USU's Jack Schmidt Speaker for Jan. 20 Water@USU Seminar
Water@USU, a Utah State University Water Initiative project, welcomes USU’s Jack Schmidt as featured speaker for the group’s Tuesday, Jan. 20 seminar. Schmidt presents “Restoring the Nation's Rivers and Streams: Challenges Big and Small” at 4 p.m. in the Biology-Natural Resources Building, room 102. His talk is free and open to all.
Schmidt, professor of fluvial geomorphology and river dynamics in the Department of Watershed Sciences, is director of Water@USU and USU’s Intermountain Center for River Rehabilitation and Restoration. He serves as a science advisor for the U.S. Geological Survey’s ongoing restoration efforts of the Colorado River.
Schmidt, professor of fluvial geomorphology and river dynamics in the Department of Watershed Sciences, is director of Water@USU and USU’s Intermountain Center for River Rehabilitation and Restoration. He serves as a science advisor for the U.S. Geological Survey’s ongoing restoration efforts of the Colorado River.
Upcoming Water@USU Seminar speakers include Westminster College faculty member Bonnie Baxter, director of the Great Salt Lake Institute, Jan. 27, and Marianne Crawford, biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Utah Field Office, Feb. 3. The seminars, free and open to all, are held at 4 p.m. in BNR 102.
Water@USU’s annual Spring Runoff Conference is slated for April 2-3 in the Eccles Conference Center.
Water@USU is an interdisciplinary collaboration of the university’s Utah Water Research Laboratory, the colleges of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, Natural Resources, Science, Engineering, Agriculture and the Huntsman School of Business. Established in 2003, the initiative fosters collegial sharing of water-related research and ideas throughout campus and the community.
Related links:
- “USU Scientists Lend Expertise to Colorado River Restoration Project,” Utah State Today
- Water@USU (Water Initiative)
- USU Department of Watershed Sciences
- USU College of Natural Resources
- Intermountain Center for River Rehabilitation and Restoration
Contact: Kim Schreuders (435) 797-2941, kim.schreuders@usu.edu
Writer: Mary-Ann Muffoletto (435) 797-3517, maryann.muffoletto@usu.edu
Writer: Mary-Ann Muffoletto (435) 797-3517, maryann.muffoletto@usu.edu
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Watershed Sciences professor Jack Schmidt will discuss river restoration at Water@USU's Jan. 20 seminar. The seminar series is open to all.
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