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ROCA team member recognized
ROCA team member Jeff Richey was honored twice this year for his scientific contributions to understanding global rivers. In May, he was inducted into the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (see photo - that's Jeff on the far right end of the second row).
Or see the newsletter report of the "Sessão Solene da Reunião Magna 2011:"
http://www.abc.org.br/article.php3?id_article=1148
This month, he was elected a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union at their Fall Meeting in San Francisco.
According to AGU: "To be elected a Fellow of AGU is a special tribute for those who have made exceptional scientific contributions. Nominated Fellows must have attained acknowledged eminence in the Earth and space sciences. Primary criteria for evaluation in scientific eminence are major breakthrough/discovery and paradigm shift. This designation is conferred upon not more than 0.1% of all AGU members in any given year."
Congratulations to Jeff!
To learn more about all the global river research by Jeff Richey and his team at the University of Washington, please visit the RiverSystems website:
http://boto.ocean.washington.edu/
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Question of the Day
- Do the bacteria in the water make us sick?
Only a few of them. Bacteria are in every habitat on Earth, growing in soil, hot springs, radioactive waste, water, as well as in organic matter and the live bodies of plants and animals. Bacteria recycle nutrients, with many steps in nutrient cycles depending on these organisms, such as nitrogen fixation.
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AGU Hydrosection Newsletter
In this edition of the newsletter, ROCA team member Jeff Richey talks about the Amazon River and the importance of the continuum concept.