full social program throughout the conference, including a free dinner. Accommodation for delegates will be arranged in modern halls of residence on campus. The registration and abstract deadline is 31st July 2003. The registration fee is only £20 (not including accommodation). For more information go to: http://www.geog.qmw.ac.uk/qra/symposium.htm or
e-mail: QRA2003@hotmail.com
All those who are interested, please bookmark the website and check back for all the latest developments or register now for regular e-mail updates! Regards, Miriam Warner, Richard Payne & Mark Tarplee
Date: 6/9
From: Dorothy Merritts [
dorothy.merritts@fandm.edu ]
Subject: Fall Southeastern Cell Friends of the
Pleistocene Trip
Channeling Through Time:
Landscape Evolution, Land Use Change, and
Stream Restoration in Lancaster County, PA
Dear Colleagues
Please respond if you think you will come to the FALL SEFOP. You can read below for a general description, or contact me (soon!) for a detailed agenda. For now, please mark your calendars if interested and help spread the news. A registration form will be available in early August. Registration will cost ~$30/person, with a slight discount for students, but we don't have final costs yet. I'll be in the field for 7 weeks from June 17 to July 30, so won't be able to respond to e-mail during that time. Once I'm back, however, registration will open for the SEFOP trip.
Check-in for the Oct 17-19 trip will be Friday evening from 6 PM to 10 PM at the Susquehannock State Park in southeastern PA along the left bank of the Susquehanna River. I've reserved two adjacent Susquehannock State Park group campsites for Friday Oct 17 and Saturday Oct 18, with checkout by 3 PM Sunday Oct 19. The first site sleeps 100 and the 2nd site sleeps 40. You can learn more about the campsite and get directions at http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/susquehannock.asp
Although I'm still working on details, it's likely that breakfast will be provided (pancakes, etc) at camp, as will a Saturday night pig roast for the traditional "banquet". We will have food for vegetarians as well. Hotels are rare in the immediate area, but you could stay at Willow Valley if you'd rather not camp. See http://www.willowvalley.com/
Susquehannock State Park has a fantastic overview of our Sat AM stops at Holtwood Gorge. Frank Pazzaglia will start off the field trip Sat AM with the late Cenozoic evolution of the Susquehanna from the campsite overlook. Then we'll go down into the gorge to look at bedrock river straths and to talk about incision rates, base-level change, climate change, and land-use change with Milan Pavich, Allen Gellis, Luke Reusser, Paul Bierman, and Joanna Reuter.
Sat afternoon we'll go up to the Little Conestoga Creek (tributary to the Conestoga River that drains into the Susquehanna) to look at old 18-19th century mill dam sites. Reservoir sediments stored behind one dam that was destroyed in 1900 now are incised and reveal up to 4 m of varve-like lacustrine seds overlying a colonial forest floor (tree stumps exposed) and an even older peat. Exposure is enhanced by rapid stream bank erosion and bank collapse, which is exacerbated by suburban sprawl and ineffective to nonexistent stormwater management (until very recently). The old mill dam site is being considered for "restoration" to stabilize the banks and reinstitute a "natural" meander pattern. We'll focus more on restoration on Sunday, after trip participants have seen different reaches of the Little Conestoga and two of its tributaries.
Later Sat afternoon we'll also stop at the new sediment and discharge gage station on the Little Conestoga near Millersville, where Allen Gellis, Michael Langland, and others from the USGS will talk about the only sediment gage station now operating within the Susquehanna watershed. Also discussed at this site will be efforts by Allen and others to chemically fingerprint the sources of sediment from the Little Conestoga. The Conestoga watershed is the source of some of the highest rates of sediment yield in the Susquehanna/Chesapeake watersheds. For this reason, the Little Conestoga gage is important to efforts to understand sources of sediment that ultimately reach the Chesapeake Bay.
Sunday AM we'll continue upstream to Swarr Run, a tributary to the Little Conestoga to look at a heavily impacted reach undergoing channel restoration. It's in a farm field and has been straightened, trampled by herds of cows, dug up for a sewer line, etc. Andy DeWet has years of historic air photos, all georeferenced, and a GIS that shows the history of impact, which he'll present in the context of how to restore such a site. Also, Andy will discuss some pre-colonial radiocarbon dates from wood found in the floodplain strata at this site. Mark Meltzer, an environmental engineer, will discuss efforts to restore Swarr Run.
