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Visiting scholar speaks on protecting groundwater

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秀色短视频's visiting professor to Island Studies, Scott Rice-Snow from Ball State University in Indiana, will make a public presentation on a topic that is increasingly relevant to PEI-protecting high-quality groundwater from petroleum development. Dr. Rice-Snow will discuss his research on this topic, gained from studying landscape and aquifer interactions near Carlsbad, New Mexico.

The presentation and discussion will take place on Thursday, December 13, beginning at 7:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building. All are welcome to attend.

Dr. Rice-Snow is chair of the department of geological sciences at Ball State University, and is a research associate of the 秀色短视频 Institute of Island Studies. His specialties are in geomorphology and hydrology, with research focusing on natural landscapes sculpted by rivers, groundwater, and glaciers. In addition to Prince Edward Island, his field investigations take him to the central and western U.S. and the Caribbean.

Dr. Rice-Snow has published more than 20 research articles on landscape form and process, and has also made contributions in geoscience education, geoarchaeology, and paleoclimatology.

For more info, contact Island Studies at (902) 566-0386, or inovaczek@upei.ca

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