WESTERVILLE, Ohio, June 11, 2002 -- Dr. Richelle Allen-King, an associate professor at Washington State University, has been selected as the 2003 Darcy Distinguished Lecturer by the National Ground Water Association (NGWA). As Darcy lecturer, Allen-King will spend the year traveling to colleges and universities throughout the U.S. and abroad to foster interest in ground water science and technology.
Dr. Allen-King will offer a choice of two lectures, "A Hydrogeochemist's Perspective on Organic Contaminant Transport in Ground Water" and "Ground and Surface Water Contributions to Chemical Mass Discharge: Considering the Problem at Field and Basin Scales." Host institutions will be able to select the topic of greater interest to their audience.
Allen-King received her Ph.D. from the department of earth sciences, University of Waterloo, and her bachelor's degree from the department of chemistry at the University of California, San Diego. She has served on committees for the National Research Council and presently serves as a member of the Council's Water Science and Technology Board. She also serves as an associate editor for the journals Ground Water and Water Resources Research. Her research focuses on the geochemical processes that control the fate and transport of contaminants in ground and surface waters.
The lecture series, sponsored by the National Ground Water Educational Foundation through a grant from NGWA, is named in honor of Henry Darcy's 1856 discovery of the basic law governing ground water flow. Annually, a panel of scientists and engineers invite an outstanding ground water professional to share his or her work with their peers and students through the lecture series.
The series has reached more than 50,000 ground water students, faculty members, and professionals in the U.S. and abroad since it was established in 1986. More than a dozen outstanding scientists and engineers have served as lecturers.
No fees are charged for any of the NGWEF Darcy Lectures. More information on the series, including the current Darcy Lecturer and lecture schedule, can be found at http://www.ngwa.org/ngwef/darcy.html.
National Ground Water Association members include more than 16,000 U.S. and international ground water professionals-contractors, equipment manufacturers and suppliers, and ground water scientists and engineers. NGWA members are committed to this basic understanding: when you are a ground water professional, it's more than just water. NGWA provides members, government, and the general public with the scientific knowledge and economic guidance necessary to responsibly develop, protect, and manage the world's ground water resources.
The National Ground Water Educational Foundation (NGWEF), established in 1994, is operated by the National Ground Water Association as a 501(C) (3) public foundation and is focused on conducting educational, research and other charitable activities related to a broader public understanding of ground water.