Finally, we'll go upstream to the headwaters of Millers Run, a tributary to Swarr Run, to look at a relatively new development with NO stormwater management. The channel for Millers Run (once a small, perennial meandering stream with wetlands) is now ephemeral and looks like an arroyo (box shape with steep alluvial banks). The channel head is migrating headward as a knickpoint, cutting through a Plio-Pleist (?) alluvial fan and into the underlying bedrock. The little channel has some outrageous floods (we have video footage). A local environmental engineering firm, Rettew and Associates, is in the midst of constructing a new wetland on the last undeveloped lot
in the upper watershed in order to stave the amount of runoff. Dan
Synoracki of Rettew will discuss this restoration project. Both Dan and Mark Meltzer will discuss the recently completed Little Conestoga Watershed Wide Assessment Results, which were funded by a Growing Greener grant from the PA Dept of Environmental Protection.
Finally, we might have an optional Sunday afternoon canoe trip back out at Holtwood gorge. Please let me know if you are interested in a canoe trip by responding to this e-mail ASAP.
An additional possible option is from Frank Pazzaglia, who has offered to lead a pre-trip visit to the Coastal Plain stratigraphy and terraces of the lower Susquehanna. Frank would meet with these especially gun-ho participants at Susquehannock State Park on Thursday evening or Friday morning, then take off for Turkey Point, then up to the big gravel quarries in Cecil County, then to terraces along the Susquehanna River, then to a hike along Tucquan or Kelley's Run to observe the characteristics of incised, bedrock channels, then back to Susquehannock State Park to meet the folks arriving for the trip proper. Please let Frank know if you are interested in this option. His e-mail is fjp3@lehigh.edu .
Regards,
Dorothy
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Date: 6/12
From: John Dearing [
j.dearing@liverpool.ac.uk ]
Subject: Postdoctoral researcher in coastal modelling;
Liverpool
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
Department of Geography
Appointment of a one-year Postdoctoral Researcher
Developing a high resolution cellular model for coastal simulation
Salary £18,265 - £21,125 p.a.
We are seeking to appoint a post-doctoral Research Fellow to
undertake computer modelling and data acquisition as part of a project funded by
the UK Tyndall Centre to develop a high resolution cellular model for coastal
simulation (CEMCOS). This is part of a programme of research awarded jointly to
the University of Liverpool, the University of Wales at Aberystwyth, the
Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory on the Liverpool campus, and partners at the
Tyndall Centre, UEA. The post is available for a period of 12 months, starting
in July 2003 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The appointment will develop and partially evaluate a new cellular model to
simulate complex sediment behaviour in tide- and wave-dominated coastal
environments in the Blackwater Estuary, Essex. The work will also involve the
identification of modelling rules and input datasets of crucial significance for
estuary and open coastal simulation; testing the skill of the model through
hindcasting past sedimentary response to changing climate and sea-level during
the last 100-150 years; and assessing the practicalities of developing a fully
integrated cellular model for the East Anglian coastline and its drainage area.
The successful applicant will have a PhD and practical experience in one or more
of the following fields: numerical modelling; parallel processing; programming
expertise in C/C++; complex systems behaviour; the acquisition and utilisation
of spatially-referenced and historical data. Preference may be given to
applicants with experience in the modelling of coastal processes.
Further particulars for the post are available from The Director of Personnel,
University of Liverpool, P.O. Box 147, Liverpool, L69 3BX, Tel:+44 (0) 151 794
6771/6773, Fax: +44 (0) 151 794 2212,
Email:jobs@liverpool.ac.uk , and
the departmental web-site
http://www.liv.ac.uk/Geography/
Applications including a personal statement of research experience and a full
curriculum vitae should be sent by July 8th to the Director of Personnel. Please
quote reference number A/421.
Informal enquiries should be directed to Prof John Dearing (tel 44 (0)151 794
2873, e-mail: j.dearing@liv.ac.uk ) or
Dr Andy Plater (tel: 44 (0)151 794 2843, e-mail:
gg07@liv.ac.uk )
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Professor John Dearing
Chair of Physical Geography
Leader, IGBP-PAGES Human Impacts on Terrestrial Ecosystems (HITE)
Head of Geography Department of Geography
Roxby Building University of Liverpool
LIVERPOOL L69 7ZT, UK.
tel: 44 (0)151 794 2873
fax: 44 (0)151 794 2866
http://www.liv.ac.uk/geography/
http://www.liv.ac.uk/geography/hite
Date: 6/12
From: Mike Liquori <mike@soundwatershed.com>
Subject: GSA 2003 Session: Ecological Implications of
Headwater Channel Processes
REMINDER: ABSTRACTS ARE DUE JULY 15!
