Two CH members were recently asked to contribute to an article in the Globe and Mail (11th October 2015), titled Protecting the health of Alberta’s Bow River.
Professor John Pomeroy and Bob Sandford are both quoted in the piece, which considers the Bow River’s historical significance as an iconic element in the Canadian Rockies, and the pressures it faces as a result of continuing anthropogenic landscape disruptions and climate-change.
The article is available online here.
The Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Saskatchewan invites applications for a limited term appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, for the period of January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018.
Applicants should have a PhD in geography or a related environmental science, and show clear promise of effectiveness in teaching and interest in research. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver undergraduate and graduate courses in hydrology and geomatics. Expertise in spatial statistics will be considered an asset.
In addition to excellence in teaching, the department is looking for applicants whose research interests complement those of faculty currently in the department. Current research strengths in the department include surface and groundwater hydrology, cold regions hydrology, hydrochemistry, erosion and sediment transport, GIScience, geomatics and remote sensing. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to affiliate with the University’s Centre for Hydrology, which has more than 30 affiliated faculty from the Colleges of Arts and Science, Agriculture and Bioresources, and Engineering and strong graduate training and research capabilities, and with the Global Institute for Water Security which has more than 70 affiliated faculty with interests in water security research.
The College of Arts & Science offers a dynamic combination of programs in the humanities and fine arts, the social sciences and the sciences. There are over 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students in the College and 325 faculty, including 12 Canada Research Chairs. The College emphasizes student and faculty research, interdisciplinary programs, community outreach and international opportunities.
The University of Saskatchewan is a major research intensive institution of about 21,000 students with a wide range of training available and superb lab facilities on what is considered the most pleasant university campus in Canada. Canadian hydrology developed from early efforts at the University. The federal National Hydrology Research Centre and provincial Saskatchewan Research Council are located in the University’s research park, Innovation Place, a few minutes walk from the university. Information about the University of Saskatchewan and the Department of Geography and Planning can be found at: http://artsandscience.usask.ca/geography/ .
Applications should include a cover letter and full curriculum vitae, a teaching dossier, a statement of research interests, samples of recent publications, and contact information of three references. Applications should be addressed to:
Dirk de Boer,
Professor and Head,
Department of Geography and Planning
College of Arts and Science
University of Saskatchewan
and emailed to phyllis.baynes@usask.ca. Review of applications will begin by October 30, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled, with the appointment commencing January 1, 2016.
Salary Bands (July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016):
Assistant Professor $90,796 – $109,108
Benefits:
This position comes with a comprehensive benefits package which includes pension plan, life insurance (compulsory and voluntary), sick leave, travel insurance, death benefit, dental plan, extended health and vision care plan, employee assistance program and flexible health and wellness spending program.
The University of Saskatchewan is strongly committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace that empowers all employees to reach their full potential. All members of the university community share a responsibility for developing and maintaining an environment in which differences are valued and inclusiveness is practiced. The university welcomes applications from those who will contribute to the diversity of our community. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.
The Calgary Herald of 4th October 2015 included an article describing CH research which has revealed continued rapid melting on the Athabasca and Peyto Glaciers in the Rocky Mountains.
The piece is available in its original form here, and also as a PDF archive.
The Centre for Hydrology and GIWS will be hosting a seminar on Tuesday October 6, at 11am in Geology 165.
Dr Ed Cey, Associate Professor with the Department of Geosciences at the University of Calgary, will present on Searching for Clarity and Connectivity in Hydrologic Processes.
The Centre for Hydrology is hosting a seminar on Thursday, October 1st by
Dr Junfeng Liu, Assistant Professor with the Cold and Arid Regions Engineering Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China.
Dr Liu will present on Snow and Hydrology Research at the Qilian Ecology and Hydrology Research Station, China, and will summarize recent research on advanced snow observation and modelling in the high mountains of Western China and the Tibetan Plateau.
The seminar will take place at 10 am in 144 Kirk Hall, University of Saskatchewan.
The Globe and Mail recently interviewed Centre for Hydrology director Professor John Pomeroy, and reported on CH research in a call for greater consideration of the impacts of water, floods and drought on the economy.
The article is available here.
MSc student Emily Anderson’s work in the Britnell-Bologna Icefield (North-West Territories), researching its rapid melting due to warmer coniditions, and the resultant impact on regional water availability, has been covered by CBC News and Yale University’s Environment360 magazine. This study, in collaboration with Mike Demuth of the Geological Survey of Canada (and also a CH member), contributes to the Changing Cold Regions research network.
CH Director Prof. John Pomeroy was asked recently by the Calgary Herald to comment on the wisdom of siting a proposed new CalgaryNext arena for the Calgary Flames on the banks of the Bow River.
Prof. Pomeroy commented that – given the widespread impact of flooding throughout Calgary in June 2013 from what was likely less than a 1:50 year event, and the prospect of future events of greater severity and even magnification of these events by climate change – this seemed a surprising and possibly hazardous choice for the site. Ideally any development in the floodplain should be establishment of parks or similar land uses that would not sustain damage from flooding. This has created some discussion in the community that is described in the following articles –
In the wake of the past week’s severe storms in Calgary and throughout much of southern Alberta, Global News has asked CH director Professor John Pomeroy for his views on the likelihood of increasingly severe and frequent storms as a result of climate-change. The article, posted online on 6th August, is available here.
CH director Professor John Pomeroy has been asked by a number of media outlets to contribute insights relating to the drought conditions developing across much of western Canada this summer, and associated widespread wildfire activity. These concerns are being driven by the past winter’s low snowpacks, followed by early spring melt and premature peak flows, which have been linked to unprecedented regional weather patterns and probable long-term climate change.
The articles and videos are listed here, ordered from newest to oldest;