Philippe Van Cappellen and Ana Lima of the Ecohydrology research group along with Pasi Peltola will be hosting a session in the Hydrogeochemistry theme at the Goldschmidt conference in 2013. The title of the session is Urban Biogeochemistry. Hope to see you there!
The Farvolden Lecture Series, hosted by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, was initiated in 1996 as an annual celebration in honour of Dr. Robert N. Farvolden. The Lecture Series fosters interaction and communication between the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the alumni of the hydrogeology program and the groundwater community at large.
This year's lecture features Andre Beland (Vice President Engineering and Construction SNC-Lavlin, Libya Branch).
Abstract:
BARBEQUE AND AFTERNOON OF GAMES
1:00 - 6:00 p.m. at North Campus Field 4
Barbeque (1:00-3:00) Great Food and Refreshments
Games (1:00 - 6:00) Piezometer Throw; Rock Hammer Toss; Dunk Tank!
EVENING SOCIAL
7:00 p.m. onwards at the Huether Hotel (59 King Street North, Waterloo)
Great food and awesome door prizes.
COST
The Murray-Darling River Basin (MDB) is Australia's most economically
and culturally significant river system. In 2007 a new Water Act
was introduced that was seen by many to be the harbinger of a Commonwealth-led basin-saving era. In this presentation I will use recent
research from the Systemic Governance Research Program based
within the Monash Sustainability Institute to explore why the hopes
of many were quickly dashed. Drawing on our overall approach the