CALL FOR PAPERS 2003 GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING IN SEATTLE, WA. November 2-5, 2003 TOPICAL SESSION 105: ECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF HEADWATER CHANNEL PROCESSES We are soliciting ORAL and POSTER papers for this exciting interdisciplinary session to add to 3 invited talks already committed. PLEASE SHARE THIS REQUEST FOR SUBMISSIONS WITH COLLEAGUES IN OTHER FIELDS!!
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: JULY 15, 2003
Justification:
Headwater channels generally represent the smallest of channels, and connect hillslopes to the larger fluvial network. The dynamics between hillslope processes, (e.g. runoff, mass wasting, etc.) and fluvial processes (e.g. scour, deposition, transport) directly affect the quality of water and in-stream habitat conditions along large portions of the channel network. These processes also interact with ecological functions at site, patch, corridor and matrix scales. As land-use management practices continue to affect greater ranges of available ecosystems, understanding how to temper impacts becomes more important. In many landscapes, we have only vague appreciation for the complexities associated with ecological systems. By integrating across traditional disciplines, we hope explore new ways of addressing some of these important problems.
Description:
In this session, we'd like to explore the relationship between hydrology, geomorphology and ecology, particularly as it may guide land-use management in or near headwater channel networks. Authors seeking to express conceptual ideas, theoretical musings, and/or detailed analyses of data are encouraged to submit abstracts to this highly interdisciplinary discussion. Information about the meeting can be found at http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2003/
Date: 6/12
From: Kurt Frankel <kfrankel@ess.ucla.edu>
Subject: GSA 2003: Erosion, Exhumation, and Uplift: 2nd
Call for Papers
2nd CALL FOR PAPERS GSA 2003: Seattle, WA
Topical Session 101: Erosion, Exhumation, and Uplift: Complex Interactions and
Feedback Mechanisms Between Tectonics and Geomorphology
We are soliciting papers, in both oral and poster format, for a session that
will focus on the interactions and feedback mechanisms between geomorphology and
tectonics. This session aims to bring together knowledge from both the tectonics
and geomorphology communities to gain a better understanding of the processes
controlling landscape evolution. Specifically, this session will investigate
complex links and feedback mechanisms associated with fluvial and glacial
erosion and orogenic processes from a multidisciplinary approach. The necessary
thresholds needed for these interactions will be a primary focus.
Online abstract submission is available now at:
http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2003AM/top/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=9732
The abstracts deadline is midnight (Pacific Time), July
15. ABSOLUTELY no abstracts will be accepted after that time.
If you have questions, please contact Kurt Frankel (
kfrankel@ess.ucla.edu ) or Bernard
Guest ( bguest@ess.ucla.edu ).
We look forward to seeing your contributions!
_____________________________________________________________________________
Kurt L. Frankel
Department of Earth and Space Sciences
University of California, Los Angeles
595 Charles Young Dr. East
3806 Geology Building
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567
office phone: (310) 206-0650
fax: (310) 825-2779
kfrankel@ess.ucla.edu
http://www2.ess.ucla.edu/~kfrankel
Date: 6/13
From: Lorna Chan [
chan@geog.ubc.ca ]
Subject: International Conference to honour Olav Slaymaker;
June 2004
We invite you to attend an international conference to celebrate the
achievements of Olav Slaymaker on the occasion of his retirement at The
University of British Columbia. The conference is for colleagues and past
students of Olav, and for everyone with an interest in sediment and geochemical
budgets. The meeting will include two days of presentations and two days of
(optional) field trips to areas of geomorphological interest in southern British
Columbia, one day led by Olav and one by Mike Church. It is anticipated that
there will be a refereed conference publication. The International Association
of Geomorphologists has kindly agreed to support the conference.
Keynote presentations will be given by Professors Nel Caine and Tom Dunne.
