Dana Naldrett

Dana Naldrett joined the Geography Department in 1998, following appointments at the Queen's University, the University of Manitoba, Carleton University, and Brock University. He is a former Vice President of the GIS Division of the GAC, and former executive member of the Canadian Quaternary Association. He is the President of Environmental Earth Science Associates Inc. of Calgary. In support of his research on late-glacial climate change, he has worked in Canada, Norway, Finland, and Sweden, and has ongoing collaborative research with colleagues at McGill University, Queen's University, the University of Manitoba and Gothenburg University (Sweden). Recent activities include developing and teaching GIS to industry and SAIT students; evaluation, integration and implementation of GIS systems; research into the effects of seismic surveys on shallow aquifers; and the use of aquatic invertebrates to monitor environmental disturbances and water quality.

Current research focuses on the identification of soils in southern Alberta which present environmental problems. This research investigates the clay minerals of the soils and their cation exchange capacity (CEC), and their interaction with agrochemicals. The electrochemical nature of the agrochemicals will be investigated to characterize their interaction with colloids that may retain, or at least slow transmission of, pollutants. The goal of the research is to be able to identify areas which are more sensitive to not holding pollutants, thus passing them along to the hydrologic system.