For more information or an application on these graduate opportunities in
northern hydrology and paleohydrology at Wilfrid Laurier University
contact:
Dr. Brent Wolfe
Research Assistant Professor and NSERC Northern Research Chair
Address until July 1, 2002:
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada
Tel: 519/888-4567 ext. 2236
Fax: 519/746-0183
Email: bwolfe [at] sciborg.uwaterloo.ca
or The Director, WLGPIG
University of Waterloo
Waterloo N2L 3G1 CANADA
tel: 519/885-1211 ext: 2730
fax: 519/726-0658
e-mail: wlgpig [at] fes.uwaterloo.ca
or visit the web site:
http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwgeog/wlgpig/wlgpigmain.htm
Graduate Opportunities in Northern Hydrology and Paleohydrology
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Summer 2002
We are recruiting graduate students at the Masters and PhD level to
participate in a new research project funded by the NSERC Northern
Research Chair Program. Research is targeted at formulating a
comprehensive history of the frequency and magnitude of floods,
droughts, and corresponding ecological responses in the Peace-Athabasca
Delta, Slave Delta, and Mackenzie Delta from multi-proxy analyses of
lake sediment records. The Mackenzie Basin Deltas have broad ecological
and cultural significance and are ecosystems highly sensitive to
prevailing climatic and hydrological conditions. Results will provide
an essential database for refining and validating models of climate
change and impact on delta hydrology. This information is vital to
allow provincial and territorial governments, First Nation communities,
and industry to develop water resource management adaptation strategies
to minimize the impact of future change. Changing delta lake levels
impact aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, wildlife habitat, and
traditional First Nation occupations such as fishing, hunting, and
trapping.
Field work will begin in the summer of 2002 in the Slave and Mackenzie
Deltas with collection of water and surface-sediment samples for
assessment of modern limnological and hydrological conditions and
paleolimnological indicator calibration. These investigations will be
conducted in close collaboration with on-going paleoenvironmental
research in the Peace-Athabasca Delta. Graduate students interested in
exceptional field- and laboratory-based research opportunities and with
interests in isotope hydrology, paleoenvironmental reconstruction,
paleolimnology, climate change impacts on water resources, and GIS-based
spatial analyses are encouraged to apply. Graduate students will
conduct their research as part of a large multidisciplinary team,
interact with northern communities, and work alongside partner
organizations including BC Hydro, The National Water Research Institute,
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Wood Buffalo
National Park, and Aurora College.
The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies has a strong
commitment to northern research and has an affiliated Cold Regions
Research Centre. The Department has 18 full-time faculty and offers BA,
BSc, MA, MES and PhD degrees. For spatial modeling and mapping, the
department houses a GIS-CFI-supported GIS and Spatial Analysis
Laboratory with state-of-the-art computing facilities and software.
Successful candidates will work in the Laboratory for Paleohydrological
and Paleoclimatic Reconstruction, Department of Geography and
Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario,
Canada, headed by Dr. Brent Wolfe.
For more information about the project please contact:
Dr. Brent Wolfe
Research Assistant Professor and NSERC Northern Research Chair
Address until July 1, 2002:
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada
Tel: 519/888-4567 ext. 2236
Fax: 519/746-0183
Email: bwolfe [at] sciborg.uwaterloo.ca
Information and applications can be obtained from:
The Director, WLGPIG
University of Waterloo
Waterloo N2L 3G1 CANADA
tel: 519/885-1211 ext: 2730
fax: 519/726-0658
e-mail: wlgpig [at] fes.uwaterloo.ca
or visit the web site:
http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwgeog/wlgpig/wlgpigmain.htm