We welcome expressions of interest and the submission of abstracts. The number
of oral presentations will be limited due to the nature of the meeting, but
poster sessions will be unrestricted. We anticipate that the registration cost
for the meeting will be about $C150 (+ field trip costs). Expressions of
interest to attend should be e-mailed to
olav2004@geog.ubc.ca as soon as possible. Please indicate whether your
participation is certain or tentative. Abstracts must
be submitted to Dr. Phil Owens by 1st December 2003.
Organising committee: Mike Bovis (UBC, Canada); Mike Church (UBC, Canada); Phil
Owens (NSRI, UK); Ellen Petticrew (UNBC, Canada); Catherine Souch (IUPUI, USA)
_________________________________
Phil Owens, National Soil Resources Institute, Cranfield University, North
Wyke Research Station, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, UK
Philip.owens@bbsrc.ac.uk
Mike Church, Dept. Geography, The University of British Columbia Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z2
mchurch@geog.ubc.ca
Date: 6/19
From: Matt Brunengo [
mbrunengo@geoengineers.com ]
Subject: GSA 2003 session - Geology and the forested
environment
Greetings ---
We would like to encourage you to participate in and submit abstracts to topical
session T8 on "The Role of Geology in the Management of Public and Private
Western Temperate Forest Lands", at the National Meeting of the Geological
Society of America in Seattle, November 2-5, 2003.
This session will assemble current research and case studies on the application of geologic and geomorphic mapping and modeling as tools to address such issues as timber harvest, road construction and decommissioning, watershed protection, wildlife habitat improvement, recreation, and public safety hazards - with all discussion focused on the forested environment.
We are excited about building the session around the wide-ranging perspectives of four excellent invited speakers: Mary Ann Madej, National Park Service, California; Bill Haneberg, private consultant, Washington; Doug Stead, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia; and Fred Swanson, USDA Forest Service, Oregon. We are expecting a good turnout for this session, as there are many active practitioners in the region, and much to learn from one another.
Depending on the number of abstracts submitted, we may have a companion poster session; you can choose your preference on the abstract submission form. Electronic abstract submission forms are now available at GSA's website at www.geosociety.org . Don't forget, abstract deadline is midnight, Pacific Time, July 15. (Please remember that if an author submits more than one volunteered abstract with the same person as speaker, all abstracts listing that speaker may be rejected.) Also, GSA now provides only a Desktop/Windows OS (for PowerPoint presentations) and one screen for all session rooms. Slide and overhead projectors are no longer automatically provided.
Please consider submitting an abstract to this session, joining in the discussion, and sharing your research and insight. And please pass this notice on to others you think may be interested.
We hope you will join us.
Wendy Gerstel and Matt Brunengo
| Wendy Gerstel Geologist, LG, LEG, LHG Washington Department of Natural Resources Land Management Division P.O. Box 47016 Olympia, WA 98504-7016 (360) 902-1434 wendy.gerstel@wadnr.gov |
Matt Brunengo Senior Geologist, RG, CEG GeoEngineers, Inc. 7504 SW Bridgeport Rd Portland, OR 97224 (503) 603-6650 mbrunengo@geoengineers.com |
Date: 6/19
From: Stephen Rice <S.Rice@lboro.ac.uk>
Subject: Temporary lectureship, Loughborough
Loughborough University, UK, Department of Geography
TEMPORARY LECTURESHIP IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
£22,191 per annum
Applications are welcome from any sub-discipline of physical geography.
Applicants should have, or be near to completing, a PhD in physical geography,
earth or environmental sciences, or cognate disciplines. This is a temporary
appointment for the period 15 September 2003 - 25 June 2004.
Informal enquiries should be made to Professor Ian Reid (Head of Department), tel: (+44) (0)1509 222791, email: Ian.reid@lboro.ac.uk
Please see www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/personnel/list.htm for further details and an application form, or contact Personnel Services, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK tel (+44) (0)1509 222173 (24 hours) email Personnel@lboro.ac.uk .
Please quote reference number GY/11124/W.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 9 July
2003.
--
Dr. Stephen P. Rice
Department of Geography tel. +44 (0)1509 222748
Loughborough University fax. +44 (0)1509 223930
Leics. LE11 3TU UK
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/gy/staff/gysr/
Date: 6/19
From: Jon Harbor <jharbor@purdue.edu>
Subject: One-year position, Purdue University
Visiting Faculty Position / Geomorphology / Purdue University
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor in Geomorphology. This is a one year, non-tenure track position, beginning August 13, 2003, with the possibility of renewal for a second year.
