Richelle Allen-King, associate professor of geology at Washington State University and program director of Groundwater Systems at the State of Washington Water Research Center, has been tapped as the 2003 Darcy Lecturer for the National Groundwater Association.
The appointment will take Allen-King to institutions around the globe, where she will discuss her research on the fate and transport of contaminants in groundwater. Hosting institutions will choose one of two specific topics: pollutant discharge from agricultural settings into streams and groundwater, or subsurface geologic controls on groundwater pollutant transport.
“This is a significant honor, and brings significant prestige to the institution,” said James Petersen, WSU’s interim vice provost for research. “Allen-King will give lectures at 50 institutions in the United States and abroad, which is truly exemplary of the world-class faculty we have at WSU.”
Allen-King earned a doctorate from the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, in 1991. Her bachelor’s degree is in chemistry from the University of California San Diego.
She has served on committees for the National Research Council and presently serves as a member of the council’s Water Science and Technology Board. She also serves as an associate editor for the journals “Ground Water” and “Water Resources Research.” On the state level, she serves on the Science Advisory Board of the Washington Department of Ecology.
