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Olav Slaymaker Sous-fonds
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1 cm of textual records.
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Olav Slaymaker received his Ph.D. in Geography in1968 from Cambridge University and began teaching as an Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of British Columbia. In 1972 Slaymaker was elevated to the status of Associate Professor. He became a full Professor in 1981 and served as Head of the Department of Geography at UBC from 1982 to 1992. Slaymaker also served as Vice-President Research at UBC from 1991-1995 and is Co-editor of The Canadian Geographer/Le Géographe Canadien and CATENA, an international interdisciplinary journal of geomorphology, hydrology and soil science published by Elsevier. His research interests include sustainability of mountain environments, alpine hydrology and geomorphology, lacustrine sedimentation and the human impact on geomorphic and hydrological processes.
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The sous-fonds consists of miscellaneous personal correspondence and notes regarding Dr. Slaymaker's research interests. The Miscellaneous series is the only series in the sous-fonds.