Purdue University is a research intensive university that also values
innovative, high-quality teaching and student mentoring. The university is home
to a number of major facilities, including PRIME Lab (cosmogenic isotope
facility) and the US National Soil Erosion Lab. We seek an energetic,
approachable colleague who is broadly educated in geomorphology, advising an
existing research group (undergraduates, graduate students and post docs) with
interests in fluvial geomorphology, environmental hydrology, glacial
geomorphology and environmental education. The position involves a teaching load
equivalent to three courses per year, including an
undergraduate course in applied geomorphology, team teaching an introductory
undergraduate course in environmental science, and teaching a graduate seminar
in an area of interest to the research group. Ph.D. or very advanced ABD in
geology, geography or a related area is required, and experience that includes
field geomorphology, numerical modeling and GIS is preferred.
Candidates should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae,
statements of teaching philosophy and research interests, and arrange to have
three letters of recommendation sent to Dr. Jon Harbor, (
jharbor@purdue.edu ), to whom initial
inquiries may also be sent. Electronic submission of materials is preferred.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is
filled. Purdue University is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer
and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities.
________________________________________________________
Jon Harbor, Professor of Environmental Geosciences
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1397
Phone 765-494-9610; Fax 765-496-1210;
jharbor@purdue.edu
http://www.eas.purdue.edu/people/facpage/harbor.html
Date: 6/23
From: MARID committee -
marid2004@ctw.utwente.nl
Subject: Marine Sandwave/river dune workshop;
Enschede, Netherlands; April 2004
Dear Colleague,
This is the first announcement of the workshop Marine Sandwave and River Dune
Dynamics (MARID).
This workshop will be held on 1-2 April 2004 at the University of Twente in
Enschede (the Netherlands). It is organized by both the French Naval
Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOM) and the University of Twente,
following up the Marine Sandwave Dynamics workshop organized in Lille (France),
2000.
The primary goal of the workshop is to bring together researchers and users in
the field of marine sandwave and river dune dynamics. From data acquisition to
users and modellers, our intention is to present various aspects dealing with
this subject.
The main dates are:
For more information, please consult the website www.marid2004.utwente.nl
To receive further information about MARID, we kindly ask you to fill in the form "Pre-registration" which can be found at the MARID web site or in the attached circular
If you receive this e-mail more than once, we apologize for the
inconveniences it may cause you.
We look forward to see you in Twente on April 1-2 2004.
Best regards,
On behalf of the MARID committee,
Déborah Idier
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Secretariat MARID
University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Group Water Engineering and Management
PO Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
the Netherlands
Fax: +31 53 489 5377
Phone: +31 53 489 3546
E-mail: marid2004@ctw.utwente.nl
<<www.marid2004.utwente.nl>>
Date: 6/23
From: Janine_M_Castro@r1.fws.gov
Subject: Skamania Symposium (Stream restoration)
2004 - Call for Abstracts
Call for Abstracts
River Restoration Northwest is now accepting oral presentation and poster abstracts for the upcoming
Third Annual Stream Restoration Design Symposium
to be held at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Washington, US February 3rd through the 5th, 2004. This conference focuses on stream restoration questions of concern to project planners, designers, regulators, and land managers or owners in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada. The deadline for abstract submittal is October 1, 2003.
Please submit a one-page, 250-word abstract to: submittals04@rrnw.org . Author, title, affiliation and contact information should be included at the top of the abstract. Please use Microsoft Word format, and use "last name_first name" as the file name.
