Spring Lunch
April 2009. Catered lunch with research talks by new BRIE faculty member and landscape ecologist Erica Smithwick (Geography) and BRIE Ph.D. student Luke McCormack (Ecology).
April 2010. Details TBA, watch this page for updates.
Fall Field Trip
RSVP now to Shari Walczak! The fall field trip for BRIE students and faculty will be Saturday, October 17. The trip will be led by Bill Burgos (Civil & Environmental Engineering). Bill and his colleagues are engaged in interdisciplinary study of acid mine drainage in coal mining areas of Pennsylvania. The field trip will provide views of the geology and anthropogenic landforms in the southwestern part of the state, along with good examples of geochemical, microbiological, and hydrological attributes of acid mine drainage and engineered systems constructed in an effort to mitigate its effects on water quality and ecosystem health.
The trip will leave from the EES Building parking lot (west side of campus) at 9 am and return by 3 pm. Transportation and picnic lunch (at Horseshoe Curve Park) will be provided. Please be prepared for mud/mist, sun, wind, etd. Rain date is Sunday October 18.
Links
Pennsylvania map of acid-producing sulfide rocks (pdf)
Horseshoe Curve
Brubaker Run Acid Drainage
Klondike Acid Mines Acid Drainage Remediation Project
