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In 1966 four geomorphologists and physical geographers at the State University of New York-Binghamton, all graduates of A.N. Strahler at Columbia University, began organizing weekly “brown-bag lunches” and discussing informally about their common interests: geomorphology and water. As the discussions became more focused over the next few years, and with the addition of Marie Morisawa to SUNY-Binghamton in 1970, the group put on the first Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, focusing specifically on Environmental Geomorphology. These co-conspirators were dismayed at the increasing specialization and compartmentalization that had occurred in the sciences, and noted that many of the intriguing problems in science had become interdisciplinary. Because many problems in environmental science transcend traditional science and cut across scientific disciplines, they viewed the geomorphologist, as the surviving generalist in earth science, as being particularly capable to interact in emerging environmental issues. Thus, they convened the first Binghamton Symposium, stating that “This Symposium is the first in what will be an annual symposia series in geomorphology.” And so it was. The Binghamton Symposium has been held annually ever since for over three decades. Each year the Symposium covers a specific topic as it relates to geomorphology: 1. Environmental Geomorphology (1970) *hosted by the Department of Geography, University at Buffalo (SUNY) |
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