For further information about River Restoration Northwest and our past conferences please check our website at: www.rrnw.org Proposals are sought for presentations that address the following focal topics that address broad concerns when stream restoration projects are undertaken. Individual talks should cover one or more of the suggested topics or some related subject that fits within the theme of this conference. Preference will be given to projects constructed prior to the symposium. · Bioengineering and Vegetative Streambank Treatments · Instream and Floodplain Gravel Mining · Arid Land Restoration · Dam Removal · Fish Ladders and Bypass Structures · Irrigation Diversion Replacement or Upgrades · Small-Scale, Low Budget Restoration Projects · Current Applied Research · Working with Landowners · Culvert and Other Fish Barrier Replacements · Monitoring and Project Maintenance · Regulatory Updates
For more information please contact the Program Steering Committee:
Date: 6/23
From: Christopher Woltemade <cjwolt@ship.edu>
Subject: GSA 2003 Watershed Science session
We would like to encourage you to submit abstracts to topical session T53 on "Watershed-based research and education: The state of the science", at the National Meeting of the Geological Society of America in Seattle, November 2-5, 2003. We seek a diverse group of scientists and watersheds studied for the session. Topics for consideration include innovations in field methods, data collection and management, watershed monitoring, and/or research findings. Abstracts related to undergraduate education are also encouraged. Abstracts for the session must be submitted before midnight PST on July 15, 2003. The session will consist of 12 minute oral presentations; if there is enough interest, we will organize a subsequent poster session. Abstract authors do not need to be members of GSA in order to present research findings. Information on the GSA meeting and the details of how to submit an electronic abstract can be found at: http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2003/techprog.htm
We have four excellent invited speakers who have agreed to participate in the session. The invited speakers and tentative titles of their talks are:
For questions or additional information regarding the session, please contact Rachel O'Brien at robrien@allegheny.edu or Christopher Woltemade at cjwolt@ship.edu . Please forward this message to other colleagues interested in watershed research. We hope to see you at the meeting in Seattle.
Sincerely, Christopher Woltemade Dept. of Geography-Earth Science
Shippensburg University
Rachel O'Brien Department of Geology Allegheny College
Date: 6/23
From: Nick Garrity <n.garrity@pwa-ltd.com>
Subject: Tidal channel initiation and development
We are searching for information on tidal channel development on fine grained (mud) dredged material placed in the intertidal zone. We require this information to evaluate design approaches for the restoration of a deeply subsided, diked (reclaimed) tidal marsh using dredged material from the San Francisco Bay.
Our primary interest is predicting how and where tidal channels will form in response to the subtle surface topography of a layer of dredged material. Specifically, we are looking for data and observations that address the following questions:
We would greatly appreciate any references or observations related to these questions. Also, we will gladly consider any other information on predicting or influencing tidal channel development using restoration design approaches that rely on natural physical processes.
Sincerely, Nick Garrity Hydrologist/Michelle Orr Director
Philip Williams & Associates, Ltd. 720 California Street, Suite 600 San
Francisco, CA 94108
Phone: 415.262-2300
Fax: 415.262-2303
Email: n.garrity@pwa-ltd.com
m.orr@pwa-ltd.com
Date: 6/23
From: Philip Owens (IGER-NW) <philip.owens@bbsrc.ac.uk>
Subject: BGRG soil erosion conference 2004
First Announcement
Controlling the loss of soil to water
January 21st 2004
The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BG
The National Soil Resources Institute, in collaboration with the
British Geomorphological Research Group, invites the submission of abstracts for
this one-day conference. The meeting aims to provide a forum for all those
involved in the practical control of soil erosion to
* exchange practical research experiences
* present innovative erosion control technologies and
* identify and discuss future research needs for the control of soil loss from
land to water.
Background
The enhanced or excessive movement of soil from land to water represents one of the main environmental problems within the UK. On site, soil erosion generates a range of negative impacts, including decreased soil biodiversity and productivity, and economic losses associated with the loss of fertilisers and soil nutrients. Off site impacts such as increased siltation in watercourses, and the transfer of sediment-associated contaminants, pathogens and nutrients, lead to implications for water quality, infrastructure, fish stocks and biodiversity in both freshwater and marine environments. Predictions also suggest that future changes in climate, and in land use and management, will exacerbate these problems. By bringing together researchers investigating the processes and causes of accelerated soil loss to water, with those involved in the practical mitigation of associated problems, this conference aims to promote exchange, discussion and innovation of ideas, knowledge and techniques between research producers and end users.
Who should attend?
All those actively involved in the research, management and practice of controlling soil loss and maintaining water quality, such as scientists, consultants, policy-makers, environmental managers.
Venue
The conference will be held at The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BG
Conference organisers
Drs Michelle Clarke, Alison Collins, Marianne McHugh and Phil Owens, National Soil Resources Institute (NSRI). NSRI provides education and research on the sustainable management of soil and land resources both in the UK and around the world.
Registration & abstracts
To register, please complete the registration form (available from the website below) which may then be faxed or mailed to Michelle Clarke or Marianne McHugh. Final registration will be October 31st 2003, but spaces are limited so early registration is encouraged. The registration fee will be based on the number of people who confirm attendance and will be announced after the abstract deadline. We hope to be able to keep the registration fee as low as possible.
