Himalayas Subject of 2009 GeoFocus Lecture

Richard Marston, University Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University, will give a lecture entitled “Land, Life, and Environmental Change in the Himalayas” on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. in the American Geographical Society Library.

Marston, chair of the geography department at KSU, is co-editor-in-chief of the journal Geomorphology. His main research interests are physical geography, human-environment interactions, and rural and regional geography.

Marston has numerous journal and book publications, and has received nearly $2 million in grants and contracts for his research, including funding from the National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Geological Survey.

This will be the second annual presentation of “GeoFocus: The Edward Wilkommen Geology & Geography Lecture Series,” sponsored by Wilkommen, a retired engineer, longtime AGS Library user and Wisconsin Map Society member.

The lecture is free and open to the public. A reception follows the lecture. The AGS Library is located on the third floor, east wing of the Golda Meir Library building. For more information or special needs, please call 414-229-6282.

Image above: The Himalayas from Katmandu, Emma Scott Tucker and Francis C. Tucker Collection, American Geographical Society Library.