Please join us in congratulating the founding director of the University Consortium and Morwick G360 PI, Dr. John Cherry on his Keynote presentation at Stockholm International Water Institute’s World Water Week. His presentation, entitled Solving rural water poverty – a hydrogeologist’s perspective, was very well received. The inspiring talk is available at the following link:
https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/dr-john-cherry-global-fresh-water-and-crisis-beneath-our-feet
Congratulations to Dr. Kari Dunfield and our Alice St. team on their article in Guelph Today! Please give it a read!
The Morwick G360 Institute is very pleased to be able to share with you our 2022 newsletter.
Our multi-disciplinary field-focused team has worked hard this last year to advance the state of groundwater science and enhance global respect for groundwater through partnerships, hands-on events, and community engagement. However, it is truly our close collaborations with site owners, groundwater technology and service companies, and government sponsors that sets us apart and enables our success. We appreciate everyone’s contributions, from funding to on-the-ground efforts using expert knowledge to collect novel datasets and their interpretations.
Click here to learn about our newest team members, our projects and activities, awards, graduations, and publications over the past year.
We are pleased to announce that the 2021-22 Darcy lecturer, Dr. Chen Zhu, will be visiting the University of Guelph next week to give a talk titled: “Hydrogeochemistry: Recent Advances and Opportunities and Challenges Ahead.”
Please join us on Tuesday April 19th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in the Adams Atrium (Thornbrough building). All are welcome. Attendees are required to wear medical masks, and complete UoG’s Covid 19 Screening form before attending the lecture. Thank you in advance, and we look forward to seeing you there.
Every year, the University of Guelph holds a massive campus-wide open house known as College Royal, the largest university event of its kind in North America. It has been a Morwick G360 tradition for our graduate students to take part in this celebration, teaching the general public and potential future students about how groundwater research is carried out and why studying this vital resource is so important.
Quite a few families stop by, and many people were curious to hear about Morwick G360’s research. Popular questions from visitors concerned the nature of Guelph groundwater supply, possible threats and safety measures taken to avoid contamination and over pumping, and questions about water hardness.
The rock core and flow tank displays offered a bit of hands-on hydrogeological learning. Some younger visitors wondered what sort of undergraduate program would lead to a career in the field, while older visitors who were already well versed in geology were keen to talk shop and engage on topics of local importance with regard to groundwater protection.
A big thank you to the team of graduate students who came out to make College Royal such a success this year. As the first ‘in-person’ event for many of us after several years of virtual gatherings, it was great to see such enthusiasm. Groundwater is a key resource that’s worth understanding, for scientists and the public alike. We’re excited to continue to share our research through similar outreach activities going forward, and we can be reached anytime at communications@g360group.org.