Abstracts should be sent (ideally as an e-mail attachment, and no more than 400 words) to either Michelle Clarke or Marianne McHugh by September 30th 2003. Decisions regarding the abstracts will be made by October 31st 2003.
| Dr Michelle Clarke NSRI, Cranfield University, Silsoe, North Wyke Bedfordshire MK45 4DT Tel: +44 (0) 1252 863120 Fax: +44 (0) 1525 863253michelle.clarke@cranfield.ac.uk |
Dr Marianne McHugh NSRI, Cranfield University Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB Tel: +44 (0) 1837 883547 Fax: +44 (0) 1837 82139 marianne.mchugh@bbsrc.ac.uk |
Website: More information will be available from <http://www.silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk/nsri/conference/bgrg/>
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Dr Philip N. Owens
National Soil Resources Institute (NSRI)
Cranfield University
North Wyke
Okehampton
Devon EX20 2SB UK
Tel: 01837 883524
Tel: 01837 89188
Fax: 01837 82139
E-Mail: philip.owens@bbsrc.ac.uk
www.silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk/nsri/
www.silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk/staff/cv/pn_owens.htm
Date: 6/26
From: DFHM 03 Secretariat <dfc3_inf@wsl.ch>
Subject: Final Announcement, 3rd Int'l Conf. on Debris-Flow
Hazards Mitigation, Sept. 10-12, 2003, Davos, Switzerland
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Dear colleagues,
The Third International Conference on Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation:
Mechanics, Prediction and Assessment will be held on September 10-12, 2003, in
Davos, Switzerland.
We would appreciate if you can also inform your colleagues about this upcoming
event. Updated information on the Conference can be found at the Conference Web
Site (at http://www.wsl.ch/3rdDFHM )
where a pdf-version of the "Final Announcement and Technical Program" may be
downloaded. Please note that a reduced fee applies for early registration before
July 1, 2003
(see also
http://www.wsl.ch/hazards/3rdDFHM/registration-en.ehtml ). The most
convenient way to register for the Conference is via the Conference Web Site (
http://www.wsl.ch/hazards/3rdDFHM/registrationform_en.ehtml ).
Sincerely yours,
DFHM 03 Secretariat
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3rd International Conference on
DEBRIS-FLOW HAZARDS MITIGATION
Mechanics, Prediction and Assessment
September 10 - 12, 2003at Congress Center, Davos, Switzerland
http://www.wsl.ch/3rdDFHM DFHM 03 Secretariat <dfc3_inf@wsl.ch>
Date: 6/26
From: Dr Roger Templeman -
CD2ROM@aol.com
Subject: On-line hydrology database
Geomorphologists may like to know that the internet blbliography 'Hydrology Infobase' contains many references (and abstracts) to journal and conference papers that deal with geomorphology and pedology as well as hydrology. Various aspects of geomorphology are covered including fluvial, karst, eolian/desert, glacial, permafrost, coastal and palaeo. Related topics such as erosion, transport, lacustrine environments, silting, scour, and sedimentation are also within scope, as also are instrumentation and methods. The database covers the world-wide literature for the period 1970-present and contains 140,000 indexed citations.
I would be interested to hear opinions on the potential usefulness of
Hydrology Infobase as a tool in research and teaching environments, and to know
what others feel would be an affordable price for a subscription, either for
individual use, or as a service provided on a company-wide or library basis.
Hydrology Infobase is available at
www.oxmill.co.uk/hydrology . Basic information is displayed online, and
further information or free trials may be requested.
Dr Roger Templeman
Date: 6/26
From: Katerina Michaelides <katerina.michaelides@bristol.ac.uk>
Subject: PhD fellowship; glaciology; Bristol, UK
Please pass on to any students that may be interested in this.
Due to a change of circumstances a PhD place has just become available, funded by one of the NERC centre's of excellence in Earth Observation (the Centre for Polar Observations and Modelling: www.cpom.org ) based in the Bristol Glaciology Centre, University of Bristol.
Title of the project is: Surface motion, topography and mass balance of ice sheets and glaciers from new techniques in satellite remote sensing
It is a CASE studentship with the British Antarctic Survey and would particularly suit students from a physics or electrical engineering background although we would welcome applications from high quality candidates from other numerate disciplines. Further details about the project may be found at: http://www.ggy.bris.ac.uk/courses/phd_topics_glac4.htm
Queries to Jonathan Bamber ( j.l.bamber@bristol.ac.uk ).
| Dr Katerina Michaelides | Tel: +44 (0)117 95 46857 |
| Postgraduate Admissions Tutor | Fax: +44 (0)117 928 7878 |
| School of Geographical Sciences | e-mail: Katerina.Michaelides@bristol.ac.uk |
| University of Bristol | HYDROLOGY RESEARCH GROUP: |
Date: 6/26
From: Blaz Komac <Blaz.Komac@zrc-sazu.si>
Subject: Symposium "Physical geography facing new challenges"; July 1,
2003; Slovenia
The organizing committee of the scientific symposium "Physical geography facing new challenges" at the occasion of 80th anniversary of Prof. Dr. Ivan Gams
Dear colleagues!
We are happily announcing that Prof. Dr. Ivan Gams is going to celebrate his 80th anniversary at the beginning of summer 2003.
At this opportunity we are organizing the international scientific meeting "Physical geography facing new challenges" to honour our distinguished professor. We would like to use his accomplishments in Slovenian and international physical geography to assess the latest trends in physical geography as well as to consider future ways and possibilities of physical geography.
The scientific symposium will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on Tuesday, 1. July 2003. It will begin in the morning at the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and continue at the Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, in the afternoon. The very next day the symposium will be followed by the International karstological school organized by the Karst Research Institute SRC SASA of Postojna, that will be partially dedicated to our honourable professor as well.
The working languages of the symposium will be English and Slovene. The following distinguished geographers from abroad and from Slovenia will present their papers at the symposium:
We hope that the symposium will contribute to the prosperity of our profession and we kindly invite You to participate and contribute to the search for future ways of physical geography by Your presence and discussion. There will be no registration fee, the symposium is partially financed by the Slovenian Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. For any information and registration, please, contact Mr. Blaz Komac at the Anton Melik Geographical Institute SRC SASA ( blaz.komac@zrc-sazu.si ). Looking forward to meeting You in Ljubljana,
Yours sincerely, Dr. Karel Natek, Chairman of the Organizing Committee
Date: 6/26
From: Janet Hooke" <janet.hooke@port.ac.uk>
Subject: International Conference Glasgow 2004
INTERNATIONAL GEOMORPHOLOGY CONFERENCE
BGRG with IAG and IGU Geomorphology Commission
The British Geomorphological Research Group, together with the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) and the IGU Commission on Geomorphological Challenges of the 21st Century, invites you to an International Geomorphology Conference to beheld in Glasgow, 17-20th August, 2004. This Conference also coincides with the 30th International Geographical Congress at the same venue. The theme of the Conference is 'Geomorphology and Sustainability: Towards a Sustainable Future'.
It comprises whole-day sessions on:
The Conference will include the BGRG AGM, the Annual Linton Lecture and the Frost Lecture. Keynote addresses will be given by Professor Will Graf (IGU), Professor Mario Panizza (President IAG), Professor Adrian Harvey (Chair BGRG), Professor Jonathan Phillips and other leading British and international geomorphologists. For further details visit the BGRG website: http://www.bgrg.org/pages/meetings/conference%202004.htm
Or email the Conference Coordinator: janet.hooke@port.ac.uk
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND DEADLINES
VENUE
The Conference will be held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The SECC and adjacent Glasgow Moat House Hotel offer one of the finest integrated conference and exhibition centres in Europe. Situated by the River Clyde, the SECC is five minutes drive from the centre of Glasgow and 15 minutes from Glasgow International Airport. The venue has its own railway station and bus terminus linking with Glasgow's excellent public transport system and, in addition to on-site parking, the Conference Centre is within easy reach of a wide range of accommodation facilities.
ACCOMMODATION
A wide range of accommodation will be available for delegates, from University accommodation and budget hotels to 4 and 5 star hotels. Glasgow also has a large number of low cost Bed and Breakfast establishments and hostel accommodation.
REGISTRATION
A registration fee for the three days will also entitle participants to attend International Geographical Congress sessions on 18-20 August. Further details will be available in the second circular.
FIELD TRIPS
Several field trips will be run, both before and after the conference, including local excursions and longer trips in Scotland, Ireland and Iceland.
Conference Organising Committee:
Further details on the IGU Congress can be obtained from: http://www.meetingmakers.co.uk/IGC-UK2004/